tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post2740773853130619173..comments2024-03-09T01:07:20.958-05:00Comments on Day Sixty-Seven: Why I'm glad my friends are so insightfulChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09687586555108712164noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-24790151852073400082010-09-16T12:05:22.629-04:002010-09-16T12:05:22.629-04:00Learning is a lifelong process. It doesn't sto...Learning is a lifelong process. It doesn't stop at forty or fifth or sixty. Curiosity and interest in the world around one keeps one's mind flexible and young. My grandmother just celebrated her 90th birthday and she's learning Greek so she can understand what people are saying when she visits her great-nephew in Greece next month.<br />And as for "you did it!" That's so cute. Oliver knows that HE did it, but pronouns are a difficult concept for people with autism. He's used to hearing you say "you did it!" when he accomplishes something so that's what he says. Funny how something so seemingly simple as pronouns can be a source of puzzlement to people with autism. I can only equate it with learning a foreign language. I speak French and I frequently spend time in Paris, where my firm has an office, but I will never speak the language like a native; it's the pronouns that I struggle with, similar to an English-speaking person with autism. Odd, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-61150963684711546092010-09-09T19:58:43.840-04:002010-09-09T19:58:43.840-04:00Very good advice! It's something I've lear...Very good advice! It's something I've learned in the trenches. When it's the right time, developmentally, for the child to grasp a concept, learning *isn't* a struggle.Stephaniehttp://laughingstars.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-79633944013583378852010-09-09T16:42:39.836-04:002010-09-09T16:42:39.836-04:00Hey, there! Are we living parallel lives? Jack is...Hey, there! Are we living parallel lives? Jack is 6. We just started homeschooling. We know he hasn't "gotten" counting or one-to-one correspondence until ... ta-dah ... just this summer. But here's our theory ... vision development. Yep, until the visual processing part of his brain matured, he wasn't ready to learn it. <br /><br />You know something that worked for us? Using movement to count. If we move the object to one side as we count it, he gets it. Almost like using an abacus.<br /><br />Can't wait to read more of you - Clearly, I've been missing out.Brenda Rothman (Mama Be Good)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17399227210081662280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-14359452608872879142010-09-08T14:06:53.196-04:002010-09-08T14:06:53.196-04:00I love that he looks at you and says, "You di...I love that he looks at you and says, "You did it!"mjsuperfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430437202459251288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-81918080994371630582010-09-08T12:45:53.464-04:002010-09-08T12:45:53.464-04:00Funny how the universe gives us what we need when ...Funny how the universe gives us what we need when we're ready to hear it/learn it, eh? I needed this reminder so keenly today, my friend. Have been struggling with the creeping pace at which my own boy is learning and hitting the "anxious worry" button over and over. Funny, all I seem to get is, well, anxiety and worry. So NOT how I want to parent.Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-88080083072231277662010-09-08T11:51:17.351-04:002010-09-08T11:51:17.351-04:00sometimes we just need those little reminders- som...sometimes we just need those little reminders- sometimes the obvious answer seems so far away...<br /><br />and way to go oliver :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792420884570981804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-54280948905582761392010-09-08T11:22:40.445-04:002010-09-08T11:22:40.445-04:00This post makes me happy.This post makes me happy.pixiemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15343744406666443879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-72291794918452274792010-09-08T10:40:35.475-04:002010-09-08T10:40:35.475-04:00Such a good reminder. Thank you.Such a good reminder. Thank you.Alexis Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229189591104177719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-20470167444102542102010-09-08T10:26:23.939-04:002010-09-08T10:26:23.939-04:00You needed to be told it and you've said it to...You needed to be told it and you've said it to me, who needed to be told it.<br /><br />Such a lovely post.<br /><br />Oh! And do try grid games for the ol'one to one, if you haven't already. There's a grid to fill yourself at the end of the below linked page. We always fill them left to right. They can be played as one player or multiple.<br /><br /><a href="http://prekinders.com/grid-games/" rel="nofollow">http://prekinders.com/grid-games/</a>tracey (aka rainbowmummy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00606735165180129068noreply@blogger.com