This is the third and last blog (for now) I am writing with regards to behavioral vs. relational approaches in intervention. We have covered essential ground in these past months and we want to take these thoughts even deeper at this time. I spoke at the ICDL conference hosted by…
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Developmental Disorders
Developing Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Part 2 of fundamental differences between behavioral and developmental approaches in Autism Spectrum Disorder. I am currently on a 7-day course on blending attachment theory with sensory processing theory in a very practical way. I am looking at videos of children and reflecting on our kids at the center. It…
3 Facts on Symbolic and Reflective Thinking
There is something about the end of the year that is slightly nostalgic as I reflect on different Christmas events in the past, especially contemplating times when I was home with family in sunny South Africa. Sometimes I experience loneliness in the midst of people and the hustle and bustle…
How does your body know how to move? Understanding Proprioception more fully
I had the occasion this past week to watch a BBC documentary that was really amazing and the story was for every parent out there that has a child with Sensory Processing Disorder. It is the story of an older gentleman who woke up one day to find that his…
What is power anyway?
I am going to veer off course for this writing and will continue discussing executive functions next time. We are leaving from South Africa today, back to the USA. I completed a series of different trainings and had some time with my mom in Durban as well as some time…