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Posted By A Son-Rise Message Board Participant on December 30, 1999 at 17:12:37:
: : With regard to information processing....do you believe that the way a person processes information is a fixed state or could that be changed through diet,or through auditory integration therapy or through movement and music?
: I believe that information processing is fixed, since it seems to be such a fundamental part of how someone experiences the world (I really like Uta Frith's work on "weak central coherence" and perception of Gestalts in people with autism).
I don't know anything about this.....could you fill me in a little or give me the name of the book,publication?.....once again, thanks for your prompt response But the fact that information processing is fixed certainly doesn't mean that you can't adapt things to that way of processing the world so that things become more comprehensible for the person in question.
: : I ask this because Francesca was singing (in tune) at 18 months . David and I are singers and we communicated with her that way where ordinary speech didn't work. When Cesca listened to music she would show through her movement that she could distinguish pattern and form. .....
: This is a great example, and it's wonderful that have found this out about Francesca. A lot of people on the autistic spectrum find it easier to process auditory information, e.g. words, when they're sung instead of spoken. Sometimes a person with autism will initially find it easier to sing words rather than speak them. This is very true of one boy I work with, and I've spent quite a bit of time with him coming up with simple repetitive songs with words like "help me" "round and round" (he likes me to spin round and round) and so on that he can use to ask for things. Often he'll sing them initially, then transition to being able to speak them.
Yes, Cesca now has heaps of speech which she uses functionally. Yesterday she asked her first question..."What is it?"...while pointing to a picture of an animal that she didn't know the name of...she had the appropriate questioning inflection in her voice and in the look that she gave me.....I was over the moon! By the way, she is five years of age
: So my attitude would be that using music doesn't *change* the way someone processes information - instead it adapts to the way that person processes information so as to make the information they get accessible to them. It's brilliant that you are doing this for Francesca.
We've used music as a total therapy for Francesca...music IS therapy....I don't know what it's like where you are , but here in Adelaide it's rare to find a speech therapist who can sing...to me, singing and speech are totally linked.
: I don't have any experience with, or much information on, the GFCF (Gluten Free Casein Free) diet, so I can't comment on that.
Perhaps you could try the diet yourself and see if there are any changes. I've tried the diet myself and it had no effect on my perceptions
Thanks for your comments....For the first time I'm concerned about the Y2K bug and how it might affect this message board....hope it doesn't....I've found this one of the most supportive places...THANKS EVERYONE!
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