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Autism Acceptance

Number of Participants: 71

Hours Donated: 1

Value of Time Served: $600

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Event By: Team Up 4 Community

Event Type: Children & Youth

Sport: Schools

Date: June 6, 2016

Location:
450 Half Hollow Road Deer Park
New York 11729, United States

About:

Kristin Schuster, a student at Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School, recently spearheaded the Band-Aid Project, helping to earn her Girl Scout Silver Award while helping her school celebrate autism awareness and acceptance. A total of 142 students took part in the event on March 23, wearing band-aids across their mouths for the duration of the school day, preventing them from speaking while still participating in all of their classes. In order to communicate, each of these students brought a writing instrument to school, and used whiteboard or paper and pencil to write out responses. At the end of the day, the students reported to the Frost cafeteria to remove their band-aids and share their experiences with the group.

Working with teacher Tom Locasio and film students, Schuster then created a video presentation on the Band-Aid Project. The resulting film, edited and produced by Locasio, was shown in classrooms on May 6 to coincide with Frost’s first-ever Autism Acceptance Day.

“This project was a labor of love for so many of us and Kristin made it easy” said speech teacher Stephanie O’Connell. “She is truly a remarkable young woman.”

Band Aid Group Pose: Kristin Schuster led 141 other students (including studnet athletes) at Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School in celebrating the Band-Aid Project for autism acceptance.

IMG_9170: Robert Frost Middle School student and Band-Aid Project leader Kristin Schuster with speech teacher Stephanie O’Connell.

Photo courtesy of the Deer Park School District

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