Learning to find my voice

Who am I now?

What new things do I want to try?

April 20th to May 27, 2015Mondays & Wednesdays12:30-2pmWolff Center StudioPeggy Welker

What to do … What to do …

•What we will accomplish the next 5-6 weeks• Who Am I?

• What do I like to do?

• What people are important to me in my life?

• Rights & Responsibilities – what’s that?

• Let’s have some fun as we go along!

It’s NotAboutME

WithoutME

Who am I?

As a PersonIn my community

Let’s play some games & find out more about YOU!

Getting to Know Each Other

• Highlight in yellow those things

you have already done

• Highlight in green those things

you WANT to try

• Mingle among yourselves & find

other people who have done

things that you have done

All the hats I wear

Woman, daughter, sister, employee,

co-worker, volunteer, student, friend, hug-giver,

cheerleader, exercise gal, role

model, cook, sometimes maid

Man, son, brother, employee, co-

worker, volunteer, student, friend,

hug-giver, cheerleader,

exercise guy, role model, cook,

sometimes maid, keeper of the

football or baseball scores

BOOKLETAll About Me

(mirror PCP)

Walking through this together.

HobbiesFriends

WHO is important

to me ?FamilyOut of town familyFriendsChurch or synagogueBossVolunteer supervisorStaffNeighborsSchool friends

What do I like . . . What do I like

• Red

• Green

• Yellow

• Orange

• Brown

• Blue

What kind of music do you like?

• Have you ever thought about it? Listen to these types of music. When a type of music comes on that you like, let someone know or write it down yourself!

What kind of dancing do you like?

WHAT do I do in the

community?Volunteering

&Working

Fun & Entertainment

Where do ILearn new

things?

Who supports

me?

Trying new things BINGO SPORTING

EVENTSMUSIC FESTIVALS

& PARKSCLUBS,

MEMBERSHIPS, GROUPS

HIKING & BIKING

MUSEUMS & TOURS

Baseball Learn to Play Piano/guitar

Dancing Club Hiking TrailsCounty Parks

Moto OrTransportation

Museum

Frisbee Golf Outdoor Music Festival

COOKING CLUB Biking the Katy Trail

Missouri History Museum

Basketball Outdoor plays20 SomethingsMeet Up Group with Asperger's

Urban Walkers Meet Up

Anheuser Busch Brewery

Checkers Outdoor films Turner Center for the Arts

National Park Service

Ranger-led walking tours

Laumeier Sculpture Park

Bocce LeagueGo see a musical

at community theatre

Explorers & Photographers

Meet Up

Great Rivers Greenway biking

Miniature Museum

MY DAILY LIFE

• Choosing my clothes

• What I will eat for lunch & dinner (with responsibilities)

• Privacy (with responsibilities)

• To say NO (with responsibilities)

• RESPECT: being willing to wait until I express my thought – it might take a little longer than expected

MY Special Mark on the World• Every single person is like one piece of a big puzzle

• We each make our special mark on this world.

• What is your special talent?

• Ideas of phrases for your bag:• I am my own secret weapon

• I am passionately curious

• A winner who never quits

• Not perfect but moving forward

• It starts with a dream

• I am fabulous!

• Always inspiring

What is a friend? How can I be a friend?

Walking through this together.

What is a right?• Something that belongs to me because I am a person with a voice,

with things I like & don’t like.

• Something I do not have to earn

• A freedom that is protected by the law

It’s Not About Me Without Me

B U T there’s more …

Rights & Responsibilities

RIGHTS

RESPONSIBILITIES

Do the

right thing

Freedom

To Express

myself

Rights and Responsibilities: they go togetherI have a right to . . . I have a responsibility . . .

FREE SPEECHI can say what I want

RESPECTFUL SPEECHDon’t use words to hurt others

TO SPEND MY $$fast or slow

SAFETY & PRIVACY I can have some alone

time in my room

$$ MONEY $$Wait patiently for my next

month’s allowance

PRIVACYNot ignore my friends

FREESPEECH

KIND WORDS

RESPONSIBILITYRIGHTS ME

Rights and Responsibilities: they go together

•To have _____ freedom

•I will ________________

You have the Right to Privacy

You have the responsibility to respect other people’s Right to Privacy too.

KNOCK FIRST

What Opportunities for Actions?

• Name 1 PERSON who is important to you and WHY they are special• Do you want to have more contact with certain family members? Previous

friends?• How might I get in touch with someone I have not seen for a long time? • Who am I strongly connected to through work, school, church, or other parts of my

community?

Name 1 new PLACE you want to visit. Who will you take? How will you get there? When are they open?

• Name 1 new HOBBY or INTEREST you want to try. • Who will take you? What if I find I don’t have anything in common with them?

My Unique Me

You have the Right to Plan for your Future

You have the responsibility to be actively involved in making your person centered support plan.

Bring this booklet with you so you can communicate YOUR wants & needs.