Re: My Little Follower....

July 21, 2008

I highly suggest RDI and Floortime (get the books on Amazon.com) My son is

starting to

want to play with other kids now that biomed has kicked into high gear. RDI is

instrumental in helping him know what to expect in an ever changing social

situation like

children's play and Floortime helps him in the skills of playing. Next time

there is an

Autism convention, look up Sponder if he's a speaker. He's an excellent

intoduction

to RDI type of dude.

>

> My son has always liked chasing/laughing with other kids on the

> playground and when we go out. It used to take him awhile to warm

> up, but once he did, he would be ok. Well, since starting biomed, he

> no longer takes time to " warm up. " He doesn't even want to play

> anywhere unless kids are around, and even answers when they ask him

> his name, his age, etc. which is a good change for him. Howerver,

> his " following " has gotten more extreme and I think he is developing

> the personal space issue. He will follow very closely behind them

> when they are running, climbing sliding, etc. When they are on the

> ground, he isn't too close though. I keep hearing kids say " stop

> following me!! " and just recently a mom was barackading the slide

> entrance so my son couldn't get on and even said something to my son

> about it! Kids will hide so he can't find them and he will look at

> me and say " where'd the kids go, mama?? " I feel so bad.

>

> My son was also very distant when my baby was born in May, but is

> now all over him. He gets directly in his face and says hi to him,

> kisses all over him, makes noises in his face, etc. We think it's

> great he loves his brother and loves kids now, but I think he is

> developing the dreaded " personal space " issue. Anyone else

> experience this? Does this have something to do with biomed or is it

> just the next part of autism??? Any advice??

>

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