Understanding the difference between private and public is essential for your child’s personal safety as well as the safety of those around them. Doing something in public that is meant for a private space can signal to others that your child is not safe to be around. Additionally, if your child sees someone doing something in public that should be done in private, it is important they recognize that that person may have harmful intentions toward them or others. The social rule of private vs public is not flexible. It is important your child understands that breaking this rule could result in people like the police getting involved. This collection of resources includes videos and interactive modules for youth that focus on learning the difference between private and public spaces and behaviors. Additionally, it includes teaching tools and print resources for parents and caregivers.
There are multiple modules throughout this webpage that discusses public vs. private. Students can go through to learn about private places, semi-private places, public spaces and semi-public spaces. This resource has an audio component so students can hear the information if reading is a challenge. Further, there is an assessment module at the end of the lesson.
Source: OAR (organization for Autism Research)
This is a story board that utilizes PEC icons for understanding. This storyboard discusses the importance of privacy, what are private spaces and what behaviors should be performed in private spaces. This storyboard is directed towards females.
Source: Advocate Medical Group: Adult Down Syndrome Center
This is a story board that utilizes PEC icons for understanding. This storyboard discusses the importance of privacy, what are private spaces and what behaviors should be performed in private spaces. This storyboard is directed towards males.
Source: Advocate Medical Group: Adult Down Syndrome Center
This video talks about how you can support your youth in understanding public and private spaces with the use of cards and images. This video is led by an instructor and a youth.
Source: Planet Puberty
This is a youtube based video lesson that walks students with disabilities through public vs. privates places, behaviors, and body parts. This video provides the opportunity for youth to test out their skills and provides examples with a pause to respond, 'public, or private?'.
Source: WHCI Independent Living Program
This Kahoot video can be used with the L3 Private vs. Public video from WHCI Independent Living Program. This quiz provies youth the opportunity to review and asses their knowledge on private vs public spaces, behaviors, and body parts.
Source: WHCI Independent Living Program
This is a lesson plan for educators to utilize in the classroom. This lesson provides clear language and defines many vocabulary words used in private vs. public lessons. There are also different activity options and an assessment portion to determine students knowledge
Source: Alberta Health Services: Teaching Sexual Health
This video talks about the importance of teaching youth public vs private spaces. The lecturer provides information if your youth starts claiming their 'private space' and their privacy. Further, this video discusses the perception that youth have on their own body in terms of privacy, identity, ideas and values and how the concept of public/private affects that.
Source: Awkward-Mindful Sex-Ed for Parents
Teachers Pay Teachers offers instructional materials designed to assist in educating youth with disabilities in public/private spaces. Some instructional support materials will need to be purchased while others are free.
Source: Teachers Pay Teacher