Re: Fwd: autism proofing your house

[Guest guest]

We have these on our front door and the

door leading to the garage http://www.rtgprotech.com/dg.htm

we put the locks near the top of the door out of reach of my son.

We also have a lock on the patio door that

is similar to this one http://www.bgsales.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/34_144/products_id/486

We also have a combination padlock on the

gate to the fence in our yard that is locked at all times so if he does get out

of the house via the patio door or window, he’s stuck in a fenced in

yard.

We’re also going to lock our

windows, but have to think more on how to do it – the windows are in his

reach so it would have to be some sort of combination lock.

Alese

From: Pam Barrett

[mailto:pbarrett@...]

Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004

2:47 PM

To:

autism

Subject: Fwd: autism

proofing your house

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:25:09 -0800

abmd

From: Pam Barrett <pbarrett@...>

Subject: autism proofing your house

I am feeling horrible for the loss of the child who wondered away. I have

3 autistic children and we have had to be very creative to keep our guys

in. The best lock we found is the brass one in the picture

below. It is called Combi-bolt. It is like the old sliding bolt,

but it has 10,000 combinations. I bought several of them on-line at

http://www.combibolt.com

I think we should compile all our ideas and I'll set up a web-page with various

ways to protect our kids.

Feel free to send any suggestions, if product were involved and you remember,

tell me where you got them, send a picture if you can, and an approximate cost

and I'll get to work.

Best wishes for your holidays.

Pam

[Guest guest]

Good idea for a compilation of hints, tips and ideas. I printed something out about proofing your house for kids with autism from about.com. I am trying to find it, but here is another one from my favorites file:

http://autism.about.com/cs/hiddenproblems/l/blabduction.htm

http://autism.about.com/od/copin1/

This has the article I had printed, plus one for fire safety and also air travel tips.

Pam - what is the group abmd stand for? Sounds like one I might want to join.

Bonnie

=====================Pam Barrett <pbarrett@...> wrote:

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:25:09 -0800abmd From: Pam Barrett <pbarrett@...>Subject: autism proofing your houseI think we should compile all our ideas and I'll set up a web-page with various ways to protect our kids.

[Guest guest]

We are able to use those little screw window locks that we tighten with the pliers so that the boys cannot open without pliers. Evan is not coordinated enough to remove the locks..... so he just pulled the window out. Now we have them locked all the way down and forget the fresh air.

Betty

----- Original Message -----

From: Alese

..

We’re also going to lock our windows, but have to think more on how to do it – the windows are in his reach so it would have to be some sort of combination lock.

Alese

[Guest guest]

>

> >Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:25:09 -0800

> >abmd

> >From: Pam Barrett <pbarrett@j...>

> >Subject: autism proofing your house

> >

> >I am feeling horrible for the loss of the child who wondered

away. I have

> >3 autistic children and we have had to be very creative to keep

our guys

> >in. The best lock we found is the brass one in the picture

below. It is

> >called Combi-bolt. It is like the old sliding bolt, but it has

10,000

> >combinations. I bought several of them on-line at

http://www.combibolt.com

> >

> >

> >I think we should compile all our ideas and I'll set up a web-

page with

> >various ways to protect our kids.

> >

> >Feel free to send any suggestions, if product were involved and

you

> >remember, tell me where you got them, send a picture if you can,

and an

> >approximate cost and I'll get to work.

> >

> >Best wishes for your holidays.

> >Pam

> >

> >10fa4a8.jpg

[Guest guest]

This is a link to watches with GPS locators in them so kids wearing

them can be found right away.

www.gpschildlocatorwatch.com/

Amnesty

>

> >Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:25:09 -0800

> >abmd

> >From: Pam Barrett <pbarrett@j...>

> >Subject: autism proofing your house

> >

> >I am feeling horrible for the loss of the child who wondered

away. I have

> >3 autistic children and we have had to be very creative to keep

our guys

> >in. The best lock we found is the brass one in the picture

below. It is

> >called Combi-bolt. It is like the old sliding bolt, but it has

10,000

> >combinations. I bought several of them on-line at

http://www.combibolt.com

> >

> >

> >I think we should compile all our ideas and I'll set up a web-

page with

> >various ways to protect our kids.

> >

> >Feel free to send any suggestions, if product were involved and

you

> >remember, tell me where you got them, send a picture if you can,

and an

> >approximate cost and I'll get to work.

> >

> >Best wishes for your holidays.

> >Pam

> >

> >10fa4a8.jpg