Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Posted January 28, 2006 Wow, sounds like this placement is really good for . What does do with all the papers? Has anyone tried to teach him to make things with his papers and give as gifts to others? Like making kites, or paper logs, or paper rugs etc. ? If you can take an obsession and put it to good use then it can be a good thing plus they still get their enjoyment. Carol Trishasmom She isn't typical, She's Trisha! If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you've always gotten. Quote
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Posted January 28, 2006 Hi All! I have been reading about several of your children who it sounds like are in residential setting...some are not much older than Ben (14 yo)...how did you decide on this placement? did you give up your rights to the state? Last August we thought we were going to have Ben placed due to extreme violence, thankfully we started a new med which seems to be working...who knows how long that will work? my concern is the finances...mere mortals can't afford a residential setting, does private insurance pay? you could put them up in the Plaza for less money per day...It's always money. As far as the potty issues...Ben was dry thru the nite by age 4 1/2...lots of consistancy...to start out we took him every half hour until we found out his routine...within a week we were at once per hour...And no fluid after supper, except enough to take bedtime meds...takes alot of time to start but in the end the rewards are wonderful! Jeanne Bens Mom 14 yo,DS/ASD(?) In , " Louise & Andy " <louandy@w...> wrote: > > Yesterday we had 's Annual Staffing at his house. The first thing > his home director was to show the Sign Book of 's signs I put > together from Carol's idea. She was impressed and has 3 copies. The > meeting focused on all 's accomplishments during the year he has > been in residence there and the 5 months he has been in their workshop. > So good to hear the good things. This is not to say he hasn't had his > problems but it has been mostly over this need he has for the newspaper. > His targeted behaviors on his behavior plan are hitting and throwing. > The thing that is good is they many times are able to defuse the > situation and calm down before he gets to that point. Two areas > that had been in his past are spitting and swearing. These had been > identified by Barbara Doyle, Consultant, as being precursors to the > hitting and throwing but didn't always happen. Now they are happening > and agitating one of the other guys and teaching another one that awful > f word, uses the finger also. They are going to begin more > specific tracking to see if they can get a better handle on it. I had > said when does something like that I would sign wrong behavior so > that will be within the plan. Sure it will lessen or pass away. > > He has been sleeping better, and not sleeping at work as reported from > his last agency. The staff all like him at home and work and really > work hard to help him. The one who has been working with him to keep > the newspapers picked up in his room said he has been so great. He will > now have his room picked up in the morning and give her an old newspaper > before he gets his for that day. She said we saw his room that day and > he did it all himself. Miracles do happen. > > One of the guys is going to begin to get Sports Illustrated weekly and > they were wondering if this would present a problem for . We will > see. Always interested how something might affect . We will > probably have to get him a subscription. > > So much in all this mix are the staff who work with the person and show > them the respect and dignity that we would all want in how we are > treated. > > didn't attend the staffing so when he came home he was all excited > to see us and he knew he was going home with us after the meeting. You > should have seen him coming in with a canvas bag full of newspapers, a > plastic bag of newspapers, and a plastic bag with an empty box. > Sometimes this restrictive repetitive highly focused interest (that old > autism sticking its head up) with the newspapers gets to be too much, > but hay, if it's not hurting anyone and it makes him happy, fine with > me. The nice thing is they are all so tolerant of this both at his > house and work. You should have seen going around hugging > different staff when he came home. You can just see he is so happy > there. They have a new program called Next Generation Program or Full > Life Program and all the guys have been signed up and they will be > taking to different programs there. > > The agency website is at HYPERLINK > " http://glenkirk.org/ " http://glenkirk.org/ in case anyone is interested. > > Louise Mom to 43, DS, HI, ASD (diagnosed at age 41) > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: > 1/27/2006 > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2006 Report Posted January 28, 2006 Some have commented about doing something with the papers but for now they recycle them. They have to keep his housemates newspaper hidden and the recycle bin out of sight or will go gather more papers. Such a thing, and he didn't do this until about 12 years ago. I think he just likes the print, Barbara thought he could read but I doubt it, loves the movie sections. Today he brought me two sections of the newspaper with Nanny McPhee ads. He is out seeing it now with his sister and niece and nephew. Louise Re: 's ul Staffing Wow, sounds like this placement is really good for . What does do with all the papers? Has anyone tried to teach him to make things with his papers and give as gifts to others? Like making kites, or paper logs, or paper rugs etc. ? If you can take an obsession and put it to good use then it can be a good thing plus they still get their enjoyment. Carol Trishasmom She isn't typical, She's Trisha! If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you've always gotten. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: 1/27/2006 Quote
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