Category Archives: interventionsist

Michelle Garcia Winner and Amazing Social Thinking Strategies: I ❤ this stuff!

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

Last fall I went to a conference on Preparing for Transitions to Adulthood and Beyond… with Michelle Garcia Winner. I just love the work she is doing with Social Thinking: I love the work this enables me to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, handling discomfort, Hopes and Big Dreams, interventionsist, Michelle Garcia Winner, Social Thinking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Looking back and next steps: the power of pause

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

It is critical sometimes to stop and observe where we are at and to notice how H is growing and developing. The changes are small and incremental (though at times these little things can seem HUGE to us) and might … Continue reading →

Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Diagnosis, Goals, Intervention, interventionsist, label, language, Parent, Play Therapy, Social Thinking, Speech and Language Therapist, Teacher | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

More perspectives on fitting in – or not!?! Supermom doesn’t live here

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

Sometimes I don’t fit in because my world is different from others – and this perhaps is not a choice. In discussions with other parents I occasionally feel the pang of difference and sometimes even envy, in that my child … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, Autism, fitting in, interventionsist, Parent, Play Therapy, Social cognition, Social Thinking, Speech and Language Therapist | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments