We have attended this course, organized by
Option Institute, in London, since 18th till až 22nd of
January, 2004.
Well, I must admit that we were not sure if there would be much more
information than we always had. We have read the book "SonRise: The
Miracle Continuous", we have seen the BBC video documentary... we were not sure
if there is so much we can know more.
The course exceeded all our expectations! I think it is mainly because SonRise
is not just the set of techniques, it is mainly about attitudes, approach
towards our children, about how we do with child, not just
what we do with him/her.
The course longed 5 days and there were about 180 people, representing 132
children from 22 countries. One of experiences was meeting with a great group
of people with very similar problems and with resolution to go the same way.
Classes were guided by Bryn and William - and they were just spendid. One of the
most exciting experiences was to see them in action - because they demostrated
exactly what we are going to do in the playroom. And since we tried to sonrise
a little before the course in our nearly set-up playroom, we know that it is
not simple. We have seen a lot and lot of concrete situations and how to react.
To see Bryn and Willian was really worth an effort.
There was also a big amount of time for different home videos of different
families. It was wonderful to see different autistic children and their
progress. Son-Rise really works! a lot of time was also for
questions and answers so we were able to see problems of other parents, see how
to manage them and we had the possibility to ask for our concrete case.
And of course - we have learnt also concrete techniques - maybe the word
'technique' in not adequate because the key is to apply them with maximum love,
enthusiasm and attitude without judging "izms" (repetitive behaviors of
autistic children).
More about principles of the SonRise you will find in the page
Principles.
I can say that course had peftect effect on us. We came home full of
energy and optimism and are eager to begin work with Robin...