HOW TO TEACH SOCIAL SKILLS
Attention Moebius moms and dads--this story might give you some ideas.  Granted, your school may not produce its own news show; but on a smaller scale, maybe you can continue to encourage your Moebius child to have his or her picture taken...or maybe you can produce small-scale videos using your phones, etc.  I think some of you already do that.  Read on to see what we're talking about:
"A unique program at one Pennsylvania school is using the power of television news to teach social skills to youngsters with Asperger’s syndrome.

Students in the Asperger’s support program at Worrall Elementary School outside Philadelphia produce “Action 7 News,” using a green screen to bring everything from Major League Baseball to world events down to size.

While the kids have fun producing the broadcast, the program is pure therapy, say their teachers and therapists. Standing in front of a camera helps the students learn to speak clearly. It also gives them a chance to play back their reports and analyze their own presentation. Meanwhile, reporting also offers the kids an opportunity to understand that issues are not always black and white.

The program appears to be paying off. Once the students head to middle school, those with Asperger’s who’ve participated in “Action 7 News” are noticeably more capable socially than those who have not taken part, school officials say.

For the pint-size reporting staff, however, the best part of producing the newscast may be showing off their TV skills to the rest of the school. “I’ve never been this famous before,” one student told PBS."


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