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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Sensory Processing
5 Fundamental Differences between Behavioral Interventions vs. the Developmental Perspective in the Intervention of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Behavioral intervention has become standard care in the world of Autism Spectrum Disorder. As there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to intervening in Autism spectrum disorder, I salute our behavioral colleagues for their success in lobbying their method of care and being so successful in gaining…
3 reasons why Sound Sensitivity makes a Child feel Unsafe
We visited the Moremi wildlife park in Botswana last week. You can only enter with a 4x4 vehicle, as the roads are quite difficult to travel. We had to sleep in a ground tent with no encampment, so wildlife could enter your camping area at any time. I have done…
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…
Pay Attention!!! (Third in series on Executive Function Skills)
Shane is sitting in his classroom, and the teacher is explaining a new math problem and the steps to solving it. He loves math and is really trying to listen. He looks away out of the window to other kids playing outside while he keeps listening to the teacher. His…