LINKS Program
Washington Elementary
Insert Picture of
Target student
here.
Student’s Strengths
Student’s Challenges
Many of Sebastian’s challenges occur because he has…
Autism, really, is just a different way of thinking…a different way that a brain works!
You can’t catch Autism
More boys than girls have Autism
Noise
Certain light
Some people with Autism are
sensitive to….
Certain
smells
Some children with Autism…..
Or
Talk a lot
Don’t talk at all
Or
Have a hard time
looking at people’s
faces
They stare too much.
Some kids with Autism have a hard time playing with
friends, even though they want to play.
Most kids with Autism like to talk about… and
think about certain things that they like…..
Sometimes the things they like get
in the way of school
Teachers and staff are working really hard at Washington Elementary to assist S.
But…many, many, many smart people have done a lot of research and studies and
found that the people who can best help kids with autism learn and grow are…
PEERS!
(other kids their age!)
That’s right!
You could be one of S’s strongest
LINK S to success!
•A LINK will be a student who is about S’s age who will support him.
•Most importantly – a LINK is a good friend!
•A LINK will play and talk about things that S is interested in, and help him discover
other fun things, too!
•A LINK might work next to S on a classroom assignment.
•S will need a LINK at recess and lunch and perhaps even some other areas like the
classroom or speech
•The LINKS will meet frequently to talk about what is going well with S, where he’s
struggling, and discuss how YOU can help. The LINK meetings are usually pretty fun
and treats or special lunches are often involved 
•You can volunteer if you are interested. We have applications and permission slips
for you to fill out if you are.
•We’ll let you know when the first LINK meeting will be very soon!