From Alison: One of the key parts of any Son Rise program playroom session is the Joining of our child’s exclusive or repetitious behaviour, here’s how that looks in my sessions with my son Jordan.So I am in the playroom and we have just played a game, now Jordan wants some alone time. He starts…
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One of the defining factors of Autism is that a child has Repetitive Behaviours, here at The Autism Treatment center of America we also see that not only can a child be repetitious but also “exclusive”. What do we mean by “exclusivity”? Exclusivity is when your child is not paying any attention to you. Their…
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One of the strategies for Autism that The Son-Rise Program uses is joining the child’s exclusive and repetitious activities (isms). Some children flap, some spin in circles, some recite lines to movies. There are many different isms and we all have them. For example, I like to listen to the same songs over and over…
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Picture this: A boy 6 years old, with short hair and skinny legs, dressed in shorts and a red t-shirt with the words,”Miracles in Progress” on the front. He is running in circles around the room, saying to himself, “Bat man – help me.” He darts to the center of the room spins very fast…
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How is that possible? We listen to what people say (although sometimes not attentively). We gather data from their words. Isn’t that how we get to know each other? Yes…and no. We also notice facial expressions, we see body language and movements… we even smell each other. We catalog all the information and form an…
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I have just had an amazing experience. I was working my last session in The Son-Rise Program playroom with a delightful 13 year old boy. The way this lovely boy communicates is in a very deep low voice and very fast. Often you will hear him say clear words in amongst a string of other…
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Hullo again, Here is a little song I wrote that I would love to share… I wrote this after joining a child for nearly 2 solid hours. Such a beautiful experience, and a lesson to see beauty in everything. Speaking with AngelsYou sit and gaze at nothingWhere others sit and play.You rock yourself so gently,You…
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Of all the strategies for helping autism, I love joining the most. This week the power of joining was brought to my attention yet again. We have a wonderful little boy who is here for his 2nd intensive. While I was joining him he would whisper words and at first I would celebrate and begin…
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Hullo wonderful friends! I want to share an beautiful experience I had in the playroom today. The past two weeks our staff here have been lucky enough to work with the most incredible 32 year old man. His mum (a true Force of Nature!) is committed to starting a Son-Rise Program for him, still seeing…
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The thing I love the most about The Son-Rise Program is that when the child is exclusive, we join them in their world. We don’t try to stop their unique behaviours but instead see them as a way to connect, accept, and build a bridge to their amazing world. One of the most memorable moments…
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