Autism and Floor Play with Your Kids - Page 2

Author: Jeremy Robb
Published: November 01, 2012 at 5:11 pm
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So it seems that while I was playing with my son, I was implementing, at least in a rudimentary form, the Denver Model to help his development. From that period he gained some pretty impressive skills for his age at the time, and they have helped him as he goes through school now.

How did I get the idea for playing with the kids all the time in order to reinforce behavior? Well, my parents did the same thing while we were younger. I knew what to focus on because the psychologist that evaluated our oldest had told us, "work on his eye contact". So that's what we did, and apparently it worked.

 
 

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Scothoser is a Scottish-American, having grown up in the Rocky Mountains, now moved to San Diego. Having been raised by a farmer's daughter and a rancher's son, he has a love for the land, and a desire for self-sufficiency. …

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