Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Hi, I think I have a powerful reaction to some visual stimulation. I don't need to have red like the little boy, but depending on the thing, I have a real need to keep looking at some things. I kind of go into a different state when I see certain colors and sparkles. Some pieces of artwork and some scenery is very captivating to me. I guess when I am nervous I am more likely to depend on a physical stim to calm me down though. I love red. I bought this powdered gold pigment. It's sort of like powder glitter that you can do all kinds of art things with. I didn't have any idea of what I would do with it, I still haven't used it, but I knew I had to have it because it was beautiful. I am an artist (not professional) and I think do art is very relaxing to me. This is something I want to study, if I ever get into the University (I guess I will start in september/october of next year). I want to know what is going on in the brain when an autistic goes all blissful from a sensory experience. Camille > I just replied to a message on the OASIS message board. A mother was talking about her son's " obsession " with the color red. He won't wear clothes that aren't red, and he uses red markers and crayons most (but not all) of the time. His soccer uniform has no red on it, but he is perfectly willing to wear it because that is what he is supposed to do for soccer games. > > His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail because she is an NT ;o). > > So here's my question... > Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it until I was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I have color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3-4 years old), he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual input...like Gearation or motorized train sets. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Hi, I love red--and not just red. Flaming, bright, blinding red! I can remember wearing an entirely red outfit once (red top, red pants) and having an acquaintance of mine ask me if I belonged to some sort of bizarre religious cult that required me to wear nothing but that color. Re: Visual Stimming Hi, I think I have a powerful reaction to some visual stimulation. I don't need to have red like the little boy, but depending on the thing, I have a real need to keep looking at some things. I kind of go into a different state when I see certain colors and sparkles. Some pieces of artwork and some scenery is very captivating to me. I guess when I am nervous I am more likely to depend on a physical stim to calm me down though. I love red. I bought this powdered gold pigment. It's sort of like powder glitter that you can do all kinds of art things with. I didn't have any idea of what I would do with it, I still haven't used it, but I knew I had to have it because it was beautiful. I am an artist (not professional) and I think do art is very relaxing to me. This is something I want to study, if I ever get into the University (I guess I will start in september/october of next year). I want to know what is going on in the brain when an autistic goes all blissful from a sensory experience. Camille > I just replied to a message on the OASIS message board. A mother was talking about her son's " obsession " with the color red. He won't wear clothes that aren't red, and he uses red markers and crayons most (but not all) of the time. His soccer uniform has no red on it, but he is perfectly willing to wear it because that is what he is supposed to do for soccer games. > > His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail because she is an NT ;o). > > So here's my question... > Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it until I was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I have color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3-4 years old), he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual input...like Gearation or motorized train sets. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Hi, Yes, I have visual stims too. To the colors blue and green, (my bedroom is bright blue and I love it!), and looking at lights while sqinting so I can see all the other colors it's made up of. I also love shiny things, such as metal and glass. It's so great to hear that others experience this too! I say let the kid enjoy his stim. Heck, it makes him happy.We should all be happy, and it isn't harming anyone, anyway. Sometimes I feel bad for the NT's, they're missing out on so much. -Tasha > I just replied to a message on the OASIS message board. A mother was talking about her son's " obsession " with the color red. He won't wear clothes that aren't red, and he uses red markers and crayons most (but not all) of the time. His soccer uniform has no red on it, but he is perfectly willing to wear it because that is what he is supposed to do for soccer games. > > His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail because she is an NT ;o). > > So here's my question... > Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it until I was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I have color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3-4 years old), he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual input...like Gearation or motorized train sets. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Hi, About half of my clothes are solid red, most of them are sweaters and t-shirts. I always try to buy red shoes, too. Usually, though I wear them with black or blue jeans. Right now I have a small canvas sitting on my bathroom counter (my " studio " is in my bathroom some of the time) it is solid bright blood red. I intended it a beginning for a painting, but for now it's just a solid block of red color. I like it. I like lots of colors, my daughter really favors purples. My bedspread is a brick-like red toile fabric with people and dogs (I bought it for the dogs). Is it getting cold where you are? Camille > > I just replied to a message on the OASIS message board. A mother > was talking about her son's " obsession " with the color red. He won't > wear clothes that aren't red, and he uses red markers and crayons > most (but not all) of the time. His soccer uniform has no red on it, > but he is perfectly willing to wear it because that is what he is > supposed to do for soccer games. > > > > His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red > thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or > that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail > because she is an NT ;o). > > > > So here's my question... > > Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it > until I was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I > have color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3- 4 > years old), he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual > input...like Gearation or motorized train sets. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Is it getting cold where you are? Camille Yes, it is, and worse, the apartment management has not yet decided it's time to turn on the heat to all the apartments for the season. They start up the boilers at a set time every year, regardless of what the weather is like in the meantime. For the life of me, I can't remember it ever being quite this cold this early. It's below freezing at night, and it usually doesn't get like that until early November. And it's already been like this for at least two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 many visual stims. cannot watch tv because i stim for hours. but that is my choice. nobody ever " broke " me of it. my visual stims are mainly to do with light on water or squinting to get interesting effects. i wear a lot of red clothes, not because i like red, but red sort of assaults me so i cannot focus on anything else. Message: 8 Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:18:26 -0400 Subject: Visual Stimming I just replied to a message on the OASIS message board. A mother was talking about her son's " obsession " with the color red. He won't wear clothes that aren't red, and he uses red markers and crayons most (but not all) of the time. His soccer uniform has no red on it, but he is perfectly willing to wear it because that is what he is supposed to do for soccer games. His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail because she is an NT ;o). So here's my question... Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it until I was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I have color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3-4 years old), he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual input...like Gearation or motorized train sets. __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 Newstead wrote: > ...the apartment management has not yet decided > it's time to turn on the heat to all the apartments for the season. > They start up the boilers at a set time every year, regardless of > what the weather is like in the meantime. We have that here too. Each spring and fall, the maintenance men have to come and switch the duct work from heat to cooling or vice versa. Right now it is still warm in Arizona; my swamp cooler is still on (it has been running continuously since June, 24 hours a day-- I have to wonder if it is really more economical than A/C!) Usually, my building is the first to get heat and the last to get cooling, because there are a lot of oldsters in here that like it hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 > Is it getting cold where you are? > > Camille > > Yes, it is, and worse, the apartment management has not yet decided it's time to turn on the heat to all the apartments for the season. They start up the boilers at a set time every year, regardless of what the weather is like in the meantime. > > For the life of me, I can't remember it ever being quite this cold this early. It's below freezing at night, and it usually doesn't get like that until early November. And it's already been like this for at least two weeks. > > We have had really unseasonably cold weather here, too. We had our first frost four days ago, and it was a hard, killing frost. But we did have a very mild, rainy summer, so I suppose it just logically follows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 At 06:18 PM 10/4/2003 -0400, you wrote: >His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red >thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or that >red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail because she is >an NT ;o). What on earth is the *problem* with wearing red??!! Especially if he is willing to make an exception for soccer.... I don't get it... " pick your battles " has always been my motto and this would certainly not be one I'd pick. >So here's my question... >Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it until I >was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I have >color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3-4 years old), >he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual input...like Gearation or >motorized train sets. > > Yes I think so but not colour oriented - just " stuff " oriented. I've said a number of times that my house is a " visual bombardment " and I can't seem to help it, I seem to NEED it. I surround myself with " stuff " to look at (space out on) - artwork on the walls - various mediums - everything from framed paintings my kids did when they were toddlers to fine art done by mainstream artists, masks, photos, MAPS!!, calendars, shelves everywhere with more " stuff " ... see http://PlanetAutism.com/corner.htm a glimpse of " my corner of the world " . -jypsy ________________________________ Ooops....Wrong Planet! Syndrome Autism Spectrum Resources www.PlanetAutism.com jypsy@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 , I used to hate swamp coolers--we made extensive use of ours when I lived in Sierra Vista (about 70 mi. southeast of where you are now). If you have anything like crackers or potato chips, you have to put them in Tupperware to keep them from becoming a soggy mess (due to the cooler making the air extremely humid). But they are far less expensive to run than air conditioners.... I envy you at the moment. As soon as I get a transferrable voucher, you and I could well become neighbors, as Tucson is one of the places I was considering moving to. Re: Re: Visual Stimming Newstead wrote: > ...the apartment management has not yet decided > it's time to turn on the heat to all the apartments for the season. > They start up the boilers at a set time every year, regardless of > what the weather is like in the meantime. We have that here too. Each spring and fall, the maintenance men have to come and switch the duct work from heat to cooling or vice versa. Right now it is still warm in Arizona; my swamp cooler is still on (it has been running continuously since June, 24 hours a day-- I have to wonder if it is really more economical than A/C!) Usually, my building is the first to get heat and the last to get cooling, because there are a lot of oldsters in here that like it hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Hi, Does spinning dice to watch the blur they create qualify as a visual stim? That's something I've always done.... Visual Stimming I just replied to a message on the OASIS message board. A mother was talking about her son's " obsession " with the color red. He won't wear clothes that aren't red, and he uses red markers and crayons most (but not all) of the time. His soccer uniform has no red on it, but he is perfectly willing to wear it because that is what he is supposed to do for soccer games. His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail because she is an NT ;o). So here's my question... Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it until I was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I have color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3-4 years old), he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual input...like Gearation or motorized train sets. __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 > > So here's my question... > Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it until I was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I have color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3-4 years old), he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual input...like Gearation or motorized train sets. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Jim wrote: > I think I have a visual stim for tags in clothing. > I like the embroidered ones because they are almost > a work of art. I also like the silky & shiny tags. > Thanks, Jim Different strokes, I guess. I routinely remove all tags from clothing, linen, towels, wash cloths, and furniture the minute I get them home. I don't care if they give washing instructions or what they're made of, if they are tags, they're out of there! Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Hello, I have always been comforted by watching flames. Fireplaces, campfires, even candle flames. I could be completely mesmerized by them, which I find very calming when I get stressed out. Betina. Visual Stimming I just replied to a message on the OASIS message board. A mother was talking about her son's " obsession " with the color red. He won't wear clothes that aren't red, and he uses red markers and crayons most (but not all) of the time. His soccer uniform has no red on it, but he is perfectly willing to wear it because that is what he is supposed to do for soccer games. His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail because she is an NT ;o). So here's my question... Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it until I was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I have color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3-4 years old), he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual input...like Gearation or motorized train sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Me, too! Usually wind up ripping the shirt in the process Must have been a spectrumite who invented shirts with labels outside:) Re: Visual Stimming > Jim wrote: > > > I think I have a visual stim for tags in clothing. > > I like the embroidered ones because they are almost > > a work of art. I also like the silky & shiny tags. > > Thanks, Jim > > Different strokes, I guess. I routinely remove all > tags from clothing, linen, towels, wash cloths, and > furniture the minute I get them home. I don't care > if they give washing instructions or what they're > made of, if they are tags, they're out of there! > > Clay > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 << His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail because she is an NT ;o).>> I used to have a very similar thing, only with purple. I don't understand why something that innocuous has to be taken away from a person. It could go beyond a stim -- it could be that he finds it easier to stay calm or process information around that color. Purple background is still easier for me to read off of than white, for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 At 06:15 AM 10/7/2003 +0000, you wrote: > > ><< His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red >thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or >that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail >because she is an NT ;o).>> > >I used to have a very similar thing, only with purple. I don't >understand why something that innocuous has to be taken away from a >person. It could go beyond a stim -- it could be that he finds it >easier to stay calm or process information around that color. Purple >background is still easier for me to read off of than white, for instance. > > I write in purple ink and have for years. When was little - 2 or 3, he would always go for one colour marker and not want other colours. I attempted to document this once with our video camera - set up the camera on the tripod, set up at his highchair with paper and markers and started taping.... Sure enough he went for the marker of choice but what was captured next on film was a couple of things... 1) blowing me away as he 2) drew a face for the first time. Silly kid - scribbled it out as soon as he did it - but repeated it for me and drew faces there after but it's a classic piece of video. had that look on his face as if to say " gotcha!! " . I do believe the marker was purple. I still have that paper somewhere.... -jypsy ________________________________ Ooops....Wrong Planet! Syndrome Autism Spectrum Resources www.PlanetAutism.com jypsy@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 I agree, the tags have got to go. If it can't be machine washed and dried, then it shouldn't be in my house. Louis In my house, " normal " is only a setting on the dryer. From: Clay Jim wrote: > I think I have a visual stim for tags in clothing. > I like the embroidered ones because they are almost > a work of art. I also like the silky & shiny tags. > Thanks, Jim Different strokes, I guess. I routinely remove all tags from clothing, linen, towels, wash cloths, and furniture the minute I get them home. I don't care if they give washing instructions or what they're made of, if they are tags, they're out of there! Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 I am constantly gettin goff topic due to things that attract me physically.... say a nice car, or other stuff I am interested in Camille wrote: > Hi, > > I think I have a powerful reaction to some visual stimulation. I > don't need to have red like the little boy, but depending on the > thing, I have a real need to keep looking at some things. I kind of > go into a different state when I see certain colors and sparkles. > Some pieces of artwork and some scenery is very captivating to me. I > guess when I am nervous I am more likely to depend on a physical stim > to calm me down though. > > I love red. I bought this powdered gold pigment. It's sort of like > powder glitter that you can do all kinds of art things with. I > didn't have any idea of what I would do with it, I still haven't used > it, but I knew I had to have it because it was beautiful. > > I am an artist (not professional) and I think do art is very relaxing > to me. > > This is something I want to study, if I ever get into the University > (I guess I will start in september/october of next year). I want to > know what is going on in the brain when an autistic goes all blissful > from a sensory experience. > > Camille > > > > I just replied to a message on the OASIS message board. A mother > was talking about her son's " obsession " with the color red. He won't > wear clothes that aren't red, and he uses red markers and crayons > most (but not all) of the time. His soccer uniform has no red on it, > but he is perfectly willing to wear it because that is what he is > supposed to do for soccer games. > > > > His OT has told his mother that they should " break him of the red > thing. " I proposed the idea that it could be his " happy color " or > that red may be a visual stim for him...only in much more detail > because she is an NT ;o). > > > > So here's my question... > > Do any of you have visual stims? I hadn't really thought about it > until I was writing my reply, but as I was writing, I realized that I > have color-oriented visual stims. And when my son was younger (3-4 > years old), he could be calmed by complex, repetitive visual > input...like Gearation or motorized train sets. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 > I agree, the tags have got to go. If it can't be machine washed > and dried, then it shouldn't be in my house. Something very cool I found recently: In the men's undershirt section, there is now a line of " tagless " undershirts, in which the " tag " just consists of a slightly-different-textured square with words on it that is *completely* flush with the rest of the shirt. I, of course, bought some. (Of the t-shirt variety. A question -- are A-shirts meant to be some kind of modern reenactment of the hairshirt? Why are they *always* ribbed in such a way as to create excruciating pain when worn?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 What brand are they? Quoting alfamanda : > > > I agree, the tags have got to go. If it can't be machine washed > > and dried, then it shouldn't be in my house. > > Something very cool I found recently: In the men's undershirt > section, there is now a line of " tagless " undershirts, in which the > " tag " just consists of a slightly-different-textured square with words > on it that is *completely* flush with the rest of the shirt. > > I, of course, bought some. (Of the t-shirt variety. A question -- > are A-shirts meant to be some kind of modern reenactment of the > hairshirt? Why are they *always* ribbed in such a way as to create > excruciating pain when worn?) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Louise wrote: > I agree, the tags have got to go. If it can't be machine > washed and dried, then it shouldn't be in my house. Right, and if it needs ironing, I don't buy it. I don't have an iron, and never did. I hang shirts, fold pants, the rest of it can sit in the basket till I want it. Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 > I am constantly gettin goff topic due to things that attract me > physically.... say a nice car, or other stuff I am interested in > I do that all the time. I also have a tendency to think of other important things that I must either interject immediately or lose forever. It sort of drives my husband nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Louise wrote: >>> I agree, the tags have got to go. If it can't be machine >>> washed and dried, then it shouldn't be in my house. Clay responded: >> Right, and if it needs ironing, I don't buy it. I don't >> have an iron, and never did. and June added: >I do this too (cut out the tags) but save the tag info in a file for >reference. For each garment I have a description of the item followed by >several 2 letter codes with laundering instructions.... That's very impressive, June. I'm like Louise and Clay in requiring all garments to be machine washable, though I do hang some items (including my favorite jean-pants) on the line in the basement in order to prolong their life. I use nothing but one cycle each on the washing machine and the dryer. On the other hand, I do iron. I enjoy ironing. It's a meditative thing that can be done while listening to music. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 > Clay wrote: > Louise wrote: >> I agree, the tags have got to go. If it can't be machine >> washed and dried, then it shouldn't be in my house. > Right, and if it needs ironing, I don't buy it. I don't > have an iron, and never did. I hang shirts, fold pants, > the rest of it can sit in the basket till I want it. > Clay I do this too (cut out the tags) but save the tag info in a file for reference. For each garment I have a description of the item followed by several 2 letter codes with laundering instructions as follows: MW= machine wash warm (HW= hand wash) MC= machine wash cold/cool (HC= HW cold) LC= wash/dry like colors DS= wash/dry darks separately SP= separately JS= gentle (delicate) cycle PS= permenant (durable) press cycle NC= non-chlorine bleach when/if needed NB= do not bleach BL= bleach ok when needed TD= tumble dry (LD= line dry) TL/M/H= tumble dry low/med/hot (W= warm) TP= tumble dry permanent (durable) press RP= remove promptly DF= dry flat SI= steam iron C/W/HI= cool/warm/hot iron NI= no iron LI= low iron NS= no steam DC= dry clean only For example: " Brown stretch boot-cut jeans: 96/4 Cot/Spandex, USA, 10T, MC-LC, NC, TL, CI " . Okay back to the shadows... --June (yes, another " J " person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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