Rowena Arca Cabradilla MD, DPPS, FPNA, FCNSP

02/02/2024

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26/12/2022

Happy holidays and a joyful new year! 🎄💚🎄

26/07/2022

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The pathological medical model defines play as inappropriate, restricted, and repetitive with DEFICITS in imagination, imitation, symbolism and joint attention.

A paradigm that focuses on deficits rather than strengths.

In this context, playing "appropriately" means playing with toys exactly as a typical child would play with toys.

When an autistic child plays in an unusual way, it is considered "inappropriate play." In other words, "it's different, therefore it's bad."

It's not that autistic children don't know how to play. There is no correct way to play. Play is play.

Autistic children's exploration and interaction with the world is outside of society's understanding, and just because society doesn't understand the value of doing things a certain way, it doesn't mean it's wrong.

There is nothing wrong with lining up toys. 🦒🐖🧸

There is nothing wrong with spinning the wheels of a car. 🚙

There is nothing wrong with playing with nature. 🌱

There is nothing wrong with playing with a cardboard box. 📦

Autistic play is appropriate play.

Autistic children are not broken versions of neurotypical children. Same thing goes for autistic adults (we exist by the way 😉✌️). is a natural part of the spectrum of human diversity... and diversity is beautiful.

We learn, interact and play AUTISTICALLY.

-Autísticamente Marcela 🚙 🦖 ⚽🚂

Publicación en español:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=459514795536353&id=100044335094112

[Image description: an illustration of a child smiling and sitting on the floor while holding a stick with a leaf. The child is surrounded by a display of toys and other household items that have been lined up in a curved row (a piano, a cardboard box, a bucket & pale, a stuffed bunny, a wooden train, two plastic cups, four colored markers, a broom, a toy dinosaur, a hat, two Christmas tree ornaments, a vase with flowers, a toy bus, a potato head, a pop it, a spinner, a book, a boat, a panda bear, a rattle, a number block, a beach ball, a stacking toy and a Peppa Pig). A thinking bubble above the child has a smiley face.]

29/03/2022

Stay protected, get your flu shot 💉

22/03/2022

Happy World Down Syndrome Day!
We are more alike than different 💚

10/03/2022

Help your child overcome life's little challenges


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18/02/2022

Don't miss your shots! 👍 Covid-19 vaccine available for children 5-11 yrs old. It is safe and protective against severe Covid.

Halina't makiisa sa mas pinalakas na Bayanihan Bakunahan! 🤲

Protektado tayo kung lahat bakunado! BIDA ang lahat sa RESBAKUNA! 💪

12/01/2022

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12/01/2022

Be informed.☝️
Stay protected. 😷

07/06/2021

Protect yourself and your family from mosquito bites. 🦟🦟🦟
Labanan ang Dengue. Alamin ang mga sintomas ng dengue.
-GET OUT!

28/05/2021

Early intervention is very important for kids on the autism spectrum to achieve improved outcomes and positive impact. 🧠

04/05/2021

Be informed.

are only one step to stop the spread of .

We must continue prevention measures such as:
-proper wearing of face mask and face shield
-physical distancing of at least 1 meter
-proper hand hygiene
-avoiding crowded places and settings.