Guest guest Posted August 19, 2000 Report Share Posted August 19, 2000 Hi Ellen, I'm glad to hear you had a relaxing few days to yourself in Chicago after the conference and that seems to have recovered from her fever. has the spitting thing too. With him, it is related to contamination. Sometimes it can be from another person who sneezes etc. and then he has to spit and other times it can be from verbal contamination from something...something someone has said. I thought of that when you told me about what does. The anxiety is spiking here as well, with school just a few weeks away. has been nasty (out of character for him) and very impatient and seems to be stressed out all the time. He won't even talk about the coming school year so I know these are " red flags " for us. I called Dr. F so that we could schedule some more time with her to address these issues and start preparing him for his increased schedule this year. It was really nice meeting you at the conference. You were very strong and brave to stay after you got the call that had such a high fever. I would have been a wreck. I hope the new school works out...it sounds ideal with such a small class size and the teachers so far sound good. Take care, Noelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2000 Report Share Posted August 19, 2000 Hi Ellen, you wrote: > Still no OCD symptoms, she spit at her father all week while I was away, but > no spitting at me yesterday. This morning I started lecturing her about > playing with the dog, I went on a little too long (I do that) and she got me > right in the eye. This can't be a tic or an obsession, can it? Obsessed > with not being told what to do, and compulsion to spit? Spitting can be a compulsion or a tic. My daughter (6) began doing this--in her usual overnight fashion--around the time she began having tics, about a year ago, six months after her OCD onset. She did this when her anxiety spiked from being frustrated or thwarted from doing a compulsion (usually unwitting on our part.) It disappeared when she began taking Risperdol along with her ssri, which hints that it was a tic, according to her doc. She still spits (not at others, not in anger, frustration) when she thinks of or sees something yucky, this is a compulsion I think. Kathy R. in Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2000 Report Share Posted August 19, 2000 > >Still no OCD symptoms, she spit at her father all week while I was away, but >no spitting at me yesterday. This morning I started lecturing her about >playing with the dog, I went on a little too long (I do that) and she got me >right in the eye. This can't be a tic or an obsession, can it? Obsessed >with not being told what to do, and compulsion to spit? > >Just went out for an hour (yes, to have my nails done) came back, she is >sitting in the back yard naked. We just had this whole conversation on rape >before I left, and while I was in Chicago, her Dad put her on the phone and I >explained why she couldn't be in the back yard without clothes. This is not >an OCD thing, probably more a sensory one, she knows this, has been told over >and over that she cant go outside without clothes, I asked her what she was >thinking, and she said she wasn't. >I think this is the Aspergers piece, but I still need suggestions. I need to >be able to leave a 12 year old alone for an hour, don't I? Without always >coming back to a disaster? > >Thanks all, >Ellen/NY > >It feels better just getting that out of my system. >Ellen, Forgive me for laughing, but you hit home with the sensory part of Aspergers....I live that too, my son was first dxed ADHD then AS, which fit him well for several years, then PDD-NOS....we have had spitting (the younger one is doing that now....spits on the floor, drinks water from the faucet while doing his floor flooding thing and then spits huge amounts of water all over the sink. Both boys have been caught (after escape naturally) running down the road naked, in underwear, pulling down above....and they go out on the front porch and pee....AARRGGHH.....whatever is close....so I think you see why I had to crack up a bit....is it possible to put a privacy fence around your yard....I have tried everything I can think of and have come to the conclusion this is the only answer short of chaining them up inside the house (which won't stop the spitting!!)...if you get better answers PLEASE forward to another frantic mom....Dee in Va. > > >You may subscribe to the OCD-L by emailing listserv@... . In the >body of your message write: subscribe OCD-L your name. The Archives, >Files, and Features List for the may be accessed by >going to , enter your email address and password, >then point and click. Subscription issues, problems, or suggestions may be >addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at harkins@... . > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2000 Report Share Posted August 19, 2000 Ellen- In Ct you can not legally leave a child alone till age 12...but not all 12 year olds are ready--I babysat as a kid at 10 during the day..11 at night. I never leave my 12 year old alone due to her CP....but she has a friend who sits for others. They wanted to stay alone while I ran to the store the other day...but I think we need to talk about getting her out in an emergancy first etc.before I would do that. mY 10 year old (oops almost 11 in 2 weeks ) with OCD thinks they should be able to stay alone...but incase of fire or anything he would freak & abandon her......so we just don't go there. I think with all the issues your daughter is dealing with yoy toowill have to wait a little longer till you leave her---- joy ---------- From: elan214@... egroups Still no OCD symptoms, she spit at her father all week while I was away, but no spitting at me yesterday. This morning I started lecturing her about playing with the dog, I went on a little too long (I do that) and she got me right in the eye. This can't be a tic or an obsession, can it? Obsessed with not being told what to do, and compulsion to spit? Just went out for an hour (yes, to have my nails done) came back, she is sitting in the back yard naked. We just had this whole conversation on rape before I left, and while I was in Chicago, her Dad put her on the phone and I explained why she couldn't be in the back yard without clothes. This is not an OCD thing, probably more a sensory one, she knows this, has been told over and over that she cant go outside without clothes, I asked her what she was thinking, and she said she wasn't. I think this is the Aspergers piece, but I still need suggestions. I need to be able to leave a 12 year old alone for an hour, don't I? Without always coming back to a disaster? Thanks all, Ellen/NY It feels better just getting that out of my system. You may subscribe to the OCD-L by emailing listserv@... . In the body of your message write: subscribe OCD-L your name. The Archives, Files, and Features List for the may be accessed by going to <> , enter your email address and password, then point and click. Subscription issues, problems, or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at harkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2000 Report Share Posted August 19, 2000 Be glad you are allowed to bring a parent advocate in NY--a court in Delaware just ruled that parent advocates are inadmissable, although you are free to bring a lawyer! Judy elan214@... wrote: > > Well, my peace and quiet lasted a whole day. Thursday CSE meeting > went well, > new school district understood nature of our difficulties, we were > helped > greatly by the advocate we hired, shame we had to spend money to get > services > we should just be entitled to, but very very glad we used this > resource. We > have decided 7th grade middle school too difficult right now for her, > and > have placed her in a private school with 10 kids to a class (and a > grade). > So they will switch classrooms for subjects, but the whole building > only has > 4 rooms. Friday I drove over there, we met the Spanish/Phys > Ed > teacher who gave her a big hug, and the science teacher who loves > animals. > It was built as a camp and preschool, grades up to 8, and the whole > atmosphere very non threatening. Of course s anxiety level > still sky > high. > > Still no OCD symptoms, she spit at her father all week while I was > away, but > no spitting at me yesterday. This morning I started lecturing her > about > playing with the dog, I went on a little too long (I do that) and she > got me > right in the eye. This can't be a tic or an obsession, can it? > Obsessed > with not being told what to do, and compulsion to spit? > > Just went out for an hour (yes, to have my nails done) came back, she > is > sitting in the back yard naked. We just had this whole conversation > on rape > before I left, and while I was in Chicago, her Dad put her on the > phone and I > explained why she couldn't be in the back yard without clothes. This > is not > an OCD thing, probably more a sensory one, she knows this, has been > told over > and over that she cant go outside without clothes, I asked her what > she was > thinking, and she said she wasn't. > I think this is the Aspergers piece, but I still need suggestions. I > need to > be able to leave a 12 year old alone for an hour, don't I? Without > always > coming back to a disaster? > > Thanks all, > Ellen/NY > > It feels better just getting that out of my system. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You may subscribe to the OCD-L by emailing listserv@... . > In the body of your message write: subscribe OCD-L your name. The > Archives, Files, and Features List for the may > be accessed by going to , enter your email > address and password, then point and click. Subscription issues, > problems, or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list > owner, at harkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2000 Report Share Posted August 20, 2000 Judy: I would sure try and rally parents to deal with the court's decision. I'd contact Pete (www.wrightslaw.com), and also check with the pacer center (www.pacer.org). I can't believe that that decision would not be overturned in a higher court. Sounds like a violation of civil rights law to me. Jule in Cleveland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2000 Report Share Posted August 20, 2000 Pete called it to my attention originally. I may have a couple details wrong (like what State it occurred in), but that was the gist of it. Judy j.monnens@... wrote: > > Judy: > > I would sure try and rally parents to deal with the court's decision. > I'd > contact Pete (www.wrightslaw.com), and also check with the > pacer center > (www.pacer.org). I can't believe that that decision would not be > overturned in > a higher court. Sounds like a violation of civil rights law to me. > > Jule in Cleveland > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You may subscribe to the OCD-L by emailing listserv@... . > In the body of your message write: subscribe OCD-L your name. The > Archives, Files, and Features List for the may > be accessed by going to , enter your email > address and password, then point and click. Subscription issues, > problems, or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list > owner, at harkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2000 Report Share Posted August 20, 2000 Pete called it to my attention originally. I may have a couple details wrong (like what State it occurred in), but that was the gist of it. Judy j.monnens@... wrote: > > Judy: > > I would sure try and rally parents to deal with the court's decision. > I'd > contact Pete (www.wrightslaw.com), and also check with the > pacer center > (www.pacer.org). I can't believe that that decision would not be > overturned in > a higher court. Sounds like a violation of civil rights law to me. > > Jule in Cleveland > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You may subscribe to the OCD-L by emailing listserv@... . > In the body of your message write: subscribe OCD-L your name. The > Archives, Files, and Features List for the may > be accessed by going to , enter your email > address and password, then point and click. Subscription issues, > problems, or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list > owner, at harkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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