Archaeologists for Autism: 5 Years and Counting of Bringing Archaeology to Children and Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Archaeologists for Autism mission is to unlock the potential of children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, and at the same time, we aim to provide children on the spectrum and their families with a chance to experience archaeology (as well as paleontology, history and Native American heritage) in a fun, low stress environment. We present the activities in a low stress/low stimuli environment specifically designed for children and young adults on the spectrum. The concept is to hold the events at known archaeological sites that are open to the public that have exhibits, museums or other features that can be incorporated into the activities. Across the site are stations consisting of activities, exhibits and/or vendors. In the past 5 years we have exposed 2095 individuals to archaeology who would not otherwise be afforded that opportunity.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 25545