The Matryoshka in Autism - Revealing the Child Within
Matryoshka dolls are Russian stacking dolls, often mistakenly called Babushka dolls Picture Source: Wikipedia This post coincides with the first week of Putin’s Winter Olympics in Sochi. All is going well so far and Russia has shown it can put on quite a spectacle. Russia has no shortage of clever scientists, but rarely does their research make it into English language journals. No doubt, much gets lost to the non-Russian speaking world. Russia is famous for its Matryoshka dolls. Remove the outer layer and see what is underneath. Treating your child’s autism can also be like un-stacking your Matryoshka doll for the first time. You may be surprised what lies underneath. моя матрешка ( My Matryoshka) This week for me was another surprising one. Monty, aged 10 with ASD, has an Assistant with him in the mornings at school. “Has Monty ever been to Disneyland?” she asked me. It turns out one of his cla...