Autism/Speech Therapy

[logotherapeytis]

sooooooo cute...

[CynthiaAndrews]

Wow great material! Have you ever considered making a course on this topic. There is a site out there called, to point c, where with every student that takes your course you get paid.

[eakat471]

Have you watch Dr. Greenspan's video's? There are also many other floortime videos on u tube. Just watch them and watch this video again. The therapist isn't connected with the child. If not connected how can she teach her?

[uiop224]

My brother is four years old and he is diagnosed with autism. its very stressful on me and my family and were trying our hardest to give him the help he needs. it breaks my heart to see him acting the way he does knowing he cannot help it. but i pray that he'll have a productive life as well as your daughter will.

[aspie101]

I remember having this therapy since I was three. I am still speech impaired, but I have made some improvements.

[sadafslp]

excellent teaching , she has leart pointing to object, so she is doing there job perfectly, but one thing is common in these chidren they keep engage themselves during working, if they dont have any object in their hands they start to explore their body. like this cute girl she is biting her nail

[MrFrewby]

all the best x

[AutismsLostBoy]

oops spelled her name wrong, I spell most things wrong if the spell checker don't catch it, oops, uh sorry!

[AutismsLostBoy]

hmm, I thought the therapist was super good at pulling Abby out of her inner world and into the regular world, even I will seem as though instinctively withdraw into myself when placed into an environment I'm not used to, although it appears in her case she doesn't need the other stimulation having found her nails.. that's where the therapist does really well at gently taking away her hand .. also like the way the therapist stops when she sees Abby's losing the ability to sit still! Nice Lady :)

[landsell]

My son started getting serious autism when he went onto foods. He began by choosing only certain foods, so a vicious cycle began. I had to brake the cycle and had great success. He is now a great chatter and great company. Please consider detoxification. There is a huge link to mercury.

[missemsnitchesss]

i have a friend who has autism who is 18 and his mom put him in this kind of stuff and he's now going to college and you almost can't even tell he has it. it's incredible.

[rslnvss]

she seems to really like chewing on her nails

[totallyfreeenergy]

Thanks for the uploads. Great channel

[keithnkitty]

I understand my son is also autisic, and i have learned so much.. He is six years old and i homeschool him, we all can take this in stride or kick this in the ass. I think we can overcome this by working together and standing as a solid wall.

[busterduck]

She is just lovely. My son too has autism. He is two. Thanks for posting this video. I have learned so much by watching Youtube videos.

[abbadonone]

i imagine these comments are pretty horrid to read. because I feel slightly annoyed myself. apparently what most "know it alls" forget is that there IS NO ONE WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS.

trust me, no one strategy is going to work on two children who are nonverbal, that's the difficulty in what this mother is going through. So please take your tunnel vision somewhere where it works on paper.

[famof6]

Again, another negative person. The stress in our lives of trying to find help for our daughter in our small community is terrible, we are doing the best we can and your comments are hurtful and not helpful. No, we don't know about that other therapy, but instead of saying mean things, why not try to help and kindly suggest this other type, I am open to learning about it and if possible, trying it, but not if the people doing the therapy are negative and not understanding, like you.

[MasterclassNL]

@famof6 in montreal there is the autism center, try going there for help

[MasterclassNL]

@famof6 in Montreal there is the autism center, try going there for help

[mutismus]

I am a SLP and i do not really agree with the method of this woman, i think that she should use some home activities for children with Sensory integration problems. It is really important to find the correct place for the child (NOT aside the wall) to start her therapy.

[famof6]

I live in a small community with limited resources, no chance of getting therapists in my home. We had to get instructional control before we could start doing more playful things, she just completely ignored everything we did at first. Please do not be so negative when things are so hard and we are doing the best we can, offer suggestions, you're comments are not helpful to us and our daily struggles, at all.

[mutismus]

3. Remove Overwhelming Sensory Input!!!

If she is over-reacting to sensory input, avoid overwhelming sensory settings when that's not an option, consider ear plugs, distracting sensory toys, or plain old bribery to get through those difficult moments.

Remember that if she is a "visual thinker". she thinks in pictures,not in language. All her thoughts are like videotapes running in her imagination. Pictures are the first language, and words are just following.

[mutismus]

Bare in mind that Nouns are the easiest words to learn because she can make a picture in her mind of the word. To learn words like "up" the teacher should demonstrate it to her. Take a toy airplane and say "up" as you make the airplane takeoff from a desk. Some children learn better if cards with the words "up" attached to the toy , in our case the airplane. The "up" card is attached when the plane takes off. And the you can learn the "down" card by attaching it when the airplaine lands.

[famof6]

Thank you for your suggestions, I really do appreciate it. This was taken over a year ago and we are doing quite a few of your suggestions now, she has a swing at home, school and at her SLP's. She has a weigted vest at school, I am working on getting one for home and ST. We are using more of a play therapy approach with her now, but she gets frustrated easily with this. She would rather do table activities than have to share a toy! I am taking her to a new OT now also, help with sensory..

[mutismus]

check your mailbox, i have sent you more tips :D

[mutismus]

-PLEASE DO NOT USE LONG VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS! she has troubles in remembering the sequence

-art and computer programming are talent areas should be encouraged. Talents can be turned into skills that can be used for future employment

-Use concrete visual methods to teach number concepts

- Neat handwriting is hard. This can totally frustrate her., so to reduce frustration , let her type on the computer.

[mutismus]

Its important to have the picture and the printed word on the same side of the card. When teaching nouns the child must hear you speak the word and view the picture and printed word simultaneously. An example of teaching a verb would be to hold a card that says "jump," and you would jump up and down while saying "jump." :)

You will both enjoy it , little angels love this method!

[mutismus]

Some hyperactive autistic children who fidget all the time will often be calmer if they are given a padded weighted vest to wear.

Pressure from the garment helps to calm the nervous system.She greatly calmed by pressure. For best results, the vest should be worn for 15' and then taken off for a few minutes. This prevents the nervous system from adapting to it.

[mutismus]

and what about Swinging ?

Just remember that should always be done as a fun game. It must NEVER be forced. many of my little patients respond better eith improved eye contact and speech when we interact while they are on a swing (or rolled up in a mat!).

Sensory input from swinging or pressure from the mat sometimes helps to improve speech.

[sugarpie0404]

God bless this child.

[Jane24]

that is so coincidental...i clicked on this vid because i saw the title and was looking for something to include in a presentation i'm doing for college. and i saw the little girl and said to myself "she looks like abbey and kinda acts like her too" ...and then i heard "abbey"... and was like O.O...woah...i doubt it's the same abbey tho lol ...that was cool tho... :)

[gaggle8830]

she needs Sherwood connection therapy first so she can be present. She's not attentive enough to make some progress and it's counter productive to push it under these circumstances.

[jennyevd]

Thank you and everyone else for posting these videos. My daughter is autistic and went through all of the therpies. Still going through some actually. She is 9 now and doing great. The hardest thing int he world is to watch your child struggle but the greatest, most wonderful thing is to see them acheive all of those little goals. My daughter is my inspiration, so strong and smart. Its been an amazing journey and the road goes on forever for these kids. Good luck with everything!!

[dilletante2]

what a sweet smile

[rochesweeney]

Good idea, but were is the eye contact, the attention.

[conduirty]

Thank you so much for posting this! Abbey is about the age of my child. She is very simular to him as well. We only get therapy in school and I have never been allowed to watch. He is six years old and this is the first therapy session I have ever watched.

[sadafslp]

child's total attention is on nail biting ..so first of all teacher must get the child's attention...

[ASenseOfCalm]

but nail biting is sensory seeking - all autistic individuals need some kind of sensory feedback

[sadafslp]

activity is excellent but environment in uncontrolled.....