Re: I had a melt down

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Irma, is going through " withdrawals " Your funny.lex sounds

just like because withdraws from whatever he does not

want to do.I have tried to treat like training a puppy and it

works pretty good but if he starts to go before gets to the potty he

will start to smear.Gross, Gross. Thanks for sharing your story all

of this really helps me. Thanks Cyndi

>

> Yep, totally agree, I had even had back sugery due to the wear and

tear

> of all the meltdowns that had for numerous of years and I

> remember posting this that I had fallen during my recovering time.

Then

> had several falls due to the peeing incidents and had to refrain

from

> doing anything my doc's orders which I do not like doing as I'm

usually

> on the go but I guess everything happens for a reason had to do

alot o

> low-back stretches, so the muscles would not tighten along with

some

> pain relievers as needed. I'm just glad I can control my emotions

now

> before I do anything stupid barking away like when he was younger.

The

> Bangee in me would come out, not anymore oh and the guilt

afterwards

> really takes the cake.

> I have to find a strategy that will work for my son to understand

to

> initiate to the restroom independently. We do have some visual

> strategies/schedules that he follows but has regressed or

should

> I say going through a withdrawal these days. I'm going to try out

a

> strategy that Temple Grandin had suggested and that is using a

watch

> with an alarm and using a pic or signing of toilet or restroom.

> is under the GF/CF diet, also allergic to eggs so you can

> imagine going through this learning curve, have seen the positive

> changes it has done so worth it when I succeed in this area.

> But, there will be those days that someone else out of the blue

will

> leave the forbidden food out that will make him go through an

Opiod

> effect, like having some Morphine due the enzymes when not

properly

> broken down, it is a vicious cycle. He ended up last Tuesday

eating 2

> huge hamburgers boy was he enjoying them but the consequences I am

> seeing has drained me with the extra cleaning and monitoring when

he

> has a low-grade fever being a detective once again, this diet must

be

> strict as even people whom work with him have noticed the negative

> changes too and the past months he has been doing wonderful. He is

> coming around finally but he was throwing himself down on the

floor

> again or pressing himself on a cushion when he would sit on the

couch,

> now everyone understands he is not masturbating, that he is

seeking

> that comfort relief on his low abdominal area. Then he had his low

> grade fever that he has actually been coming around not having

them

> like he did periodically in the past. He is definitely in a very

slow

> mode, perservating, requiring lots of verbal or physical

prompting. Is

> really going through alot of sensory seeking as the OT yesterday

had

> told me which I already knew and glad he had his activities to

> accomodate the sensory input. This morning while waiting on the

school

> bus, I actually saw him smiling at me, so this was a good sign.

> Here are to these days of moving on, thanks.

>

> Irma,18,DS/ASD

>

>

> >

> > Irma, It's not funny that you have fallen afterall you may have

or

> > could really hurt yourself. Afterall each year we are not

getting any

> > younger. But the way you worded your story made me laugh. Thanks

for

> > that.I think all rooms in homes should have vinaly floors. This

makes

> > life much easier to clean up.Thanks for the words of

encouragement.

> > Cyndi

>

[Guest guest]

I have to honestly be thankful that Jordan does not engage in this kind of

behavior. Actually, she hates anything messy... doesn't like paint on her

hands, isn't fond of washing them either, but that's a MUST in my house.

She was tactile defensive as a newborn so we brushed her skin every day for

half hour or so three times a day, with a very soft brush/sponge thing. She

hates it when you touch her head and starts to cry at the SLIGHTEST, and I

mean slightest, form of brushing her hair. If you put your arm around her

shoulders, she tenses up. She's fine if she is the one controlling the

touching, but if you try and hug her without asking her first, then she

seems very uncomfortable. Socially, she's a little stinker. By herself,

she's at her happiest.

Judi

Re: I had a melt down

> Irma, is going through " withdrawals " Your funny.lex sounds

> just like because withdraws from whatever he does not

> want to do.I have tried to treat like training a puppy and it

> works pretty good but if he starts to go before gets to the potty he

> will start to smear.Gross, Gross. Thanks for sharing your story all

> of this really helps me. Thanks Cyndi

>