Comments on An Autism Blog: Splinter Skills

Hello, I am a teacher of children with autism and ...

2005-11-30T10:58:00.000-05:00

Hello, I am a teacher of children with autism and have a sister with autism as well. I noticed that someone stated that they would feel better if their child could communicate with them instead of being able to read.I totally understand your thought but I thought I would let you know that there is a lot of research out there that shows that using their ability to read can help them learn to

I think that you and he will find a way, having wa...

2005-11-19T04:58:00.000-05:00

I think that you and he will find a way, having watched and realised that my sons past 2.5 years have seen him develop from a boy of 3yrs who could only "errr" and umm. To a boy with almost complete and partially comprhensible sentences is truly amazing. You have to remember they have the best in the world, in that , they have mothers who love them and will fight for their rights

The pediatric neurologist who compared your son to...

2005-11-16T21:46:00.000-05:00

The pediatric neurologist who compared your son to Rainman should do her homework. :) The "real" Rainman (Kim Peek) who was an inspiration for the movie has savant abilities but is not autistic. The only reason I mention this is when people find out that my son is autistic, they often ask if he has any special abilities. I usually respond that he has x-ray vision and can leap tall buildings in

I'm the Mom of a child with High-Functioning Autis...

2005-11-15T11:29:00.000-05:00

I'm the Mom of a child with High-Functioning Autism and the splinter skills can be used in a postive manner. A skillful teacher can use them to raise the childs self esteem and to make him feel special. There are so many things that are hard for these kids that when one thing is easy for them it's nice.

Wow. My son is the same way. He is also hyperlexic...

2005-11-14T15:47:00.000-05:00

Wow. My son is the same way. He is also hyperlexic (reading early), but he cannot put sentences together on his own for the life of him. He is starting with a few words (in our house "Milk please" is a great accomplishment!)

I mean he is getting better because we are doing ASL with him, and he will sign and speak, but he still isn't where he needs to be.

I def think I would

I found you through a comment you posted on The Re...

2005-11-12T12:39:00.000-05:00

I found you through a comment you posted on The Reign of Ellen, and I wanted to tell you that I understand. My son (who will be 13 in a month) has High-Functioning Autism. He has made great strides through multiple interventions, but I still worry about him. For us, it's sort of a two steps forward/one step back process. I try to celebrate the successes and take the challenges as a learning