Guest guest Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Oh, how could I miss this. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful feedback at the HALO center within your observation out there. What more can I add as my son is 21 y/o, non-vocal as well, the need of this on what you have shared is such a Blessing for this percentage. My son has expressed some words here and there to Soma when he wants to but she really knows her stuff and just amazes me all the time for him to be able to express whatever he is wanting to share. Several of my friends on FB were asking me about RPM and of course shared such an outcome based on my son's experience and thensome. Then I ran across this site. Impressive. October 16, 2009 ~ Autistic Poet | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Oct 16, 2009 ... FAW: One intervention which has worked well for began five years ago in Austin, Texas with language therapist Soma Mukhopadhyay, ... http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-16-2009/autistic-poet\ /4595/ Thank you once again, very well said. Irma > > Yes! We went to HALO yesterday. I went to observe. I am telling you what > I saw was amazing! Thanks goodness I was in a room by myself, because when > I saw this non-verbal child answering the questions, I started to cry. It > was a miracle to see! > > Even though my son is high-functioning, the school has basically taught him > nothing academically until last year after years of advocacy! last year he > gained 1.5 - 2 in reading fluency, but they have done nothing toward > comprehension. I intend to take my son back to HALO for Soma to work with, > and I plan to go to trainingin April. I bought Soma's book about a week > ago, and I read it going down to Austin and on the way back. > > I am worried about all the expenses, but I have faith God will open a window > somewhere and make this all possible! > > This child I observed was adding three digit numbers to three digit numbers > correctly! He is much " lower functioning " as I'm sure a public school > would label him, but this kid is smart! Our school still has our son > struggling to add two digit to two digit, and he still has not been > successful subtracting one digit from one digit without much struggle. I am > going to do a video tape of using this method to teach my son subtraction. > I'll let you know how it goes! > > Let us all pray we can keep Soma here is Texas!!! If any of you out there > all ready have teaching degrees (mine is in secondary English and ESL), we > can take the EXCET for special ed, and if you make 70 or better you will be > certified to teach these kids. UNT has a program for teachers in RURAL > school districts to get a Master's with specialization in Autism. There are > federal funds to pay for the tuition and books, and the work can be done > on-line, but you have to be teaching already. I am trying to get that part > waived as I'm not teachign at the school (thoguht my husband and family and > advocate say I have been teaching THEM how to teach these kids). We can't > effect enough change unless those of us who can will get out there and > teach. Even if we learn enought o be able to help tutor the kids in our own > area. > > Just thinking.... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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