Melissa Neff
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1,584 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2017
last heard Dec 2022
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So finding what that window of tolerance is
working within it, giving the child as much control as is appropriate for their age, because the having that control reduces their anxiety.
Um
The other way to do this is because these kids are on the spectrum, so they do have obsessive interests.
And you can
incorporate those interests into the into learning in the same way you would with any other child on the spectrum.
So
If you're not willing to do anything on this list today, what are you willing to do that involves
Batman and Robin.
So often these kids
Instead of actually wanting to interact in a direct social way, they will go into these intensive role plays.
where they pretend that they're Batman.
And so parents getting in there and pretending with them and getting into their world.
And is Batman able to clean his room today?
I d I wonder if Batman is, instead of saying Batman better clean his room or he's not getting dessert, right?
So it's often about the way that you're phrasing demands too and and what you wanna do, especially with younger kids with PDA who maybe aren't as savvy to what you're doing is disguise those demands.
And make it fun, like um, let's say the child's name is Penny.
What do you think Penny is willing to do today in kind of making it a little more
Penny's a character and Penny can decide what her role is going to be today.
So it's definitely collaborative.
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