Hello!
Looking for advice. Every since I was in the 5th grade, I’ve known I wanted to work with kids who are not neurotypical.
I was talked out of this by a family member when I was in college, so here I am at 58 possibly changing careers.
I’ve just started sitting with a 20 yr old male who is non verbal autistic. He lives with his mom, and a dog. The dog is a bit hyper so when I get there, I say, “hello X” and then I sit on the floor in the same room as him and play fetch with dog.
The last two times I’ve been there, at some point, he will walk over close to me and stand above and look down at me.
One time he squeezed my head. Im not sure what to do when this happens.
Any advice?
Im new to the non verbal autistic world.
P.S. Sorry for the long post
Looking for advice. Every since I was in the 5th grade, I’ve known I wanted to work with kids who are not neurotypical.
I was talked out of this by a family member when I was in college, so here I am at 58 possibly changing careers.
I’ve just started sitting with a 20 yr old male who is non verbal autistic. He lives with his mom, and a dog. The dog is a bit hyper so when I get there, I say, “hello X” and then I sit on the floor in the same room as him and play fetch with dog.
The last two times I’ve been there, at some point, he will walk over close to me and stand above and look down at me.
One time he squeezed my head. Im not sure what to do when this happens.
Any advice?
Im new to the non verbal autistic world.
P.S. Sorry for the long post