The Value of Therapeutic Interventions for Young Children
Hi Ky and Telepathy Tapes community! I am so beyond grateful for The Telepathy Tapes. Learning about telepathy through this podcast has led me through a life changing journey. Not only has it introduced me to ESP, but it has given me a new sense of possibility and magic, which has been so invigorating. I am now deep in the trenches of a metaphysical and spiritual journey, and I couldn’t be more grateful. My neighbor recommended this podcast to me because she knows that I work with young children with autism. I am a Special Instructor through the NYS Early Intervention program. Because we live in a world that is so obsessed with using evidence-based interventions (thank you, Scientism), the free interventions for young children with autism offered through the government are based in Applied Behavior Analysis. (While other services are available, the intensive 10-20 hour/week services are based in ABA.) I do my very best to keep my interventions as child-centered as possible. I believe in following the child’s lead, integrating therapeutic interventions into play/activities that they seek out. I believe that my therapy should be “sneaky”—that feels like play with a supportive adult who gently encourages them to try new things. I think I’ve gotten quite good at this. And I don’t strictly do ABA—I also integrate elements of play therapy and DIR Floortime. That said…I’m starting to question the value and importance of the interventions that I’m introducing (sneakiness aside). Going into this field, I wholeheartedly believed that the interventions I was using were valuable and would enhance my students’ lives. Things like helping them develop their communication skills (verbal and nonverbal) to help them get their needs met and to be understood, and helping them develop problem-solving skills during this critical developmental stage. Overall, the idea is to introduce skills while their brains are highly malleable, “setting them up for success” as they move forward in their lives. But now I’m wondering if these skills truly do have value. Do these kids need all of these observable communication skills when all non-speakers have the ability to engage in telepathic communication? (I believe this is something discussed in the podcast, unless I’m misremembering!) Is it necessary to practice problem-solving skills if people have access to the Akashic records, or any other form of “downloadable” information that might speak to the knowledge acquired by savants? I ask because I understand that therapies, while well-intentioned, always do carry the risk of harm. How might my interventions be inadvertently causing harm? Am I harming my client’s self-esteem through my interventions, repeatedly implying that they should do things differently than they do when left to their own devices? I would love to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with any non-speakers who are interested, especially those who might have been through these types of interventions in their own lives. I would love to hear people’s thoughts on 1) what interventions they believe are truly valuable, and 2) what interventions might inadvertently cause harm (such as child-centered approaches to ABA that are often deemed “the good kind of ABA”). I’m sure that, if I speak with 10 people about this, I will get 10 different answers. But I would love to consider all 10 of these answers when designing interventions for my students. Non-speakers and families— if you have any thoughts that you would like to share, I would love to listen. Thank you very much, everyone!
First Do No Harm
Is it objectifying or exploitative for speaking listeners of the pod to be out in the world doing things like this: at a senior award ceremony, a nonspeaker takes the stage with his mother to present a scholarship in honor of a family member, and I took the advice from the show, “just put out loving energy for them to feel,” and then I thought, “If you feel this, raise your left hand,” and this young man did, twice. I stopped because I started to ask myself if I was “performing experiments” without consent. What are the ethics of this? Another episode more recently referred to the healing power one nonspeaker had on a speaker and how years later, she can call on his healing energy, and feel better. Would this be draining or otherwise harmful to nonspeakers if the general public began calling on them in this way? Thank you for sharing your lives with us, and for dedicating your time and soul to speaking up for those who have so much to teach us, Ky! -Maria
Can anyone connect to nonspeakers for healing? And if so how would the nonspeakers suggest to go about this? And what can we do to support them?
There are some incredible energy healers out there...some are neurotypical and some are non-speakers. We will be doing an episode on this in Season 2. I have personally found that the non-speakers that I know can be overwhelmed by all the need and pain in the world and thus, I have never asked any of them for healing. That said, some parents have told me their kids (sometimes adult and sometimes young) are great at it. The best thing you can do is volunteer at a place with non-speakers or start learning to spell and spending time with them as those friendships will lead to giving and taking when it comes to both of your strengths and weaknesses. In Season 2, we will talk about how healing works. It's bind boggling but also very exciting....and it all has to do with cohesion and love, at the most basic, cellular level. Our bodies know how to heal themselves.
The Hill Beyond the Grave‽
I can’t help it. I have *got* to know. My sister, Lori, probably spent a lot of time on the hill. I can still hear her giggles in my mind, despite the fact that I haven’t heard one in a LOT of years (her eyes opened for the last time in 02/27/2009). I imagine (now that I’ve devoured all of the episodes) that she still goes there 🫶🏻 If anyone sees her, tell her Barbie says hi 🤭🤟🏻🫶🏻
Hi Ky, firstly - thank you for your wonderful work with these non-verbal children/people - you have given them a voice for us ‘un-gifted normies’ to hear. I have never known a Podcast to hit me in the heart so hard. My question is: one of the children confirmed they could read hieroglyphics, have you thought about introducing them to Jay Anderson (@TheProjectUnity on 𝕏)? He is on his own special journey uncovering our ‘hidden’ past and is very open to the world we can’t see and hear - he also seems to be a kind and gentle soul…if one can ‘feel’ such a thing through media. I think such an introduction could have a profound effect on humanity itself in our search for understanding and empathy - and hopefully (more importantly) it would be a positive engagement for those involved. Helen
Hi Helen. That's a great idea. I'll talk to the mother and see what she thinks! I also did an interview this morning with a math savant that will be featured in Season 2 that may just "crack the code" and allow any of us to understand all languages. If what he's saying is true, we can usher in a whole new world of understanding. We'll explore this is S2 and in the meantime, we'll try to connect some of our folks with Project Unity
What is the name of the telepathy tapes channel on Discord?
What is the name of the telepathy tapes channel on Discord? I can’t find it on my own Discord app and when I click to join it says my credentials are wrong and I bought the backstage pass but if I have your official channel name, I can probably find it from my own discord app. Thank you.
Thank you
Thank you for all you have done. I am a full time evidential mental & physical trance Medium. I understand & have had some telepathic experiences my whole life. The philosophers didn't believe me. I still love philosophy, but as a medium I can do more. I worked with children & young adults with the Autism experience for over a decade before I became a philosophy professor. I can appreciate how valuable & important The Telepathy Tapes are for our world & for our hearts. We are living in a time of great expansion of consciousness. Those beautiful souls on & from The Hill are way ahead of us all. We can learn from them how to love even better. ~Namaste