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Jacki Edry on Autistic Radio
Episode Summary: “Advocacy – Autism, Authors, Parents, Allies” I recently had the pleasure of joining Jules on Autistic Radio – Spectrum Voices, Episode #27. In this deeply personal conversation, I share my journey as a parent to neurodivergent children, my experiences recovering from a major brain surgery, and the ongoing process of discovering and embracing my […]
The Child is an Integrated Relational System
“Every essential part of a system can affect the performance of the whole but cannot do so independently of other essential parts. Therefore, in changing performance of any essential part, its effect on the system as a whole should be taken into account.” – Russell Ackoff, Jamshid Gharajedaghi Post #2 in category. We […]
It’s all about Connections
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A Systems Approach, Newell
Post #2 in category. We recommend reading posts in numerical order. Organizing Minds is a Parallel Systems Approach Committed to the Integration of all Domains of Development for the Child with Developmental Delays and for their Adult Mediators “A single mind produces all aspects of behavior. It is one mind that minds them all. Even […]
We Can’t Live and We Can’t Die*
Post #4 in category. We suggest reading posts in numerical order. We are going to tell you something only parents can understand. We came to you to get treatment for our son because our biggest fear is that we will die. Then who will take care of him? His life, and our lives, have been […]
You are not Alone
Post #3 in category. We recommend reading posts in numerical order. You are not Alone Parents and family members are not peripheral to a child’s development; they are central. And yet, in clinical, therapeutic, and educational settings, they are often sidelined, treated as well-meaning supporters and transporters rather than vital participants in their child’s progress. […]
The Phone Call
Post #2 in category. We suggest reading posts in numerical order. In 1972, I was a young psychology graduate student. From time to time, my supervising professor asked me to give lectures to his classes. In my lectures, I would present data and statistics and graphs to students who were often years older than I […]
Brain and Mind, Continually Changing Connections
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Learning How to Play, Learning through Play
Post #1 in category. We recommend reading posts in numerical order. Children learn through play, yet many must first learn how to play. For young children and for many children with developmental delays, early play does not emerge spontaneously. It is nurtured. These children rely on adults to mediate their early experiences, to draw them […]