Re: Repeating scenes from show/movie

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At 10:05 AM 5/28/2004 +0000, " calmom3898 " <calmom3898@...> wrote:

>How do I minimize or redirect my son's 'repeating scenes dialogue

>from a show/movie?

>I'm told he's doing it in school at times, but he's still able to

>get his work done too....?

>Any ideas?

>

>Janette

Why is this even an issue if it's not interfering with his ability to get

his work done?

-jypsy

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Well when he's in a Regular Ed class the children ask why does he

talk to himself & /or " what is he talking about. " It definitely

draws attention to him as 'odd'.

It can be disruptive as well when the rest of the class is expected

to be quite at times of instruction and he's carrying on about NEMO

or HERCULES. He may be able to get his work done, but the other

children may not be able to.

Janette

> >How do I minimize or redirect my son's 'repeating scenes dialogue

> >from a show/movie?

> >I'm told he's doing it in school at times, but he's still able to

> >get his work done too....?

> >Any ideas?

> >

> >Janette

>

> Why is this even an issue if it's not interfering with his ability

to get

> his work done?

>

> -jypsy

>

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Hi,

I have the same problem with my daughter. She continues to do this,

and is 18 years old. Unforunatelty it is in the " regular " classes

and public areas, (such as church), that others have comments and

complaints. If someone has a solution let us know please.

Thank You,

Lynn

-- In autism , " calmom3898 "

<calmom3898@y...> wrote:

> Well when he's in a Regular Ed class the children ask why does he

> talk to himself & /or " what is he talking about. " It definitely

> draws attention to him as 'odd'.

>

> It can be disruptive as well when the rest of the class is

expected

> to be quite at times of instruction and he's carrying on about

NEMO

> or HERCULES. He may be able to get his work done, but the other

> children may not be able to.

>

> Janette

>

>

> > >How do I minimize or redirect my son's 'repeating scenes

dialogue

> > >from a show/movie?

> > >I'm told he's doing it in school at times, but he's still able

to

> > >get his work done too....?

> > >Any ideas?

> > >

> > >Janette

> >

> > Why is this even an issue if it's not interfering with his

ability

> to get

> > his work done?

> >

> > -jypsy

> >

> > ________________________________

> > Ooops....Wrong Planet! Syndrome

> > Autism Spectrum Resources

> > www.PlanetAutism.com

> > jypsy@i...

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At 09:23 AM 5/31/2004 +0000, " Lynn " <mlcritter@...> wrote:

>Hi,

>I have the same problem with my daughter. She continues to do this,

>and is 18 years old. Unforunatelty it is in the " regular " classes

>and public areas, (such as church), that others have comments and

>complaints. If someone has a solution let us know please.

>Thank You,

>Lynn

>

>-- In autism , " calmom3898 "

><calmom3898@y...> wrote:

> > Well when he's in a Regular Ed class the children ask why does he

> > talk to himself & /or " what is he talking about. " It definitely

> > draws attention to him as 'odd'.

> >

> > It can be disruptive as well when the rest of the class is

>expected

> > to be quite at times of instruction and he's carrying on about

>NEMO

> > or HERCULES. He may be able to get his work done, but the other

> > children may not be able to.

> >

> > Janette

As far as drawing attention and comments because of their " oddness " - they

are autistic and if you are embarrassed by that - well that is *your*

problem, not *their* problem so work on your own issues in those cases

don't try working on them. The idea of having autism explained to the class

falls under that category and if churchgoers aren't understanding enough

then they aren't getting the message that is usually " taught " in churches.

If in fact he is disrupting class then he can be taught there is a time and

place for his movie talk BUT first you must understand *why* he is doing it

and if it is something he needs to do then either find a replacement he can

do that won't disrupt class or maybe get him to whisper his movie talk so

he's not disrupting class. To want to extinguish a " behaviour " without

giving any thought at all to why he's doing it and the possibility that he

may need to do it was my concern. Is it really disrupting kids or do you

imagine that it is? Can you imagine how disruptive their behaviour is to him?

When was in the younger grades he had a lot of autistic behaviours and

some of them had to be saved for " autistic time " - recess & lunch hour -

but those were generally safety issues. He was a spinner and since spinning

in class or hallways was potentially dangerous - he could knock other kids

over - he was not allowed to do this in class or in the halls. He could

spin all he liked in the playground though (and did). He was a weather

watcher and went to the window many times a day to check the weather. He

also would get up from his chair and walk the perimeter of the class, go

back to his seat and sit down a number of times a day. Both of these

behaviours could be seen to be " disruptive " but in reality they weren't.

After a couple of days the kids in his class were quite used to his

routines and it would have been far more disruptive for all involved to

have insisted he stay seated. He needed to know what the weather was doing

and for whatever reason he needed to walk the perimeter of the class every

now and then.

-jypsy

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