workshops - Oak Therapy

ONE OF A KIND WORKSHOPS

THE AUTISM ACCEPTANCE ROAD

About the workshop

When: October 22 and 28, 2020
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
Length: 2 days – 2 hours each day
Cost: $75 USD
Language: English/Spanish

Day 1:

Create a space to navigate your feelings towards Autism Spectrum Disorder (i.e., denial, shame, anger, fear, depression, blame)
Validate your feelings, you are NOT alone!
Managing parent/spouse/sibling dynamics
Support in creating coping strategies
Resetting expectations

Day 2:

Getting to know your child
Strategies to build your dream-team
Tools to understand your child better
Activities to connect and augment your child’s speech-language skills
Strategies to improve parent/sibling relationships

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This guy has been rocking his speech therapy sessi

This guy has been rocking his speech therapy sessions thanks to: dedication, hard work & endless fun! 👏💙

It looks like play but it is SO MUCH more than that!⭐️

Children’s brains develop faster and build stronger synapses when learning through play and this is why I use play as my PRIMARY tool to target my goals!🧠💙

During this activity we were working on the phrase: I SEE ______ (fill in the blank).

To make it extra special we used a magnifying glass (see 3rd picture) and our favorite little people characters! 😍

Thank you @joirigoyen for your trust 💙

Hey there MIAMI!! 💙🙌 here is a list of a few

Have you heard the word echolalia? 👄 If you bre

Have you heard the word echolalia? 👄 If you break it into pieces, the word is self-explained!

Echo means “repeat” and lalia means “speech”. It’s basically the repetition of words/phrases.

It typically occurs in children with autism and related disabilities. Although typical in children below 3 years of age.

There are two types:

• Immediate: refers to words/phrases repeated immediately after ❗️
• Delayed: occurs after a significant period of time!⏰

When this happens.... Parents start getting concerned 😳

This concern is VALID❗️

Your child is repeating your words, repeating the question you just asked them, repeating phrases from TV shows they watched later in the day, or even repeating “random” sounds/words they hear ⚠️

My recommendations:

• Don’t penalize them, avoid getting upset or reprimanding them for using echolalia

• Follow their lead: as they repeat words or phrases, attempt to engage and expand on whatever they are saying

• Simply your speech: sometimes less is more. The more they comprehend what you’re saying, the more meaningful interactions they’ll have!

• Provide TONS of visual support!

• Interpret your child’s echolalia! What are you trying to say? What is the purpose?

• Use it to YOUR advantage! This is the most important, yet hardest to do. Make scenarios and structure activities to use them functionally!

• Model correct responses!💕👏

Do you know anyone who could use these strategies? 🙋🏽‍♀️

#oaktherapy #echolalia #autismspectrum #autism #asd

Have you ever wondered why your child “suddenly” has a meltdown without prior notice?! 🤯

They seem to be fine, all is well 😊😊😊

But then, CHAOS EVERYWHERE!! 🔥🤯🥵😰😤💨

This “chaos”/“meltdown” wasn’t really sudden!

At some point during the day, your child ( a can in this metaphor) was “shaken”

Perhaps your child was “shaken” by being exposed to too much sensory stimulation (too much noise, too many things happening at the same time).

Perhaps your child had a horrible morning during online school!

Perhaps, that child didn’t sleep well 😴🥴

Perhaps, your child has been dealing with a tummy ache of headache all morning!

So then, after 1 or all of those happened ⬆️...

Instead of reacting to their reaction... I recommend:

• Try to understand your child, attempt your best to look back at the antecedents (prior events to the meltdown). This will help you comprehend the situation and attempt to change the environment/events in order to prevent this from happening again.

• Avoid assuming they are just being bratty. Put your detective glasses 🕵️‍♂️ on and try your best to comprehend what “shook” your child.

• Look at the #WHOLEPICTURE, make sure their sensory and communication needs are being met.
- Do they have access to communication? Are they being heard? 🗣
- Understand their environment. Perhaps they need less lights, less loudness, more/less movement, deep pressure massages, etc etc! Be empathetic and provide such support! 👏

Have you had a “SHAKEN CAN SYNDROME” during this long-weekend?

Comment below to show others you are not alone! 👏👏 #supporteachother

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