Oscar Recovering from Autism through The Son-Rise Program

[chizzthesausage]

GOOD JOB



[aliharrison7]

Truly amazing!



[richardbutterton1]

wow i just found this video after watching a game video xD and man wow i nearly cried xD and i'm a MAN!, keep it up guys xD

[6metalastur]

Thank you, i cried an cried of happynes with this video!!

[kariushka]

Sorry, The " ? " was an intruder !! Hahaha!!

[kariushka]

Oh yes!! I will keep you informed!? Thanks!! I will check the message board, Warm hugs!

[SimonALogan]

You can also view the "Oscar's amazing journey" story under "inspirational stories" on the SonRise message board.

Simon

[SimonALogan]

Hi Kariushka,

That's wonderful news that you are going to attend the startup! Please let us know how you get on.

God bless,

Simon

[kariushka]

Hi Patricia and Simon!!

Remember me?! I Just wanted to tell you, I am going to attend next september the start up program, full of hope and faith !!

Thank you!! God has placed a great number of things and beautiful people to push me into helping my little boy Arturo, and you are one of them!!

[aveotint]

Amazing what you have done with Oscar. He is such a lovely boy and in first part reminds me of my 3,5 years old autistic son. I love the Son-Rise program. It simply works.

[kariushka]

2nd. Part: Your son Oscar is gorgeous!!

I wish him tons of wonderful things a very normal and happy life, with God always as his side....

[SimonALogan]

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I wish those had been available when we were starting out.

God bless,

Patricia & Simon

[SimonALogan]

Hi Kariushka,

We are so delighted that you found our video useful. Please go on the startup programme as soon as you can; it will totally change your life, and give you hope for your son. Reading "SonRise; the miracle continues" by Barry Neil Kaufman, and "what you can do right now to help your child with autism" by Jonathan Levy will be very helpful. The autism treatment Center of America website is full of great resources too, especially the webcasts. I wish those had been available when we

[kariushka]

I have just copy your long reply to kylolka80... I am going to follow your advice for the sake of my 4 years old Arturo...

Thank you!!! I went in to tears when I saw this video!! I am now so optimistic!! I think you are awesome you sound soooo enthusiastic in this video!!

[refi68]

love the diaper trail...very cool :)

[SimonALogan]

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we got our ideas from book & movie titles, from magazines and comics - anything to inspire him to interact with us and see us as the fun thing in the room.

We would absolutely advise anyone to get to a Sonrise startup course as soon as possible, and to contact the Autism Treatment Center of America for advice.

Good luck,

Patricia & Simon

[SimonALogan]

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having the "3 E's" (energy, excitement, and enthusiasm), not just in the playroom but around the house as well.

We joined him completely in his world for months at the start of the programme, before he would ever come to ours. For games we totally used what he was interested in (motivators); hundreds of games based on dinosaurs, trains, Disney etc;

[SimonALogan]

Hi Kylolka80,

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Sorry for the late reply. The first two years, Oscar was in the playroom 6-8 hours per day. We took him NOWHERE outside the house, as he couldn't cope with any outside overstimulation. We applied the Sonrise principles completely: attitude (believing in your child and that your time spent with them will help); not judging anything your child's behaviours as good or bad;

[follxs]

wo0ow

i cryed

this is so emotional

[BIGsilvercup]

@davegaines09 SR is not scientifically proven not to work. In fact no therapy is proven by science to work. For exp the British Columbia Office of Health

Technology Assessment concluded in 2000 that 'The effectiveness claim of Lovaas (ABA) et al. (1987) that half the children achieved normal or near-normal development and placement in schools remains uncorroborated by independent research' 'Due to major methodological flaws, the findings of Lovaas and McEachin cannot be regarded as conclusive'

[lightbight]

bee2fine4u its just strimming or self stimulation the same as flapping nothing bad your husband needs to get a grip and it sounds like you are well rid of the creep good luck you could show this clip as defence.

[bee2fine4u]

@lightbight I have to. There is no other documentation I have found that actually describes so many autistic tendancies such as this clip. He does them all just like my son. Lines up toys, rocks, rotates toys, jarbles speech, and the floor exercises.

[kykolka80]

Great Job Guys.!!!

How many hours a day did you spend with your son working and do you have any tips or games to share, please do. Also did you try any other interventions ? Thank you

[bee2fine4u]

What does "ISM" stand for?

[finnesselli]

Wonderful... Thank you for sharing Oscar's story... Inspiring for sure!!,

[karurkar]

Very inspiring!

[SimonALogan]

Thanks for your comments everyone. We hope that this video has encouraged anyone who is running or thinking of running a SonRise programme.

bee2fine4u : This type of repetitive and exclusive behaviour is what the SonRise programme refers to as an "ISM", and as you say, they are just something the kids need to do to take care of themselves. I'd advise you contact the autism treatment centre of America if you have any worries with your son's ISMing.

Good luck,

Simon

[bee2fine4u]

My x-husband is accusing me of terrible things regarding the explanation of our autistic son's behavior. To gain advantage in a custodial battle. The "floor exercises" (in scene 2:03) my son has been doing since he was 2 or 3 years. He is now almost 6 years old. I know they are a stress reliever for autistic children. What is the proper term for them? My ex is claiming that I taught him such actions with my new husband.

[carlalmo1344]

In everything we need more educational videos....well done.

[LaJoyT]

From one recovered family to another....... congratulations!! We are so proud of you Oscar. My 13 y.o. son followed a very similar path. He is now a happy, loving, active, super smart 13 y.o. who enjoys acting in plays, playing video games, boating, riding 4 wheelers, ect..... We still struggle with social interaction but it gets better everyday.

[Mrsplay100]

Second Part:

My own son had Autistic challenges for 4 years - having shifted to the son-rise teachings and approaches in the last two years he is nearly fully recovered - we continue with the intervention and experience remarkable improvements in his well being and social functioning.

Open to 'what is' and miracles happen.

[Mrsplay100]

Posting in two parts:

Some things are beyond science! I

Any loving, conscious and creative input that a human being can bring to another is beneficial beyond measure.

Autistic children need healing not behavioural correction.

If we stop consciousness with the need for 'scientific' evidence the most amazing breakthroughs in human evolution would never have occurred.

Faith and hope have no limits.

[renunu1111]

So happy you found something that works for Oscar!! I hate all those comments that negate a program. If it worked for your son then Bravo!! Kids are different, even kids with autism. They can respond differently to different programs. We have to celebrate that this helped Oscar, and he now seems to expereince the world much more comfortably which is what really counts!! And PS. I used to work in a SonRise program playroom in England that looked just like yours! It brought back happy memories!

[okokokjack]

wow!!!!



[slacker361]

he had staph , strep , c diff, and others I cant remember right now. we got with a DAN doctor. These are doctor that believe that autism is a biomedical problem and not a psychological one.

[davegaines09]

Son-Rise is questionable.

[sparklespers0n]

@davegaines09

Nothing that shows results is questionable for the parents of an autistic child. If it doesn't work for you, either you are doing it wrong, or it's not what your kid needs.

[Pat71896]

For all who are in this situation, pray for health.

[CKAudet]

This is amazing.  Thanks for posting.

[Kreedon]

Think of the value of doing "Music Drum Circles" with autistic children where

family, friends and providers join in and the child makes another connection.

[slacker361]

did you ever think that the one or two hour crying was a medical problem? Children with autism usually have under active or over active immune systems

[sparklespers0n]

@slacker361 if you paid attention, you may have noticed that he cried ALL DAY - and had meltdowns for an hour or two.

As the parent of two, yes, we have all thought that - fact is, most of us KNOW it. Doesn't seem to matter what parents think, the medical community is officially "stymied" when it comes to autism.

[slacker361]

@sparklespers0n my son also has autism, he use to cry all the time , then we did a stool test and found stuff growing that shouldnt have been growing, we cleared that up and he didnt cry all the time any longer

[sparklespers0n]

@slacker361

Interesting! What was it, and how did you get the doctor to run the tests, if I may ask?

[pasito28]

This is amazing!