Re: Question about increase in autistic behaviors

[Guest guest]

, I so agree...and I would much prefer that Noah save it for me...just not

this often

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Re: Re: Question about increase in " autistic " behaviors

The 5000 bottles of beer notwithstanding...argh!?!?@ We are pretty

conservative about our kids drinking..really didnt let them do it under age.

However it became a nice transition when our oldest son was old enough. So

when Adam turned 21 he chose a Mexican place for dionner and we ordered a

mix of different drinks. Now every once in a while adam is very confident

about ordering a Bud lite, or splitting one with his father. hey have

seasontickets for the Blackhawks and Adam has ordered from the vendors at

the stadium. Now about the song// 99 bottles of beer..that may be a way of

getting through tonights ballot counting. Cindi

[Guest guest]

Sounds like a plan to sing all the way to Springfield. He maybe you

can get him to whisper sing some verses and then trick him into

longer and longer periods of the quieter versions! Good luck Ellen

I'll sing a verse myself on the way to work, but I'm starting at 5

bottles- LOL.

Diane S

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hi all:

> > > > > > Just wondering what others do when an individual with

> > autism

> > > > gets

> > > > > > real noisy and " hyper " ?

> > > > > > Noah is not among the great sleepers, but over the past

> > half

> > > > dozen

> > > > > > years or so, his behavior has been pretty calm and

> > relatively

> > > > > > controlled, in spite of sleep issues...The past several

> > weeks

> > > > there

> > > > > > has been a pretty dramatic change; very noisy,

flapping,

> > > > > > jumping...basically a resurgence of " old "

behaviors...He

> is

> > > > still

> > > > > > sweet, often smiley and cooperative. He does tend

> to " cycle

> > > > up "

> > > > > more

> > > > > > in the fall and spring. He says he feels ok but cannot

> > > control

> > > > the

> > > > > > noise. My husband is going CRAZY!!! He is really

affected

> > by

> > > > the

> > > > > > constant (and I mean CONSTANT) noise. I am pretty

> tolerant

> > > but

> > > > > after

> > > > > > a few hours of hearing his high pitched humming and

other

> > > > variety

> > > > > of

> > > > > > sounds, I am ready to start using ear plugs. As a

> migraine

> > > > > sufferer,

> > > > > > this is particularly difficult for me when I have a

> > migraine,

> > > > as

> > > > > you

> > > > > > can imagine.

> > > > > > Noah is currently on 10 mg of Lexapro once a day and

7.5

> mg

> > > of

> > > > > Buspar

> > > > > > twice a day and 1 mg of Klonipin in the evening before

> bed.

> > I

> > > > am

> > > > > > considering weaning him off the Lexapro...not that I

> think

> > it

> > > > is

> > > > > > causing a problem but, I don't think it is helping...

> > > > > > I have an appointment with the internist to check him

> > > > out...there

> > > > > is

> > > > > > no evidence of an illness, but I want to make sure his

> > throat

> > > > and

> > > > > > ears are ok...maybe run some blood work...I am a nurse

> and

> > in

> > > > my

> > > > > > opinion, he is not ill...He says he feels ok and that

> > nothing

> > > > > hurts.

> > > > > > He is eating and drinking...all other bodily functions

> seem

> > > > ok...

> > > > > > I have a call in to the psychiatrist...

> > > > > > Any thoughts out there???

> > > > > > Ellen

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

[Guest guest]

I wasn't in the mood to sing (could have something to do with the 4 hours of

sleep I got)...I paid the price...my ears were ringing by the time we got to

Springfield and they were ringing on the way home...next time, Noah gets demoted

to the back seat and I will hope to be in the mood to sing...

I like the idea of varying the volume of the singing...

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Re: Question about increase in " autistic " behaviors

Sounds like a plan to sing all the way to Springfield. He maybe you

can get him to whisper sing some verses and then trick him into

longer and longer periods of the quieter versions! Good luck Ellen

I'll sing a verse myself on the way to work, but I'm starting at 5

bottles- LOL.

Diane S

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hi all:

> > > > > > Just wondering what others do when an individual with

> > autism

> > > > gets

> > > > > > real noisy and " hyper " ?

> > > > > > Noah is not among the great sleepers, but over the past

> > half

> > > > dozen

> > > > > > years or so, his behavior has been pretty calm and

> > relatively

> > > > > > controlled, in spite of sleep issues...The past several

> > weeks

> > > > there

> > > > > > has been a pretty dramatic change; very noisy,

flapping,

> > > > > > jumping...basically a resurgence of " old "

behaviors...He

> is

> > > > still

> > > > > > sweet, often smiley and cooperative. He does tend

> to " cycle

> > > > up "

> > > > > more

> > > > > > in the fall and spring. He says he feels ok but cannot

> > > control

> > > > the

> > > > > > noise. My husband is going CRAZY!!! He is really

affected

> > by

> > > > the

> > > > > > constant (and I mean CONSTANT) noise. I am pretty

> tolerant

> > > but

> > > > > after

> > > > > > a few hours of hearing his high pitched humming and

other

> > > > variety

> > > > > of

> > > > > > sounds, I am ready to start using ear plugs. As a

> migraine

> > > > > sufferer,

> > > > > > this is particularly difficult for me when I have a

> > migraine,

> > > > as

> > > > > you

> > > > > > can imagine.

> > > > > > Noah is currently on 10 mg of Lexapro once a day and

7.5

> mg

> > > of

> > > > > Buspar

> > > > > > twice a day and 1 mg of Klonipin in the evening before

> bed.

> > I

> > > > am

> > > > > > considering weaning him off the Lexapro...not that I

> think

> > it

> > > > is

> > > > > > causing a problem but, I don't think it is helping...

> > > > > > I have an appointment with the internist to check him

> > > > out...there

> > > > > is

> > > > > > no evidence of an illness, but I want to make sure his

> > throat

> > > > and

> > > > > > ears are ok...maybe run some blood work...I am a nurse

> and

> > in

> > > > my

> > > > > > opinion, he is not ill...He says he feels ok and that

> > nothing

> > > > > hurts.

> > > > > > He is eating and drinking...all other bodily functions

> seem

> > > > ok...

> > > > > > I have a call in to the psychiatrist...

> > > > > > Any thoughts out there???

> > > > > > Ellen

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >