Autism & ADHD Support with 1Thrive Systems
Ilidia Nicholas,
1Thrive is a great tool to help an autistic/ADHD INDIVIDUAL.
My name is Siraya Gloudemans and I run the blog and social media pages Stay at Home ZooKeeper. I am a licensed teacher in early childhood, elementary, and adaptive education. I taught for 5 years before staying home with my children. My first September not going back to teaching, my 2 year old son was diagnosed with regressive autism. He is currently non-speaking. He has since been diagnosed with ADHD as well. As I research more about neurodivergence it is highly likely I have been living and adapting my life to my personal ADHD as well.
I take the adaptations I have made for myself and my son and combine it with my education and training in special needs education and share the ways in which the 1Thrive systems can help an individual with Autism/ADHD/Special Needs as well as their families.
While not all of these systems are actively in place in our home as they are not a current fit, I still work to provide many ideas in which they could help someone should they have that need.
The boards are magnetic so you can easily create magnets or use clips to make charts, schedules, etc and manipulate them.
Colorful markers help to color code information.
- Color code by person so they know their color and what is pertinent to them.
- Color code by class for keeping homework straight (folder and marker coordinate)
Colorful markers can also make the boards interactive and fun. They can meet the interests of the individual to help them make a connection to the boards.
A file folder can help keep them organized
- Can be color coded by class. A file for each class, all the work they need to do goes in the folder, work on it, and then it goes in the backpack.
Hooks for hanging important things they may need:
- Pictures for visual schedules/boards
- AAC device
- Headphones
- Chewlery
- school bags
- therapy bags
- class bags
Calendars can break down what is coming up in the week and help you prepare for it.
- Countdowns, cross days off until, or just have a visual of what we have to do this month/week.
- Some things such as “scary” appointments can help them prepare for and do the social stories and other preparations as the event nears.
Calendars can mark down due dates (can be color coded by class) and cross off when complete.
(Magnetic) To Do Board can break down tasks
- Check lists
- If/Then, First/then, Weather/Wear boards
Cork board and/or magnetic clips can hang important schedules and information.
- Pictures schedules work great for pre-reading as well as an example of what the task looks like done correctly.
- If/Then, First/then, Weather/Wear boards
Kids Kit has very helpful magnets, clips, and push pins as well as very motivational messages to those with Autism/ADHD regardless of age.
- Stars to indicate big events on calendars
- Arrows to indicate where we are on the calendar
- Push pins to hold schedules/cards
- Clips to hold schedules/cards
- Labels: schedule, chores, look what I did helpful categories
- Post Cards: inspirational messages to keep on being neurodivergent and you are still great
