peglem Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 So, trying to do ERP w/ a nonverbal/difficulty communicating child is challenging, but something she found that helped is watching Youtube vids about anxiety producing things. @ a year ago, she got an iPAD w/ a comm app for communication. One of the things we immediately did was start making videos of things- not just anxiety producers, but to prepare her for upcoming events, changes, etc. And that was helpful because we could get the actual things she encounters in life that bother her. But, what we never expected is that it helps her a lot to film things herself- she experiences the *real* experience as though it were a nice, safe video. She's only seeing it w/in the confines of the video screen. Huh, just never occurred to me, but what a great idea she found for herself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNN Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Great idea! Hope it continues to help - you might want to share this idea with IOCDF and other groups. Love when the technology we usually can't get our kids away from ends up helping them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowingmom Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Wow! This reminds me of Carly Fleischmann. Nice bit of deductive reasoning on your daughter's part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayzoo Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Since my daughter could talk, she has asked repeatedly/constantly for photos to be taken of her regularly in all kinds of settings be they special or not. My sister thinks this may kiddos way of finding out how she "fits" into this world by looking at herself in a photo of her surroundings. It is the only way she can see herself in her environment. Most of us can imagine how we look in our environment and have a good self image of how we fit or look in our world, but sometimes with an autistic disconnect, I guess these kiddos have trouble processing exactly how they fit/look in this world since self image is harder for them (so I read). May not be the real reason, but it makes sense. Heck, maybe my kid is just narcissistic LOLOLOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayzoo Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Oopps, I think I misread the original post...... I gave kiddo a ten dollar 3 mp digital camera and she has pretty much worn it out. She loves to photograph everything! Since she still drops stuff regularly, we have not advanced to expensive technology at this time, but later we may have an i-pad hand me down or something she can film with. She does love to participate in videoing, and yes we use them as a type of ERP too. She watched a child friendly video of a T & A admitting and release (not the surgery or the crying of course) to help her get an idea of what to expect. Glad she found a new way to safely experience her world that has caught her fascination as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peglem Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) Oopps, I think I misread the original post...... I gave kiddo a ten dollar 3 mp digital camera and she has pretty much worn it out. She loves to photograph everything! Since she still drops stuff regularly, we have not advanced to expensive technology at this time, but later we may have an i-pad hand me down or something she can film with. She does love to participate in videoing, and yes we use them as a type of ERP too. She watched a child friendly video of a T & A admitting and release (not the surgery or the crying of course) to help her get an idea of what to expect. Glad she found a new way to safely experience her world that has caught her fascination as well. The state purchased her iPAD to replace her old dinosaur comm device. Also, purchased a "case" for it that looks like a tire, but was pretty good at protecting it when dropped. I say was because the seams at the corners split just a little and right now its out of commission because the corner of the iPAD got dinged when it slid off her lap at school. I'm thinking of buying her one, though, with case, to back up hers and to use when her other is "in the shop". When Allie needed an abdominal ultrasound, we tried to get her to watch youtubes of them, but she didn't want to...until she was there and the wand was on her tummy. Edited May 16, 2013 by peglem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAMom Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 That is awesome Peglem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Nikki Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 This is absolutely a wonderful idea. Dd is above average visual learner but delayed everywhere else. She is also mostly nonverbal aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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