At first glance, they could almost pass for masterpieces by Monet or Renoir.
But these impressionist-style paintings -- which are changing hands for thousands of dollars -- were painted by a five-year-old girl who is unable to speak.........According to Carter-Johnson, systems like Gemiini, for instance, have made an immeasurable difference to her ability to communicate. Click her to read full article
“Brilliant!”
That’s what Heather O’Shea, executive clinical director of the Comprehensive Educational Services’ Irvine center said when she saw a video made by a mom whose twins are autistic.
Videos like that one taught Balboa Island resident Laura Kasbar’s son, Max, and daughter, Ana, not to just talk and read but to get ahead of the curve and into college at age 16.
“The video did a lot that helps autistic children learn,” O’Shea said. “It cuts out the external factors that can be distracting. It zeroes in on the specific thing that the child is learning.
These videos O’Shea is talking about are part of a learning platform called GemIIni, created by Kasbar out of sheer necessity...Click here for link to article.
A five-year-old girl with autism has garnered praise across Europe, Asia and America for her astonishing artwork.....Iris's mother said that her daughter had great success with play therapy, music therapy, and now a new form of therapy which uses video, created by a company called Gemiini. Click here to see the article
For those of you who know me, or have spent any significant amount of time with Jacob, you know that at nearly 4 years old, he is still pretty much non-verbal. No seriously. Not a word. Barely a syllable. Or a SOUND.
For a child who is at, or above age in nearly every other aspect of his development, his speech has been the bane of my existence.
Now, don't get me wrong. The boy communicates JUST FINE. He just doesn't talk. He nods and shakes his head for yes and no, uses several dozen signs, grunts or screams when he wants my attention - depending on where in the house he is in relation to me, and he will come, grab my hand, and direct me to anything he wants - pointing to the offending object.
But me, being the crazy stickler that I am, insist on wanting him to talk. I understand how important speech is to his development, and his ability to communicate with the general public as he grows. In my book, stubbornness and laziness are not a good enough reason not to talk.
I have worked tirelessly with the therapists over Jake's little lifetime to get the boy to say..Link to Blog post The Holy Grail of Therapy - Gemiini.org
Phoebe Tucker, SLP, is the director of the Montano Assistive Technology Center in Bridgeport, CT. By incorporating Gemiini System's video modeling programs, her clients are seeing unprededented gains in language. Click here to see newscast.
A new therapy for autism invented by a Spokane mom is getting some national attention. Click here to see newscast
