Amazing article on helping kids with Autism by Ron Suskind:
"There's a reason - a good-enough reason - that each autistic person has embraced a particular interest. Find that reason and you will find them, hiding in there, and maybe get a glimpse of their underlying capacities. In our experience, we found that showing authentic interest will help them feel dignity and impel them to show you more, complete with maps and navigational tools that may help to guide their development, their growth. Revealed capability, in turn, may lead to a better understanding of what's possible in the lives of many people who are challenged." - Ron Suskind
Click here for original NY Times article.
"There's a reason - a good-enough reason - that each autistic person has embraced a particular interest. Find that reason and you will find them, hiding in there, and maybe get a glimpse of their underlying capacities. In our experience, we found that showing authentic interest will help them feel dignity and impel them to show you more, complete with maps and navigational tools that may help to guide their development, their growth. Revealed capability, in turn, may lead to a better understanding of what's possible in the lives of many people who are challenged." - Ron Suskind
Click here for original NY Times article.
