So as all of you now know - my 2-year old has been diagnosed with Autism and the support we've been getting has been fantastic.
Why today, we got in the mail, his hearing appointment booking! It'll be near the end of the month but they had booked it last Friday and sent the notice out then. :-)
Some things I have been working on for my son, is taking photos of places and of people's faces and their homes...this way I can eventually print cards out for him, laminate them, glue velcro on them and make some communication cards.
But if your child has special needs and perhaps is fine with other people but maybe doesn't do well with understanding actions or transitions...I have some tips!
*I am not a therapist - I am a MOM and just passing along useful things on to you to do as you wish. I do not make any guarantee or promise this will work because it's a long road ahead of me and my family and perhaps for you too.*
One site the psychologist suggested for me was Papu. There IS an English option at the top - but I could not find the available build-your-own-cards...so I'll show it to you in Finnish!
If you click on the 2nd tab on the left-hand side, you can pick whatever topic - for example, "El�imet" is animals, then there will be categories below, and I picked "Kissat" (cats) and a bunch of photos of cats showed up. Then you click and drag the one you want to use (perhaps one that looks the most like your cat for example) and drop it on the right hand-side in one of those boxes.
You'll notice the word in Finish above the photo is also labelled! How handy! (And excellent for those that want to learn/teach Finnish to your family at the same time!)
When it's filled accordingly, you can save it and show it to your child or perhaps print them off and cut them - make them into your own flash cards or like what I am doing, using them as communicating cards.
As well, if you have a smart phone or device like an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad - just as an example - there are some pretty awesome Applications ("Apps") available - lots of them for free too, for children with special needs.
Some do cost money, like iCommunicate (40�!) but depending how far advanced your child is - something basic or the above photo-card-communicating system may be enough and more affordable.
Now, I know what you MIGHT be thinking....
"INK is so expensive!"
Yeah I was in the same shoes as of this morning and trying to figure out if my printer was compatible with the computer or not (our landlords is not)....then some friends suggested I just order my photos through ifolor and then make cards by gluing them onto paper (after trimming them if needed) and then laminating them. Voila!
If you're experiencing the same or something similar - good luck and I hope this helped a little!
PS - if you type in www.papu.net or papu.net - it will take you to some online storage site called "Hover". Just type in www.papu.fi or papu.fi and it will bring you there! Or click on the links provided up above.
Why today, we got in the mail, his hearing appointment booking! It'll be near the end of the month but they had booked it last Friday and sent the notice out then. :-)
Some things I have been working on for my son, is taking photos of places and of people's faces and their homes...this way I can eventually print cards out for him, laminate them, glue velcro on them and make some communication cards.
But if your child has special needs and perhaps is fine with other people but maybe doesn't do well with understanding actions or transitions...I have some tips!
*I am not a therapist - I am a MOM and just passing along useful things on to you to do as you wish. I do not make any guarantee or promise this will work because it's a long road ahead of me and my family and perhaps for you too.*
One site the psychologist suggested for me was Papu. There IS an English option at the top - but I could not find the available build-your-own-cards...so I'll show it to you in Finnish!
If you click on the 2nd tab on the left-hand side, you can pick whatever topic - for example, "El�imet" is animals, then there will be categories below, and I picked "Kissat" (cats) and a bunch of photos of cats showed up. Then you click and drag the one you want to use (perhaps one that looks the most like your cat for example) and drop it on the right hand-side in one of those boxes.
You'll notice the word in Finish above the photo is also labelled! How handy! (And excellent for those that want to learn/teach Finnish to your family at the same time!)
When it's filled accordingly, you can save it and show it to your child or perhaps print them off and cut them - make them into your own flash cards or like what I am doing, using them as communicating cards.
As well, if you have a smart phone or device like an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad - just as an example - there are some pretty awesome Applications ("Apps") available - lots of them for free too, for children with special needs.
Some do cost money, like iCommunicate (40�!) but depending how far advanced your child is - something basic or the above photo-card-communicating system may be enough and more affordable.
Now, I know what you MIGHT be thinking....
"INK is so expensive!"
Yeah I was in the same shoes as of this morning and trying to figure out if my printer was compatible with the computer or not (our landlords is not)....then some friends suggested I just order my photos through ifolor and then make cards by gluing them onto paper (after trimming them if needed) and then laminating them. Voila!
If you're experiencing the same or something similar - good luck and I hope this helped a little!
PS - if you type in www.papu.net or papu.net - it will take you to some online storage site called "Hover". Just type in www.papu.fi or papu.fi and it will bring you there! Or click on the links provided up above.
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