Elementary school observance of Autism Awareness Month

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Hi All-

I was wondering if anyone had ideas, or better yet, success stories,

on how to observe Autism Awareness Month in an elementary school

(K-4) setting. The school has an Autism Support Classroom which,

aside from providing an excellent learning environment for our

children with Autism, has made great strides in dispelling myths and

fostering acceptance among the regular education students. We, as

parents, teachers and therapists would like to take it a step further

and organize a school-wide event that would focus community attention

on our cause and our successes to date. We would like to involve the

entire student population (300 children) in the planning and

execution of the event, scheduled for sometime in April. We are

currently brainstorming and would appreciate any suggestions, ideas,

advice etc.

Thanks in advance,

Tara McHale