Bringing my son home, need your advice

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Hi all,

I'm new here. My name is Kimmery and I have a 9 year old son, ,

but I call him Pooh. He is dx'd HFA but I pretty much believe he is

more Aspie than HFA.

Anyway we have been through h*ll for the last 18 months with the end

results being he is in a residential treatment center and I was fired

from my job.

I am having second thoughts and am going to bring him home.

Residential Treatment centers in general are not set up to handle

Aspies and I really think it is doing more harm than good.

I have learned alot and since I am unemployed I now have the time to

devote to him instead of letting someone else do it.

What I need to know is if anyone has pointers for the getting stuck.

When I talk to him he just gets stuck so much. Then he shuts down.

If I try to talk softly and calmly he will go into meltdown and

rage. He is terrible about self injury. He bites himself, chokes

himself, beats his head terribly either with his fist or against the

walls.

How do you, if you can, get through to them when they are stuck?

I already have charts for his daily routine, but he even gets stuck

when it is time to do that. I am wanting to implement just a little

more responsibility for him. Slowly of course.

I really think I can do this on my own, btw, I am a single mom with a

very limited income. Just his SSI and my unemployment right now. So

purchasing any kind of videos or books for help is out of the

question.

He also has SID and if anyone has pointers on how to make weighted

vests and blankets that would be great too.

Well, that's all for now. I love this place and thanks in advance.

Kimmery

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Kimmery

Unfortunately I can sew to save my life. But I did have a possible

idea about books and videos. I live near a university and I was able to

check out materials from it. (even though I am not a student) I got this

information through interlibrary loan. I read the " how does your engine

run " book. I got to keep it for a month. I photocopied the pages that

were really important to us. That is a good book about SID.

Allie

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Kimmery

Unfortunately I can sew to save my life. But I did have a possible

idea about books and videos. I live near a university and I was able to

check out materials from it. (even though I am not a student) I got this

information through interlibrary loan. I read the " how does your engine

run " book. I got to keep it for a month. I photocopied the pages that

were really important to us. That is a good book about SID.

Allie

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Another good sensory book is " The out-of-sync child " and " The out-of-sync-child

has fun " which has lots of activities in it I believe the author is Carol

Stock-Kranowitz(could be wrong about her name)

Stacey

From: allie340@...

Date: 2006/07/30 Sun PM 09:39:26 CDT

autism

Subject: Re: Bringing my son home, need your advice

Kimmery

Unfortunately I can sew to save my life. But I did have a possible

idea about books and videos. I live near a university and I was able to

check out materials from it. (even though I am not a student) I got this

information through interlibrary loan. I read the " how does your engine

run " book. I got to keep it for a month. I photocopied the pages that

were really important to us. That is a good book about SID.

Allie

[Guest guest]

Another good sensory book is " The out-of-sync child " and " The out-of-sync-child

has fun " which has lots of activities in it I believe the author is Carol

Stock-Kranowitz(could be wrong about her name)

Stacey

From: allie340@...

Date: 2006/07/30 Sun PM 09:39:26 CDT

autism

Subject: Re: Bringing my son home, need your advice

Kimmery

Unfortunately I can sew to save my life. But I did have a possible

idea about books and videos. I live near a university and I was able to

check out materials from it. (even though I am not a student) I got this

information through interlibrary loan. I read the " how does your engine

run " book. I got to keep it for a month. I photocopied the pages that

were really important to us. That is a good book about SID.

Allie

[Guest guest]

>

> Another good sensory book is " The out-of-sync child " and " The out-of-

sync-child has fun " which has lots of activities in it I believe the

author is Carol Stock-Kranowitz(could be wrong about her name)

>

> Stacey

I actually have the out of sync book and have the other one in my

shopping cart on amazon.com. Just don't have the money for it right

now.

Thanks,

Kimmery

[Guest guest]

>

> Another good sensory book is " The out-of-sync child " and " The out-of-

sync-child has fun " which has lots of activities in it I believe the

author is Carol Stock-Kranowitz(could be wrong about her name)

>

> Stacey

I actually have the out of sync book and have the other one in my

shopping cart on amazon.com. Just don't have the money for it right

now.

Thanks,

Kimmery

[Guest guest]

>

> Kimmery

> Unfortunately I can sew to save my life. But I did have a possible

> idea about books and videos. I live near a university and I was

able to

> check out materials from it. (even though I am not a student) I got

this

> information through interlibrary loan. I read the " how does your

engine

> run " book. I got to keep it for a month. I photocopied the pages

that

> were really important to us. That is a good book about SID.

>

> Allie

>

Allie,

I think I have that one on my wish list at amazon.com, just waiting

to get the money. But I can probably check that one and the out of

sync ones out at the library. I will go tomorrow and check.

Thanks,

Kimmery

[Guest guest]

>

> Kimmery

> Unfortunately I can sew to save my life. But I did have a possible

> idea about books and videos. I live near a university and I was

able to

> check out materials from it. (even though I am not a student) I got

this

> information through interlibrary loan. I read the " how does your

engine

> run " book. I got to keep it for a month. I photocopied the pages

that

> were really important to us. That is a good book about SID.

>

> Allie

>

Allie,

I think I have that one on my wish list at amazon.com, just waiting

to get the money. But I can probably check that one and the out of

sync ones out at the library. I will go tomorrow and check.

Thanks,

Kimmery

[Guest guest]

I have a copy of that book that I am not using anymore, I could mail it to you. There is a quiz in the book that I have filled out in pen, but you should still be able to use it. Let me know. Tamihawkeyekimm <hawkeyekimm@...> wrote: >> Another good sensory book is "The out-of-sync child" and "The out-of-sync-child

has fun" which has lots of activities in it I believe the author is Carol Stock-Kranowitz(could be wrong about her name)> > StaceyI actually have the out of sync book and have the other one in my shopping cart on amazon.com. Just don't have the money for it right now.Thanks,Kimmery

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I have a copy of that book that I am not using anymore, I could mail it to you. There is a quiz in the book that I have filled out in pen, but you should still be able to use it. Let me know. Tamihawkeyekimm <hawkeyekimm@...> wrote: >> Another good sensory book is "The out-of-sync child" and "The out-of-sync-child

has fun" which has lots of activities in it I believe the author is Carol Stock-Kranowitz(could be wrong about her name)> > StaceyI actually have the out of sync book and have the other one in my shopping cart on amazon.com. Just don't have the money for it right now.Thanks,Kimmery

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Tami,

Which one do you have,the Out of Sync, or the one about having fun.

I have the Out of Sync, that one has a bunch of evals in it. Is that

the one you are referring to?

If it is the other one that would be great. I already have $500 of

products on hold, in my shopping cart, on amazon.com. So, one less

would be awesome. :-)

Thanks,

Kimmery

>

> I have a copy of that book that I am not using anymore, I could

mail it to you. There is a quiz in the book that I have filled out

in pen, but you should still be able to use it.

> Let me know.

> Tami

>

[Guest guest]

Tami,

Which one do you have,the Out of Sync, or the one about having fun.

I have the Out of Sync, that one has a bunch of evals in it. Is that

the one you are referring to?

If it is the other one that would be great. I already have $500 of

products on hold, in my shopping cart, on amazon.com. So, one less

would be awesome. :-)

Thanks,

Kimmery

>

> I have a copy of that book that I am not using anymore, I could

mail it to you. There is a quiz in the book that I have filled out

in pen, but you should still be able to use it.

> Let me know.

> Tami

>

[Guest guest]

Mine is out of sync, sorry I couldn't help. :)hawkeyekimm <hawkeyekimm@...> wrote: Tami,Which one do you have,the Out of Sync, or the one about having fun. I have the Out of Sync, that one has a bunch of evals in it. Is that the one you are referring to?If it is the other one that would be great. I already have $500 of products on hold, in my shopping cart, on amazon.com. So, one less would be awesome. :-)Thanks,Kimmery>> I have a copy of that book that I am not using anymore, I could mail it to you. There is a quiz in the book that I have filled out in pen, but you should still be able to use it.> Let me know.> Tami>

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Hi Kimmery,

I have the " Out of sync child has fun " ,I was going to offer to send it to you

also but Tami beat me to it! Let me know your address and I'll send it to you!

You can email me offline with your address if you prefer.

Stacey

From: tami schaff <tamischaff11@...>

Date: 2006/08/03 Thu AM 07:44:19 CDT

autism

Subject: Re: Bringing my son home, need your advice

Mine is out of sync, sorry I couldn't help. 

hawkeyekimm <hawkeyekimm@...> wrote: Tami,

Which one do you have,the Out of Sync, or the one about having fun.

I have the Out of Sync, that one has a bunch of evals in it. Is that

the one you are referring to?

If it is the other one that would be great. I already have $500 of

products on hold, in my shopping cart, on amazon.com. So, one less

would be awesome. :-)

Thanks,

Kimmery

>

> I have a copy of that book that I am not using anymore, I could

mail it to you. There is a quiz in the book that I have filled out

in pen, but you should still be able to use it.

> Let me know.

> Tami

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kimmery,

I have the " Out of sync child has fun " ,I was going to offer to send it to you

also but Tami beat me to it! Let me know your address and I'll send it to you!

You can email me offline with your address if you prefer.

Stacey

From: tami schaff <tamischaff11@...>

Date: 2006/08/03 Thu AM 07:44:19 CDT

autism

Subject: Re: Bringing my son home, need your advice

Mine is out of sync, sorry I couldn't help. 

hawkeyekimm <hawkeyekimm@...> wrote: Tami,

Which one do you have,the Out of Sync, or the one about having fun.

I have the Out of Sync, that one has a bunch of evals in it. Is that

the one you are referring to?

If it is the other one that would be great. I already have $500 of

products on hold, in my shopping cart, on amazon.com. So, one less

would be awesome. :-)

Thanks,

Kimmery

>

> I have a copy of that book that I am not using anymore, I could

mail it to you. There is a quiz in the book that I have filled out

in pen, but you should still be able to use it.

> Let me know.

> Tami

>

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