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In 2003 Giant Steps Sydney launched its Secondary
program to cater for the needs of the students within
its programs. The Secondary Program caters for students
12-18 years of age with a primary diagnosis of Autism
Spectrum Disorder and associated developmental delay.
Students attending this program are enrolled five full
days per week. The program provides the flexibility for
inclusion in local high schools and work places where
appropriate. The program focuses upon developing instruction in such
skill areas as:
Social competence;
interpersonal relationships; physical and mental health;
living arrangements including developing independent
living skills, such as showering, toileting, personal
hygiene, brushing teeth, dressing and eating, community
access, washing up, bed making and general duties around
the home
Personal Management; routines, social skills, emotions and behaviour. These areas involve significant communication and cognitive skills, and often require high levels of support in order to develop independence and integration. |
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Functional Literacy; skills such as understanding pictures and/or symbols, reading, handwriting and typing that would be needed in the wider community.
Functional Numeracy;
aspects related to the concepts of numeracy which would
be required across a number of community environments on
a daily basis: e.g. basic number concepts, number
recognition, money handling skills, time and clock
skills, long/short, heavy/light, big/little, telephone
use.
Consumer skills; handling money, returning goods,
grocery shopping, clothes shopping and purchasing a
meal.
Employability and job-related skills; preparing a
student for post-school life with an emphasis on
developing skills required for independent and
alternative residential living, mobility and transport,
post-secondary education workplace settings and aspects
related to sexuality and personal health care.
Age appropriate recreation and leisure skills; skills of
independent and group / peer play, independent and group
leisure skills, and skills associated with more community
based leisure pursuits such as Timezone, ten pin
bowling, Putt Putt and rock climbing.
Integration; aspects related to a child’s participation
in the regular school and wider community settings.
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