February 26th, 2007
Teaching Strategies
(1) The Choice Is Yours (figuring out how to respond to a child who wants something that he cannot recall the word for)
(2) Preparedness (going out to public places with an autistic child: your attitude plays a big role)
(3) We Can Ride Bikes (how my husband Jim taught Charlie to squeeze the brakes on his bike)
(4) i, l, L, t, T and Keep On Moving (getting stuck on details)
(5) Novelty Situations (dealing with new experiences by following Charlie at his own pace)
(6) 1st cooking lesson (teaching Charlie to heat up food in the microwave)
(7) What Therapy Do You Choose? (how do you know what teaching therapy is best suited for your child?)
(8) Cognitive Dissonance (on dealing with the unexpected)
(9) Anxious Moments (handling anxiety and the moment before the “meltdown”)
(10) What to Do in the Inbetween Times? (what do you do when you’re between therapy sessions, a bath, a car ride, meals?)
(11) Training and the Problem with the Basket Hold (on the training of teachers and aides; crisis management training; why restraints do not work)
(12) Just one bite……. how do you get a child to eat something new? (dealing with neophobia)
(13) Physical Restraints, Fear, and Why We Need to Teach (What do I do when my child is bigger than me? stronger than me? When I can’t carry him or her anymore—-when I can’t scoop her up and transport her off the floor of a store and make a dash for the exit?)
(14) Moderation or, Trying to Find the Golden Mean (the more something is “off limits,” the more Charlie wants it: Last year, he liked ketchup so much he consumed half a bottle if I was not careful. I sent in a bottle to school a few months ago; there is a full bottle in plain view in a kitchen cabinet and Charlie, though knowing where it is, has yet to ask for it.)
(15) Shhh (Sometimes it’s all a parent can do to be quite.)
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