Students found the program to be enlightening, as it gave an opportunity for them to learn about children with ASD and ABA therapy in more depth.
Internship Video – Experience Sharing
Mila Chong, Phoebe Lee, Valerie Yuen
Let’s take a look what they want to say:
Sardonna Ng, intern:
“Nobody is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.” quoted from a psychologist, Hugh Mackay, to conclude what I observed, learnt, and felt throughout the treasurable internship at Autism Partnership. This is a wonderful chance to experience the real working environment. Our internship team was given the opportunity to observe the lessons, prepare the teaching materials as well as work on some mini projects in which I learnt a lot from these. I would miss the joyful moment with children with autism, the creative moment for preparing the materials, the reflective moment in working out our projects.
Everyone is imperfect as well as the people with autism. Through the observations during these seven weeks, I realize that I am also somehow behave similar to children with autism but they just learn and think in different way, just like everybody has various strengths and weaknesses, and hence, they require another particular education programme, the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
I am truly impressed, surprised, and touched with the improvement of the children under the help of ABA! The ABA really does help on them effectively! I believe anyone who received a suitable teaching style would also have a great enhancement. Actually, I think this kind of active teaching could be utilized in mainstream school as well which is very interesting and motivating! I am sure it would benefit all of the children.
Our lives have ups and downs and the relationships are complicated. People with autism might not understand these very well and so do us. We are all irrational but we would overcome tons of challenges all along the life and there are unlimited possibilities. This memorable internship certainly inspires me a lot and I believe this experience will be useful throughout my life.
Kate Lai, intern:
I choose special education needs as my internship preference as I want to come out of my comfort zone and learn more different things. Undoubtedly, I have really learnt a lot and even out of my expectation.
Before the internship in Autism Partnership, I didn’t know much about Autism. During the overlapping sessions in AP center, the class observations at Aoi Pui School and the therapists’ presentation, I learnt autism in a well-rounded aspect. I definitely learnt a lot about Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and how effective of ABA is. I think ABA can really help the children with autism to improve their behavioral problem.
My impression of children with autism has totally changed after this internship program. They also have their strengths and weaknesses just like us, and they may be even more active than us! I think children with autism just need more guidance so as to improve different developmental skills.
I really enjoyed the internship here and I will definitely miss the super cute kids and friendly therapists in AP and APS. Lastly, I would like to greatly appreciate AP and APS provide such an unforgettable and memorable internship for us to learn.
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Learn more about our ABA Services[:zh]Autism Partnership (AP)與三所香港的大學包括：中文大學、浸會大學和浸會大學-國際學院，提供暑期實習職給予大學學生，希望籍此幫助學生開拓視野和增加相關工作經驗。我們為實習學員精心設計一套完善的暑期實習計劃，除了加強他們與自閉症兒童一起工作的實踐經驗之外，還希望他們能深入了解ABA的治療方法。他們可透過觀摩治療，加深對自閉症的認知，並且可掌握應用ABA治療及獲取相關職埸技能，例如：判斷思考、分析技巧、適應能力和職埸文化等等。
參加這實習計劃的學生主要是修讀心理學或教育科，於實習期，他們都獲機會在AP辦事處和愛培學校實習。在實習期過程中，學生除了可以深一層了解ABA治療外，更體驗了各種預料不到的經歷。
實習生短片 – 分享實習心得
Mila Chong, Phoebe Lee, Valerie Yuen
看看他們怎麼說﹣實習生分享:
實習生 Sardonna Ng:
讓我引用《休·麥凱》的話：「沒有人是完美的。生活是凌亂的。關係是複雜的。結果是無常的。人是荒謬的。」來總括我在Autism Partnership實習其間所觀察到的、學到的、和感受到的。這是一個寶貴的機會去體驗真實的工作環境。我們一班實習生非常榮幸能夠親身感受課堂的培訓，協助準備所需的教材，以及製作一些小型項目，這些一點一滴的都讓我獲益良多。我會十分懷念與小孩們的快樂時光、在製作教材中發揮創意的時光、在計劃我們的項目的反思時光。
任何人，包括自閉症人士，都並非十全十美。透過這七星期的觀察，我發覺其實自己也和自閉症兒童有些相似，只是他們會用另一個角度學習和思考，這就好像每人都有自己的長處和短處，因此他們需要另一種教學方案 ──「應用行為分析法」 (ABA)。
在「應用行為分析法」的幫助下，小孩的進步真的讓我刮目相看，同時深深感動了我。「應用行為分析法」真的對他們非常有效！我相信當每一個人都接受到合適的教法也會有顯著的改善。其實，我認為這種生動活潑的教學模式能夠大大應用於主流學校，讓廣泛的學生也能受惠。
我們的一生有高低起落，然而人與人的關係也很複雜。就連我們有時也會不太明瞭這些人情世故，更何況是自閉症人士。我們都是荒謬的，但是我們會積極面對各種挑戰，亦會有無限的可能。這刻骨銘心的實習無疑地啟發了我很多，更是一生受用的經驗。
實習生 Kate Lai:
我在今次的實習中選擇特殊需要的人士作為首選，因為我希望接觸多些不同的事物。毫無疑問地，我在今次的實習中真的獲益良多，甚至超越我的期望。在實習前，我對自閉症只是表面的認識。透過在AP觀察一對一治療、愛培學校的課堂和治療師的講座，都能令我從角度認識自閉症。
我也多了解到應用行為分析，以及它的成效。應用行為分析真的能有效改善一些行為問題。這次的實習令我對自閉症的印象完全改觀。他們都有强項與弱處，就好像我們一樣，他們甚至比我們還要主動!我覺得自閉症的小朋友只需多些的輔助去改善他們發展性的技能。我也非常享受在這裏實習，我更一定會掛念AP與愛培學校十分可愛的小孩和友善的治療師。最後，我要謝謝AP與愛培學校為我們提供了一個十分難忘的學習機會給我們。
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