tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post6281427795849271457..comments2024-01-24T05:26:00.039-08:00Comments on Whitterer on Autism: Early Days 5 - Do not be downcastMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-16419201638834657172007-03-25T13:11:00.000-07:002007-03-25T13:11:00.000-07:00The corkscrew is a nice way to look at it. Makes ...The corkscrew is a nice way to look at it. Makes it easier to think, "Hmm, we're just on the bottom of the loop. He's regrouping! We're going to take off to the top of the corkscrew any moment now!" It's very hard to find the reasons for some things when you think about all that goes on in our kids' lives and could effect behavior - school, therapies, foods, siblings, preferred toys, etc. Yep, the corkscrew is simple! Simple is good! I like it!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397166252681075107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-15808831700911340642007-03-25T07:31:00.000-07:002007-03-25T07:31:00.000-07:00One of the numerous things I disliked about IBI/AB...One of the numerous things I disliked about IBI/ABA and the T's in general... was that they would not generalize his skills. His psych assess even reads "child cannot transfer skills" their own staff did the testing (wonderful woman), when quizzed "we have to do these programs this way and if you don't do as we tell you he will fail"...<BR/><BR/>That was June 2006 (we started Oct 2005) Aug 2006 they were GONE!!!! (that's a week long story :) ) but we were all happy again.<BR/><BR/>The skills don't transfer easily but transfer they do... wonderful SrK teach he now has... best choice I ever made.<BR/><BR/>And yes.. it comes and goes but... honestly, I don't keep "score" any longer. We just plug away one day at a time.<BR/><BR/>S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-41199331725978015612007-03-25T06:24:00.000-07:002007-03-25T06:24:00.000-07:00Personally, I don't care whether it's "true" or no...Personally, I don't care whether it's "true" or not...I agree with zaecus, and have seen in my own practice and personal development, that "this type of development is common for everyone." :o)AShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306812116989881072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-65540556161539739462007-03-25T02:32:00.000-07:002007-03-25T02:32:00.000-07:00I very recently read somewhere (I can't seem to fi...I very recently read somewhere (I can't seem to find now) that this type of development is common for everyone, young and old, but shows up most strongly in children who are absorbing (and able to absorb) vast amounts of information.<BR/><BR/>I've most often seen it described as 'progress and plateau' where, like with the body and physical exercise, the brain needs time to adapt to the new capabilities before you really push them, leading to even greater developments.<BR/><BR/>The corkscrew descriptions is very poetic, however.Zaecus Celestishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560402588548561182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-77990644000917892152007-03-24T23:40:00.000-07:002007-03-24T23:40:00.000-07:00Corkscrew pro/re/neo gression: That has been us. A...Corkscrew pro/re/neo gression: That has been us. At 5 everything became fits and starts and then just stops and then----the loss of almost <I>everything</I>, and the only thing new was far worse than anything ever before (SIBs).<BR/><BR/>And then now, peaceful easy feeling walking around New York and eating dinner calmly in Whole Foods between 2 strangers on either side, one of whom had just chided Charlie for pausing to look down at her son's pizza. ("Listen," said my husband.........)<BR/><BR/>My German history teacher taught us that belief in progress (as linear, in particular), along with the "right" to happiness, was one of those silly American misconceptions.kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104388229716638534noreply@blogger.com