Guest guest Posted May 12, 2002 Report Share Posted May 12, 2002 Reg Reynolds Responses intewrspersed. > From: m loire <mloire@...> > Subject: Re: Need your help please > > I posted the following email message several days ago, > but unless I missed a response, I don't think there > were any. We really would appreciate your input on > this. Thank you. > > For preschool children, say those between 3 years and > 3 1/2 years old, if they initiate speech on their own, > even if it's just to ask for things they want, like a > videotape, etc., and they say " Daddy, may I have the > XYZ (whatever videotape it is that they want at that > point) videotape, please " (which the child has been > taught to say), " Mommy, I want juice, please, " " I want > an ice cream, " and clap for themselves when they do > something right and say " I got it, yeah!, " and say " I > wanna see XYZ " (it's usually two family members that > are mentioned) -- what does this indicate about the > children? Language is developing. > If the children are also very good with counting > numbers, the alphabet, site-reading several words, and > writing a few words, what does this indicate? And so are other academic abilities. > We are very concerned that while they learn relatively > quickly and this leads us to believe that they are at > least of average intelligence, that the constant > motion, moving around, fidgetiness, and almost always > walking around in a circle while watching television > (which we try to stop by redirecting or asking to sit > down) will make it very difficult for them to learn in > a structured environment such as school. Yes, that seems like a reasonable concern. So... Children who receive an autistic spectrum disorder diagnosis have difficult learning language and social skills and may show the kinds of restless behaviours that you describe here. Like all children who require special educational assistance, they have to be taught the skills that they need and don't otherwise acquire. Similarly, children who are simply restless may need assistance with that if they are going to do well in a school setting. Generally, quietude can be taught if you set your mind to it. Personally, I would investigate biofeedback for such a problem, as I would for a child with Attention Dificit Disorder, using a procedure that reinforces for decreased restlessness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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