We love a good activity that can kill some time!! I like to view activities as a process over product and tomorrow in the parent power in 5 min I’m going to talk about how we stretch activities to maximize attention, and communication!! If you can’t access it yet, make sure you’re posting, asking questions and commenting! You get reinforced with points to unlock levels with how much you engage:)
@Sabha Rehman let’s go a little deeper here sabha. He’s hitting himself, what typically is happening just before he’s hitting? Yes he’s not able to say I’m mad, but what do you think l he’s mad about? If he did have the words in that very moment what would he communicate to you?
What is one way your child shows love toward you? Sometimes this can be hard bc what you once imagined it looking like, may not necessarily look that way, but seeing the ways they do love is so so important💘
I am thrilled to extend a warm welcome to you in this space. I have longed for the opportunity to reconnect with parents and offer support, education, advocacy, and care as you journey through parenthood with an autistic child. Thank you for joining us, and I trust that this community will provide you with a sense of belonging, community, and solutions to your daily questions
@Sabha Rehman Hi Sabha! Welcome! I am so glad you’re here! You’ll find lots or resources and trainings in the classroom tab! Let me know if you have any questions! You’re in a great community!
I understand that behaviors are truly what a family navigates and struggles with the most when raising young children and especially autistic kids that have a harder time engaging with the social communicating world! I hear parents all the time say, my kiddo is hitting, kicking flopping, running away from me, laughing about it. It’s really hard to keep our cool! I’m curious what behaviors are you seeing in your kiddo, let’s get down to some reasons why and strategies to try!
@Kayla Huff oh yes, this is a VERY familiar situation that we had with Adam. The need to complete/finish, not only with objects or toys, but internal play ideas. I think the mindset shift really needs to be within the adults and also supporting some skill acquisition from her. Let me know if you want a quick video and I can explain what this might look like for adults and for her, what you can help teach her:)