Guest guest Posted September 5, 1998 Report Share Posted September 5, 1998 Hi everyone, lots of informative articles and nice to meet all of you. Judy, that is awful what you have gone through....I think your mom probably just did what she thought was best for you as far as the rubella goes...back then they didn't really ask for your consent, and people trusted , as they do now, doctors 100% to do no harm. As I had said before, we were talked into the first set of vaccines for Kai....it is a difficult decision and you don't want to do the wrong thing. I have had many educated and well-informed folks give me the go ahead. One of my friends even has conducted clinical studies on the acellular pertussis and said it was safe and they saw no reactions in her study. Even with all of this, I have a hard time feeling comfortable vaccinating. It seems vaccines flow like water in this country. I am to start to work in a hospital next week and was told that I needed to have the MMR before starting if i couldn't produce my childhood immunization records.(which of course I don't have). Anyway, I insisted on the titer and I already have antibodies against rubella, which is what they were concerned about. Instead of them suggesting this though, I had to. Had I not been reading about the vaccines these last few months I too would have said OK, thinking they would never give me anything that could hurt me. As long as I can remember I have considered vaccination to be a " nothing " treatment. I was never concerned or even questioned what was being injected into me....good thing I know now. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 1998 Report Share Posted September 5, 1998 Sue, I'm so glad to here that you did the titer and that your are immune. So they are not making you have the MMR shot now right??? Re: Digest Number 2 From: Sue and Rich Breeden <breeden@...> Hi everyone, lots of informative articles and nice to meet all of you. Judy, that is awful what you have gone through....I think your mom probably just did what she thought was best for you as far as the rubella goes...back then they didn't really ask for your consent, and people trusted , as they do now, doctors 100% to do no harm. As I had said before, we were talked into the first set of vaccines for Kai....it is a difficult decision and you don't want to do the wrong thing. I have had many educated and well-informed folks give me the go ahead. One of my friends even has conducted clinical studies on the acellular pertussis and said it was safe and they saw no reactions in her study. Even with all of this, I have a hard time feeling comfortable vaccinating. It seems vaccines flow like water in this country. I am to start to work in a hospital next week and was told that I needed to have the MMR before starting if i couldn't produce my childhood immunization records.(which of course I don't have). Anyway, I insisted on the titer and I already have antibodies against rubella, which is what they were concerned about. Instead of them suggesting this though, I had to. Had I not been reading about the vaccines these last few months I too would have said OK, thinking they would never give me anything that could hurt me. As long as I can remember I have considered vaccination to be a " nothing " treatment. I was never concerned or even questioned what was being injected into me....good thing I know now. Sue ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 1998 Report Share Posted September 5, 1998 I absolutely agree, Sue. Both our girls are partially vaccinated; I stopped when I started coming across info I'd never seen before. I was aghast that our doctor (who I quite liked) did not even mention there were potential risks. And I have to admit that I feel a certain bitterness (not to mention guilt that I wasn't better informed) whenever I think about the possible long-term effects I have exposed them to. Kate At 04:01 PM 9/5/98 -0700, you wrote: >From: Sue and Rich Breeden <breeden@...> > >Hi everyone, lots of informative articles and nice to meet all of you. >Judy, that is awful what you have gone through....I think your mom >probably just did what she thought was best for you as far as the >rubella goes...back then they didn't really ask for your consent, and >people trusted , as they do now, doctors 100% to do no harm. As I had >said before, we were talked into the first set of vaccines for Kai....it >is a difficult decision and you don't want to do the wrong thing. I >have had many educated and well-informed folks give me the go ahead. One >of my friends even has conducted clinical studies on the acellular >pertussis and said it was safe and they saw no reactions in her study. >Even with all of this, I have a hard time feeling comfortable >vaccinating. It seems vaccines flow like water in this country. I am to >start to work in a hospital next week and was told that I needed to have >the MMR before starting if i couldn't produce my childhood immunization >records.(which of course I don't have). Anyway, I insisted on the titer >and I already have antibodies against rubella, which is what they were >concerned about. Instead of them suggesting this though, I had to. Had >I not been reading about the vaccines these last few months I too would >have said OK, thinking they would never give me anything that could hurt >me. As long as I can remember I have considered vaccination to be a > " nothing " treatment. I was never concerned or even questioned what was >being injected into me....good thing I know now. >Sue > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 1999 Report Share Posted December 3, 1999 In a message dated 12/3/1999 7:13:03 AM Central Standard Time, onelist, Lynette writes: << I have seen that the ABLLS starts intraverbals with fill-ins like words from songs and simple phrases like " Let's go wash our (hands) " Rhonda, have you done categories using fill-ins like " A dog is an (animal) " " A cheeseburger is (food) " >> If I understand Dr. Carbone correctly, it is important to do fill-ins, as in songs and simple phrases, before introducing fill-ins in RFFC and Category programs. Once the child is strong with these types of fill-ins, he will be ready to do them with more complex intraverbals. In order to do a fill-in for a Category, the child must first know what objects/items fall within a category. In other words, the teaching style for Categories would be to teach them as several items within one category, usually introducing at least 3 at a time initially. Therefore, you want to have some categories mastered before doing the fill-in. Once a Category is mastered you then move it into the fill-in drill (H14 on the ABLLS). You also do fill-ins within the RFFC drill. Once an RFFC is mastered asking a What question, doing a fill-in and doing a reversal, you then move it into Intraverval Fill-ins (H9 on the ABLLS). It is good to understand that you do not necessarily go in order on the ABLLS. For instance on the Intraverbals, you may jump ahead because a child is stronger in RFFCs than he is in Categories. Hope this helps. Mickey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 1999 Report Share Posted December 3, 1999 Altamesa1@... wrote: > > It is good to understand that you do not necessarily go in order on the > ABLLS. For instance on the Intraverbals, you may jump ahead because a child > is stronger in RFFCs than he is in Categories. > Thank you ! This does help and I was curious about that. However in some ways it's a good thing and in another it's bad. Since you don't neccessarily go in order it takes more of a thought process to plan curriculum. Is anyone using a S/P consultant like Dr. Carbone or Dr. Partington and do they do the curriculum planning down to which items on the ABLLS to target? Lynette > > Mickey > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 Testing.......one..two...three! well, folks, I did something pretty stupid! I was NOT SCROLLING down to read all the posts.........DUH!!!!!!!!! I don't know if I like this setup better or not yet, but Joan, you are a saint and I appreciate your efforts in trying to improve our " home " ..............hope this takes because I was panicking when I got the " unsubscribe " message! Did the person who's kid is on MELATONIN read my comments yet? I needed to know what dosage according to weight to give to ..........although he's fast asleep now from the nightly dose of Clonidine and Benadryl (hehehe - yippee!). Signing off for now and keeping my fingers crossed that this took! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 Testing.......one..two...three! well, folks, I did something pretty stupid! I was NOT SCROLLING down to read all the posts.........DUH!!!!!!!!! I don't know if I like this setup better or not yet, but Joan, you are a saint and I appreciate your efforts in trying to improve our " home " ..............hope this takes because I was panicking when I got the " unsubscribe " message! Did the person who's kid is on MELATONIN read my comments yet? I needed to know what dosage according to weight to give to ..........although he's fast asleep now from the nightly dose of Clonidine and Benadryl (hehehe - yippee!). Signing off for now and keeping my fingers crossed that this took! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2000 Report Share Posted January 25, 2000 Testing.......one..two...three! well, folks, I did something pretty stupid! I was NOT SCROLLING down to read all the posts.........DUH!!!!!!!!! I don't know if I like this setup better or not yet, but Joan, you are a saint and I appreciate your efforts in trying to improve our " home " ..............hope this takes because I was panicking when I got the " unsubscribe " message! Did the person who's kid is on MELATONIN read my comments yet? I needed to know what dosage according to weight to give to ..........although he's fast asleep now from the nightly dose of Clonidine and Benadryl (hehehe - yippee!). Signing off for now and keeping my fingers crossed that this took! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 , HI. Regarding Melatonin, there was mention of this in " Treating of Comorbid Disorders in Autism " on Medscape. It is the January 2000 article Joan talked about last week. Anyway, it says under " Other or Nonspecific Behavioral Symptoms " that an open-label trial of oral melatonin 2.5 mg to 10 mg (fast release preparation) given at bedtime produced positive results in 82% of 100 patients, and appeared safe. Check out this article. It said that onset of effect appeared to be with the first dose in some, however, in others, several months of treatment together with initiation of rigorous sleep routines and a modified bedroom envionment were needed. 82% seems great to me. I haven't used it but I would think you could start with the lowest dose and I think you don't need a Drs prescription for this stuff. Lauri in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 , HI. Regarding Melatonin, there was mention of this in " Treating of Comorbid Disorders in Autism " on Medscape. It is the January 2000 article Joan talked about last week. Anyway, it says under " Other or Nonspecific Behavioral Symptoms " that an open-label trial of oral melatonin 2.5 mg to 10 mg (fast release preparation) given at bedtime produced positive results in 82% of 100 patients, and appeared safe. Check out this article. It said that onset of effect appeared to be with the first dose in some, however, in others, several months of treatment together with initiation of rigorous sleep routines and a modified bedroom envionment were needed. 82% seems great to me. I haven't used it but I would think you could start with the lowest dose and I think you don't need a Drs prescription for this stuff. Lauri in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 , HI. Regarding Melatonin, there was mention of this in " Treating of Comorbid Disorders in Autism " on Medscape. It is the January 2000 article Joan talked about last week. Anyway, it says under " Other or Nonspecific Behavioral Symptoms " that an open-label trial of oral melatonin 2.5 mg to 10 mg (fast release preparation) given at bedtime produced positive results in 82% of 100 patients, and appeared safe. Check out this article. It said that onset of effect appeared to be with the first dose in some, however, in others, several months of treatment together with initiation of rigorous sleep routines and a modified bedroom envionment were needed. 82% seems great to me. I haven't used it but I would think you could start with the lowest dose and I think you don't need a Drs prescription for this stuff. Lauri in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 Leah: Right ON, sis! I say to hell with those who " can't handle " our kids.......and some of these people are PROFESSIONALS who are supposed to be well versed in dealing with our kids' behaviours!! I hear it all the time from people, " I don't know how you do it! " , " I couldn't do what you do all day! " and blah, blah, blah, yada, yada, yada......that's why I regress and watch the 3 Stooges with to keep my sanity (did I say KEEP??) is funny with food and stuff too.....would you believe he LOVES spaghetti but only if it's cooked from " scratch " ? If I take out a microwave one or a can of Chef Boy Ardee, he goes NUTS!! He will throw the can in the trash and climb up to where we keep the boxes of pasta and sauce and get a pot out and make me cook it!! How's that for persistence?? These kids, Gotta Love Em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 Leah: I will IM you when you're on my buddy list to talk about " The Big Move " ......so you took off this semester, huh? If they're morons at the present school, you just answered your own question about whether or not you should switch schools..... Anyway, I'll talk to you " one on one " real soon..........everyone else, hang in there! Gee, did I say that? I'm the one who usually needs the support!! (a/k/a " Moe " , " Larry " , or " Curly " ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 > > is funny with food and stuff too.....would you believe he LOVES > spaghetti but only if it's cooked from " scratch " ? If I take out a > microwave > one or a can of Chef Boy Ardee, he goes NUTS!! He will throw the > can in the > trash and climb up to where we keep the boxes of pasta and sauce and > get a > pot out and make me cook it!! > > How's that for persistence?? > , Will eat it if it is hot? Matt wants only cooked (Like ) but it has to be out of the refridigerator COLD. Fun when you are making Spaghetti for the family. ! S ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 lmao laura, your to much...........heheh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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