Autism: Working with Sensory-Movement Differences

[araftofwanderingotters]

I would like share an anecdote.
My son was receiving dental treatment at U.C.S.F., interns/residents at the clinic were forewarned that he was triggered by the eyewear (protective goggles) customarily offered to patients. Yet, not once, but twice, the interns/residents tried to put on the eyewear on my son. It stopped when my son was triggered and went into a rage, pushing and shoving his way outside.
Now, U.C.S.F. dental clinic will no longer see him. So here's my takeaway:
Treat behaviors as willful, trigger the patient until he/she becomes unregulated, dismiss patient as unruly and out-of-control, and, now, one no longer is obligated to deal with the same, difficult patient.
I have, cynically, come to believe that ineffectual strategies by care-providers can be a means of excluding a troublesome challenge.
I like Dr. Kripke's approach far better.

Loved the speaker's insights and work. Yes, my son was given widely varied measures of I.Q. So ridiculous and not a full measure of worth or potential.

My son burned out on Applied Behavioral Analysis early on. He hates and rebels against it. It's Pavlovian basis reminds me of dog training.

Thank you for this work and presentation!

[sjones]

This is a fantastic presentation. Thank you!