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  1. The one book that I would not have wanted to be without when ds was non verbal was http://www.hanen.org/Hanen-Resources/Resources-For-Parents/More-Than-Words-Parent-Resources.aspx. I think it is the best approach to language for children with ASD.
  2. You mentioned that your son is not to keen on the computer or headphones. Could you maybe say to the ST that you need to work thru his resistance to those things and plan to get some input from the impendng OT evaluation regarding those issues. I am coming at this from my dealings with my own son and I just can't see my ds being able to benefit much from the sessions until I had that kind of barrier to treatment solved. She should understand you not wanting to hand over money for something that could be a no go if you can't get past that issue. This may also give you the ability to ask her of some alternative treatment plan ideas for your ds.
  3. Reading Comprehension is often a trouble spot for kids with ASD. My ds has made some great strides in his comprehension after we spent much of this last year working on inferencing with his SLP and here at home. We also went thru the program Visualize and Verbalize and that seem to really help ds. One of the steps in VV is where the child describes a picture to you that only he can see. This was very helpful for his perspective taking.
  4. This is a great book about exercise and it's impact on brain development. http://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113506 For my ds, we find putting exercise in about the middle of our school day very helpful. I think you just have to play around with the timing and see what works best for your son.
  5. Yes, we are using super duper's Hear Builder - auditory memory. Ds enjoys it even though it is quite challenging for him. They also have a Phonological awareness one, I haven't used it you can try it out here http://www.hearbuilder.com/default.aspx. So glad the SLP is a good fit.
  6. First off :grouphug:. Not sure I have anything helpful to say, but I couldn't not post. I believe you have mentioned before that your ds has limited attention. Do you feel that his attention had a big impact on the SLP's findings or do the assessments seem to confirm what you were suspecting? I know for my ds it took time to develop his relationship with his SLP before he would share what he was capable of doing. So you may find a few months into therapy a different picture emerging. If you know what tests she used to assess him, you can often find products that are associated with those tests. That may help give you some more direction. I would think you need to make some headway into sorting out his language issues before testing for APD. Although, I believe APD testing and treatment is dealt with very differently in Canada vs. the US.
  7. I haven't used those exact ones, but have experience with similar materials from the SLP who works with ds. She has always told me that you want to try to help them build organized file cabinets in their brain so that they can recall and store info in the most efficient manner. Many times children know the info, they just have a poor filing system that causes a problem with them expressing it.
  8. You can look for some language materials at super duper or Linguisystems that target categories, classification and associations. Strengthening his skills in those areas would probably help you out. Maybe something like the following: http://www.linguisystems.com/products/product/display?itemid=10364 http://www.superduperinc.com/products/view.aspx?pid=GB154 http://www.superduperinc.com/products/view.aspx?pid=BK335
  9. I was thinking maybe a sensory issue as well. When our OT was working on increasing ds's food choices he had ds chew ice to desensitize and "wake up" his mouth before trying new foods.
  10. I hear you about it affecting everything! While ds is not quite 7, I can already see how much these deficits impact him and cause so many challenges. I also can see how the challenges will multiply if I don't take steps to actively work on helping him to acquire and/or compensate for EF skills. Look forward to hearing about how you and your boys make out with the activities.
  11. Oh I am so glad to hear that! Although, you are making it very hard for me to wait for the sale in November. :001_smile:
  12. FYI, Linguisystems often has a sale (30% off) towards the beginning/middle of November. I am planning to order the elementary one for ds once the sale starts. I wish they had a larger sample of the types of activities in the book... One thought, would your older balk if you got him to "help" with the activities from the elementary book for the benefit of his youngest brother? Could always ask him to do the activities with you first so he knows how to do them with your youngest. Even if they aren't necessarily things your youngest struggles with it probably wouldn't hurt....
  13. Thank you so much! Looks like something my ds would love.
  14. This sounds very similar to my son. He is a few months shy of 7 and has ASD. We have not had him formally tested. Generally, testing is discouraged here before 9. Our psych thought it really wouldn't tell us anything we didn't already know or really alter his suggestions about how to best help ds. He also felt it would infact be very misleading of ds due to his delays. I spent his K year extremely focussed on remediating and/or stengthening his weak areas. He made tremendous progress this last year in all areas but especially in his fine motor and emotional regulation. Those gains have made him far more teachable and attentive. He really does seem to just learn so many things effortlessly. We are starting grade 1 next week and I am starting to wonder how much of what I have lined up for him he already knows..... So I don't have any advice, but I do definitely understand how you are feeling.
  15. The book "Thinking About You, Thinking About Me", by Michelle Garcia Winner and her Social detective books are great. They are probably the most widely recommended. http://www.socialthinking.com/books-products?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=124&category_id=14 Some other books I have used for social skills that have helped are "Raise Your Child's Social IQ" by Cathi Cohen. I also am currently using "Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success" by Duke, Nowicki, and Martin. They both have lots of practical and easy to implement ideas. There is a fairly new book out that our developmental/educational aide was discussing with me this past week, I think it is called the "Zones of Regulation". She also runs the social group ds attends and they will be using this book as their main curriculum this session. It sounds really excellent.
  16. You must be feeling so overwhelmed! :grouphug: When I read thru this and your vision therapy thread I thought of a book that might be helpful to you: The Learning Tree - Overcoming Learning Disabilities by Stanley Greenspan. Here is a link to a review: http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-the-learning-tree-overcoming/
  17. Good advice. Thank you! Most times I do exactly those things, just wasn't able to yesterday... There certainly has been progress so we are doing something right.
  18. My ds who has ASD had a playdate today. He did so well! He showed so much progress, he stayed with his friend the whole time, tried negotiating play choices with him - which is a skill we have been working on. While he isn't exactly on the "same page as his friend" so to speak, he is at least reading from the same book.... It was so nice to see all the progress he has made, but it was very clear that he can so easily be mislead/manipulated by his peers. This friend did not really do anything wrong (they are both just 6 1/2). He just knows he can talk ds into doing what he wants, and while I was pleased to see ds try to stand up for himself, it is clear it would not be enough to keep him safe in peer situations. It feels like I never get to enjoy all the progress ds, dh and I have worked so hard to achieve. I am constantly having to figure out how to help him with the next hurdle....
  19. You could try some of the auditory processing materials from great ideas for teaching. http://www.greatideasforteaching.com/SearchOurCatalog/ProductDetails/tabid/75/c/language-auditory-processing/p/listening-and-processing-auditory-directions/PageIndex/5/Default.aspx
  20. It is great when you meet people who are so skilled and wonderful at what they do. Glad to hear everything came back as normal! Our random items for the week: I am just in awe of all the gains ds is making thanks to vision therapy. His printing is amazing and is now on par with what kids his age are doing. His ability to sequence info and remember same has grown by leaps and bounds. I think because he is able to picture himself doing things. He is now able to button up his pants while looking down. He use to have such issues with looking down that he just would avoid it at all costs. We also are in the middle of assessments with his slp. He is doing so well with them and show all the growth he has had this past year. His answers are also cracking both me and his slp up. He is a funny kid, makes me laugh everyday.
  21. I was interested in getting this book, but can't find it in Canada. Are his suggestions for visual processing essentially just the geo-boards/dot mapping program? We have been doing that program thru our vision therapy program. I have found it very helpful for my ds, but wonder if there are many other visual processing ideas in his book that would make it worthwhile ordering from the states.
  22. What about some art projects that have a picture accompanying each step. We have a clay book that breaks things down into each step and that has been something that I can set my ds up with on his own. Some of those klutz books, especially the tape one and the pop bead critters one have been big hits here. I find more close ended tasks that have a clear series of steps keep him on track much better then more open ended activities.
  23. It is scripted and easy to follow. It is very teacher intensive, but for my ds everything is. I don't have other kids to juggle, but I can see how it would be challenging to do while trying to be available for your other kids. It isn't really a program that can be done by introducing the lesson and then getting them set up to do some on their own. We work on it for about 20 to 30 minutes a day - usually that means we get through about half to 3/4 of the lesson.
  24. I haven't used MUS so I can't compare. We are using RS and it is seems to be a good fit for ds. We have completed A and are about a 1/3rd into B. The TM is very clear and reads much easier then the games manual. It is very interactive and really makes ds think (you can see those wheels turning in his head :001_smile:). I love that it requires very minimal writing. I also like using the games to work on a concept in a different manner if ds is having trouble. Ds enjoys the games and always wants to end a lesson with one. I wonder though if that is because he has had OT, PT and ST since he was 2, so he is kind of use to games that aren't completely games iykwim. In looking over all the math options at our local homeschool store, I haven't found anything that I think would work near as well as RS does for ds.
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