Long time WSW member Deni McIntyre has directed a film documentary, Saving the Hansen House, the story of Bob Hansen’s adventures restoring a 250-year-old farmhouse in the Moravian settlement of Bethania, NC. Bob Hansen is a quiet Minnesotan who buys, on impulse, a dilapidated farmhouse dating back to the Revolutionary War era. At first Bob plans to restore it, then maybe sell it and move on. But the house turns out to be something special, and the town is even more special. Before he knows it, he is putting down roots.
After years of traveling to shoot on location in more than seventy countries, Deni and Will McIntyre saw this as a great opportunity to tell a good story close to home. They documented the restoration process through all four seasons and then a couple more, financing the film mostly personally. But they were fortunate to find a helpful and enthusiastic executive producer in UNC-TV’s Scott Davis, and in 2011 North Carolina Public television acquired the broadcast rights. Now Saving the Hansen House is available on DVD and Blu-ray.WSW Board member Dan Coulter writes and produces these video teaching tools for those involved with children and adults diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome or autism. They are available from Coulter Video and from Amazon.
Manners for the Real World: Basic Social Skills – This program shows students from upper elementary through high school how to act during some of the most common interactions between people. It features clear, straightforward demonstrations of appropriate and inappropriate behavior — and we added a dash of fun to keep adolescent attention spans engaged. Recommended by the School Library Journal, this DVD includes optional English and Spanish subtitles.
Asperger Syndrome for Dad: Becoming an Even Better Father to Your Child with Asperger Syndrome - This DVD offers practical action items you can use to better understand your son or daughter, deal with tantrums and meltdowns, make outings more manageable and pleasant, help your child absorb information and learn the lessons you want to teach, generate support from family and friends, create family fun, find and encourage your child’s strengths, help him prepare for adulthood, and more.
Understanding Brothers & Sisters with Asperger Syndrome – This DVD is designed to help siblings understand and support brothers and sisters with Asperger Syndrome. It contains four programs; three for siblings of different ages and developmental levels, and one for their parents. The sibling programs are for children ages 4 to 7, ages 7 to 12 and ages 12 to adult. The program explores how siblings have learned to get along with, support and enjoy brothers and sisters who have Asperger Syndrome. The program also can help parents understand the special needs of neurotypical siblings.
Understanding Brothers & Sisters on the Autism Spectrum – This DVD is designed to help siblings understand and support brothers and sisters on the autism spectrum. It contains similar programs, and is similar in format, to “Understanding Brothers and Sisters with Asperger Syndrome,” but this DVD features different content, including interviews with families dealing with a range of autistic symptoms and behaviors.
Asperger Syndrome: Success in the Mainstream Classroom – Designed for teachers and parents, this video provides proven techniques and tips to help make mainstreaming a child with Asperger Syndrome a positive learning experience for him or her — AND for teachers and classmates. Whether a classroom has one teacher, or the support of special education teachers and aides, these approaches can help make the difference in a child’s education.
Intricate Minds: Understanding Classmates with Asperger Syndrome - Through interviews with students who have Asperger Syndrome (AS), this video offers an inside look at how teenagers with AS act, think and feel — and how they’re routinely treated. The students talk about their strengths as well as their challenges and describe how important is it to them to be treated with respect. After viewing this video, classmates should be less likely to ignore or harass students with AS — and be more willing to treat them as equals. The program is designed for students in high school and middle school and is an excellent staff development tool. This DVD offers English, Spanish and Japanese subtitles.
Intricate Minds II: Understanding Elementary School Classmates With Asperger Syndrome - This DVD helps elementary school students accept and support classmates who have Asperger Syndrome. It features interviews with boys and girls age 8 through 12 who describe what it’s like to have AS. They reveal some of the positive qualities others will find if they look past the “different” behaviors that kids with AS sometimes exhibit in school. The program also takes viewers “inside Asperger Syndrome” with demonstrations to help them see things from the point of view of kids who have AS
Intricate Minds III: Understanding Elementary School Classmates Who Think Differently - This DVD helps students accept and support elementary school classmates with a range of conditions that make them think and act differently. It’s applicable to a range of conditions such as High Functioning Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder and more. (Note: This DVD is a version of Intricate Minds II, with modified narration and additional interviews.)
Asperger Syndrome: Transition to College and Work – This DVD features two programs for high school students who have Asperger Syndrome. One details things they need to do during high school to prepare for college. The second program describes how to prepare to enter the workplace from high school or after college.
Asperger Syndrome At Work - Employees with Asperger Syndrome and their supervisors, co-workers and job coaches reveal their secrets to getting and keeping a job. The program covers job coaching, personal assessments, choosing careers based on interests and strengths, applying, interviewing, disclosure, supports, accommodations, interacting with bosses and coworkers, and modifying behaviors. The DVD includes a separate program showing employers the advantages of hiring someone with Asperger Syndrome.
