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No Mind Left Behind - Social Brain 3 Conference

mummypig

Hi all

I have just returned from 2 days in Glasgow at the No Mind Left Behind - Social Brain 3 conference.  I was there for work but also had my parent hat on.  There were lots of international speakers and whilst the content was theory/research heavy, I took away some good points.  Did anyone else go? 

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  • Hi Ava

    In response to your question, I think that anything you can do to help a person with autism gain skills is all good.  Whilst children may be born with autism, they are also born with a capacity to learn.  The speed at which they do so will depend upon many things including IQ.  I don't use any particular method with my son although I'm sure I would be doing bits and bobs of many methods if I took time to read more about them.  My approach has been to learn as much as I can about ASD and then pick my battles.  What is really important and relevant for my son right now and what is important for our family is what we will work on.  We pick one or two things to work on at a time only.  We continue to make progress but one thing is for sure, there are many components of his ASD that pop up and last for a few months so sometimes it feels like you've cracked something for another phase to start that you want to try to help him to change... if he wants to or needs to.  I think there is a great deal that parents can do for their children with any degree of ASD.  Good luck on your journey :-)

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  • Hi Ava

    In response to your question, I think that anything you can do to help a person with autism gain skills is all good.  Whilst children may be born with autism, they are also born with a capacity to learn.  The speed at which they do so will depend upon many things including IQ.  I don't use any particular method with my son although I'm sure I would be doing bits and bobs of many methods if I took time to read more about them.  My approach has been to learn as much as I can about ASD and then pick my battles.  What is really important and relevant for my son right now and what is important for our family is what we will work on.  We pick one or two things to work on at a time only.  We continue to make progress but one thing is for sure, there are many components of his ASD that pop up and last for a few months so sometimes it feels like you've cracked something for another phase to start that you want to try to help him to change... if he wants to or needs to.  I think there is a great deal that parents can do for their children with any degree of ASD.  Good luck on your journey :-)

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