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Although Billy does not like to interact with his peers, there are other kids in his 5th grade class who also love Legos and Star Wars. They have these same interests, but there are not a lot of opportunities at school to spend time with each other because of their mutual love for Legos. My solution to this problem is to start an after school Lego Club for Billy and some of his peers. The students will stay after school two days every week for about an hour to play with Legos. It will create a no-pressure situation where they can play with each other and form genuine friendships because they already know something they have in common. The idea for the Lego Club is based on research by Debra Kamps that individualized social interventions lead to increased interaction from students with Autism (Kamps, et al. 1997). In selecting which Legos would be best for the Lego Club, I selected Star Wars sets because of the high interest level. I also chose other Lego sets that have groups of people so the students have the chance to use their imaginations and create dialogue in situations not unlike their own town and school. Ultimately, the goal is to help each of the children, especially Billy, make real friends that he wants to spend time with outside of school.

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Although Billy does not like to interact with his peers, there are other kids in his 5th grade class who also love Legos and Star Wars. They have these same interests, but there are not a lot of opportunities at school to spend time with each other because of their mutual love for Legos. My solution to this problem is to start an after school Lego Club for Billy and some of his peers. The students will stay after school two days every week for about an hour to play with Legos. It will create a no-pressure situation where they can play with each other and form genuine friendships because they already know something they have in common. The idea for the Lego Club is based on research by Debra Kamps that individualized social interventions lead to increased interaction from students with Autism (Kamps, et al. 1997). In selecting which Legos would be best for the Lego Club, I selected Star Wars sets because of the high interest level. I also chose other Lego sets that have groups of people so the students have the chance to use their imaginations and create dialogue in situations not unlike their own town and school. Ultimately, the goal is to help each of the children, especially Billy, make real friends that he wants to spend time with outside of school.

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