The Autism Therapy That Works For Us: Time | Cognoscenti
Susan Senator's thoughtful blog about how people on the spectrum are lifelong learners struck me. She writes about her son who was diagnosed at age three...too late for early intervention. It has been reported recently that children can be diagnosed early...as early as two months.
Senator writes about her search for therapies. It's something most of parents of an autistic child go through. Senator writes about her son's behavior therapy but, nothing had the dramatic results (read cure) that so many hope for.
The breakthrough for her son was when he turned 17 and he suddenly wanted friends. The experience coincided with his participation in Special Olympics. For our son the transition seemed to happen over the period of a few months. He started attending the Extended Day Treatment Program at FOCUS Center for Autism. That was quickly followed by Special Olympics, Unified Sports, Unified Theater, and the post high school program in our town that taught him life and social skills.
Above all, for both boys, they matured. They were ready. As Senator points out...their experiences cry out for services for adults on the spectrum. Services should not end at age 18 or 21.
You can read the entire blog at Cognoscenti...featured on the website of public radio station WBUR.
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