Re: O.T. new online forum regarding development and delays

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I looked at the website but it's very unclear what they do because it's

all trade-marked and trade secret etc. Do you mean that the forum is a

way of Rodger learning about ASD/PDD development?

Sally

bbrowne123 wrote:

>

> this is a brand new forum that is looking for members to

> discuss " development delays " and development in general. It is

> linked to this website: http://www.gotofocu s.com/

> <http://www.gotofocus.com/> created by Rodger

> who has many years experience in child development.

>

> Rodger and his team are looking into development for children

> with delays, particularly children with ASD/PDD. He is also very

> interested in the use of NLP (neurolinguistic programming) in terms

> of our children, the words we use, the intent, etc. which has a very

> big impact on things like ABA and other behavioural interventions.

>

> I personally find it all fascinating.

>

> One example of NLP is the command " dont " do this or that. Research

> has shown that kids dont actually hear the word " don't " , but

> actually hear and react to exactly what you dont want them to do.

>

> another is the use of the phrase " try again " , so well used in Lovaas

> DTT, etc. If you think about it, saying " try again " , or " try

> harder " , implies that success is a long way off. We never use these

> words with our boy, rather we say " " you can do it " or " you do it " ,

> etc.

>

> Examining the developmental stages and particularly, the " splinter "

> skills our children often have is fascinating and the reasons behind

> this are probably many, but most probably due to certain functions

> getting " stuck " as says.

>

> something to think about anyway.

>

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