Homeschooling my Child that has Autism - Part Three
September 4, 2008
5:13 pm
Everything Else
Well I now have my list of library books and DVDs. I have on a waiting list for some and others I will pick up today. I will review each of them and let you know how the strategies work with Sophie.
- Embracing play teaching your child with autism (DVD)
- Breakthroughs how to reach students with autism (DVD)
- Engaging autism : using the floortime approach to help children relate, communicate, and think
Author Greenspan, Stanley I. - Relationship development intervention with young children : social and emotional development activities for Asperger syndrome, autism, PDD, and NDL
Author Gutstein, Steven E. - 1001 great ideas for teaching and raising children with autism spectrum disorders
Author Notbohm, Ellen.
Sophie has been feeling pretty bad. She started some new medicine that didn’t sit will with her and then she got a cold. She is finally feeling better and with the new DVDs and books I am ready to go. I will keep you posted.
Laura :
Date: October 7, 2008 @ 4:09 am
Sarah - I sent you a lengthy comment about your endeavors with Sophie tonight, but I am not sure if it sent or not. If you didn’t get it, let me kmow, and I’ll recreate it! Thanks! Laura
Laura :
Date: October 7, 2008 @ 4:18 am
Okay - looks like my first one didn’t post, so I’ll do it again.
I so applaud your efforts to work with Sophie. I know it’s hard, but I’ll tell you what I think should be your mantra for working with Sophie or any other kid with a language delay who dislikes, makes that HATES, books.
Play, play, play, and when you’re tired of all that, play some more.
You can teach her any concept she needs to know without a worksheet, or book, or any other “schooly” stuff. Use toys. Use what she likes. Entice her to want to be with you. This is the cruxt of all of the Greenspan stuff. She’s got to want to interact with you BEFORE she learns to learn from you.
I love your resource list! You may also want to check out The Affect-Based Language Curriculum. This is also written by an SLP Dianne Lewis, who is a colleague of Dr. Greenspan’s. It’s full of checklists and very specific ideas. It’s structured enough to make you feel like you’re really “working” on something. From what you’ve said about Sophie’s progress with communication, she seems to be ready to work on language more formally now.
Have you thought about doing a speech-language evaluation for her? Even if you don’t pursue treatment, seeing where she is language-wise and watching someone else work with her, even if just for a session or two, will probably give you a million new ideas to use with her at home. You know Sophie best, but working with someone who knows language and has experience working with children with social communication challenges, will again be good for not only Sophie, but you! I wish that I was closer to you because I’d do it myself! But I bet you can find someone who can help you! Good luck with everything! I so admire what you’re doing, and I continue to send Moms who are asking me questions about biomedical stuff to your site! Laura