with Aspergers in mind. Much to my surprise, I learned that her daughter, who I will call "Sarah", to protect her confidentiality, has two sisters who are also on the spectrum. One might conclude that any parent raising multiple children with this disability would be constantly frazzled and wondering,
"Why me?", but the opposite was revealed. Sarah 's mother, who I will refer to as Mrs. White, is instead an intelligent, caring, grateful parent. She is the kind of parent I wish every child could have, with or without disabilities.
With Mrs.Smith having the unique experience of raising three child with autism spectrum disorder, her knowledge is like that of an experienced special education emotional support classroom teacher who has a number …show more content…
They are known to manifest as challenges in the social and communication realm, often with repetitive behaviors like imitating and sensory issues such as extra sensitivity to certain odors ("Autism Spectrum Disorder, 299.00(F84)" 2013). Being that there is such a variety included in the diagnosis with autistic spectrum disorder, one can see that there definitely can be differences between children in what causes a "melt down."
It is my understanding that the "melt down" is triggered by overwhelming anxiety. That would make sense with sensory issues being one of the problems with spectrum disorders. When one of the senses is not developed correctly in the brain, it can be experienced in an exaggerated way, creating an overload of stimulation. My theory is: that each child with this condition has different sensory problems because they have different underdeveloped parts
of their brains. If we examine this idea in terms of our senses, one 's hearing may be appropriately intact, but the sense of touch might not. An example of …show more content…
I began this reflection by expressing how happy I was that the parent I interviewed was an extraordinary person. I know that most would hope their interview, for an assignment such as this, would be with someone like Mrs. Smith. I actually had two other parents in mind at first. I decided to clear them with my supervisor, and right away she said that they would be the last people she would pick for the assignment. In response to my first choice, she projected that I would be the one getting interrogated as to why I was asking each question. Regarding my second selection, she predicted difficulty getting through the questions because of the parent 's tendency to "get off topic." She preceded to list three other parents to contact instead. Yes, I was in awe of Mrs. Smith, but after reading the chapter in our text this week on collaborating, along with watching the videos it included,
I have a softer heart towards my first list of parents (Bursuck and Friend 2014). The reading cautions that there is a parents ' "frame of
"Why me?", but the opposite was revealed. Sarah 's mother, who I will refer to as Mrs. White, is instead an intelligent, caring, grateful parent. She is the kind of parent I wish every child could have, with or without disabilities.
With Mrs.Smith having the unique experience of raising three child with autism spectrum disorder, her knowledge is like that of an experienced special education emotional support classroom teacher who has a number …show more content…
They are known to manifest as challenges in the social and communication realm, often with repetitive behaviors like imitating and sensory issues such as extra sensitivity to certain odors ("Autism Spectrum Disorder, 299.00(F84)" 2013). Being that there is such a variety included in the diagnosis with autistic spectrum disorder, one can see that there definitely can be differences between children in what causes a "melt down."
It is my understanding that the "melt down" is triggered by overwhelming anxiety. That would make sense with sensory issues being one of the problems with spectrum disorders. When one of the senses is not developed correctly in the brain, it can be experienced in an exaggerated way, creating an overload of stimulation. My theory is: that each child with this condition has different sensory problems because they have different underdeveloped parts
of their brains. If we examine this idea in terms of our senses, one 's hearing may be appropriately intact, but the sense of touch might not. An example of …show more content…
I began this reflection by expressing how happy I was that the parent I interviewed was an extraordinary person. I know that most would hope their interview, for an assignment such as this, would be with someone like Mrs. Smith. I actually had two other parents in mind at first. I decided to clear them with my supervisor, and right away she said that they would be the last people she would pick for the assignment. In response to my first choice, she projected that I would be the one getting interrogated as to why I was asking each question. Regarding my second selection, she predicted difficulty getting through the questions because of the parent 's tendency to "get off topic." She preceded to list three other parents to contact instead. Yes, I was in awe of Mrs. Smith, but after reading the chapter in our text this week on collaborating, along with watching the videos it included,
I have a softer heart towards my first list of parents (Bursuck and Friend 2014). The reading cautions that there is a parents ' "frame of