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Thank you for your insights 🙂 I would also encourage you to look beyond behaviors and consider what is under the iceberg when we see behaviors. As I mentioned above, “Children (and people) do well when they can” and many neurodivergent individuals have lagging skills which make it challenging for them to meet expectations. Many times, behaviors are telling us that there is something going on for the individual and they are unable to communicate that need directly. Uncovering what is under the iceberg and finding ways to develop the lagging skills or changing how we present things have a long-term impact on reducing unsafe behaviors and increasing an individual’s abilities to meet expectations.
ModeratorWonderful insights! I see a lot of what your sharing as Dr. Ross Greene’s “Children do well when they can.” I also find that explaining to my neurodivergent kiddos why we need to do things for safety and saying it is a boundary we all need to follow. I also find if they are having a hard time, like you shared, of finding what is getting in the way of the individual from being successful and what lagging skill needs to be accounted for. Most of my neurodivergent clients have been able to understand and many come up with wonderful ideas on their own so that everyone is safe. I also agree that considering all the elements from the music, to the environment, and everything else can have an effect on success as we navigate our sessions.
ModeratorIt has been a pleasure to have you with us, Debbie! It is wonderful to hear all that you have taken away and how it has supported your work. I wish you all the best as you continue on in your work!
ModeratorRemember to save these responses so they can help you as you present your unique skills to families and programs.
ModeratorAll good points! Finding a way to give the older children a sense of responsibility and ownership really helps the older children. For example, having them help with passing out or collecting instruments, asking them how we should play, or a movement idea. We can also engage the children in changing the music to point out how the younger kiddos need it to be calmer or quieter.
ModeratorGreat ideas Debbie! Another thing we have found helpful is to invite the adults to join in the music in the moment and to make sure we sneak in small moments to point out the wonderful things happening during the group. We can do this be sharing educational information about what we are doing with the music and how the children are responding.
ModeratorSometimes this happens with the site. I can still make out everything you shared. Thank you.
ModeratorWonderful insights from everyone! This question helps us to see how we can create programming that supports the communities we work in. Save your responses to have when you are creating programming. It can be a helpful guide.
August 5, 2021 at 3:37 pm
in reply to: Share some of your experiences with children of this age and level.
ModeratorI enjoyed reading each of your responses and learning about your backgrounds and experiences. These experiences will be helpful as you support families coming into your groups.
ModeratorDon’t forget to check back over past weeks to see what fellow participants have posted. We find this helps to deepen your experience in this training.
ModeratorGreat insights! We find that spending some time with the music helps to connect back to the materials presented in the training.
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