tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post7302707639415275372..comments2024-02-25T10:24:30.868-05:00Comments on Special needs disability parenting BLOOM: In autism, we confuse IQ with happinessBLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-57939324130631567572013-11-16T09:49:21.553-05:002013-11-16T09:49:21.553-05:00Fortunately, an intervention with 30+ yrs research...Fortunately, an intervention with 30+ yrs research and hundreds of years of theory behind it that is being proven true by current neuroscience has been found to help those with autism. It even has measurement instruments and meets the goals Dr. Anagnostou discusses! It's called DIR/Floortime and it's the intervention that doesn't offer a "Band-Aid" solution like the behavioural strategies do. It works at the roots of relating, communicating, and regulation issues in autism-regardless of IQ.<br /><br />The late Stanley Greenspan has mounds of books and documented research on how to get children with developmental delays and autism to reach each "Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities" in order to function well in society, obtain employment, and live happily.<br />Brain scans before and after the Floortime intervention--which can be done by the parents without the cost of expensive ABA therapists & consultants and can be done anytime, anywhere at home, during chores, mealtime, etc.-- showed that children with "autistic" like brains had brain scans resembling "normal" children after 1 year of Floortime. And this was done locally at York University and featured on The National!<br /><br />ABA has no such evidence. Why isn't Holland Bloorview embracing DIR/Floortime which is cost-effective, full-encompassing, and a successful intervention simply because the government is so far behind in learning about it & funding it, instead choosing to hire a consultant from Florida to tell them what autism interventions work and are backed by research in the province-wide review?<br /><br />Just like we don't like our children to be judged by their disability, nor should our professionals be biased against learning about and using DIR/Floortime because they haven't taken the time to find out what it is, what it involves, how to train parents to do it successfully, and how much research really has validated the approach. From one professional who has been trained the same way as you in the scientific research methodologies who has taken the time to learn, please do our children in Ontario a favour and embrace DIR/Floortime to truly be cutting-edge in the delivery of successful strategies since the ones we have clearly aren't working for most families and have wait lists of 1-2+ years. Make a difference by using meaningful measurements like the FEDCs mentioned above.Lucas' Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-64442870311317489252013-11-15T19:12:53.419-05:002013-11-15T19:12:53.419-05:00A great article - thank you very much for posting....A great article - thank you very much for posting.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923578494572612560noreply@blogger.com