Sunday, March 29, 2015
3RD MARKING PERIOD PIECE 4
For this project I researched how light may affect a child and how it creates madness around them. They feel overwhelmed by it. So I painted Christmas lights because they are very colorful and I imagine they send a lot of children into sensory overloads. I made the light wind down and weave in and out to create chaos.
3RD MARKING PERIOD PIECE 3
For this project I researched how autistic children make react when there is too much noise. Some do not respond well to it and shut themselves out but some children love hearing noise. I focused on how a child may love noise so I used bright lines to show happiness funneling into the childs ears.
3RD MARKING PERIOD PIECE 2
“I pulled away when people tried to hug me, because being
touched sent an overwhelming tidal wave of simulation through my body…when
noise and sensory over-stimulation became too intense, I was able to shut off
my hearing and retreat into my own world” Dr. Temple Grandin
For this project i focused on the second part of the quote about going into your own world. I used photoshop and illustrator to create a box with a photo that i separately edited with a silhouette of a girl. I used bright lines outside of the box to convey all the stimulation being kept out.
3RD MARKING PERIOD PIECE 1
Quote Inspiration:“I pulled away when people tried to hug me, because being touched sent an overwhelming tidal wave of simulation through my body…when noise and sensory over-stimulation became too intense, I was able to shut off my hearing and retreat into my own world” Dr. Temple Grandin
For this project I wanted to display the beginning of this quote above about how Dr. Grandin feels when he is hugged. I used bright colors and patterns to show chaos. The triangles are supposed to convey a tingly feeling that you may feel when your feet fall asleep. The outside squiggles convey the wave of stimulation.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Overall Research for the 3RD MARKING PERIOD
Helpful Quotes-
“I pulled away when people tried to hug me, because being
touched sent an overwhelming tidal wave of simulation through my body…when
noise and sensory over-stimulation became too intense, I was able to shut off
my hearing and retreat into my own world” Dr. Temple Grandin
“I am calming myself. My senses are so disconnected, I lose
my body. So I flap [my hands]. If I
don’t do this, I feel scattered and anxious… I hardly realized that I had a
body… I needed constant movement, which made me get the feeling of my body”
Tito Mukhopadhyay
“You stand in a dirt field under a beautiful blue sky. A few
meters away, a group of kids are shrieking and playing happily on a jungle gym.
As you walk forward, though, you notice the kids are actually faceless statues,
staring blankly back at you. Their shrieking gets almost deafeningly loud as
you approach, layered on top of monotone schoolyard rhymes and songs. The
idyllic visuals start to get fuzzy, too, like the world is caught between
reality and the static on a dead analog TV station. Your only relief is to
quickly retreat back to the safety of your starting place.”
Questions for Research for Ms. McPoyle
1.
How does sensory overload affect the child?
They normally become very upset or angry, or
some love sensory. It depends on the child.
2.
My idea for the project is to display feelings a
child with autism may feel dealing with sensory overloads, and to make pieces
that display how they may feel (happy, sad, angry, overwhelmed ect.). I want to
use a silhouette of a person then add color and lines and patterns to convey
each emotion. The problem is I don’t know exactly how they feel so it may be a
wild guess. Is it a good idea or should I go another route?
Yes
3.
What kind of emotions have you seen from your
students?
They all have passions (trains etc.) but they
also can experience a lot of grief anger. Emotion is intense
Also for my research I went into a classroom for autistic kids and observed each child and what they did or said.
Helpful Article:
Ms. McPoyle also gave me a book and the notes will be with each individual project.
Other resources from Ms. McPoyle:
See if you can find the movie Autism the Musical. It looks like Fredricksen Library has it in: http://catalog.
(and you can probably find clips online from the movie)
Here is the link to the artist from London: http://www.stephenwiltshire.
Here is the photo collection from a dad of a child with autism: http://content.time.com/time/
TED talks that might help: http://www.ted.com/talks/
From what I've experienced, other than the sensory needs, I think that living with autism can be an emotionally intense experience. There is a lot of frustration (and grief) when what is expected/wanted changes. At the same time, there is a lot of joy (and how we as teachers try to make connections) about their areas of passion. Trains, license plates, songs, numbers, pokemon, Minecraft, Disney movies...
Monday, March 2, 2015
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