Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 as I to have always sayed in past we dont demonstrate what we know always but we are fully more aware than what you think and she too gave you glimpses of what she knows not only is she aware of all students in her class but understood the emotional response she felt she should give to her friend who is ill. Sondra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Whoo! Whoo! for and 's mommy. A breakthrough! > Hi All, > > Just wanted to share some good news. My 3 1/2 -year-old, , who is > basically pre-verbal except for a few sounds, did something fantastic > in school today. There are only 6 kids in her class (an autistic > pre-school program) and the teacher keeps photos of all the kids in the > class and shows them to each child and asks, " Who is this? " Well, > never says anything in response, barely looks at the photo, etc., but > they always ask her who each photo is every day in hopes of getting > even a sound or sign of recognition from her. Today when she was shown > the photos she said each child's name correctly and then when they got > to the last photo (a boy named who was home sick today) she > said " " and then she said " home " ! Her teacher just about > fainted!! I know that may not sound incredible to those with verbal > kids, but on a very good day, usually says " ma " or " ba " or some > other monosyllabic sound. Usually she is silent, just playing her > piano and thinking her private, faraway thoughts. She also did one > other incredible thing in school today. One of the other girls in the > class, , was sent to school sick and they had her lying down in > the classroom on a sleeping bag. barely notices anyone else in > the room, but today she went over to , who had a stomach ache, > and she lay down next to her, put her head gently down on 's > stomach and started stroking her hair! She sensed that wasn't > well and tried to comfort her....isn't that amazing? > > Feelin' mighty good today in sunny So. California, > > :-) > > 's proud mom > > > On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 05:07 PM, penelope_fam wrote: > > > Is she having an " extinction burst " to try to get out of working, or > > are the therapists either a) not well trained and not FUN enough or > > not a good match for her personality or c) don't have enough > > super reinforcers? > > > > We never did much table time, as I kept insisting even our strict > > ABA drills be on the floor and snuck into incidental play whenever > > possible. > > > > I also ordered the therapists to do quite a bit of sensory stuff > > every session, and I'd give them a list to work from, so they could > > choose from wheelbarrow walking, or jumping, or the sit-n-spin, or > > whatever she liked. But it was a part of the therapy. > > > > After what I learned about epsom salts/sulfation and sensory the > > other night (did you see my earlier post), you might try adding ES > > baths to her day if you're not doing that already. > > > > There are yahoo groups that may be helpful. DTT-NET is one of > > them. There's a good one for Verbal Behavior, too. > > > > Melinda has a great book on Play. > > http://melindasmith.home.mindspring.com/ > > > > Have you read " The Boy Who Loved Windows " ? It's about Floortime. > > > > and I'm liking Gutstein's stuff, too: > > http://www.connectionscenter.com/ > > > > Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and > > Adults: Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger > > Syndrome, Autism > > > > Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children: Social > > and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, > > PDD and NLD > > > > -- In Autism_in_Girls , " slbre163 " <jls401@a...> > > wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've been a member for a while, but have never posted to the > > group. > >> Until today, I'd been very hopeful that my daughter could overcome > >> this disability - but after her therapy session today I'm not sure > >> it is going to happen for her. > >> > >> I recently pulled my daughter out of our county's program in hope > >> that we could do a better job at home - since they were doing such > > a > >> lousy job at the school. I couldn't believe how resistant she has > >> become to working at the table. At school, they were allowing her > >> to escape her 1:1 drill times by napping. > >> > >> I am not use to her being aggressive. I don't think I will be able > >> to keep any therapists around for long if she keeps this up. > >> > >> Have any other parents dealt with behaviour issues such as this > > and > >> what did you do to get rid of it? > >> > >> SB > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > > ------------------------ > > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hi , Thanks for sharing 's accomplishments at school (almost brought tears to my eyes!). My 4 year old daughter only ocassionally notices the other kids in her ppi class but your story gives me hope! Cheers, Sheryle ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 That is GREAT news!!!! I am so thrilled for both you and . Thanks for sharing it with us. Each and every triumph our girls have is worth celebrating. .. Tracey -- Original Message ----- From: cathylynn2 To: Autism_in_Girls Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:35 PM Subject: A breakthrough! Hi All, Just wanted to share some good news. My 3 1/2 -year-old, , who is basically pre-verbal except for a few sounds, did something fantastic in school today. There are only 6 kids in her class (an autistic pre-school program) and the teacher keeps photos of all the kids in the class and shows them to each child and asks, " Who is this? " Well, never says anything in response, barely looks at the photo, etc., but they always ask her who each photo is every day in hopes of getting even a sound or sign of recognition from her. Today when she was shown the photos she said each child's name correctly and then when they got to the last photo (a boy named who was home sick today) she said " " and then she said " home " ! Her teacher just about fainted!! I know that may not sound incredible to those with verbal kids, but on a very good day, usually says " ma " or " ba " or some other monosyllabic sound. Usually she is silent, just playing her piano and thinking her private, faraway thoughts. She also did one other incredible thing in school today. One of the other girls in the class, , was sent to school sick and they had her lying down in the classroom on a sleeping bag. barely notices anyone else in the room, but today she went over to , who had a stomach ache, and she lay down next to her, put her head gently down on 's stomach and started stroking her hair! She sensed that wasn't well and tried to comfort her....isn't that amazing? Feelin' mighty good today in sunny So. California, :-) 's proud mom On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 05:07 PM, penelope_fam wrote: > Is she having an " extinction burst " to try to get out of working, or > are the therapists either a) not well trained and not FUN enough or > not a good match for her personality or c) don't have enough > super reinforcers? > > We never did much table time, as I kept insisting even our strict > ABA drills be on the floor and snuck into incidental play whenever > possible. > > I also ordered the therapists to do quite a bit of sensory stuff > every session, and I'd give them a list to work from, so they could > choose from wheelbarrow walking, or jumping, or the sit-n-spin, or > whatever she liked. But it was a part of the therapy. > > After what I learned about epsom salts/sulfation and sensory the > other night (did you see my earlier post), you might try adding ES > baths to her day if you're not doing that already. > > There are yahoo groups that may be helpful. DTT-NET is one of > them. There's a good one for Verbal Behavior, too. > > Melinda has a great book on Play. > http://melindasmith.home.mindspring.com/ > > Have you read " The Boy Who Loved Windows " ? It's about Floortime. > > and I'm liking Gutstein's stuff, too: > http://www.connectionscenter.com/ > > Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and > Adults: Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger > Syndrome, Autism > > Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children: Social > and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, > PDD and NLD > > -- In Autism_in_Girls , " slbre163 " <jls401@a...> > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've been a member for a while, but have never posted to the > group. >> Until today, I'd been very hopeful that my daughter could overcome >> this disability - but after her therapy session today I'm not sure >> it is going to happen for her. >> >> I recently pulled my daughter out of our county's program in hope >> that we could do a better job at home - since they were doing such > a >> lousy job at the school. I couldn't believe how resistant she has >> become to working at the table. At school, they were allowing her >> to escape her 1:1 drill times by napping. >> >> I am not use to her being aggressive. I don't think I will be able >> to keep any therapists around for long if she keeps this up. >> >> Have any other parents dealt with behaviour issues such as this > and >> what did you do to get rid of it? >> >> SB > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 , I'm smiling from ear to ear after reading your post! I love to hear about our kids accomplishments & man is that a big one. A big WHOOPIE for . Wendie > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've been a member for a while, but have never posted to the > > group. > >> Until today, I'd been very hopeful that my daughter could overcome > >> this disability - but after her therapy session today I'm not sure > >> it is going to happen for her. > >> > >> I recently pulled my daughter out of our county's program in hope > >> that we could do a better job at home - since they were doing such > > a > >> lousy job at the school. I couldn't believe how resistant she has > >> become to working at the table. At school, they were allowing her > >> to escape her 1:1 drill times by napping. > >> > >> I am not use to her being aggressive. I don't think I will be able > >> to keep any therapists around for long if she keeps this up. > >> > >> Have any other parents dealt with behaviour issues such as this > > and > >> what did you do to get rid of it? > >> > >> SB > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > > ------------------------ > > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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