CONNECTING WITH AUTISM Keyhole Rainbow Resource Kit

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CONNECTING WITH AUTISMKeyholeRainbow Resource
Kit

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CONNECTING WITH AUTISM

• The CWA Project was designed to consolidate and
  extend the achievements of The Keyhole Early
  Intervention Project (www.autismni.org) through
  the creation and dissemination of Home Activity
  Kits. These will utilise and link the motivation
  of parents to the expertise of specialist
  professionals across.

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CWA PROJECTS AIM

• The CWA Projects over all aim was-
• To help families minimise the effects of Autism
  and to ensure the educational and social
  development of children with Autism to their full
  pre-school potential.

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CWA POTENTIAL AREAS FOR DEVELOPMEMT

• Play skills
• Communication skills
• Social skills
• Self Help skills
• Coping with changes in routine
• Everyday family life will be less stressful
• Parent skills enhanced within ASD

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PURPOSE OF THECWA PROJECT?

• Develop and design the contents of the Keyhole
  Rainbow Resource Kit
• Recruit parents and carers to undertake a pilot
  programme, designed to promote the pre-school
  learning and development of children with
  Autistic Spectrum Disorder

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• Support parents and carers through home visits by
  a CWA Practitioner and introduction of the
  Keyhole Rainbow Resource Kit
• ____________________
• Establish the structures necessary to ensure that
  learning from the project is thoroughly
  assimilated into the work of professionals
  specialising in Autism across N.I.
• Establish the structures to ensure the learning
  from the project is externally evaluated.

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CWA PROJECT 2003-2006

• Development Officer appointed - Sue Macleod
• External evaluators appointed - University of
  Ulster
• CWA Steering Group now is overseeing the project
  - Chaired by Professor Roy McConkey,University of
  Ulster
• CWA Operational Group - consisting of parents and
  professionals - has developed and designed the
  contents of the Rainbow Resource Kit
• CWA Expert Panel have been giving, support, ideas
  and feedback

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First Phase (2003-2004)PILOT PROGRAMME

• 16 families across N.I. implemented an early
  learning and development plan, with their
  children with Autism using CWA, Keyhole Rainbow
  Resource Kit.
• 3 Project staff (Practitioners) have worked with
  these families to explain and guide them through
  the contents and how to utilise these with their
  individual child
• The University of Ulster have carried out an
  external evaluation, visiting each family and
  assessing the actual impact of the project upon
  their family life.

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CWA PARENT COMMENTS

• I can now see more things from Jacks point of
  view,from his world. Before the Keyhole Rainbow
  Resource Kit, I was at a loss to really know what
  to do. Now Jack is more confident in play and is
  displaying more appropriate skills. I feel so
  less stressed and see a positive future for him.
• Thank you for this opportunity.

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CWA, The Second Phase

• Rolling out of the project across N.I.2004-2006
• Initially developed 250 kits, sourced all
  contents and assembled kits.(A special thanks to
  Broadway Workshops)
• Identification, recruitment and training of
  existing professionals across N.I. in order to
  incorporate the learning from the project into
  their every day work. Thus maximising the impact
  of the success of the pilot study, to all
  families who have a young child with Autism.
• To maintain external evaluation of the project,
  by the University of Ulster.
• To develop quality assurance systems across N.I.
  to ensure the high level of success is
  maintained.

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KEYHOLE RAINBOW RESOURCE KITCONTENTS
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KEYHOLE RAINBOW RESOURCE KIT CONTENTS

• A Set of Five Booklets and a Fridge Magnet
• _______________________
• gt A Positive Start For Life
• gtASD Top Twelve Tips (fridge magnet)
• gt Parent To Parent
• gt Play
• gt Communication and Socialisation
• gt Making Sense of Sensory

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Kit Contents contd.

• One Structured Activity Velcro Tray
  with 2 matching activities
• 1/ animals 2/ coloured shapes
• One Rainbow Resource Kit Folder contents-
• gt Resource Kit Recipe Card
• Visual Instruction Card gt Visual Symbols
• First and Then gt All Done
• Play Mat gt No gt Here gt Turn Taking Cards

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Kit Contents contd.

• One Distracter(Tangle) Toy and Instructions
• One Jigsaw
• One Bean Bag
• One Glove Puppet
• One Autism NI (PAPA) Information Pack

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KEYHOLE RAINBOW RESOURCE KITTHE FUTURE
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• The promotion of the Keyhole Rainbow Resource
  Kit as a component of The Jigsaw of Early
  Intervention Early Years model, both locally and
  abroad.
• The ongoing development of the Kits.
• The ongoing availability of the Kits.
• The offer of Professional Accredited Training.
• The ongoing development of a good quality
  assurance systems
• The promise that these Kits will continue to be
  used by more and more families to bring about
  positive changes in the lives of young children
  with Autism.

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CWA PARENT COMMENTS

• I was so pleased to be informed of this project
  as Kirk wouldnt really be bothered with toys or
  play, so anything was welcomed with open arms and
  my expectations were met beyond my wildest
  dreams, in this short space of time.

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CWA PARENT COMMENT

• It was like being let in on a secret,
• a secret that would change everything
  for the best.

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• CONNECTING WITH AUTISM
• KEYHOLE
• RAINBOW RESOURCE
• KIT
• Children Will Achieve