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Tremendo has been quite taken with The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker video game. There have been many squabbles with Kamikaze over game cube time. Because of this we’ve had some bedtime issues where Tremendo wants to keep playing way past his bedtime (8:30 – 9:00pm).
Tonight in order to have as stress free [...]
Dr. Temple Grandin is possibly the most famous autistic person to date. The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow is a Horizon (BBC) episode about her life, which mainly deals with how she’s been able to cope with the difficulties inherent in Autism as well as use her unique abilities to craft an exciting [...]
Estée Klar from The Joy of Autism has posted a video (which aired in 2008 on CBC) called Positively Autistic on her site. It shows what it’s like to be Autistic but from the perspective of adult Autistics, which most people aren’t exposed to. Some wonderful quotes from clip 1:
The lack of positive [...]
Autism, Floortime Comments (0)
The Online Basic Course on DIR/Floortime model will run from March 12th – May 9th, 2010.
Even if you’ve already read The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth and feel like you understand it all, you might be helped by the additional explanations as well as videos of floortime in action.
There are also three online workshops available which look really interesting.
Here is a description I received in an e-mail:
Meltdowns: Helping Infants, Children and Adolescents Overcome Behavior Problems, Aggression and Tantrums
This ten-hour workshop will present basic principles for helping children with special needs, including autistic spectrum disorders, overcome meltdowns and related behavior problems, and difficulties with controlling aggression.
Taught by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D.
Regulatory Sensory Processing Disorders
A ten hour workshop on the sensory, motor, and emotional patterns underlying challenges in relating and communicating including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Regulatory Disorder, ADHD, behavior problems and learning challenges
Taught by Rosemary White, OTR/L and Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D.
A Lifespan Approach to Autism
This six-hour workshop will explore different types and ages of individuals with ASD and the best ways to advance their development.
Taught by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D.
Go to http://stanleygreenspan.com for more information and to sign up.
Ingrid @ February 20, 2010
I’ve been busy getting everything together for the first TEN lessons of the Preparatory Curriculum from letteroftheweek.com. I’m only up to Lesson 3 so I won’t be back until I’ve finished all ten or we start the first lesson- whichever comes first.
Ingrid @ February 3, 2010
It was a beautiful night here. I am grateful that all three of my kids can say “Trick or Treat” and “Happy Halloween” this year.
L - R: Sweet Coco, Kamikaze, and Tremendo dressed as Link and wearing their Mommy made hats.
Kamikaze and Tremendo showing their fighting stance and Daddy made shields.
Hope your night was as fun as ours.
Ingrid @ November 1, 2009
