A Case for Positive Persuasion

Last night was the second night of Autism orientation at the Early Child Service Center - not sure if that is right, but I'm going with it. A very good presentation about visual schedules, and tours of a few different classrooms there. Going to try atleast some word schedules with Dominic and see how he does. Every classroom was using some form of visual schedule. Teachers find what works, and this seemed to be working.

The only downside was that Dominic threw a fit when we left because he wanted to stay in the day-care room. Evidently they had a great time in their gym and he wanted to do it again. While he still threw a tantrum, trying to bribe him with stories seemed to work best.

I think the thing I am gong to try most is the "First - Then" approach. Ex, First eat your vegetables, then get desert - or something like that.

They had a good book for sale with lots of examples, and while they seem to be for kids with more severe(?) autism, I think the principles will work out.