[POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Re:RDI - teaching theory of mind

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-hmmm, sounds very much like what we do in our sonrise program (whcih

by the way, i am more than happy to talk aobut ad nauseum).

thanks for posting-- In Autism-Biomedical-Europe ,

Sara Moroza- wrote:

>

> sorry, I can't shut up now ... and if you do teach it as a skill

then

> that's what it will be - an externally motivated response to

something

> and will not be done out of the sheer pleasure and need to

interact

> with others and even if this skill is mastered the child with

autism

> remains different from the NT child and maybe won't repeat

the 'skill'

> on a day when external motivation is missing. In other words, in

typical

> development this is not a 'skill' like the ability to spell a word

or

> bake a cake and therefore shouldn't be taught as a skill. (please

bear

> in mind this is my interpretation and is missing loads and loads

probably)

> Sara

>

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> Sara Moroza- wrote:

> >

> > just reread your question as to how it looks - well I think it

varies

> > from family to family but in our case I just bear in mind that I

need to

> > show Tom that being with me is more fun than solitary play. I

make sure

> > he doesn't have demands placed on him, that he's relaxed, that we

go

> > slowly and at his pace and that we have a nice or fun time. It is

slow

> > and painstaking but it works.

> > Sara

> >

> > bbrowne123 wrote:

> > >

> > > could someone please post just one post about an example of how

RdI

> > > looks, say for example, how to work on teaching a child to

understand

> > > a " tap on the shoulder " , etc. Or even list some of the things

that

> > > RDI teaches in terms of social referencing.

> > >

> > > It seems very closed, very few people actually talk about how

> > > it " looks " .

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Zoe

> > > > > > > I think you mentioned teaching theory of mind in your

> > > > programme?

> > > > > > Can you share any ideas? We don't have full time RDI

programme,

> > > > but

> > > > > > do lots of RDI activities.

> > > > > > > Thank you

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