Re: Re: Safe Room

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I also am concerned about my daughter's safety. I have one of those door

knob covers on the inside of her room so she cannot get out. Her room is

totally safe and it's a fun place to be in. If I put aside her physical age and

think about her mental age she would be around 2 or 3. At that age, people

usually

have their little ones in cribs so they are kept safe and not running around

the house at night. At age 8 I obviously cannot put Hannah in a crib and it

wouldn't be appropriate anyways. But I still feel obligated to keep her safe

because she is still functioning at a toddler level.

If it really becomes an issue with the other party involved, I suppose

you could put one of those door alarms so that everytime that door is opened,

you would know, and it doesn't quite have that " prisoner " aura about it. FWIW

a (Drew 14 Tourette's syndrome, OCD, ADHD; Marissa 10; Hanah 8 DS/Aut)

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In a message dated 10/8/2005 2:40:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

kpblackmail@... writes:

If it really becomes an issue with the other party involved, I suppose

you could put one of those door alarms so that everytime that door is

opened,

you would know, and it doesn't quite have that " prisoner " aura about it.

FWIW

a and , we have a hook and eye lock on the outside of Maddie's door.

I don't think of it as keeping her prisoner. It's really and truly a

matter of life and death for her. I sleep through ANYTHING, so alarms don't

work for us. We use those child knob covers to keep her from going

outside, but honestly, I fear she'll figure them out one day. It's just a

risk I

can't take. One time when Maddie got out (3 years ago while my son was

watching her), she was found dribbling a ball in the middle of traffic AT RUSH

HOUR!!!!! It really is a matter of keeping her alive while we get needed

sleep. I imagine it's the same for many of us.

Donna

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When we went to the DS clinic at Kennedy Krieger, Dr. Kapone pointed out that

those alarms might actually be an enticement for Jake. He said an alarm like

that would have to be loud like a fog horn or a horrible sound or Jake would be

in awe of the noise and open close open close. Kind of like he does with

buttons and light switches. We turned Jakes door handle around and so it lock

from the hall. Jake is like Houdini so he can get out of almost any lock.

Holly

Re: Re: Safe Room

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I also am concerned about my daughter's safety. I have one of those door

knob covers on the inside of her room so she cannot get out. Her room is

totally safe and it's a fun place to be in. If I put aside her physical age

and

think about her mental age she would be around 2 or 3. At that age, people

usually

have their little ones in cribs so they are kept safe and not running around

the house at night. At age 8 I obviously cannot put Hannah in a crib and it

wouldn't be appropriate anyways. But I still feel obligated to keep her safe

because she is still functioning at a toddler level.

If it really becomes an issue with the other party involved, I suppose

you could put one of those door alarms so that everytime that door is opened,

you would know, and it doesn't quite have that " prisoner " aura about it. FWIW

a (Drew 14 Tourette's syndrome, OCD, ADHD; Marissa 10; Hanah 8 DS/Aut)

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