If any of you are an autism parent, I am curious if you have tried the Son Rise program?
I heard so much about it but cant imagine how I can implement it in practical terms. I don't have spare room in my house, and Dovi does not sit still. Plus, I hardly have any one-on-one time with him so I don't even have when to implement such a program. In addition, the training is costly and involves traveling. I wish there would be a way to train long-distance via Webinars or DVDs.
I'm curious if anyone has tried it - specifically if you have a really low functioning child like Dovi. Please let me know if you did. Thanks.
I actually know a family in your neighborhood who tried the son-rise program with their son, with good results. They used extra seit hrs at home as well as res hab workers to help implement the program. The program offers funding for the workshops if eligable. Good luck
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Wow, I cant believe you found this post and responded. Thank you. I think I will call an advisor because I have 3 issues: 1) I dont have a spare room in my house to turn into a SonRise Playroom, 2) Neither my son nor I have the attention span to spend 30 minutes together and 3) I have other children I cant ignore during those 30 minutes. Not to mention, I dont have 5 days to spend in Massachusettes. But I might make that call, and at least watch the free clips on the site. thanks.
DeleteI don't think you need an attention span...that is one of the big bonuses to son-rise. Look at the clips on their site, and on youtube they have posted a ton of short info and idea videos as well. Also look up Relationship Development Intervention which has activities that can be incorporated into daily life. IT works very well, the book "Relationship Development Intervention activities for young children" is a great resource. One of my issues with son-rise is the spare room, which I don't have either, also they don't work with older children...RDI has activities and such for ANY age even adults, with positive results.1 Good luck
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