Archive for May, 2008

The Balancing Life — a poem

« 16 May 2008 | 16:03 | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Hey folks, I learn best by
Doing, touching, sounding, talking, and trying a lot.
When you do all the doing and all the talking,
I just cannot do much.
However, when you do only as much as I do,
Then silently wait and expect me to do something,
I will learn what I can do
and that I can do a lot […]



Lafayette, Louisiana Workshop and Evaluations — post Workshop thoughts

« 16 May 2008 | 16:00 | Autism, Communicating, Down Syndrome | No Comments »

Hi all,
Just had a great time in Lafayette, Louisiana.  A one day workshop and then  I evaluated 9 families.
All nine families seemed to  “get it” as they all pledged to make the  child’s life more playful and interactive and to  become a  smarter consumer  of professional services, especially of ones that show little gains and […]



Can a 16 Month Child be Autistic?

« 16 May 2008 | 11:08 | Autism, Communicating | No Comments »

I had a call last wee from a distressed mom whose little 16 month old girl  had been called autistic by two professionals.
I asked my basic questions that often predict  that a child will be social  communicative and develop out of autistic behaviors. Those questions are:
Does she, enjoy playing with people?
Does she imitate or act […]



WAITING FOR CHILD TO HAVE THE FIRST WORD!

« 16 May 2008 | 10:53 | Communicating | No Comments »

Hi all,
I saw a 21 year old gentleman yesterday. I have known him  for 19 years.  he  has had severe oral motor delays.  While he has  a great deal of language in  his head  he is still not clear in his speech often.
On thing I noticed is that he  usually waits for others to talk […]