Finding your autistic child’s strengths and building them
Connecticut Post
Here’s a story from the Connecticut Post that shows how one family is bolstering their autistic child’s strengths and working on social skills.
It may have been a beautiful, sunny April morning, but for a moment everyone quieted around the Walkers’ kitchen table to hear Christopher Walker sing “Silent Night.”
“He loves music,” said his mother, Renee, smiling after cheering her 7-year-old son’s efforts.
Christopher also loves to dance; to play with his toys, including several Zu Zu Pets that he was loath to put down that morning; to read books; to spend time with his parents; and to look out the windows of his Fairfield home, perhaps to see what he might be missing.
Christopher is also autistic, as well as having been diagnosed with apraxia — a condition in which people know what they want to say, but their bodies won’t let them do it. For instance, Christopher’s rendition of the classic Christmas carol was a series of sounds, an approximation of words, rather than the words themselves.
Given these challenges, Brian and Renee Walker have worked to develop strategies to help their son better communicate and develop his natural talents.
via Living with autism – Connecticut Post.
Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments | Category: Autism, Caregiving | Tags: Autism, children with Autism
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