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Posted By A Son-Rise Message Board Participant on December 14, 1999 at 01:56:24:
: : I know first-hand of plenty of cases of "miraculous"-seeming progress...These things happen, but none of the teachers or parents involved have ever claimed that it gives them the right to set themselves up as experts or promise to teach others how such results can be achieved.
Catherine Maurice and Annabel Stehli come to mind. Although, neither they nor the Kaufman's claim their results would without any doubt be duplicated. I think they just feel blessed and want to pass it on if possible. I too know personally of some children who have recovered or improved cognitively using various approaches, I think there is more than one way to do it. I just like this way the best.
I don't think I really had to come to the Option Institute for a program in order to try this, but it was enourmously helpful to back away from the situation and take care of myself for a week. I don't get the chance to do that very often. To me, a vacation at Club Med could not have compared to being around these amazing parents, like Kelly and Chris (Doug have I met you? December 97), and absorbing the energy of people really happy to have special kids. Food and lodging was included, and I also had a partial scholarship.
: : The point is that if children make amazing progress, that's wonderful and it should be studied, but it doesn't automatically put their teachers/parents beyond question or mean that anything they do is right.
I agree. I don't think Samantha is the first to question them. A good book that deals with this subject is, "Targeting Autism: What We Do and Don't Know About Autistic Spectrum Disorders." I may be a little off on the title I'ts been a while since I've read it. The Son-Rise program is scrutinized along with Lovvas, Floortime, TEACCH, and some others.
: : I don't think any organization ought to be above critical examination. The autism field is full of people who are out to exploit parents as well as people who are truly dedicated and altruistic (and many people who are somewhere in between the two), and an attitude of healthy scepticism is the only way in which they can be sorted out. It's refusing to ask questions that does a disservice to children with autism and their families.
I agree with you. I do think they are open to questions. They probably just missed the number of staff. Does anyone have an answer for that? Love, Jen
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