PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The pandemic has been difficult for nearly everyone, especially those with Autism.
Autistic children may not understand what is going on right now and why their structure has changed. If they do, they can have a tough time expressing their frustrations.
“Kids with autism thrive on the schedule and the routine and they need that direct instruction so it has been a real challenge during the pandemic to meet their educational needs,” Bacot Academy Executive Director Cindy Bacot said.
Gulf Coast School for Autism Behavioral Analyst Kuryn Patterson tells us through the pandemic, supportive parents have made a huge difference in the kids’ response.
“I think that is one of the huge things about our school is that we are like a family at the end of the day and it takes all of us working together and consistency on both ends in order for our students to be successful,” Patterson said.
Both schools say that having effective communication with the parents and the students has been what’s helped everyone the most through this pandemic.
”We really do feel like if we are communicating then we can make it through anything, if we work as a team we can handle whatever comes our way,” Patterson said.
”We are actually really diligent about constant communication with the parents. We have an online program that we daily update them with how they are doing,” Bacot said.
While both schools say it has been a very challenging time, they are amazed at how the students have been responding to the pandemic.
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