[blindkid] Hello

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Dear Sarah,

You might explore the work of Dr. Lilli Nielsen, a Danish educator who
developed an approach called Active Learning for working with young blind
children, particularly those who have additional disabilities.  The idea is
to place the child in an environment that encourages movement and
exploration, rather than physically moving the child.  For instance, Dr. 
Nielsen
surrounds the child with objects that make sounds when they are touched or
bumped.  If the child moves a foot and accidentally makes a sound, he may be
inspired to move again and eventuallly to explore and find out more about
that intriguing noise.  Because the child herself initiates the learning
process there is much less resistance to overcome.  You can learn more about 
Active Learning at www.lilliworks.org.

Debbie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sarah Dallis" <sarah.dallis at gmail.com>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:12 PM
Subject: [blindkid] Hello


> Hi. My daughter, Ellie, is almost 16 months old and completely blind. She
> had a VEP two months ago and it came back inconclusive. She may have had
> her eyes closed or she's completely blind with no light perception. It
> helps me to go ahead and think she's completely blind, I'd rather have the
> surprise then to have to lose an expectation, if that makes any sense.
> Anyway, she has other health issues (septo-optic dysplasia, optic nerve
> hypoplasia, hypo-pit, diabetes insipidus, so on and so forth). Those are
> all back seat drivers to her vision in the sense of development.
>
> She doesn't walk, crawl, or stand. She likes laying on her tummy but more
> for sleep so we're working on her pushing up and reaching for things. She
> can roll.
>
> My husband and I are both active duty Air Force so she goes to daycare
> about 10 hours a day. I'm having problems with my confidence in her
> daycare
> and therapists. I'm debating on whether or not I should switch my
> daughter's OT and PT. She is always unhappy and crying during therapy.
> They
> force her hands and body into positions and make her stay there or do
> something. She's not quite 16 months and her PT session lasts 45 minutes.
> What do you all think? She also receives feeding therapy but she's showing
> more progress withth at then she is with OT or PT.
>
> In my signature block the second link is to Ellie's blog if you want to
> read more about her. Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing
> from you all!
> -- 
>
> Sarah Dallis
>
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> Mom to Ellie: http://elliesgrace.blogspot.com
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