Re: new behavior for Rumi: rocking

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How about a minitramp. He may need more sensory input. A mini tramp will

help.

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

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>CC: <downsyndrome >, " Kim Schadt "

>Subject: new behavior for Rumi: rocking

>Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:25:18 -0500

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>Rumi has just started to bounce on his knees and rock on all fours. He

>never did it before. Now he is doing it all through the day. I can

>distract him with a book, playing ball, giving a hug, but he goes right

>back to it. I am watching my child change before my very eyes, and I

>don't know what to do. I am new to the world of autism. Are there

>techniques, books, or idea I could be considering for this behavior in

>particular? I am wondering since it is only a few days old, can I help

>him redirect somehow? Any thoughts?

>Bewildered,

>Ursula

>mom of Rumi, 3, DS/ASD?

>Zola, 16 months

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[Guest guest]

thanks Sara, good idea.

Ursula

> How about a minitramp.  He may need more sensory input.  A mini tramp

> will

> help.

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> Sara  - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

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> >Reply-To:

> >To:

> >CC: <downsyndrome >, " Kim Schadt "

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> >Subject: new behavior for Rumi: rocking

> >Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:25:18 -0500

> >

> >

> >Rumi has just started to bounce on his knees and rock on all fours.

> He

> >never did it before. Now he is doing it all through the day. I can

> >distract him with a book, playing ball, giving a hug, but he goes

> right

> >back to it. I am watching my child change before my very eyes, and I

> >don't know what to do. I am new to the world of autism. Are there

> >techniques, books, or idea I could be considering for this behavior

> in

> >particular? I am wondering since it is only a few days old, can I

> help

> >him redirect somehow? Any thoughts?

> >Bewildered,

> >Ursula

> >mom of Rumi, 3, DS/ASD?

> >Zola, 16 months

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Mic has just begun to rock in a different way he bangs

his back against the back of the chairs and sooner or

later hes going to go backwards on him and hes gonna

get hurt. I think hes in need of some input.Mic used

to spin in circles it lasted a couple of years and he

doesnt do it anymore more than once a month and he

stops spinning in a matter of seconds not 30 minutes.

...He does not seem to require the input anymore. I

have an indoor swing that I use to reroute Mics

behaviors like rocking and spinning. My dh drilled

swival hook in our ceiling and I bought one of those

out door swings and we take it up and down because its

in the middle of my dining room.We used Mics swing 4

or 5 times a day for about 10 minutes. I do not have

to do it anymore, Now I use it as needed or just for

fun.As needed might be 2x a month.Mic does not eat

food but if hes swinging I can get some food down him.

Amazing what that swing does for us.I will say that

Mic picks up different ways to supply himself the

input he needs and it changes as he grows like the

spinning. Mic still dangles alot but not half as much

as he did a year ago.Mic spent almost all of his awake

time dangling something. Now hes 5 he still dangles

but puts it down and engages in other

activities.Sometimes for me finding a way to reroute

is the hardest to figure out, that trusty swing has

done alot for Mic. Laurie