Seaward
Super Freak
In light of all of the Star Wars excitement surrounding the new Jedi Luke figure, I had a strange opportunity to revisit the films. I work with a five year old little boy who has autism. During our two hour therapy sessions, we have little breaks throughout where he will play with Thomas the Tank Engine or watch Blues Clues. He watched the animated Sinbad a few weeks ago, and has been fascinated with sword play ever since.
I decided that it would be okay to watch the original Star Wars, and gave him a few choices for his breaktime this morning. When he saw the DVD cover with Luke, he immediately asked if his lightsaber was a sword. When I said yes, he decided that we must watch Star Wars. This was so cool, as new experiences can be difficult with autistic children, and he jumped at the chance to try something new. We watched until Luke gets his lightsaber from Ben.
This little boy was fascinated by C-3PO and R2-D2, knew from the second he saw him that Darth Vader was the bad guy, and loved the spaceships. At the end of break time, when it was time to get back to work, he told me "I think I'm not ready yet, just one more minute." I will certainly be bringing Star Wars back tomorrow!
I decided that it would be okay to watch the original Star Wars, and gave him a few choices for his breaktime this morning. When he saw the DVD cover with Luke, he immediately asked if his lightsaber was a sword. When I said yes, he decided that we must watch Star Wars. This was so cool, as new experiences can be difficult with autistic children, and he jumped at the chance to try something new. We watched until Luke gets his lightsaber from Ben.
This little boy was fascinated by C-3PO and R2-D2, knew from the second he saw him that Darth Vader was the bad guy, and loved the spaceships. At the end of break time, when it was time to get back to work, he told me "I think I'm not ready yet, just one more minute." I will certainly be bringing Star Wars back tomorrow!