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Parenting a Literal Child
It's not just a matter of symantics - for some kids, everything is literal. In parenting several kids with FAS/FAE, I've found that you have to be very careful with your instructions - because they'll be followed!
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Assentive Communication Book
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
To encourage communication and making choices try taking pictures of healthy favourite snacks and putting them in the Whoozit Photo Album. When it's snack time let your child show you what he or she wants!
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Aids for Daily Living: Teaching How To Turn Lights On
Play can be serious business as the Light Bulb & Switch demonstrates. Before trying to teach how to control lighting with a regular switch on the wall try working with this training device on a table top. It can help teach that up means on and down means off as well as the fine motor skills needed to activate a regular sized wall switch.