When I first got the diagnosis for my son, one of the things that I noticed immediately was the negative language around autism that the professionals used when talking to me about it. "Deficit, Dysfunction, Disorder, even Disease.." the 'd' words that I came to know all too well in those first weeks and months.
It doesn't matter whether you use horses. It doesn't matter whether you use ABA, Horse Boy Methods, PECS, Sunrise, Play Therapy, Floortime, or a cocktail of all of them if you don't get the environment right - forget it.
Why?
Whether its your own child or whether you are working professionally with neuro-difference, the most important thing is to avoid the Cell Danger Response.
New Trails Learning Systems
Ending the notion that suffering is necessary for learning
New Trails Learning Systems
Ending the notion that suffering is necessary for learning