Edward is going really well and in 5 months if we can get him nappy trained I don't see a need for a carer at kindy. He is intelligent, I believe most if not all children on the spectrum are. I have ideas and dreams of helping other children, but I totally understand mums wanting to keep their children close. If you feel that the things you are trying don't feel right or don't sound right, and you want to know what I did. I mean 1 or 2 weeks just to try something that may just work because it did for Edward just might work for other children.
Connect to them first - copy their behaviour
List their behaviour for reference -
Spin
Jump
Rock
Flap
Tippie toe
Staring at sparkly things
Swinging
Sing and talk to your child while swinging them.
I like ( whatever they like)
"I like spinning spinning spinning, I like spinning how about you?"
copy their behaviour and sing simple songs that have movements if possible.
Why song? Because the autistic brain is more receptive to it than speech -
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/135/3/961/F2.large.jpg
Head, shoulders knees and toes - http://youtu.be/Ozzo7GQLoAE
I love you (barney song) - http://youtu.be/IYBHt9j_IF4
Twinkle twinkle little star - http://youtu.be/i6GDkELs9UY
Row row your boat - http://youtu.be/DuXbEolKGwM
Jump - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcQJDpj5TSY
Indian cry (hand on and off mouth)
Talk touching child’s head with your head, during sleep even better
or talk to your child with their hand on your face while talking to them
every chance to use spectrum analyser use it (app can be found on both ipad - cost associated with ipad app and on the android apps is free)
Son-rise - copy the child, sing along (make a song to go with the motion)
Showing that you like what the child likes, you are connecting yourself with the like factor in your child’s brain. “Do what your child with autism is doing and you will connect more deeply with them. When they flap, you flap, when they rock, you rock, when they line up objects, you line up objects.”
Simon-Baron Cohen's idea - connecting emotions and faces with the like factor in your child’s brain using the video called “The transporters” about $100 free sample is here http://youtu.be/8kU_CQGWBsU
Kristine Barnett’s idea of “muchness” - adding and giving more of what the child enjoys in slightly different ways (an excellent idea for connecting those neurons). Her book is called “The Spark” - more on Kristine http://youtu.be/yBPiY0bKoks
My idea - every chance to use spectrum analyser (gives visual feedback of verbal self) and use mirrors (gives visual feedback of self and self awareness) http://suzannejeffares.blogspot.co.nz/2014/07/well-i-am-stumped.html
Find videos that have songs on the childs favourite subject try to find them with songs and with captions.
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