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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We used an ABA approach with our child with AS.  It's all about building skills, step by step.  [b]My guess is that floortime may have some value in establishing a connection between parent and child, teaching that communication is contingent, and developing theory of mind in the child. [/b] I am only guessing because it probably forces the child to look at your face more for information about what's going on, what you are thinking, predicting what you will do next, etc.  That is very important for these kids.  Michelle Garcia-Winner's Social Thinking also gets at this--you should get familiar with her stuff--she's amazing.  So I can see value in floortime, having never used it and having heard it' a bunch of B.S.  I suspect it has value but limited value.  These kids need help building skills as well.  And yet the social skills are predicated on theory of mind.  Try to build perspective taking in your child, team him about your facial expressions and gestures, and build skills to "read" your nonverbal social cures so he can start doing this with others.  It takes years to build these skills so start now.  We were happy with the skillbuilding approach of our behavior therapy team.[/quote]

Thanks, this is helpful.  Our developmental pediatrician recommended we do this and we have a meeting with him on Monday.  Our child's main issue is engagement with his peers at school and he's improved by leap and bounds since he has gotten an IEP and supports at school. No other behavior issues, no academic issues - the only issues are being engaged with peers and fine and gross motor deficits which are being addressed in OT/PT.  DS connects with us, his parents and adults, just fine at home and everywhere else including school.  We were hoping that doing Play therapy at home with us would translate into school with his peers but neither our therapist nor anyone else has been able to explain how this would happen.

This is soooo frustrating and expensive to boot - considering I don't think it's doing squat.  [/quote]

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