Illustrator-draw or find pictures related to the reading: David "scripts" from the following book. He uses the "rule," "If you don't have the words you need, borrow someone else's" (Lord, 2006, p.38). David finds comfort and patience in using the words from the book below to apply to frustrating situations in daily life that are out of his control. Lord portrays a positive view on "scripting," except David's mother's concern, "David'll never learn to talk right if we keep letting him borrow words," but Catherine cleverly responds to this concern with a scripted line (Lord, 2006, p.57).
- Researcher: "Scripting:" A) One of the restrictive/repetitive behaviors some people with Autism engage in is echolalia. Echolalia is the repetition of words or phrases with no meaning or function attached to them.
- "Scripting." (2010). Autism-community.com. Retrieved from <http://www.autism- community.com/scripting-a-parent-seeking-help/>.
- "Scripting" B) "If you don't have the words you need, borrow someone else's" (Lord, 2006, p.50). A person with Autism connects deeply with a particular script from a movie and/or book like David does with Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad are Friends, which is why this additional "rule" was made for David specifically, "if you need to borrow words, Arnold Lobel wrote some good ones," (Lord, 2006, 38).
I apologize for the formatting issues. I am getting used to this format. By "positive view on scripting" I mean the family doesn't just disengage from David or shut him down or discourage him when he begins to script. Instead, they make the connection regarding what he is trying to say/what feelings he his trying to express. They believe his scripting is meaningful, whereas the first definition I provided of scripting calls it "meaningless." The following are good examples of David and his family using scripting: David frustrated that is father is late: (Lord, 2006, p. 37). Helping David to wait patiently for his late father: (Lord, 2006, pp.39-40). David explaining to Catherine why he has a hard time following the "no toys in the fish tank rule:" (Lord, 2006, pp. 57). David's mom expressing concern for David's "borrowing words" and Catherine's response in the form of scripting, showing her mom that she shouldn't worry: (Lord, 2006, p. 57).
ReplyDeleteSarah: What do you find comfort in? I envision David always playing this story, and then when the cassette seems to come undone, he looks to Catherine to fix it for him and make it all better. I'm sure he'd be lost without her, and yet, at the same time, Catherine I think would be lost without him if he didn't rely on her as he does. Deep down, she loves her brother but just is trying to find her way as a teen with a not so normal brother and doesn't want other friends to think she less of her, maybe. Quite the contrary, we can learn so much about ourselves and humanity with these special and gift people as they are as human as we are with thoughts and feelings too; theirs might be different, but still the same, if that makes sense. Agree?
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