tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post1397110920246792608..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: 9. Mindfulness and modulation (being practiced, and not practiced, by professionals)Amanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-17243780658798234092014-06-17T00:57:26.838-04:002014-06-17T00:57:26.838-04:00I, too, am frequently baffled by how much trouble ...I, too, am frequently baffled by how much trouble NT adults seem to have interacting with kids with disabilities. I'm a respite care worker, and parents are often surprised how quickly their kids decide that I'm likeable. It's because I let the kids take the lead. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-49776468826618430482010-11-14T18:09:34.051-05:002010-11-14T18:09:34.051-05:00I just looked up the Son-rise program (becuase I h...I just looked up the Son-rise program (becuase I hadn't heard of it before your post) and I was stuck by the obviousiness of the part which advised parents to encourage their children's passions and to join them in their games. I felt that what it was saying, without realizing it, was treat your child with ASD like any other child.Zelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501958732832098738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-43699734134261544362010-11-12T21:46:37.726-05:002010-11-12T21:46:37.726-05:00Stuff like this is why it strikes me as ironic tha...Stuff like this is why it strikes me as ironic that people with ASD are frequently characterized as "inflexible," as if regular people aren't.Mtthwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044477052374837348noreply@blogger.com