Comments on: Our little trickster… http://www.basicallyfx.com/life-with-fragile-x/our-little-trickster/ Living with Fragile X Syndrome Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:29:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Umma http://www.basicallyfx.com/life-with-fragile-x/our-little-trickster/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Umma Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:22:55 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=192#comment-401 I think there is actually a program to teach SN kids to read that revolves around logos. I can't find a link on it at the moment but I know I've seen it somewhere. I posted once before about Monkey recognizing an Igloo when we were doing flash cards and I was shocked. It turned out that one of the kids in his class carries an Igloo brand lunchbox that Monkey was fascinated with. I think there is actually a program to teach SN kids to read that revolves around logos. I can’t find a link on it at the moment but I know I’ve seen it somewhere.

I posted once before about Monkey recognizing an Igloo when we were doing flash cards and I was shocked. It turned out that one of the kids in his class carries an Igloo brand lunchbox that Monkey was fascinated with.

]]> By: Fragilemom http://www.basicallyfx.com/life-with-fragile-x/our-little-trickster/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Fragilemom Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:52:17 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=192#comment-400 One of my big amazements with Ian is that from the videos he has, he can pull out any one of them, look at the cover, and tell you exactly which video it is....even the ones that don't really have pictures (we still have some VHS tapes believe it or not). When he was even younger he was always fascinated with the 'logos'. Like Sesame Street...if he saw the logo on his toy, he would run his fingers over it, show it to us, etc. One of my big amazements with Ian is that from the videos he has, he can pull out any one of them, look at the cover, and tell you exactly which video it is….even the ones that don’t really have pictures (we still have some VHS tapes believe it or not). When he was even younger he was always fascinated with the ‘logos’. Like Sesame Street…if he saw the logo on his toy, he would run his fingers over it, show it to us, etc.

]]> By: Umma http://www.basicallyfx.com/life-with-fragile-x/our-little-trickster/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Umma Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=192#comment-399 I think the "Oh man..." would be cute but I'm guessing it gets old, lol. I have no problem with using Monkey's interests in our favor, the OT does the same. At school, if he wants to use the squirt bottle (which is a great OT task anyway) he has to draw lines and shapes on a chalkboard first and then he uses the squirt bottle to wash it off. Writing down the TV schedule is good therapy IMO! I think the “Oh man…” would be cute but I’m guessing it gets old, lol.

I have no problem with using Monkey’s interests in our favor, the OT does the same. At school, if he wants to use the squirt bottle (which is a great OT task anyway) he has to draw lines and shapes on a chalkboard first and then he uses the squirt bottle to wash it off.

Writing down the TV schedule is good therapy IMO!

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.basicallyfx.com/life-with-fragile-x/our-little-trickster/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Jennifer Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:41:51 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=192#comment-398 Oh yeah, it's amazing how much Kyle's TV skills outweigh some of his other skills. When we switched from cable to DISH, he picked up on the new numbers for the channels so fast! I owe some of my thanks for Kyle learning large numbers to television (NASCAR also gets a nod) :). He has the Game Show Network's schedule memorized along with all the hosts. Last summer, he wrote down the schedule probably 100 times. I figured at least he was practicing his writing and working on clock skills, lol. Of course, when there is a change in schedule, he tells me about it. Last night we went out to eat, and right on the hour or half hour, he'll say, "Oh man, I'm missing...." Oh yeah, it’s amazing how much Kyle’s TV skills outweigh some of his other skills. When we switched from cable to DISH, he picked up on the new numbers for the channels so fast! I owe some of my thanks for Kyle learning large numbers to television (NASCAR also gets a nod) :) . He has the Game Show Network’s schedule memorized along with all the hosts. Last summer, he wrote down the schedule probably 100 times. I figured at least he was practicing his writing and working on clock skills, lol. Of course, when there is a change in schedule, he tells me about it.
Last night we went out to eat, and right on the hour or half hour, he’ll say, “Oh man, I’m missing….”

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