Guest guest Posted April 23, 2001 Report Share Posted April 23, 2001 Jeanne, where are you in PA? We are in phillipsburg, nj, just across from Easton, about 30 minutes from town. , mom to Timmy 5.5 ChARGE, keegan 3 and liam 6 mos appropriate behavior > > > C also has trouble at public events so I may not be > much help to you. I truly believe that continuing to > expose Aubrie to these events but letting her call the > shots as to what she's comfortable with is best. We > have " encouraged " C to behave more appropriately at > functions where she's not comfortable (translation: > pushed) and it never works. But by us going, she's > made more progress than have we not gone at all. So > by allowing her to stim, you've found a happy medium. > > Here in PA, we have what's called " wraparound > services " which are behavior support staff who go with > us to community events and so forth to help me deal > with Cs inappropriate behavior. It has helped > immensely and has often been the deciding factor as to > whether or not we should even go at all. The child > must have an MR or MH dx to get it and given all the > " autistic type behaviors " in CHARGE, we were able to > get an MH dx. Maybe look into programs available > locally. > > In the meantime, I was told that for our kids, > self-stimming reaches its peak between 3-7 yrs of age > then it subsides. I've been told to hang in there. > It drives me crazy, so I can relate to your concerns. > > Jeanne > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2001 Report Share Posted April 23, 2001 Jeanne- I am encouraged to know that you heard stim behavior peaks between 3-7 yrs. A year ago, a well-known (in our state) OT did a sensory eval on Aubrie. She expected that Aubrie's rocking behavior would cease by 1st grade or so. She had no real reason but expressed confidence that it would not be a long term thing. I hope she's right. My problem is the frustration of not knowing how to best handle it. I try to discourage it while allowing it since it obviously serves an important purpose for her. It's quite aggravating. As she's getting older, my embarrassment level is increasing. I feel ashamed and frustrated. Her behaviors will become more and more socially unacceptable as she gets older, so I hope they decrease in time. Michele W Aubrie's mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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