I went to "What your other Children without Disabilities are Thinking: Sibling Issues for Parents"
Keynote Speaker Brian Skotko. I thought Brian was a very good speaker and I really enjoyed listening to him. I was not able to stay until the very end to get my book signed, but I did purchase his book and cannot wait to read it. Check it out and get yourself a copy. If you ever hear his name go listen to him. He is great!
I also attended Ipad = Ican Keynote Speaker Ann Orr. I enjoyed listening to Ann also. But she was just an Ipod/Ipad geek. She was not from Apple Company and I already learned about a whole bunch of apps, so I was not really impressed with her. I went to listen to her thinking I would learn about the Ipad2 and how to use it and how to use the apps when you download them. So I really could have skipped her. Oh well.
Oh and I went and listened to an O.T. Her name was Kim Perrin. "Addressing Challenging Behaviors Through Sensory Strategies" Now her I could have sat and listened to for a long time. She was very informational. I don't really have a lot of problems with Jonathon. I was curious what it was all about and glad I went. I learned that water is a good thing. I learned that if you have a child that is really out of control.....ex: head banger ...to the point of dangerous..you could just give him/her some water to play with(like in a bucket in the middle of the kitchen floor) not worrying about the mess. And it relaxes the child. Water is calming. I am so glad that I have Jonathon in swimming. and of course he loves the shower and our pool and mud puddles etc.
Jonathon picks at his thumbs and peels the skin off to the point where it bleeds and I have to put a bandaid on(which he hates). so she gave me some ideas to try out on him. and to keep track of when it happens. So I will. She actually ran out of time talking to our group.
My sister and I then ate lunch and had to head for home.
During the conference I met up with the president of St. Clair County Down Syndrome Support Group...which is the group we belong too. And she had a gift for me......well for Jonathon!
I had submitted a scholarship letter to her at the beginning of October asking for Jonathon to be a recipient of an Ipad2. I explained about my research and why I felt that it would benefit him! I am so happy that he was given this device! It is going to help him so much with his learning!
So I loaded it up last night and showed him really quick! Lets just say he loves it. He was upset when he had to put it away to go to bed and he calls it his pad.....games mom!
I would have never known the world of opportunity for my son with an Ipad2 if it wasn't for me finding a4cwsn.com and reading and researching. I joined a4cwsn.com on facebook. It is a wonderful community and a person can learn so much. I already have 123 apps on Jonathon's Ipad2. I have only paid $17.00 total. Most of them were free and some of them I won. Through a4cwsn.com. I am so glad that I found Gary James..... Please go and check it out....You will not be disappointed!
I uploaded a video of him seeing his Ipad2 for the first time. Learning video upload is confusing. sorry. it posted all on its own. Hope you enjoy. That was his very first look at an Ipad2. He thought the character Mongo was really funny. You are supposed to eat the fruit not the junk food. He was being silly last night and actually doing both, because Mongo will turn blue from a tummy ache. But he knew how to operate it after a few seconds and with time he will be really good at this device.