In a group someone asked how would we describe autism. - This is my best answer.
" Difficulty with verbal and non verbal communication that impacts on everything else. - In many ways the more severe children remind me a lot of the first part of the movie "Helen Keller".
And that was achieved only after connecting / bonding with her and teaching her how to communicate first (with a ton of patience and love and acceptance :-) )
I found while connecting it was a great time to sing and talk. As a verbal child said "I can't hear and look at the same time"..... So an excellent time for your child to hear you while they are in their comfortable place and in motion...... Kristine Barnett did a lot of her teaching with her son while he was in a swing.
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