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1 How all kids can become Great Kids On the road to overcoming developmental challenges hll

2 10 Qualities of Great Kids Communication Creativity & Vision Curiosity Empathy Engagement gg Emotional Range Internal Discipline Logical Thinking Moral Integrity Self-Awareness

3 How all kids can become Great Kids Overcoming developmental l challenges Overcoming troublesome behaviors Self-stimulation Perseveration Self-absorption withdrawal

4 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities The full mastery of the functional emotional developmental capacities is the basis to develop Great Kids qualities build capacities to overcome developmental challenges and troublesome behaviors

5 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities 1. Regulation and interest est in the world 2. Engagement and falling in love 3. Two-way, purposeful communication 4. Shared social problem solving 5. Creating ideas 6. Logical thinking 7. Multi-causal thinking 8. Comparative thinking 9. Reflective thinking These 9 abilities are the essential core!

6 Engagement - Intimacy Ability to relate to others with warmth and intimacy Alternative to being self-absorbed and aimless

7 Empathy In order to care, the child has to first experience someone caring for him, so he knows what the feeling is like As we develop empathy, we are offsetting self-absorbed and aimless behaviors

8 Communication Begins with first stages, comes to a crescendo at stage 3, when child learns back and forth communication with gestures and sounds Words come after the gestures, and have meaning behind them Different from rote memorization of words Ability to communicate helps overcome repetitive and aimless behaviors

9 Self-Regulation Helps overcome aggression or impulsivity Self-regulation is one of the first abilities in the core Tune into child s sensory processing strengths and weaknesses

10 Internal Discipline Combining Communication, Empathy, and understanding with reasonable limits helps the child develop internal discipline

11 Curiosity Start by helping baby b take an interest in the world Broaden the child s interest by tuning in to child s individual differences, accommodate child s sensitivities Helps overcome tendency to be rigid and narrow in interests

12 Creativity Many children with Autism rely on their memory and scripting Can change this by helping child become creative through pretend play Creative thinking helps improve academic skills

13 Summary Children with and without t challenges can all learn to become Great Kids These qualities are not genetically hard wired Core = Nine functional emotional developmental capacities As children fully master the core, they become Great Kids and overcome problem behaviors

14 Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities are the essential core 1. Regulation and interest est in the world 2. Engagement and falling in love 3. Two-way, purposeful communication 4. Shared social problem solving 5. Creating ideas 6. Logical thinking 7. Multi-causal thinking 8. Comparative thinking 9. Reflective thinking Broad, flexible and stable mastery of these capacities are the foundations for becoming Great Kids