Chris Winger
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7,757 appearances
58 recordings
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first heard Apr 2022
last heard Aug 2024
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presuming incompetence.
They're saying, hey, we got to start here.
Sometimes you'll hear that a child will be faded off from that.
I would, especially if the child's four years or older, very, very cautious on that because if it's built on a requesting system, then the child will only want to do it if there's a reward attached to it.
And then it's really hard to wean off from that reward system.
So just saying, being cautious on that.
Maybe it works for some, but in my 20 years experience, I would recommend providing a mode of communication, presuming competence, that the child can have access to robust vocabulary system and that over time that they can build that autonomy and that independence and that even if it's not a dependence, maybe it could be codependence, just being able to say, hey.
whether it's verbal or non-speaking right through maybe an iPad to say, hey, I'm really extremely stressed out about having to go to the dentist after school, or I really do not want to go to that rally that the class is going to because it's way too many people.
There's way too many bright lights and loud sounds, and that's just going to dysregulate me.
So presuming competence.
Yeah, we understand that our children have unique skills.
They have unique strengths and abilities.
And what we do is by presuming competence, we describe the student's level of support rather than using labels, rather than saying that the child's low functioning or that the child is severe.
We would describe what that is.
So let me give you an example.
This child prefers to communicate with alternative communication by using gestures.
This child thrives when given access to an AAC device where they can express their wants and needs and connect with their peers.
This child becomes extremely dysregulated when they're in a large group and everybody's talking at once.
This child requires a sensory break every class halfway through to make sure that they're moving properly.
So they can get their, their energy out.
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