Signs of Community (p. 60)

Children with intellectual/developmental delays (such as autism) might have some difficulty with the questions asked on this page. Try phrasing them in more concrete ways. For example, you could ask, “How is the Church like a family? How do we show kindness and love to each other?” You may also wish to ask these children to tell you what they see happening in each picture. Then state, “This is how we show love to each other in the Church.”

Be Forgiven and Forgive (p.63)

Because this activity already provides the options to either tell or act out ways to offer forgiveness, it accommodates for some special learning needs. However, children with reading difficulties (such as dyslexia) may need help with reading the situations described on this page. As you read each situation, point to the one you are reading and instruct the children to listen carefully before placing a checkmark beside the situation they would like to chose.

Steps for Celebrating Reconciliation (p. 66)

Children with intellectual/developmental delays (such as autism) would benefit from a visual presentation of the steps listed in the Child Book. Find photos of each step described, or see if your priest would be willing to role play each step with a catechist and be photographed. Put the photos on separate pieces of paper, and write the correct step beneath each image. Then, read each of the steps as the children look at the corresponding pictures. Ask the children to put the steps in the correct order. Children with reading difficulties (such as dyslexia) may need help reading each step so that they are able to number the steps correctly.