My Journey with Spelling to Communicate S2C - Part B

The Threads of Life

#1 Continuing the S2C journey with my son Henry who is 13, non-speaking autistic and adhd. He is learning to point to letters of the alphabet on stencils to answer questions from age appropriate lessons and I am learning to become his co-regulation partner (CRP) on the stencils/boards. It is a long journey that takes an enormous amount of commitment. It is fraught with inconsistencies and frustrations, takes many people to be invested in it, heaps of belief and the determination to never give up. But what could be more important right? It will eventually lead to Henry being able to spell out his own thoughts and ideas giving him not only access to communication at last but agency and autonomy too. How incredible and how exciting.

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#3 Time Stamps

0:00 Intro to episode and Part A recap.

1:00 What S2C sessions look like and involve.

3:13 Becoming a co-regulation partner (CRP).

9:30 What your practitioner will teach you the parent about: speech vs language; types of motor; presuming competence; the boards/stencils and how to use.

14:35 Paradigm shifts to make as a parent.

19:35 What is least dangerous assumption you could make?

20:57 Where I am at with Henry so far and how it has gone during the past 9 months or so.

#4 Summary

• Part A recap
• Becoming a CRP
• Learning about elements of S2C: speech v language; motor; competence; boards
• Paradigm shifts to make
• Where Henry and I are at in our journey now after 9 months or so

#5 References/Links/Books:

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#6 Calls to Action

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#7 Social Media

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#8 Next Episode

November and tbc