Guest guest Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Irma I am going to try and tackle your questions and ask a few of my own. ABA/VB -- assume Applied Behavior Analysis but what is the VB? Lovass, Carbone, Sunberg, Greenspan -- Heard these names but educate me on their theories. When you do get a chance to visit agencies for adult services it will be good to do. The administration is always glowing and generally you get a good feel that they do a good job. It may be helpful to meet some of the parents to get first hand info. was the third of our six children. Growing up he was your normal DS child except he didn't speak. At the agency where he went from age 4 to 9 they kept saying he was going to speak any day. At that time he had his own home made signs for things and to get his attention we flicked the lights. When he was 9 he changed from the private agency to a new special ed school that was build. The speech teacher began to question about his hearing. She said she got more response from when she was facing him than when she was behind him. That began the first journey of audiological testing, finding he did have a hearing loss, began wearing a hearing aid, and I began sign classes. We had our normal challenges with the schools about programing as we did with any of our kids. We didn't have any real behavior problems other than your normal sibling fighting. was able to go to school the whole year he was 21. Prior to graduation we were encouraged to get on waiting lists for work shop and residence. He began workshop after graduation. Then at age 22 1/2 we switched from the pediatrician to internal med physician. First thing he began to question and after testing determined was severe hypothyroidism. He began on Synthroid but we could never get it to therapeutic dose because it threw what I called adolescence when all the other hormones began to work. It was almost like he was wired, when frustrated he would bite his wrist, other times he would scratch his face. First time we saw that we wondered what happened until my husband caught him doing it. Headaches began. Then in 1989 we were offered a residence placement, took it, 10 weeks later he was discharged because he injured someone. This was after he came back from my father's funeral who he loved as G'pa always played Santa Claus. (The old tears come back.) Such a devastating time for all. We took to an adolescent physician who put him on Tegretol for the mood swings and after this we were able to get his Synthroid to therapeutic dose. We tried a drug holiday with the Tegretol several months later but he began to bite his wrist and scratch his face and get upset over little things like hanging up his coat so it was restarted. The agency where he was prior to residence came to our rescue and provided in-home CILA program until 1992 when he went into residence. Sign language has been his primary mode of communication since we found out about his hearing loss. When I went back to work in 1978 because I knew sign language it began a 12 year profession for me working with the deaf with mental health problems. Funny how that worked out if it weren't for I wouldn't have gone in that direction and have the resources I have today. Throughout all of this did not have any special therapies we just worked with the deafness. I will continue in another email about after 1992 and his residential life. Gotta do some other things this morning. Louise in IL Mom to 41 DS etc. and newly DX autism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2003 Report Share Posted September 27, 2003 In a message dated 9/27/2003 12:51:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, ICANFIELD@... writes: > See where I lurk and learn from with the SI info. : ) Hey Irma, why aren't you an OT? Well, for that matter, a ST too. I decided when my girls go to school, I'm going to work at being a ST just so the district can't pull the wool over my eyes anymore. I know who to go to for info now, don't I ? LOL Gail :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I've been working with Bonnie Garza with A Charmed Life. She lives in San . Deana > > Please contact me @ > > Also, there is a lady that used to live here in Del Rio that recently moved to SA but is needing an advocate quick...Anyone have any suggestions? > > marci > del rio, tx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I've been working with Bonnie Garza with A Charmed Life. She lives in San . Deana > > Please contact me @ > > Also, there is a lady that used to live here in Del Rio that recently moved to SA but is needing an advocate quick...Anyone have any suggestions? > > marci > del rio, tx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Irma get with me on facebook so i can give you her #...she wouldnt mind having contact w you > > Please contact me @ > > Also, there is a lady that used to live here in Del Rio that recently moved to SA but is needing an advocate quick...Anyone have any suggestions? > > marci > del rio, tx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Irma get with me on facebook so i can give you her #...she wouldnt mind having contact w you > > Please contact me @ > > Also, there is a lady that used to live here in Del Rio that recently moved to SA but is needing an advocate quick...Anyone have any suggestions? > > marci > del rio, tx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Irma get with me on facebook so i can give you her #...she wouldnt mind having contact w you > > Please contact me @ > > Also, there is a lady that used to live here in Del Rio that recently moved to SA but is needing an advocate quick...Anyone have any suggestions? > > marci > del rio, tx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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