http://www.esteeklar.com/2009/01/14/jarring/ The Joy of Autism is about our journey with autism and our opinions about how society views it. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.esteeklar.com/2009/01/14/jarring/comment-page-1/#comment-53 JoannaB Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:27:54 +0000 http://www.esteeklar.com/?p=780#comment-53 In reading your blog lately and your conversations with Adam, I have reflected on the past week and have found that I have started to speak with the student I shadow a bit differently. He is seven years old, diagnosed with autism and attends a Montessori School - it's his first year, and he's doing wonderfully (it's my 1st year with him, and we're doing great, too!). He's very much verbal, but when he chooses to switch from using his words to expressing his thoughts in just sounds (ie. "and then we went into the gym and then vroooooom and shh shh shh and beeep beep beeeeeeeep!"), I've prompted him to "use his words." Looking back on this week, I realize that I instead said things like, "when I hear you say "vrooom" and "beep beep", I think of a fast car! What can you tell me about those sounds in the gym?" Keep up your amazing work! You have a sweet boy, and he's lucky to have you. Joanna In reading your blog lately and your conversations with Adam, I have reflected on the past week and have found that I have started to speak with the student I shadow a bit differently. He is seven years old, diagnosed with autism and attends a Montessori School – it’s his first year, and he’s doing wonderfully (it’s my 1st year with him, and we’re doing great, too!).
He’s very much verbal, but when he chooses to switch from using his words to expressing his thoughts in just sounds (ie. “and then we went into the gym and then vroooooom and shh shh shh and beeep beep beeeeeeeep!”), I’ve prompted him to “use his words.” Looking back on this week, I realize that I instead said things like, “when I hear you say “vrooom” and “beep beep”, I think of a fast car! What can you tell me about those sounds in the gym?”
Keep up your amazing work! You have a sweet boy, and he’s lucky to have you.
Joanna

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