by Sue Simmons | ASD strategies, Behaviour, Communication, Development, Dynamic Intelligence, Facebook Lives, Family, Parent training, Processing Information, Video
In episode 13 we mentioned the Still Face Experiment, showing evidence of the guiding relationship. Children typically master non-verbal communication at an early age. They seek reaction in a guiding relationship. A social dance happens and the child wants to...
by Sue Simmons | Behaviour, Communication, Development, Facebook Lives, Video
In this weeks episode I take a look at What Autism Really is and shared a very interesting experiment done by Dr Edward Tronick that shows us the importance of the developmental years in childhood. What happens is mind blowing. Take a few minutes to watch the...
by Sue Simmons | Anxiety, ASD strategies, Communication, Family, Guiding, Parent training, Proactive parenting, Setting limits
“Insanity: Doing the same things over and over, and expecting different results.” ~ Albert Einstein When it comes to parenting any child, it pays to be proactive. When you’re proactive, you’re more “on top of things” … your decisions are based on knowledge and...
by Sue Simmons | ASD strategies, Communication, Eye contact, RDI
One of the many mysteries of autism centers around eye contact. It is true that many individuals on the spectrum don’t make eye regular contact. Why is this? In order to unravel this mystery, you must first understand the function of eye contact, and how it...
by Sue Simmons | ASD strategies, Behaviour, Communication, Development, Facebook Lives, Parent training
Are you struggling with your ASD child’s difficult behaviour? If you’re like most of the Moms I work with, you have no idea where to begin! I want you to know that his is not your fault, especially considering no one’s given you the support you need. I’m sure your...
by Sue Simmons | ASD strategies, Communication, Development
As a parent, a loving, emotional connection with your autism spectrum disorder (ASD) child is likely what you crave above all else. Chances are that you feel robbed of this as a result of your child’s diagnosis. I know this feeling first-hand. My son (now 19) was...
