Re: Unique treatment...The Office!

[Guest guest]

Honestly, I think that’s brilliant and wonderful !!! We HAVE to

be creative with these kids, esp. to keep their interest peaked I think that’s

fabulous!! Good for you Keep us posted on this, would you? Mine is too young

for the show, but I can see him liking this type of an approach when he’s older

=)

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Subject: ( ) Unique " treatment " ...The Office!

I have to share something I've recently started

with my son (12, Aspergers.) Some of you will think I'm nuts, but I had to post

a new topic with this information b/c I think it's so funny/interesting/cool.

My son has a good sense of humor, when he understands what's going on. He can

usually get in-your-face obvious social cues, but the subtle cues are tough.

We've been watching The Office together (I record it using DVR) and I pay

attention to when he's not getting it (like I'm about to cry I'm laughing so

hard and I can tell he's struggling to put it all together.) I'll pause it and

break down the scenes and explain what was happening in detail. The Office is a

great tool b/c a lot of the humor is dry and subtle, exactly what Dylan has a

hard time picking up. Sometimes when I start to explain what's going on, he'll

catch on and figure out the whole scene. But oftentimes, I have to walk through

each interaction. Once I explain it to him, he totally gets why it's funny. But

a lot of his hang ups are explaining things like " when Dwight said (x),

Pam thought (a,b, and c) " . Him understanding how a character might be

interpreting what someone says or does is the hardest part for him. But like I

said, once I explain how one character is interepreting another character's

behavior, he totally gets it.

I just thought this was a great way to teach him how to read social cues. It's

a comedy show, we can watch it at night when my younger daughter is asleep so

it's just the two of us, and since it's recorded, after I explain all of the

scene, I'll rewind it and we'll watch it again so he can put it all together.

I know life isn't always like The Office, but I thought this was an especially

neat way of helping our pre-teen/teen children learn social cues, how to read

situations, inference, etc... in a " cool " , non-threatening, and

enjoyable way.

So get your DVRs ready and start recording The Office!

[Guest guest]

,

You're brilliant! What a great idea!

(have a 6 yr old aspie, but I'm tucking the idea away for the future!)

www.cuddlebugkids.com

[Guest guest]

>

> Honestly, I think that's brilliant and wonderful !!! We HAVE to be creative

> with these kids, esp. to keep their interest peaked I think that's

> fabulous!! Good for you Keep us posted on this, would you? Mine is too

> young for the show, but I can see him liking this type of an approach when

> he's older

I think this is great too. My son like The Office too. He would never sit and

listen to me talk like that, but we could definitely have some short discussions

that would benefit him.

Ruth

[Guest guest]

It's a good idea. I think I first heard of doing this from Winner and then also, Lavoie (Lavoie again, I must be a fan by now, lol). One thing suggested is to watch movies with the sound off (also works with soap opera's) and try to find movies with a lot of slap stick and expression. Then you guess what is happening just by watching faces and body movements.

This would not work with my 12 yo (hfa) because he doesn't watch shows or movies. It is rare for him to do so. He has watched a few, usually cartoon related. But even then, he can't sit still through any long period of time. Maybe when he gets older he might settle down a bit?

Roxanna

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." ~ Mark Twain

( ) Unique "treatment"...The Office!

I have to share something I've recently started with my son (12, Aspergers.) Some of you will think I'm nuts, but I had to post a new topic with this information b/c I think it's so funny/interesting/cool. My son has a good sense of humor, when he understands what's going on. He can usually get in-your-face obvious social cues, but the subtle cues are tough. We've been watching The Office together (I record it using DVR) and I pay attention to when he's not getting it (like I'm about to cry I'm laughing so hard and I can tell he's struggling to put it all together.) I'll pause it and break down the scenes and explain what was happening in detail. The Office is a great tool b/c a lot of the humor is dry and subtle, exactly what Dylan has a hard time picking up. Sometimes when I start to explain what's going on, he'll catch on and figure out the whole scene. But oftentimes, I have to walk through each interaction. Once I explain it to him, he totally gets why it's funny. But a lot of his hang ups are explaining things like "when Dwight said (x), Pam thought (a,b, and c)". Him understanding how a character might be interpreting what someone says or does is the hardest part for him. But like I said, once I explain how one character is interepreting another character's behavior, he totally gets it. I just thought this was a great way to teach him how to read social cues. It's a comedy show, we can watch it at night when my younger daughter is asleep so it's just the two of us, and since it's recorded, after I explain all of the scene, I'll rewind it and we'll watch it again so he can put it all together.I know life isn't always like The Office, but I thought this was an especially neat way of helping our pre-teen/teen children learn social cues, how to read situations, inference, etc... in a "cool", non-threatening, and enjoyable way.So get your DVRs ready and start recording The Office!

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