tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post2953807971459224924..comments2024-01-24T05:26:00.039-08:00Comments on Whitterer on Autism: Early days 3Maddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-66078906852138479802007-03-06T14:30:00.000-08:002007-03-06T14:30:00.000-08:00and from the classroom teacher perspective: just ...and from the classroom teacher perspective: just yesterday, i was working with one of my pre-schoolers who has autism doing the 'up up up, down down down' to his retort of 'this this this, this this this.' that's the word he uses for many things. <BR/><BR/>i was glad when we went 'on a walk' and he repeated something that sounded like 'stop' when i said 'stop.' <BR/><BR/>even us professionals don't have the secrets. my students are mysteries to me, too! and i am delightlyfully surprised and excited when language comes bubbling out of their mouths.lisamoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10963149381171293680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-51774149759728709402007-03-06T11:03:00.000-08:002007-03-06T11:03:00.000-08:00Much of this post sounds very familiar to me.When ...Much of this post sounds very familiar to me.<BR/><BR/>When I first started my research, all I read was "Early Intervention is vitally important.". So there you are, with the clock ticking, scrambling around for what to do! <BR/><BR/>We are still at the "up, up, up", "down, down, down" stage. I love reading about all the talking your boys do because it keeps me hopeful.mjsuperfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430437202459251288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-19867950717794773482007-03-06T08:12:00.000-08:002007-03-06T08:12:00.000-08:00How you talked about feeling like there was a “sec...How you talked about feeling like there was a “secret” that the professionals know, I feel that way a lot. We do the Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy, and sometimes I feel like I am losing my mind and I think there has got to be SOME way that we can all learn to deal with eachother better. I think I am only beginning to get to know my son in some ways, and then I get myself mired in mommy guilt. Ah well. You made me feel good in some ways though, as even if we aren’t seeing a lot of progress now, maybe in a longer set of time we will have the progress we all hope for.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841767505240383644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-9382622646178189262007-03-05T21:42:00.000-08:002007-03-05T21:42:00.000-08:00Wow, what a revelation that must have been! It is...Wow, what a revelation that must have been! It is natural to think of teaching autistic children within the same paradigm that we would teach other children. I'm continually reminded that every lesson has to be approached creatively, slowly, and patiently.LAA and Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587951326698052928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-340807072287124632007-03-05T18:23:00.000-08:002007-03-05T18:23:00.000-08:00You are doing your best and there are those (us) t...You are doing your best and there are those (us) that wish you the best in all those decisions that you have to make, all the tough times ahead. Thanks for this post; a great way for us to see the inside of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-2093359408164240662007-03-05T16:01:00.000-08:002007-03-05T16:01:00.000-08:00Wow. what a moment in time. Thanks for sharing.Wow. what a moment in time. Thanks for sharing.AshleyLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063238658873407897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-60593668274309359912007-03-05T13:45:00.000-08:002007-03-05T13:45:00.000-08:00I really liked this post. I'm sorry it took four l...I really liked this post. I'm sorry it took four long arduous years to hear the words you wanted so much - I am so glad that they finally came. I feel so much for the moms that never, ever hear those words.redheadmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821882029097220118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-23348526711192048852007-03-05T13:25:00.000-08:002007-03-05T13:25:00.000-08:00The secret is "There is no secret".It's trying eve...The secret is "There is no secret".<BR/><BR/>It's trying every day, doing the best you can, not seeing immediate results, and getting up and doing it all over again.<BR/><BR/>And hoping the whole house of cards doesn't fall apart in the meantime.Club 166https://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.com