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Why is my kid doing that?!
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!
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My sweet girl has big emotions when she has a (what seems like to others) small problem. She is a completionist, and if a task can't eb finished in time at school ir she is missing a component she can get tearful and sometime shout out. She also does this at home sometimes if she is looking for a particular toy and can't find it. Her current preschool told me she encourages her to breathe or does "monitored ignoring." The monitored ignoring is very frustrating to me, because it teaches nothing and she isn't doing the behavior for attention.
14d •
The IFSP or IEP process?
I have my son’s IEP tomorrow and I wasn’t happy with the goals so I asked them to rewrite them. You need to know that you are the most important advocate when it comes to your child’s IFSP or IEP. The IFSP is given when your child qualifies for early intervention, it stands for the Individualized Family Service Plan, it supports your goals as a family and is typically more inclusive of your family goals and how you want to go about them. The IEP stands for individualized Education Plan and it supports your child’s access to the general education environment. The IEP Process is less family friendly and more about what they see and experience at school, which for some can be a lot of masking and emotional shutdown at home. How familiar are you with the IFSP or IEP process? What has been your experience? What questions do you have?
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My daughter had an IEP. It was not a great experience for us. She is pretty high functioning, with her biggest obstacle that she can upset easily if there is an issue or if it is a hard transition to an unprepared activity. She would shout out or even start to cry a little. They had her in a sped class for most of the day 9a-3p and only went to gen ed for 1 hour total per day with a teacher's aid. I tried to advocate for more time for her in gen ed and get it put in the IEP and they would never change it, only to say they didnt have the staff to do it. A generic "will try to increase time" was added to appease my request. We had mutiple IEP meetings. After months of no increased time, feeling like she wasn't being challenged academically and my daughter picking up unwanted behavior from her peers, we made the hard decision to pull her out of public school. She will have to start Kindergarten again next year. Currently trying to find another school that is the right fit for us. It's been pretty defeating.
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@Katie Lents we have looked into private since pulling her out. They said that tuition would be $23,500 for the school year. It is absolutely overwhelming trying to find a school that is a good fit and sad that a possible option would cost the same as college. 😔 Do you have good options near you?
Feb 14 •
Happy Valentines Day
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💘
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My sweet girl loves hugs and cuddles. We also love to say "ugga mugga" like Daniel Tiger when we snuggle our noses. She is a Gestalt Language Processor, and that was one of her early scripts. ❤️
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@Katie Lents her first way of communication was using scripts from some of her favorite movies or shows (i.e. trolls, super simple songs). She wouldn't request things or conversate, but she could sing every word to her favorite songs. I knew something was different and fortunately have a friend who worked in developmental/speech therapy and after describing it to her she said it sounded like GLP. After researching I was 100% sure that's how she processed language. I bought the mindful speech course and learned how to interact and speak with her to encourage new language. It was amazing how fast she learned after knowing how to meet her where she was at. She's pretty amazing and is already reading at age 5. Beyond proud of her progress.
7d •
Don’t forget Q&A tonight!
Bring a tea, a wine, a giant class of water., just a time for us to connect and talk. There is no pressure, a space for you to feel not so alone❤️
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@Kelley Calmes same! Prayers for healing!
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Hate that missed it. Hope to catch the next one! 😊
12d •
15 min is really ok!
Somedays we have more time than others and on the days we can’t seem to function, or feel guilt of all the other stuff goin on, 15 min is still ok! 15 min in the bath, sitting at snack with them, helping them get dressed, singing a song, talking a walk. It will add up! When you become intentional with that 15 min, paying a bit more attention, pausing more to provide language opportunities, model more, be a bit more patient, it makes a difference! Let’s encourage each other! What’s a 10-15 min interaction you have had with your child?
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Our household has been sick this week, so snuggles and rest was on the agenda. Something I would like to make a routine of (at least once a week if not twice) is baking with my girl. She enjoys it. It's fun to measure, mix and stir. We talk about how long to set the timer and I let her help set it. Then we get to enjoy the goodies after. I feel like this would be a great 15 minute(or more) option for us.
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