Today in our Life Skills class we added soil to our potted plants. It was a very popular activity for our students who have autism. Some kids have sensory issues and don’t like to touch certain things but they all wore gloves and really dug into the dirt and were very enthusiastic. There was dirt everywhere but even cleaning up, sweeping and making everything clean again was done with gusto.
I enjoy indoor plants and gardening outdoors. I start out wearing gloves but take them off within a few minutes so I can get my hands right into the soil. I find it very satisfying to plant things and watch them grow. I need to feel the roots and soil in order to make sure they’re planted properly. My sister would not touch dirt even if she was on “Fear Factor”. She is bug-phobic and would faint if a bug crawled out or flew by. One of my coworkers reacted similarly to today’s activity. She isn’t afraid of bugs but she really doesn’t like getting her hands dirty. Do you like planting things?
Cathy Lynn Brooks 
I love playing in the dirt! Beautiful flowers!
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Thank you
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I do not like planting things. I am like your sister. It’s not the dirt, but insects and creepy crawly things that I can’t abide.
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That’s why you and my sister muck about in the kitchen instead.
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It’s true. That’s where I express my creativity. I love flowers and gardens however.
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She does too as long as someone else plants and weeds it. I planted her garden and her husband weeds it.
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What can I say. I identify! But, I don’t mind weeding. I like working with sharp objects. I am an acupuncturist after all . LOL
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That’s funny! How can someone who sticks needles in people be afraid of a bug?
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Bugs are yucky and scare me. I find acupuncture to be elegant and graceful. I visualize redirecting the flow of energy in a person. It is very soothing. I cannot say I feel the same way about reptiles and bugs.🐞
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I understand.
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You have done spectacular plantings! Beautiful entryway!
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Thank you. The flox took over but it’s pretty.
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I love admiring beautiful gardens but I have a terrible habit of killing all plants -I talk to them ,water them , pat their soil but they don’t want to know me – maybe it’s cos I am a weed…. Something contagious they might catch ha ha 😉
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With a name like Daisy?
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Me.. me…me 🙂
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Of course!
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😊😊😊
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I love weeding (ungloved) and really getting into the smells of earth and satisfaction of wrestling with a particularly stubborn weed. Your class project sounds fun.
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Everything you said sounds fun!
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