Archive for September, 2007

CONVERSATIONS THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN ASPERGER’S SYNDROME

« 26 September 2007 | 17:13 | Communicating | No Comments »

(And others who want more effective relationships)
It is perplexing to meet someone with a great deal of language but whose social life is extremely limited. The person knows a great deal but rarely has two-way conversations. He often insists on his ideas and his partners often feel disregarded or just tools for listening to him. […]



OBSESSIVE- COMPULSIVE / BIPOLAR DISORDER

« 26 September 2007 | 6:27 | Autism, Communicating | No Comments »

In a boy with AUTISM
Reported by James MacDonald and Jodi ( John’s mother)
John (W) was four years old. While he had a vocabulary of over 300 words, he mainly talked to himself in rote phrases, rarely communicating with his language. His parents saw him as intelligent since he read at the first grade level, solved […]



How has Communicating Partners helped children With Down syndrome?

« 2 September 2007 | 14:24 | Down Syndrome | No Comments »

Children with Down syndrome are biologically determined to be slow in developing speech and in many other motor and cognitive skills. Many believe that these children are generally very social because they enjoy people and seem friendly. However, in over 30 years with over 500 children with Down syndrome, we have found that, […]