Re: Tracking Technology & Protecting Kid

October 3, 2008

Again: the problem with bracelets or necklaces is that some of our kids

cannot tolerate them. Ditto adding devices to shoes, backpacks, belt loops,

etc with the added issue that items can be removed - as our shoe tossers

will tell you.

My son, for example, checks every item of clothes before he will wear them

and then checks them continually while he is wearing them.

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:35 PM, wrote:

> Micro chipping could be mandated by the government one day as a way of

> the government keeping up with our business. Say no to micro

> chipping.Go to this link and find a divice for tracking

> kids.http://www.invincakid.com/ Also once Walmart sold a tracking

> bracelet with a monitor check with Walmart also. I hope this helps

> Cyndi B

>

--

Sara - Life is a journey- we choose the path.

October 3, 2008

My Noah has been known to take off a few times on us, and it has got to be one

of THE scariest feelings imaginable. He is non-verbal so its not like he will

answer back when called out to. He even climbed out a window once. Not sure

where he is trying to go, he just takes off. My thought was that he may just

become sick of having someone constantly on him that he just tries to get away.

He hasnt done it in a while, but the possibility is always there and that in

itself is scary. We even considered getting a companion dog for that reason,

they are trained to warn when our kiddos are headed out, they will stand between

door and child and bark to alert someone, and when they are tethered to the

child with the use of a vest, they are trained to use their body weight to keep

them from running off. Problem, the cost of a professionally trained autism

companion dog, about $13,000. The site I visited offered many ways to raise the

money, but

we just werent sure about spending that much on a dog. Leilani

Re: Tracking Technology & Protecting Kid

Again: the problem with bracelets or necklaces is that some of our kids

cannot tolerate them. Ditto adding devices to shoes, backpacks, belt loops,

etc with the added issue that items can be removed - as our shoe tossers

will tell you.

My son, for example, checks every item of clothes before he will wear them

and then checks them continually while he is wearing them.

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:35 PM, <cynthiamiltonburns@ yahoo.com>wrote:

> Micro chipping could be mandated by the government one day as a way of

> the government keeping up with our business. Say no to micro

> chipping.Go to this link and find a divice for tracking

> kids.http:// www.invincakid. com/ Also once Walmart sold a tracking

> bracelet with a monitor check with Walmart also. I hope this helps

> Cyndi B

>

--

Sara - Life is a journey- we choose the path.

October 3, 2008

Leilani and all-

Over and over again as I read the threads on this group I feel so thankful to be

a part of it. It is such a relief to know that others are facing the same

issues...that it is not just us.

Our , also in non verbal. We also looked into those companion dogs. I

think it is a great idea. But the $$$ is just too much. And I can't imagine

asking our friends for money for this. Especially since we adopted

internationally just last year....I can imagine people thinking " if they can

afford another kid, they can afford a dog! " (Although it is not so black and

white)

Recently we adopted a German Shepherd puppy, Guinness, with hopes of working

with him ourselves. It is funny, because isn't thrilled about the

" puppiness " of Guinness, so at the moment just the thought of Guinness on the

back porch has kept away from that door! Am I fooled into thinking that

I am going to have a full fledged top of the line service dog? no. But I am

hopeful for the GSD protective nature of kicking in. We would not have

dedicated ourselves to this if I didn't want to care for the dog reguardless. I

had GSD growing up...and this was a great way to get my DH to agree to a " big

dog " ! heeheehee And guess who loves Guinness? Yep, DH!

I am thankful to be reading about the different things that are available and

definitely going to be checking out all the possibilities.

Thanks to all that are contributing to this thread. Even if it is only a story

about when your child has gotten out and how frightening it was...it is so nice

to know that these things aren't just happening to us, that we aren't doing

something wrong.

Kerry Donovan-Casey

http://threecloversdesigns.blogspot.com/

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Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.

- Anonymous

Re: Tracking Technology & Protecting Kid

Again: the problem with bracelets or necklaces is that some of our kids

cannot tolerate them. Ditto adding devices to shoes, backpacks, belt loops,

etc with the added issue that items can be removed - as our shoe tossers

will tell you.

My son, for example, checks every item of clothes before he will wear them

and then checks them continually while he is wearing them.

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:35 PM, <cynthiamiltonburns@ yahoo.com>wrote:

> Micro chipping could be mandated by the government one day as a way of

> the government keeping up with our business. Say no to micro

> chipping.Go to this link and find a divice for tracking

> kids.http:// www.invincakid. com/ Also once Walmart sold a tracking

> bracelet with a monitor check with Walmart also. I hope this helps

> Cyndi B

>

--

Sara - Life is a journey- we choose the path.

October 4, 2008

Hmmh, a dog-but boy the costs? I hadn't even thought about that.

I think that's also a great idea. I should make up some flyers and bring some

treats to the fire department and the police.

She started to wander off this morning again but I was able to get her before

she got too far down the street. Just installed a top lock on the door as well

as I think my 4 y/o unlocked the door!

October 4, 2008

Sara, Yes I know is always irritated at the hospital when they

try to put a bracelet on him. They could make clothing or shoes with

a removable stay that the child could not see. would never wear

a hat but after fighting for 2 days 2 years ago he now wears a helmet

to protect his head. I never believed would wear the plastic

head piece like Buzz lightyear to do HBOT but he did. I was amazed. I

know that will sometimes surprise me and I lost once and

was devasted. He got out the screen door and was gone 15 minutes but

it felt like a lifetime. Everyone was looking for him and I felt like

I would have a heart attack. We live on a busy road and there are

lakes just down the road. I called the police but was afraid that

they would think I did something to him. Well after all that he was

standing in the driveway next door. I hugged and kissed and hugged

and kissed him. I know to well the feeling that goes with losing a

child so we need to come up with a something. My reason for being

against microchipping has do with government control not against

safety. One things seems to lead to another in this country. As an

animal lover I would never do it to a pet either. Sometimes this

country is to quick to jump on the newest thing whatever it is

without knowing the consequences latter on down the line. But every

person should have their right to decide in everything that concerns

them and their life. I do not believe in right or wrong it is what

works for each of us. Personally microchipping scares me. You are a

great mom Sara and you have great advice and you are always helpful

to me and I just hope that I can be that helpful to you if you ever

need it. Have a great day. Cyndi B

>

> Again: the problem with bracelets or necklaces is that some of our

kids

> cannot tolerate them. Ditto adding devices to shoes, backpacks,

belt loops,

> etc with the added issue that items can be removed - as our shoe

tossers

> will tell you.

>

> My son, for example, checks every item of clothes before he will

wear them

> and then checks them continually while he is wearing them.

>

> On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:35 PM,

wrote:

>

> > Micro chipping could be mandated by the government one day as a

way of

> > the government keeping up with our business. Say no to micro

> > chipping.Go to this link and find a divice for tracking

> > kids.http://www.invincakid.com/ Also once Walmart sold a tracking

> > bracelet with a monitor check with Walmart also. I hope this helps

> > Cyndi B

> >

>

> --

> Sara - Life is a journey- we choose the path.

>

October 5, 2008

We have deadbolts on all our doors and we even have locks on all our inside

doors. Everything is keyed to the same key. Our keys hang up high on a hook

and we have signs on our outside doors that say " Please help us keep Jake safe.

Lock the Door. " We do have our entire yard fenced, thanks to $ from MHMR. So

far Jake throws toys over the fence but does not realize that he can climb over

the fence. Oh, an our fence has a locking clip that is to hard for Jake (and

sometimes me) to take off to get out of the gate.

Holly

Re: Tracking Technology & Protecting Kid

Hmmh, a dog-but boy the costs? I hadn't even thought about that.

I think that's also a great idea. I should make up some flyers and bring some

treats to the fire department and the police.

She started to wander off this morning again but I was able to get her before

she got too far down the street. Just installed a top lock on the door as well

as I think my 4 y/o unlocked the door!

October 5, 2008

We bought alarms at Radio Shack which emit a 90 plus decibal sound - Elie

HATES that sound. HE learned real quick that the flashing red light meant

the alarm was set. PROBLEm was that I didn't always remember to set the

alarm.

> We have deadbolts on all our doors and we even have locks on all our

> inside doors. Everything is keyed to the same key. Our keys hang up high on

> a hook and we have signs on our outside doors that say " Please help us keep

> Jake safe. Lock the Door. " We do have our entire yard fenced, thanks to $

> from MHMR. So far Jake throws toys over the fence but does not realize that

> he can climb over the fence. Oh, an our fence has a locking clip that is to

> hard for Jake (and sometimes me) to take off to get out of the gate.

> Holly

> Re: Tracking Technology & Protecting Kid

>

> Hmmh, a dog-but boy the costs? I hadn't even thought about that.

> I think that's also a great idea. I should make up some flyers and bring

> some

> treats to the fire department and the police.

> She started to wander off this morning again but I was able to get her

> before

> she got too far down the street. Just installed a top lock on the door as

> well

> as I think my 4 y/o unlocked the door!

>

October 5, 2008

Hey Miss Holly,

How did you get MHMR to pay for fencing? Is it chain link? We are in the

process of putting up our fence, but it is really stretching our budget.

Leilani

Re: Tracking Technology & Protecting Kid

Hmmh, a dog-but boy the costs? I hadn't even thought about that.

I think that's also a great idea. I should make up some flyers and bring some

treats to the fire department and the police.

She started to wander off this morning again but I was able to get her before

she got too far down the street. Just installed a top lock on the door as well

as I think my 4 y/o unlocked the door!

October 7, 2008

We actually decided not to use the respite funds that come with " wrap a round "

services in PA, which come through mhmr, medical assistance, etc. I am not sure

who it all comes from but Mhmr does all my paperwork. Since they are so picky

about respite (you have to pay out of pocket and then submit within 30 days or

you lose it) I just gave up. I am not quick to get paperwork done and we do not

go out enough. So anyway, I gave up all my other funding to just get help with

the fence. That was our biggest concern with Jake. We live on a road that is

busy at times and people just speed through here like they are diving to heaven

or something. Anyway, We put the fence up ourselves so we saved a lot of money

but they put up big chunk of change also. It was awesome and has made our live

and Jake's so much better. He loves to go outside now and swing and we can

watch him from the kitchen and the dogs can be outside with him and he just

plays in the yard with his toys. He likes to slide, swing, and climb up in his

tower. He has even ventured down the doggie paths where they run. It is cute

to see him walking after them since most times he wants nothing to do with them.

Once again I thank ToyStory for help with the dogs. ToyStory 2 has the dog and

Woody plays with him. Wish they would do a ToyStory3.

I find that with any service that lends money, if you know exactly what you

want, have the item number, phone number, and price, and at times are willing to

give up a little something, they usually will approve things. So far, we have

gotten our fence help, we got a little scooter for home, and this past week we

got 3 folding gym mats for down stairs in our basement (we have 2 therapy swing

we can't hang because of concrete floors) and then we got the wonderful snuggle

cushion I told you guys about early. I love my MHMR contact, we even email each

other things and keep in touch. Just another thing that helps. I send her any

information that others might like to have and she forwards things to other

families. Share share share...

Holly

October 7, 2008

thank you so much for teh info, our coordinator and I are close as well so im

sure she will be more than willing to help us out. We are in the same boat with

respite. We rarely go our because there really isnt anyone willing to watch

Noah plus two other children, so we stay home or lug em along. I will see what

we can do about our fence, thanks. Leilani

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