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re:再附:邹小兵和我的通信以及他推荐的网站地...
再附:邹小兵和我的通信以及他推荐的网站地址,供小小孩子家长参考。也作为本帖一个尾声吧 。
敬爱的邹教授:
可能在您心里,我是个罗嗦固执的家长,但是对于孩子来说,谨慎一点总是没有错误的,而且过去9个月的噩梦实在太可怕了。您把我送进了地狱,又慢慢把我解放出来。我确实是个焦虑型的家长。即使别人以前一直说我的孩子很好没有事情,我也不能相信,直到您过来解开我的心结。
我现在可以确定的是,孩子每句话都是对着人讲给别人听的。目前她没有什么异常,眼神可以说基本完全正常,没有自闭的时间(包括失常的自言自语、沉迷时间、刻板行为,自我刺激等等,其实她这些真的一直都没有,而我见过的其他孩子都有这样的情况)都没有,别人一喊名字她就看,语言理解一直不错,使用比较合理主动,虽然比别的孩子还是语言差一截。
她和我们交往非常主动,就是方式比同龄孩子要幼稚3个月的样子(其实我一直焦虑的都是她的发育迟缓和语言问题,因为她不说话而担心她智商,而不是她的社会性问题),她的社会性在我们进行大量互动两个月之后,就已经得到极其显著的改善。分享、炫耀、谄媚这些她一直都很好,只是出现的时间,比别的孩子晚了一些。我最近一直感觉,如果说她的年龄再小3个月,她是2岁而不是2岁3个月,我会认为这是个完全正常的孩子。(她的认知和语言理解能力和2岁3个月的孩子相当,语言和心智滞后三四个月的样子)
在学校里,她的老师也一直说她是自己教过所有的孩子里面,社会性最好的孩子。
当我问她,你喜欢爸爸还是妈妈?她都是会故意说“喜欢爸爸”然后看我的脸色不好,会马上笑嘻嘻改成“喜欢妈妈!”她察言观色的能力,好象真的不是很差。在外面看到别的孩子的玩具,她会抬头看着我,等我微笑点头,她就跑过去玩,然后会时不时回头看着我。而且同理心很好,我伤心,生气等情绪她都很快察觉,并且会很不安,安慰我。
我想问您的是,我的噩梦真的过去了吗?她可以基本摘帽吗?真的很想听到确定的回答!您能体谅我一下,我真的能对我的同事宣告,我的孩子基本没啥问题,我可以慢慢恢复我的工作吗?还是有点像做梦的感觉。
当然我的rdi训练还是会持续进行,对她的关注不会减少。口腔训练的事情,我亦和香港的口腔训练专家王春燕取得了联系。近期会过去看看。
如果有需要,广东地区的家长可以跟我联系。我已经和一大批家长成为好朋友,对于最初获得诊断的家庭来说,这种帮助是至关重要的。
祝,身体安康!
敬上
2009年11月28日上午。
邹小兵2009.11.28的回信:
敬爱的姜:
您好!
来信收到。
你是一个焦虑型的妈妈是毫无疑问的。但是你的焦虑帮助你早期发现了你的孩子的问题,你还身体力行给予孩子恰当的干预和帮助,使得孩子迅速得到了改善和好转。这次在深圳看到孩子,我的确感觉我不能再诊断她患有孤独症了。从某种程度上来说,就是“摘帽”吧。
我近日看了美国佛罗里达州立大学孤独症中心的一个网站,里面有一段内容,我觉得对您的孩子的情况是一个比较好的解释,我将该网站的地址附在此,http://firstwords.fsu.edu/concernedAbout.html。你可以看看,是英文的,我想你应该可以看明白的。我的意思是孩子半年前的情况也许属于孤独症谱系或这段文字中所说的the first pattern,但是经过干预现在的问题属于语言方面的啦,属于the second pattern,而不再属于孤独症或所谓发育障碍。你看看可以明白,因此,现阶段需要对语言进行干预。所以去找香港的语言治疗师非常合适。
如果我的工作对您有帮助,我会很高兴。
谢谢
邹小兵
英文:
Which Children Should We Be Concerned About
Although some children who are late in learning to talk catch up on their own, at least half have persisting language problems. Research on late talkers indicates that children who are delayed in using words but who show good use of emotion and eye gaze, communication, gestures, sounds, understanding of words, and use of objects, are likely to catch up without intervention. These children are referred to as late bloomers. On our evaluation tools, if a child is delayed on the use of words only, but is not delayed in any of the other areas, we recommend monitoring that child's development but intervention is not warranted.
Children who show other delays in addition to delays in using words are the ones who we are more concerned about. We have found three major patterns that indicate concern.
The first pattern represents children who show delays for their age in many or most of these areas. In addition to delays in using words, they also show delays in at least 2 of the following areas: emotion and eye gaze, communication, gestures, sounds, understanding of words, and use of objects. Children in this first group may have delays in motor, cognitive, socioemotional, and/or language development or a more general developmental delay across these domains. Most of these children are unlikely to catch up on their own and their families are offered a menu of service options and/or referred to community agencies. These children are at risk for language and learning disorders, behavior disorders, mental retardation, or autism spectrum disorders. This pattern also may represent children who lack environmental stimulation that can lead to developmental delays. Children displaying this pattern are very likely to have persistent problems and require special education later in school.
The second pattern represents children who show delays in using words and sounds, but who communicate well with gestures, have good understanding of words, and play well with objects. Children in this group may have speech disorders. They need to be carefully evaluated. For these children we need to monitor their development and, depending on the severity, offer services if the child is not progressing without intervention or if the family is concerned. Usually these children do not have academic problems when they reach school age if they develop intelligible speech.
The third pattern represents children who show delays in using words and sounds and understanding words, but who communicate well with gestures and play well with objects. Children in this third group may have a hearing impairment and need to be carefully evaluated. We refer these children for a hearing evaluation, monitor their development, and offer or coordinate services if needed. Although hearing impairments can be recognized in very young children, the average age they are identified is between 12 and 25 months (Parving, 1993; Harrison & Roush, 1996). It is so important to provide amplification, if needed, as early as possible. To promote speech and language development, it is most effective to provide amplification by 6 months of age. Children with hearing impairments also may show other developmental delays typical of the first two patterns. For any child who is delayed in the use of and response to sounds and words, it is essential to have their hearing screened.
Children in all three groups are at risk for developing behavior problems because they may not be able to communicate effectively. We offer all families education programs and information on preventing and managing behavior problems in young children. Our goal is to help families and caregivers expand their child's ways of communicating before serious behavior problems develop. |
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