Autism, the unconscious mind and language

This ‘Project’ owes a great deal to Milton Erickson, the father of hypnotherapy. His ability to work with the unconscious mind and to use heightened powers of rapport led to him to achieving exceptional results.
But his personal path in his life is an inspiration to all of us.
Erickson was late in learning to speak and had difficulties in reading, which he described as dyslexia. He was also color blind and tone deaf. Later in life, when he explained what seemed to be extraordinary abilities, he stated that the disabilities (dyslexia, color blindness, being tone-deaf) helped him to focus on aspects of communication and behavior which most people overlooked. This is a typical example of emphasizing the positive, which is characteristic of his overall approach.
At age 17, he contracted polio which left him with additional lifelong disabilities. Having long been interested in hypnosis, the year of his recovery gave him the opportunity to explore the potential of self-healing through hypnosis. He began to recall “body memories” of the muscular activity of his own body. By concentrating on these memories, he slowly learned to tweak his muscles and to regain control of parts of his body, to the point where he was eventually able to talk and use his arms.
He claimed to have overcome his dyslexia and described the pivotal moments in a paper entitled “Auto-hypnotic Experiences of Milton Erickson,” which is found in The Collected Works of Milton H. Erickson, MD. He later characterized his early moments of creative change (which he described as a “blinding flash of light”) as an early spontaneous auto-hypnotic experience.
Erickson became interested in hypnosis at an early age when a traveling entertainer passed through the area. According to his later description, he felt that hypnosis was too powerful a tool to be left to entertainers. He decided to bring this tool into the realm of scientific evaluation as well as into the practice of medicine. Erickson already admired the local community doctor and had committed himself to becoming a physician.
By studying Erickson’s language patterns which were profoundly effective a model of communication was developed. In truth the way he used language is the same as the way everybody uses it but he is really good at it.
The ‘project’ programme will help you develop more effective language skills.