Just thinking about the cheapest and most effective things that worked for us for Edward (and Victoria seems to be doing well from them too.)
Cheaper or free things have done
- educational songs and actions (over and over and over even when you think they walked out, aren't interested, or not looking - why? Because you know those horrible advert jingles that get stuck in your head, even when you walked out, not interested and weren't looking and you still remember)
" brain regions associated with these functions typically overlap, enabling investigation of neural organization supporting speech and song in autism. " http://m.brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/135/3/961
- educational videos that most asd kids enjoy
http://suzannejeffares.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/i-have-made-8-playlists-for-our.html?m=1
- Subtitles on TV
- Subtitles on Netflix ( especially Children's education videos)
- Watched these awesome videos on potential: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt1mf23I6t9Qsrk1700mmVbikPhFivp-w
- Read the book "The Spark" by Kristine Barnett
- making video stories and showing them to Edward
- going into public with Edward (a video I made of walking through the mall helped make this an easier task) https://youtu.be/IHBBSVc7OME (lucky to have an excellent crèche at our local mall)
*****Not so cheap things*****
- putting up mirrors at Edward height, since he couldn't look at our faces to learn how to make sounds, he did better interrogating his own face. (Near the tv for the songs, in his bedroom for a safe environment to look, in the bathroom to help with changing, toileting and teeth brushing)
- Getting an excellent carer/Babysitter with an ECE (early Learning child care - qualified to teach in preschool) qualification **** worth it though****
- your baby can read videos https://yourbabycanlearn.com
- the transporters video (helps with emotion recognition)
http://www.thetransporters.com/
- baby bumblebee kids videos
https://babybumblebee.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=15&v=&shopByPrice=&stream=&sortBy=PriceLoHi
- resources for Edward's interests (most expensive)
Paper
Magnetic drawing boards
Magnetic alphabet
Magnetic Whiteboards
Blackboards
Chalk
Paint
Spinning egg chair
Washable felts
Crayons
Playdoh
Trampoline (songs and actions and jumping)
Posters
Toys
Visits to the observatory
Trips on the train
Rebounder (in front of the tv, lounge area)
Reading to Edward
Swings
Books, books and more books
Old Encyclopaedia books
- iPad (a multi amazing resource in itself - second most expensive item)
- Rapid Prompting Method (Excellent for nonverbal kids) Helped Edward with comprehension of verbal communication, he understood us more and faster and was able to communicate better. (People who know Edward were impressed and asked what we were doing). -. https://youtu.be/XKmzO41lpRw
A young lady who can talk about RPM from experience
- https://youtu.be/8xDuIlRrtb8https://youtu.be/8xDuIlRrtb8
How? - https://youtu.be/x5zwn_13ad4
- probiotics L.Reuteri 17938 (in NZ only available in Blackmore's Bio digestive balance) and (in USA biogaia's Gastrus)
If I think of anything else I will add it.
