Not everything is easy in the method, but everything is learning and evolution.
I would like us to stop and think about very common situations in the Method, which are the greatest learning experience we can offer our children with communication problems.
I'll give you an example: There are situations such as sensory difficulties with plasticine, My child can't stand Play-Doh, he can't even smell it, he can't touch it, he can't see it.…and then comes the Plasticine video… But suddenly, through the Plasticine video, that tolerance begins to work, that adaptation to that specific material, and I assure you that not only does a process of acceptance begin, but it ends up entering and playing with the Plasticine; that's what happens to us with sounds, materials, objects.
We also find situations like: \»My child is afraid of animals or a particular animal\"And as you can imagine, there are animal videos in the VICON Method. What do they achieve? We know it might scare us at first, and we want to watch that video as soon as possible, but we won't help you if we do so because we know it represents a blockage for your child. We also know that protecting them and preventing stressful situations is completely natural, but the truth is that through the videos and your help, we get them engaged, help them learn, and help them overcome these obstacles.
We also find more cases for example in the manipulation of objectsWith the video of the car, for example... They manage to film a car. Only people who have a child with autism around them can understand what that means, what it means for a child with autism to develop symbolic play and proper object manipulation. The method exposes, generates, and integrates these types of games, these tolerances, and frees them from these blockages and phobias. Through our videos, we break these dynamics, which are sometimes sustained for years.
And we always tell our families when they attack a complex video, which sometimes seems impossible because it generates a reaction and an overreaction from their little one, like fear, flight, stress.
We must take advantage of those moments as an opportunity. It is undoubtedly the most important achievement they will take with them.
Of course it is important to incorporate new words into our vocabulary, say them a little better, learn new objects, new actions but Much more important is being able to deal with moments of discomfort, fear, denial and frustration.. Because life is going to bring you many moments like that and Being able to work on them in a more contained framework, with a visual method we can achieve true communication, the kind that fills our mouths when we say it. And being able to develop it at the moment when it matters most.
Don't try to avoid those moments and take them as an opportunity to work on those emotions, those sensations and those situations. So that you'll then have the tools to face new things that will come, things that life will naturally bring you. Things they don't like, things they don't want at some point, or things they want that we can't give them now.
For us it is True learning is true development, and it is where we give your children their greatest potential and their best tools for the future.
We also remind you of a post where we gave you some advice regarding our little ones' frustrating behaviors, entitled: Where to start with our children's behavior? Family behavior tips.
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