Bill of Rights for Children w Disabilities Author Unknown

Bill of Rights for Children with Disabilities

Help Me to Focus!
Please teach me through sense of touch I need hands on and body movement

I need to know what comes Next!
Please give me a structured environment where there is dependable routine.
Give me an advance warning if there will be a change

Wait for me I am still Thinking!
Please allow me to go at my own pace. If I am rushed I get confused and upset

I’m stuck, I can’t do it!
Please offer me options for problem solving. If the road is blocked, I need to know the detours.

Is it right? I need to know now!
Please offer me rich immediate feedback on how I am doing.

I didn’t know I wasn’t in my seat!
Please remind me to stop look and act.

Am I almost Done?
Please give me short work periods with short-term goals.

What?
Please don’t say " I already told you that". Tell me again, in different words.Give me a signal. Draw me a symbol.

I know it’s all Wrong, Isn’t it?
Please give me praise for partial success.Reward me for self-improvement, not just for perfection

But why do I always get yelled at?
Please catch me doing something right and praise me for the specific behavior. Remind me and yourself about my good points when I am having a bad day.

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