tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post116256806525951361..comments2024-03-09T01:07:20.958-05:00Comments on Day Sixty-Seven: Getting StartedChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09687586555108712164noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-1163253901370565332006-11-11T09:05:00.000-05:002006-11-11T09:05:00.000-05:00that is a riot! and SO exciting ! yipeee!!!that is a riot! and SO exciting ! yipeee!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-1162587245460005092006-11-03T15:54:00.000-05:002006-11-03T15:54:00.000-05:00Ha! I'll have to remember that about answering the...Ha! I'll have to remember that about answering the front door. Seriously, though - I'm intrigued. Can you recommend a good starting-point book I might read to familiarize myself more thoroughly with RDI? Thanks.KALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212441008066693103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-1162582859347402502006-11-03T14:40:00.000-05:002006-11-03T14:40:00.000-05:00I've been reading your blog for awhile now, but I ...I've been reading your blog for awhile now, but I have to stick my head up and comment about this. We don't have a diagnosis for our son at this point (to get one of those we would have to actually see a qualified professional instead of being on the waiting list for the rest of our lives), but your remark about children on the spectrum not being attuned to their environment rings very true for me. It's subtle - I can't put my finger on how I know this - but it's very clear to me that my son pays very little attention to the sights and sounds around him, especially in comparison to his younger sister.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow. Bub has been diagnosed with a speech delay, so I've been focusing on trying to engage him in back-and-forth conversations, which involves a lot of obviously pointless asking of "What colour is that?" and "What animal do you see?" So I find the approach of focusing on declarative remarks absolutely fascinating. <BR/><BR/>Are you supposed to seek out eye contact and try to get the child's attention with this approach? Or do you simply DO something interesting and then let the child initiate the interaction? If you're supposed to aim for 80% declarative and 20% imperative, does that mean you avoid the interrogative altogether?Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-1162572711489321782006-11-03T11:51:00.000-05:002006-11-03T11:51:00.000-05:00This is fantastic, Christine. I can really relate...This is fantastic, Christine. I can really relate. It seems like such a small thing, but it's SO huge. I look forward to reading more about it!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00871470010300861815noreply@blogger.com