Comments on: Recovering a Hope! Autism is not the final word. http://breathittonline.com/blog/2009/12/22/recovering-a-hope-autism-is-not-the-final-word/ East Kentucky News Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:19:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason Smith http://breathittonline.com/blog/2009/12/22/recovering-a-hope-autism-is-not-the-final-word/comment-page-1/#comment-2321 Jason Smith Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:33:00 +0000 http://breathittonline.com/blog/?p=7337#comment-2321 Had a session with Jonathon in the playroom that was more of a test then a session. I wanted to see how many words he could say in two hours. I was able to prompt him into saying 15 different words in that two hour period. He usually does not say 15 different words in a week. So, while this was an unusually intense time in the playroom and very exhausting for Jon, it was great to see Jon pushing his own limits. I never once forced him or tried to coerce one word out of his mouth. I simply tried to motivate him with high energy and play while prompting him to use certain key words in context. My only reward was praise for the great thing he had done and a simple acknowledgment of what he is actually capable of. We are looking forward to more days when this kind of response is more like the norm. And we believe it is coming. Pray with us, that it will. Jason Had a session with Jonathon in the playroom that was more of a test then a session. I wanted to see how many words he could say in two hours. I was able to prompt him into saying 15 different words in that two hour period. He usually does not say 15 different words in a week. So, while this was an unusually intense time in the playroom and very exhausting for Jon, it was great to see Jon pushing his own limits. I never once forced him or tried to coerce one word out of his mouth. I simply tried to motivate him with high energy and play while prompting him to use certain key words in context. My only reward was praise for the great thing he had done and a simple acknowledgment of what he is actually capable of. We are looking forward to more days when this kind of response is more like the norm. And we believe it is coming. Pray with us, that it will.
Jason

]]> By: Jason Smith http://breathittonline.com/blog/2009/12/22/recovering-a-hope-autism-is-not-the-final-word/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Jason Smith Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:28:23 +0000 http://breathittonline.com/blog/?p=7337#comment-2320 Hey Lisa, no, he does not. For our family, we feel that the sonrise program is the best option. We know that the schools offer many great services and rejoice whenever autistic children get the help they need in the public school setting. In our program, the goals are long term and may seem up front to not be as prescribed as the public school. However, there has been many great testimonies of the long term results to families who are really committed to this type of therapy. We have chosen this therapy for two main reasons. One, it focuses on attitude in the parents and two, it aims for recovery. I especially like the focus on socialization. But, We would love to hear how your son is progressing and even meet him if possible. thanks for the reply. Hey Lisa,
no, he does not. For our family, we feel that the sonrise program is the best option. We know that the schools offer many great services and rejoice whenever autistic children get the help they need in the public school setting. In our program, the goals are long term and may seem up front to not be as prescribed as the public school. However, there has been many great testimonies of the long term results to families who are really committed to this type of therapy. We have chosen this therapy for two main reasons. One, it focuses on attitude in the parents and two, it aims for recovery. I especially like the focus on socialization. But, We would love to hear how your son is progressing and even meet him if possible. thanks for the reply.

]]> By: Jason Smith http://breathittonline.com/blog/2009/12/22/recovering-a-hope-autism-is-not-the-final-word/comment-page-1/#comment-2233 Jason Smith Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:59:37 +0000 http://breathittonline.com/blog/?p=7337#comment-2233 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2eSvKZmtJU this time it is my wife pamela. lot of great things in this clip. Video of Jon in the playroom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2eSvKZmtJU

this time it is my wife pamela. lot of great things in this clip. Video of Jon in the playroom

]]> By: Lisa White http://breathittonline.com/blog/2009/12/22/recovering-a-hope-autism-is-not-the-final-word/comment-page-1/#comment-2214 Lisa White Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:48:43 +0000 http://breathittonline.com/blog/?p=7337#comment-2214 My son is 8 and also Autistic. He has some verbal abilities. Does your son receive therapy at school? My son is 8 and also Autistic. He has some verbal abilities. Does your son receive therapy at school?

]]> By: Jason Smith http://breathittonline.com/blog/2009/12/22/recovering-a-hope-autism-is-not-the-final-word/comment-page-1/#comment-2182 Jason Smith Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:22:04 +0000 http://breathittonline.com/blog/?p=7337#comment-2182 this is crazy. He is showing us glimpses of his capability. He has a tremendously hard time saying most words and usually it is only one syllable at a time that he speaks. He was taking a bath this morning. I went in to make sure he was not going to drink the water. He took my hand and gently removed from the bath tub, looked at me and said "good-bye" He has never said that word and I have never tried to get him to say that word. He said it perfectly and in the right tone. It took my breath away. Jason this is crazy. He is showing us glimpses of his capability. He has a tremendously hard time saying most words and usually it is only one syllable at a time that he speaks. He was taking a bath this morning. I went in to make sure he was not going to drink the water. He took my hand and gently removed from the bath tub, looked at me and said “good-bye” He has never said that word and I have never tried to get him to say that word. He said it perfectly and in the right tone. It took my breath away.

Jason

]]> By: Glenn C. Nye III http://breathittonline.com/blog/2009/12/22/recovering-a-hope-autism-is-not-the-final-word/comment-page-1/#comment-1847 Glenn C. Nye III Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:56:26 +0000 http://breathittonline.com/blog/?p=7337#comment-1847 <B>Tech Question: </B>Q Tech Question:
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]]> By: Theresa Kerley http://breathittonline.com/blog/2009/12/22/recovering-a-hope-autism-is-not-the-final-word/comment-page-1/#comment-1644 Theresa Kerley Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:51:26 +0000 http://breathittonline.com/blog/?p=7337#comment-1644 Awsome Jason. God is so good. Awsome Jason. God is so good.

]]> By: Pamela Smith http://breathittonline.com/blog/2009/12/22/recovering-a-hope-autism-is-not-the-final-word/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 Pamela Smith Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:11:30 +0000 http://breathittonline.com/blog/?p=7337#comment-1643 Thank you my dear husband for making this news available to the public. Now all we need are committed volunteers to help us in Jonathon's recovery. Thank you my dear husband for making this news available to the public. Now all we need are committed volunteers to help us in Jonathon’s recovery.

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