Looks Interesting………I plan on watching or taping this….. “Supernanny” Teams With Acclaimed Autism Expert to Help Child with Autism Tuesday, October 25, 2005 Show to Air Friday, November 4 ABC Media Relations: Patrick Preblick (212) 456-7819 Supernanny Jo Frost teams with world-renowned autism expert Lynn Koegel, Ph.D., to tackle the parenting issues faced by a family whose three-year-old son is an outsider in his own home. This episode of “Supernanny” airs on Friday, November 4 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) on the ABC Television Network. Deirdre and Trae Facente don’t know how to integrate their autistic son Tristin into their daily life with their twins, Kayla and Marlana (4). Tristin is completely non-verbal, caught up in his own world of spinning, jumping, swinging, and, often, taking off his clothes. The only time he spends with his family is sitting at the dinner table. Enter Koegel and Supernanny Jo. Together they refine the classic “Supernanny” methods and teach all the Facentes about Koegel’s inclusion and communication techniques to help engage Tristin. In just a week, silent Tristin goes from zero words to speaking hundreds of times using over 20 new words. He is bursting with requests to play a favorite game, be tickled, or eat a treat. Step-by-step, Jo and Koegel help the parents keep Tristin from his disruptive behaviors by including him in family chores and activities. These efforts culminate in the boy helping his dad set the table, a seemingly mundane task that is so miraculous for Tristin, it brings tears to Trae’s eyes. Lynn Kern Koegel, Ph.D., is one of the world’s foremost experts on the treatment of autism. She and her husband, Robert L. Koegel, Ph.D., founded the renowned Koegel Autism Center at the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She co-wrote the bestselling book on autism, Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope that can Transform a Child’s Life, and also co-authored with her husband the new book, Pivotal Response Treatments for Autism.
sounds very interesting! thanks for the 411!