Re: Video addiction-Now Shrek 2

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Shrek 2 is out (first time I saw it in the stores was today) and we

are watching it for the first time - I mean round #1 tonight. We did

see it in the theater a few months ago. It will be interesting to

see what scene picks out to fixate on.

The funny thing is that I had told him a few days ago that

SpongeBob's movie would be out this weekend and we'd go. WHen I got

home, he was taking a bath. DH was sitting there and told me

washed his own hair (I dont' know what has gotten into him lately).

then asks me to see the Spongebob movie - I totally forgot

and I owe him a trip to the movies. Anyways, I asked Tim if he was

having a hard time getting out of the tub and he said sorta.

I told him I could get him out and he said " yea, right " . So I pull

out the new DVD - immediately pulled the plug and dried

off...lol!

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Hi ,

You are right on target if you've found something that will work for

.

DVD's & videos have been the best investment for us as this has been

the best reinforcement for my son even at this age of 16 y/o.

I too, had gone out to purchase it this morning. As a matter of fact

where on round 3 as I'm writing this. His cousins are spending a

night and he is enjoying watching it again with them.

At school in the past(during his middle school years)when I finally

had figured out this great reinforcement and his ex-teacher too,

within time even if he took the cover of the video without the video

inside, this had decreased him from running off, it was like a

security item which gave him some comfort.

With the community trips,it helped him enter restaurants, malls,

theater, department stores, etc. Depending on his days it slowly has

been fading out but at least he is able to now enter some places

that we never would of imagine. I had it included it on his IEP that

he was allowed to have his attachment of the day which would be an

action figure toy, stimming item, read-along book/CD,video/DVD, etc.

to help with transition, decrease some of his meltdowns. The middle

school ended up receiving a DVD player for Christmas that we gave

the teacher as we started to purchase DVD's.

This has also helped with the morning transitions out the door and

once the bus arrives I switch his backpack for the stimming item,

DVD whatever bag of tricks of the day onto the bus without any

struggles, it took some time and work to work around it. After

school when he arrives he enters straight for his favorite item of

the day and then enters the restroom and ready for whatever agenda

of the evening which gives him comfort.

I wish 's teacher will come around and understand what you've

discovered with his favorite book, that this helps him during his

difficult moments that this is a perfect reinforcement which will

help for compliance training, a great teaching strategy. This could

be faded out slowly once he stays engaged with an assigned activity

and becomes comfortable around his surroundings which are hard for

him to function around certain environments that he can not

tolerate.

I wish I knew this when was younger as a rifton chair had to

be used as he would not stay seated back in his early years of

Elementary.

First year of High school he still needed to use an item during his

transition years from middle school to High school. 2nd year

attending High school this school year and he has not had to take

any item of the day with him anymore.

You do what you have to as will learn if there is a great

motivation item that he will work for.

Irma,16,DS/ASD

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The kids where I'm a nanny for. Well they have family night on Fridays (so

that means that I don't have to eat or cook them dinner.) Anyways they had

movie night afterwards and they were going to watch shreak 2.

It must be a favorite for watching yesterday. hah

rebecca

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> Shrek 2 is out (first time I saw it in the stores was today) and we

> are watching it for the first time - I mean round #1 tonight. We did

> see it in the theater a few months ago. It will be interesting to

> see what scene picks out to fixate on.

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> The funny thing is that I had told him a few days ago that

> SpongeBob's movie would be out this weekend and we'd go. WHen I got

> home, he was taking a bath. DH was sitting there and told me

> washed his own hair (I dont' know what has gotten into him lately).

> then asks me to see the Spongebob movie - I totally forgot

> and I owe him a trip to the movies. Anyways, I asked Tim if he was

> having a hard time getting out of the tub and he said sorta.

> I told him I could get him out and he said " yea, right " . So I pull

> out the new DVD - immediately pulled the plug and dried

> off...lol!

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i know i hate the previews on tv for videos or dvd's nathan seems to think

you can go get them right now, not next week when they actually come out,

uuugh, cant seem to get it accross, uuuugh, im told his aunt got hi shrek 2 for

christmas so not to get it, we wen tot he theather and saw it too. last friday

we

went and saw the incredibles, rather boring compared tothe previews we

thought, there was some awful teens there we had to report them twwice and they

still didnt shut up, i hate when teen s are incoonsiderate like that, im mean if

you want tochat then why come to the movie? still enjoyed himself as

usual, he seenthe incredibles banner up the week before for coming next and

wouldnt shut up about it everytime we went by the movie theater, lol. shawna

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dont forget mcdonalds,lol nathan insists on getting mcdonalds happy meal

after his trumpet lesson and doctor appts. lol shawna