Re: what does autism look like in people who have DS?-

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you would have liked my classroom. Picture a wading pool filled with

cooked spaghetti noodles & tiny beings sitting in the pool....LOL

the memories I have of that exercise! Or whipping cream... On many levels, it's

a good thing our janitor liked me..

Food, creativity, flexibility & adaptation works in many many ways to promote

developmental skills.

Pnut butter playdough was another favorite (except at home with DJ) & so was

whipped creme (to me shaving cream could sting-so I opted out of that one)

I cannot count how many kiddos learned to or became motivated to attempt a skill

using such as this. And ultimately were successful.

These were kiddos in the 0-5 age group & for what it's worth never had problems

later on with manners or concrete understandings.

Therapy & learning should be fun, imho.

Kris

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> > > : As a parent, I too would be concerned. When my son was aninfant

> > > and toddler, I was so inexperienced with DS let alone ASD, that I just

> > > figured all his stranage behavior was caused by the DS. IT took many years

> > > (and I soooo regret not having the dx earlier to help my son) that his

> > > behavior became magnified by repition and longevity.

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