Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Good point. Often parents who had Autistic children, and were Psychologists were often overlooked in the 70's and 80's. Turns out, they are now the most powerful advocates of Autism and are leading the revolution to turn the psychological and neurological Autism world upside down to make the world understand that these kids can be mainstreamed with OT, ST and PT. > > Thanks for sharing so much about Son Rise! > > > > Actually, Bears wasn't " just a parent " . He had a masters in psychology > > and actually recognized his son's autism before Raun was 2 through > > his own reading and research. That's pretty impressive for the 70's. > > > > I have to say, I was pretty impressed with his story and the principles > > He's applies to the process. I think it's a pretty powerful testament to > > What parents can do when the follow their instincts about what their > > Child needs. > > S. > > > > " Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. > > They are wrong: it is character. " > > Albert Einstein > > > > From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy > [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of > HildaBowen@... > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 5:51 PM > To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy > Subject: [sPAM]Re: [sPAM]Re: [sPAM]Re: Re: Speech & > Behavioral Thera... > > > > : > > The Kaufmans were " just parents " who rejected what little was out there in > the early 1970's (this is when Dr. Lovaas was electroshocking the kids and > sticking them in closets to get them to behave). They decided to reject that > > and just follow their instincts. Because they were " just parents " their > program is discredited often. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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