Re: Pull-ups co-op.... (off topic) - now 50 lb kid/carseat

[Guest guest]

Advocacy issues regarding autism treatment in Texas said: " Ever had an

almost 50lb kid come plop on your lap while driving down the dallas

freeway?? "

I was going to say NO...but I HAVE had a 65 lb. kid get out of their seat

and try to choke me while driving down a freeway in Fort Worth!

That day we took a SLIGHT detour from our planned destination to the ER....

: /

nna

P.S. Car seats are VERY, VERY important!

[Guest guest]

I was going to say NO...but I HAVE had a 65 lb. kid get out of their seat

and try to choke me while driving down a freeway in Fort Worth!

That day we took a SLIGHT detour from our planned destination to the ER....

: /

nna

P.S. Car seats are VERY, VERY important!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

((( ))) nna Im so sorry to hear that. I hope there wernt any serious

injuries.

Yes they are very important and Ive learned to always be on my guard. He had

happily sat in a booster seat for 2 straight weeks with a regular lap belt then

I guess figured out that he could get out of a regular lap belt.

What do you use? I went looking for ones that had 5pt restraints for over 40lb

kids. I found one by britax that held up to 105 lbs in a 5pt but omg! $549.00!!

Thats like an entire paycheck for us. He is currently over the 40lb weight limit

for the 5pt restraint for his current carseat but Im doing the best I can I

feel that untill I can get one with a higher weight limit its better to keep him

in that and maybe get in a wreck and maybe something happen than having him

crawling around loose in the car and increasing the chances or a wreck and more

injury because he is loose.

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This is a big issue for many of our kids! Our son was a contortionist

and could get out of the 5-point seats without a problem. Once he got

out, he was mad and the attack was on! I've been stopped by the police

more than once but not yet ticketed. They all tell me to have him ride

in the back seat because even though he's not buckled, it does provide

some measure of protection. I've even went to the DPS asking for

suggestions and they didn't have any. Seems to me this could fall under

In-Home Training though. Sure wouldn't hurt to ask!

Tonya

Re: Re: Pull-ups co-op.... (off topic)

- now 50 lb kid/carseat

I was going to say NO...but I HAVE had a 65 lb. kid get out of their

seat

and try to choke me while driving down a freeway in Fort Worth!

That day we took a SLIGHT detour from our planned destination to the

ER....

: /

nna

P.S. Car seats are VERY, VERY important!

[Guest guest]

Tonya,

We had the same issue with my son! He even tried to climb out the

window when the car was moving! He also would get mad and, when he

wasn't try to choke or hit me, he would try to open the door and

leave the car...while we were traveling down the freeway. I was

stopped many times, although usually I stopped first. But I couldn't

hold him in the car and drive, and I was terrified that if he

escaped, he would run out on the freeway and, well, you know what!

It was really a nightmare. I thought I was the only one back then

who ever had that issue. My son was not a passive kid in the least...

nna

> This is a big issue for many of our kids! Our son was a

contortionist

> and could get out of the 5-point seats without a problem. Once he

got

> out, he was mad and the attack was on! I've been stopped by the

police

> more than once but not yet ticketed. They all tell me to have him

ride

> in the back seat because even though he's not buckled, it does

provide

> some measure of protection. I've even went to the DPS asking for

> suggestions and they didn't have any. Seems to me this could fall

under

> In-Home Training though. Sure wouldn't hurt to ask!

>

> Tonya

>

> Re: Re: Pull-ups co-op.... (off

topic)

> - now 50 lb kid/carseat

>

> I was going to say NO...but I HAVE had a 65 lb. kid get out of

their

> seat

> and try to choke me while driving down a freeway in Fort Worth!

>

> That day we took a SLIGHT detour from our planned destination to

the

> ER....

>

> : /

>

> nna

>

> P.S. Car seats are VERY, VERY important!

>

[Guest guest]

Oh, no. My son got out of his car seat and pulled hair OUT of

my head while I was driving. Fortunately we weren't on the freeway

at the time.

S.

Re: Re: Pull-ups co-op.... (off

topic)

> - now 50 lb kid/carseat

>

> I was going to say NO...but I HAVE had a 65 lb. kid get out of

their

> seat

> and try to choke me while driving down a freeway in Fort Worth!

>

> That day we took a SLIGHT detour from our planned destination to

the

> ER....

>

> : /

>

> nna

>

> P.S. Car seats are VERY, VERY important!

>

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[Guest guest]

Oh the memories! Only another parent of a child with autism would

understand the relief you feel when you finally make it home on one of

" those " days. I also rejoiced when the inside door handles broke on the

back seat. We had child locks, but the stinker was smart enough to flip

the switch under the door when I wasn't looking. Never did fix the

handles!

Tonya

-----Original Message-----

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy nna Bond

We had the same issue with my son! He even tried to climb out the

window when the car was moving! He also would get mad and, when he

wasn't try to choke or hit me, he would try to open the door and

leave the car...while we were traveling down the freeway. I was

stopped many times, although usually I stopped first. But I couldn't

hold him in the car and drive, and I was terrified that if he

escaped, he would run out on the freeway and, well, you know what!

It was really a nightmare. I thought I was the only one back then

who ever had that issue. My son was not a passive kid in the least...

nna

[Guest guest]

We've had a few of those too. Usually follows a rough day at school.

Now that our son is older we have it a lot less, but there is still

occasional incidences. One good thing has come of it, he's learned the

car dipping suddenly and the sound of the anti-lock brakes means mom's

REAL pissed and to cool it. :-)

Tonya

Re: Re: Pull-ups co-op.... (off

topic)

> - now 50 lb kid/carseat

>

> I was going to say NO...but I HAVE had a 65 lb. kid get out of

their

> seat

> and try to choke me while driving down a freeway in Fort Worth!

>

> That day we took a SLIGHT detour from our planned destination to

the

> ER....

>

> : /

>

> nna

>

> P.S. Car seats are VERY, VERY important!

>

Texas Autism Advocacy

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

Texas Disability Network

Calendar of Events

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

Hey, Tonya...when my son was 3, he kicked a huge hole in the dashboard

of my car with his feet WHILE HE WAS IN HIS CARSEAT because we had to

take a detour while taking his older sister to school. He had the darn

route to school memorized, and he just totally flipped out when the

road was closed and we had to go a different way. That was in the days

when we were REALLY poor and my car was mostly held together with duct

tape and rubber bands, anyway! He about destroyed that car, all the

while he was IN his carseat.

He even managed somehow on his second birthday to reach over from his

carseat (now, remember, he is 14 now and this was before they told

parents to always put the kids in the backseat because it was pre-

airbag!), pulled down the gearshift on my car, put it into drive and

ran the car into our house!!! And I was strapping him into the carseat

at the time! (I didn't know that you didn't have to have your foot on

the brake to shift gears...I thought you did! And I was standing

outside the car on his side putting the restraints on him when he did

it!

He was a real stinker back then. I sometimes wonder how we lived

through it!

nna

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Thats a good one! My son stood very still next to the school bus

> driver one morning (we thought to say hello) and reached over with his

> foot and pressed down on the gas! Luckily it was in park! I thought

> the old guy was going to faint! T

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