Progress

[Guest guest]

Hi :

What great progress is making! :-)) Isn't it wonderful how being

with other people and being distracted really helps them control and boss

back the OCD. It sounds like you are connected with a really good

psychiatrist now. How nice to see that they are not threatened by the idea

that maybe you will need to look at a clinic for and not just work

with them. This doc sounds like a keeper to me.

Please keep us posted on 's progress. I am sure will find the CBT

very helpful in learning how to boss back his OCD. Take care, aloha, Kathy

(Ha)

kathyh@...

At 11:52 AM 8/8/99 -0500, you wrote:

>From: <maryth3@...>

>

>Hi everyone!

>

>I just wanted to update you on our progress. We

>took to a new psychiatrist Thurs. She has had

>a lot of experience in treating OCD, but she let us know

>real quick that if she wasn't able to help that she would

>definitely see to it that he got the help that he needed at one

>of the clinics that specializes in OCD. This meant a lot to me.

>

>She added another diagnosis, GAD (general anxiety disorder)

>and ordered blood work to find out if his OCD was caused

>by strep..... When we asked about the Aspergers, she responded

>that she could see some traits of it, but she wanted to get

>stabilized on the med's and observe him some more before giving

>a diagnosis.

>

>She doubled his dosage of luvox, took away the risperdal, kept the

>buspar the same, and added Klonipin (1/4-1/2 mg 4x's a day). It has

>made such a difference already.

>

>I had a cousin in town visiting with mother; she has a very cute and

>sweet

>12 yo daughter. We spent 3 whole days outdoors crabbing, fishing and

>going to

>the state park to feed the ducks, deer, geese, and nutria. I am in

>total shock....

>this is the same boy who up until Thurs. was confined to his room except

>to

>eat and wash. He applied deorderant to his upper torso to prevent

>sweating

>and brought along wet wipes......but he handled it all beautifully. It

>is sooooo

>hot here!!!

>

>I feel that this progress was a combination of cute girl and great

>med's.... but

>I will take any progress that we can get. They left last night, so I

>guess I'll find

>out how much was due to the med's real soon.

>

>I finally feel that we are on the right track..... and I'm hoping that

>he will be

>strong enough soon to do the behavior therapy.

>

>I want to thank all of you beautiful, wonderful people for all the

>support that

>you have given me and to each other. I don't know what I would do

>without

>this group!

>

>Take care everyone!!!

>mary from La.

[Guest guest]

, it is great that you are finding out more

information to help your child. I was interested in

the meds that your son is on. Buspar has been

suggested by our new PDoc. Could you share with me

what your child takes this for and if there have been

any side effects? I just think it is wonderful that

your guy will take meds. Our son has fought them

because of side effects and contamination. He was on

Luvox for while but never got to a theraputic dose. He

is 15 so in our sate has a say in matters like that.

He asked about a herbal remedy. We might try that.

Vivian in wa. st.

_____________________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Vivian,

is on buspar for the anxiety. In addition to

the OCD, Aspergers, ADD he has GAD which is

general anxiety disorder. The Klonopin is also for

anxiety and he takes this 1/2 mg. 4x's a day. We

increased his dosage for luvox the same day we started

the klonopin, but I feel strongly that the Klonopin has

made the big difference. We had tried the Klonopin before

for bad anxiety attacks and it really helped him.

I don't really feel that the buspar has helped him and I will

talk to his psychiatrist about this next week when we go

back. Buspar has really helped a lot of people with their

anxiety.

I think now sees what it feels like to feel a little more

normal.... and I haven't had to nag him about taking his meds

in several days now.

Take care Vivian and keep us posted.

mary from La.

ruth porter wrote:

> From: ruth porter <ruth2b4@...>

>

> , it is great that you are finding out more

> information to help your child. I was interested in

> the meds that your son is on. Buspar has been

> suggested by our new PDoc. Could you share with me

> what your child takes this for and if there have been

> any side effects? I just think it is wonderful that

> your guy will take meds. Our son has fought them

> because of side effects and contamination. He was on

> Luvox for while but never got to a theraputic dose. He

> is 15 so in our sate has a say in matters like that.

> He asked about a herbal remedy. We might try that.

> Vivian in wa. st.

>

> _____________________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Small steps are very important. Tom will be in our prayers to continue to

sustain the behaviour patterns he is adopting.

jim

[Guest guest]

!

How wonderful!!! I love to hear that Tom (Tome) is

making progress!

mary

" W. Birk " wrote:

> From: " W. Birk " <wb4@...>

>

> Hi list,

>

> I wanted to share some positive changes that Tom has made recently. Two

> weeks ago he was grounded at his group home and when he did make it home I

> returned him within an hour b/c he was so nasty to Ziv and controlling

> towards me.

>

> Anyway, Tom was here this past weekend. He was fairly quiet. He invited

> friends to come over. Played computer games, watched movies, etc. Things

> that usually would have him very stimulated. This didnt happen!! He was

> cooperative and didnt seek too much reasurance.

>

> If that's not enough to glow about - tonight at the group home the kids

> were acting out - except for Tom!!! He asked if he could go for a walk.

> They suggested that he go play at the arcade, but instead he went for a 4+

> km walk to the Dairy Queen! (sorry, I dont know how to convert it - maybe 6

> miles, maybe 2.5???) He figures the walk ate the calories! I couldnt praise

> his choice enough - good for him! AND tomorrow, he is the only kid going to

> the movies with a staff - the others are grounded!!!

>

> take care everyone - those little baby steps add up, eh?

>

> wendy in canada

>

> ---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing this with us . How

Wonderful!!!

Take care,

in PA

--- " W. Birk " <wb4@...> wrote:

> From: " W. Birk " <wb4@...>

>

> Hi list,

>

> I wanted to share some positive changes that Tom

> has made recently. Two

> weeks ago he was grounded at his group home and when

> he did make it home I

> returned him within an hour b/c he was so nasty to

> Ziv and controlling

> towards me.

>

> Anyway, Tom was here this past weekend. He was

> fairly quiet. He invited

> friends to come over. Played computer games, watched

> movies, etc. Things

> that usually would have him very stimulated. This

> didnt happen!! He was

> cooperative and didnt seek too much reasurance.

>

> If that's not enough to glow about - tonight at

> the group home the kids

> were acting out - except for Tom!!! He asked if he

> could go for a walk.

> They suggested that he go play at the arcade, but

> instead he went for a 4+

> km walk to the Dairy Queen! (sorry, I dont know how

> to convert it - maybe 6

> miles, maybe 2.5???) He figures the walk ate the

> calories! I couldnt praise

> his choice enough - good for him! AND tomorrow, he

> is the only kid going to

> the movies with a staff - the others are grounded!!!

>

> take care everyone - those little baby steps add

> up, eh?

>

> wendy in canada

>

>

> ---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I was so glad to read about Tom's progress.

Take care.

Louis

louisharkins_4@...

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[Guest guest]

,

It's so nice to hear our OCDer is making such a good progress. I really admire

Tom's strong will and self-discipline.

Keep the good trend.

TC

[Guest guest]

HI Vivian:

Yes, we are lucky to live about 70-100 miles from these great beaches and

resorts. On the other hand this is a mental health services wasteland.

I also hope the ambience will make doing tough E & RP more palatable. Good

luck to you and your family too, take care, aloha, Kathy (Ha)

kathyh@...

At 08:47 AM 9/2/99 -0700, you wrote:

>From: ruth porter <ruth2b4@...>

>

>Kathy, I was glad to hear that Steve is SO open to

>communication! What a big step. To talk about

>treatment options and to make a family discussion

>about it is one of my dreams! WHAT SOME OF US WOULDN'T

>GIVE for a trip to the west beach of hawaii! Hope

>that Steve can feel this way soon. Vivian

>

[Guest guest]

Good luck Gloe, sounds like you have some good plans in the pipeline. Don't

forget to keep us posted about your training to be a Personal Trainer.

Leaner.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/22/2000 10:51:40 PM Pacific Standard Time,

cfsdoc@... writes:

<< My Imunovir (It doesn't say Isoprinosine,. Are they synonymous?) from

Ireland and pine cone extract came today. I feel better already. I empty

my transfer factor caps into cold green tea. It bypasses the stomach faster

that way. Here is my day's work: >>

Hi ! Your website(s) are quite impressive and more on this later.

Above you say you feel better already. Might I ask what symptoms in

particular have been relieved? Also, I assume you are referring to Formula

560 Transfer Factor (?). If so, how long have you been taking it? My

understanding was that 560 is notorious for causing an inital period of

" flu-like " symptoms.

At any rate, so glad to hear you are feeling better : )

[Guest guest]

Go . Congrats on recruiting your wife! L.

[Guest guest]

Go . Congrats on recruiting your wife! L.

[Guest guest]

Wow , way to go!! I think maybe your initial BF measurement was

too high (maybe from some extra water weight) but who cares if you

are now a lot lower than you were a week ago!

Tell your wife good luck too - you will not believe how cool it is to

workout with someone else. Now you have your individual goals and a

common goal together!! Keep up the great work, .

Jen B.

> Well, after one week of the challenge (preceded by one week of just

the diet), I have lost 8 pounds and feel terrific. If my AccuMeasure

calipers can be believed - and I'm not sure they can, my BF has gone

down from 28.1% to 23%.

>

> Anyway, my wife was doing Lindora, but after seeing one week's

results, she's decided to become a BFLer too )

>

>

[Guest guest]

MILDRED... thank you JESUS AND GOD for your blessing for you

MILDRED.....thats what i am doing now and have been all the while

.....praying for a miracle to help me as i have not much time left but i am

still praying for this liver cancer to be healed ......pat.

[Guest guest]

If theri is an attchment with it don't open.

Dear Patty,

I read your message to Mildred. Have you heard from the possibility of

surgery of a big part of your liver, sometimes till 60-75% and your liver

grows again to normal within a year?

I don't know that 's possible for you but at least I know one woman who had

metastases in liver from lungcancer and her liver was surgery removed for

50%. And now all is fine again.

Kees Braam

webmaster www.kanker-actueel.nl

Re: Progress

> MILDRED... thank you JESUS AND GOD for your blessing for you

> MILDRED.....thats what i am doing now and have been all the while

> ....praying for a miracle to help me as i have not much time left but i

am

> still praying for this liver cancer to be healed ......pat.

>

> Get HUGE info at http://www.cures for cancer.ws, and post your own links there.

Unsubscribe by sending email to cures for cancer-unsubscribeegroups or by

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>

>

[Guest guest]

-----Mensaje original-----

De: Patti4358@... [mailto:Patti4358@...]

Enviado el: lunes, 07 de mayo de 2001 15:56

Para: cures for cancer

Asunto: Re: Progress

MILDRED... thank you JESUS AND GOD for your blessing for you

MILDRED.....thats what i am doing now and have been all the while

.....praying for a miracle to help me as i have not much time left but i am

still praying for this liver cancer to be healed ......pat.

Get HUGE info at http://www.cures for cancer.ws, and post your own links there.

Unsubscribe by sending email to cures for cancer-unsubscribeegroups or by

visiting http://www.bobhurt.com/subunsub.mv

[Guest guest]

PLS DELETE FROM YOUR LIST MR DOLLAR IS DECEASED. THANKS

[Guest guest]

PLS DELETE FROM E-MAIL MR DOLLAR DECEASED THANK YOU

[Guest guest]

Way to go Pat! Small progress turns into big progress down the road.

The more perfect days you have the faster the changes will come.

You're doing great. Keep it up.

Stasia

[Guest guest]

Congratulations! That's great news. I just read another post where said

" Make a conscious decision to kick ass. " . Sounds to me like that's exactly what

you've done, and dammit if it didn't work just like it should have...

:-)

Libby

progress

Well....since the fourth and my new quest of " perfect " days I have

shown myself that BFL works big time (all you gotta do is follow the

rules...ha ha). Actually started a little before the fourth. On June

30th I started my third challenge, this time with " perfect " days in

mind. Before I was pretty good...never missed a workout, ate pretty

clean...but like many of you know I have had a hard time giving my my

alcohol during the week. (I am saying even ONE little rum and diet

wouldn't " hurt " but then even though my body is getting harder and

stronger I was still fighting the fat stomach mode...so obviously

something was up). So Since June 30th I have made a huge effort to

be " perfect " as much as possible. Since then I have had 6 perfect

days, one freeday and two days of doing everything right

except " failed " on the rum and diet coke those two days only (the

fourth and the fifth)with a little extra unauthorized meals due to

the holiday...Anyway...the good news is that I am down three and a

half lbs just since the 30th. (I only have ten or so lbs to go so as

we all know...the last ones are the hardest.)....Stomach BE GONE!!!I

say!!!!

Pat

[Guest guest]

Woo Hoo! Congratulations on the loss !! Great progress

- MN

C1W2D1

[Guest guest]

Thank you!! I'm so excited. I have enough weight that needs to come off that

the 8 inches aren't noticable to other people, but my clothes fit differently,

and that's enough to keep me motivated!!

Re: progress

Woo Hoo! Congratulations on the loss !! Great progress

- MN

C1W2D1

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[Guest guest]

Your child's teacher is full of bologna!

Not only must students show progress, they must show MEANINGFUL

progress, and there is not a " statute of limitations " like she is

telling you.

Does your teacher have some DATA to show you? I would be asking for

DATA....and if data (if they have even bothered to collect any)

doesn't demonstrate documented progress...well, he needs a change in

methodology or placement. (Do not let them change the goals...usually

when there is a documented lack of progress or even regression, the

first thing they want to do is dumb down the goals. What needs to

change is the methodology they are using to teach the goals!)

You could easily have a win-able due process if there is no

progression, particularly over a lengthy amount of time. I don't

think six weeks alone will do it, but if there isn't some forward

movement by the end of 12 weeks....plus you said he hadn't made

progres in the past, either? Sounds like the district needs to do

some serious changing.

Have you documented all of this in writing to your special ed

director and principal? Document, document, document!!!

nna

> I was told today by my child's teacher that the school can go for 2

yrs

> legally without progress???? Is that true??? I was concerned

because my

> child has not made any documented progress for the first six weeks

of school

> so, basically he is 'flunking' all of his subjects. If my typical

child

> came home with a report card that stated he flunked all of his

subjects the

> principle would be on the phone wondering what we could do. How

can we help

> see progress???? I just can't believe special ed can get away with

not

> having to prove progress on a 6 week basis, just like regular ed!

nna,

> I know you have something to say about this. Please pipe in. Liz.

[Guest guest]

MARIANNA I LOVE YOU! Your posts make me smile from ear to ear. But what is

the definition of MEANINGFUL progress?? Let me tell you about her data.

She did get a little concerned because there was not ANY data. Then she

came up with 6 weeks of data in one night. She just remembered what kind of

prompting was done from day one till now - 6 weeks later. The sad thing is

my teacher is actually wonderful. Masters in special ed. Specializing in

autism and really very sweet. BUT LET ME SAY THIS, SHE DOES NOT AN

EFFECTIVE AND COMPETENT SUPPORT STAFF FOR HER!!!! She needs someone to

consult with on a monthly basis! Currently she has , otherwise

known as 'slick'. OH Please. Oh and yes, nna they did want to change

goals because of minimal progress. I said NO, you just have not figured out

how to teach him. Have you tried ABA? That has been effective for him in

the past. Oh, wait, lets not listen to the parents, especially if they are

speaking the devils language.

nna, the sad thing is or the good thing however you want to think about

it, Mason is making progress because we have a home program. All of the

things he has learned has been in my home program. His only mastered goal

last year was " he will use 3 signs to communicate his needs " Well, I taught

him all of those signs. The signs the school tried to teach him he did not

learn, but they took credit for my three signs I taught him. Geeze. I hate

to say it, but I am waiting for my voucher. Don't know what I would do with

it, but I would sure like to get Mason out of public school. My options are

limited.

Hey, thanks for the smile nna. I sure did need it.

Liz.

On 10/1/04 2:44 PM, " Terry Bond " <mbond@...> wrote:

> Your child's teacher is full of bologna!

>

> Not only must students show progress, they must show MEANINGFUL

> progress, and there is not a " statute of limitations " like she is

> telling you.

>

> Does your teacher have some DATA to show you? I would be asking for

> DATA....and if data (if they have even bothered to collect any)

> doesn't demonstrate documented progress...well, he needs a change in

> methodology or placement. (Do not let them change the goals...usually

> when there is a documented lack of progress or even regression, the

> first thing they want to do is dumb down the goals. What needs to

> change is the methodology they are using to teach the goals!)

>

> You could easily have a win-able due process if there is no

> progression, particularly over a lengthy amount of time. I don't

> think six weeks alone will do it, but if there isn't some forward

> movement by the end of 12 weeks....plus you said he hadn't made

> progres in the past, either? Sounds like the district needs to do

> some serious changing.

>

> Have you documented all of this in writing to your special ed

> director and principal? Document, document, document!!!

>

> nna

>

>

>> I was told today by my child's teacher that the school can go for 2

> yrs

>> legally without progress???? Is that true??? I was concerned

> because my

>> child has not made any documented progress for the first six weeks

> of school

>> so, basically he is 'flunking' all of his subjects. If my typical

> child

>> came home with a report card that stated he flunked all of his

> subjects the

>> principle would be on the phone wondering what we could do. How

> can we help

>> see progress???? I just can't believe special ed can get away with

> not

>> having to prove progress on a 6 week basis, just like regular ed!

> nna,

>> I know you have something to say about this. Please pipe in. Liz.

>

>

>

>

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>

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>

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