Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 I wish I could take credit for teaching the concept, but he learned this at school in Pre-k. His old teacher, Mrs. Hill told me they had been working on wait and turn taking. " Good luck, " I thought. I remembered what she said when we were waiting in a really long line at an amusement park. I tried it. I wrote " wait " on a piece of paper. I also drew some stick figures standing in line and some rides. I told him if he " waits quietly " in line he can ride. It worked like a charm. After that all I had to do was write the word wait and say what he was waiting for. He's not a bad kid, he just needs to know the rules. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Sissi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 > the speaker i saw this weekend said that some people attach specific time values to the cards - i.e a five minute wait - you give the child 5 one minute cards. you haven't done this though ? No but if I know how long the wait is I will tell him. When it comes to time and Boone, you'd BETTER be accurate! We sometimes do this for online time. We can only be online one at a time, so I usually tell Boone, mommy's turn for five minutes. Sissi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 > that is helpful seriously sissi. it sounds too good to be true > but just knowing that it worked for boone is helpful. apparently > with visual thinking asd kids there is " hearing the rules " and > then there is " seeing the rules " and apparently this tangible cue My friend whose son is a very HF Aspie writes their house rules down and posts them on the walls. In the dining room they have, " Sit in your seat. Eat your food. Drink your drink. Ask to be excused. Clear your dishes. " They can repeat those a million times and 5 seconds later he is out of his seat. But write it down and he sits down and eats his food and... I am working on this with . I have discovered that SPELLING the words rather than saying them is more effective. So I am working on using a card with " No " written on it, etc. I'm also trying signing the letters and the words at him. Catching his gaze is the big challenge here, and then there are the visual processing issues...For some reason he processes letters both visually and auditorily (is that a word?) where he does not process words or signs...Although " wait " has been a very successful sign here! One of the few. I've known some people who use miniature stop signs made from popsicle sticks & cardboard. HTH! -Sara. Wife to Matt SAHM to (3.5, autism) Gabe (21 mos, speech delay) and 'Punkin' due late May! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 " Boone responds well to wait cards " this is the kind of response i was waiting for! can you tell me how you first introduced them sissi? how did you " teach " boone what they meant? i understand the concept behind them i just i don't know if there are any specific rules and how tos i need to know. M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 that is helpful seriously sissi. it sounds too good to be true but just knowing that it worked for boone is helpful. apparently with visual thinking asd kids there is " hearing the rules " and then there is " seeing the rules " and apparently this tangible cue is very helpful. the speaker i saw this weekend said that some people attach specific time values to the cards - i.e a five minute wait - you give the child 5 one minute cards. you haven't done this though ? sounds like that may be too complex for rowan anyways. M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario Re: sissi- " wait cards " I wish I could take credit for teaching the concept, but he learned this at school in Pre-k. His old teacher, Mrs. Hill told me they had been working on wait and turn taking. " Good luck, " I thought. I remembered what she said when we were waiting in a really long line at an amusement park. I tried it. I wrote " wait " on a piece of paper. I also drew some stick figures standing in line and some rides. I told him if he " waits quietly " in line he can ride. It worked like a charm. After that all I had to do was write the word wait and say what he was waiting for. He's not a bad kid, he just needs to know the rules. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Sissi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 - Depending on where you are and what the situation is....timers work well too. Penny Re: sissi- " wait cards " that is helpful seriously sissi. it sounds too good to be true but just knowing that it worked for boone is helpful. apparently with visual thinking asd kids there is " hearing the rules " and then there is " seeing the rules " and apparently this tangible cue is very helpful. the speaker i saw this weekend said that some people attach specific time values to the cards - i.e a five minute wait - you give the child 5 one minute cards. you haven't done this though ? sounds like that may be too complex for rowan anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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