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“Whisper me, Mom”: Autism and Supporting Development
When H was tiny I used to whisper words to him when we were out, because he lacked words of his own in an unfamiliar environment, or with unfamiliar people. I would lean in seamlessly – almost invisibly – so … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Communicate, connections, language, mentor/apprentice, Vygotsky
Tagged "Whisper me Mom.", Aspergers, Autism, communication, development, Laura Berk, Modelling behaviour, over-prompting, pace, parents, Perspectives, scaffolding, strategies, Vgotsky, zone of proximal development
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Autism, Written Output, and Voice-to-text Technology: Dragon Dictate
This post was created during my first attempt at using Dragon Dictate for Mac (voice-to-text software technology) Today I am learning to use Dragon Dictate for Mac. This is pretty darn exciting. I can see the benefits of this programming … Continue reading
Coping with Anxiety: the power and message of a parent’s response (via Thirty Days of Autism)
My child experiences anxiety. Unfortunately, anxiety is often one of the tag-along companions on the journey of a child with autism, along with attentional issues (ADHD), sensory issues, tic disorders, and speech and language challenges, to name a few. Today … Continue reading
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Tagged allergies, Anxiety, asd, Aspergers, Autism, meltdown, Modelling behaviour, parenting, parents, resiliency, self-talk, sensory overload, strategies
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Siblings, stress, and love: A big sister’s view of autism (via Thirty Days of Autism)
I have a beautiful daughter who will be 18 next week. Nika was almost 6 when H was born. He was like having a real baby doll and she was just awesome with him. Nika was precocious and very social: … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, behaviour, brother, grief, guilt, indiana-jones, love, Modelling behaviour, Neurotypical, parent, relationships, sibling, sister, stress, struggle, tears, typical, Zombie Apolcalypse
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Aa is for Applecus and Autism: A look back at supporting language development (via Thirty Days of Autism)
The other day I was reading about a mother's excitement over her daughter's language acquisition. It had me thinking back and remembering how that felt for us. My son is now 12 and has amazing expressive language – it took … Continue reading
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Tagged asd, Aspergers, assessment, Autism, behaviour, communicate, communication, Eeyore, idiosynchratic language, intervention, language, language aquisition, McDonald's, Modelling behaviour, prompting, Prompting Hierarchy, self-talk, social language, Speech and Language, speech-and-language-therapist, strategies, visual-strategies-and-supports
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Aa is for Applecus and Autism: A look back at supporting language development
The other day I was reading about a mother’s excitement over her daughter’s language acquisition. It had me thinking back and remembering how that felt for us. My son is now 12 and has amazing expressive language – it took … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, Behaviour, Communicate, Intervention, language, Speech and Language Therapist, visual strategies and supports
Tagged assessment, Autism, communication, Eeyore, idiosynchratic language, language aquisition, McDonald's, Modelling behaviour, prompting, Prompting Hierarchy, self-talk, social language, Speech and Language, strategies
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Coping with Anxiety: the power and message of a parent’s response
My child experiences anxiety. Unfortunately, anxiety is often one of the tag-along companions on the journey of a child with autism, along with attentional issues (ADHD), sensory issues, tic disorders, and speech and language challenges, to name a few. Today … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, ASD, Aspergers, Autism
Tagged allergies, Anxiety, Autism, meltdown, Modelling behaviour, parenting, parents, resiliency, self-talk, sensory overload, strategies
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Siblings, stress, and love: A big sister’s view of autism
I have a beautiful daughter who will be 18 next week. Nika was almost 6 when H was born. He was like having a real baby doll and she was just awesome with him. Nika was precocious and very social: … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, Behaviour, Grief, Indiana Jones, Neurotypical, Parent, relationships, Tears, typical
Tagged acceptance, Autism, brother, guilt, love, Modelling behaviour, sibling, sister, stress, struggle, tears, Zombie Apolcalypse
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Approximating typical: navigating the label “high functioning autism”
School can be a difficult place for children with autism. It can be particularly tricky for those who approximate typical, who seem almost to be like everyone else. These are the children who are sometimes referred to as high functioning … Continue reading
