Guest guest Posted December 10, 2001 Report Share Posted December 10, 2001 Ebony turned four in September and she is over 50 pounds. She wears size 6 pants and 6-8 in a shirt, size 1 shoe. She is a big girl all around. Tall and solid. Not really " fat " , but solid. Tamara, mom to Ebony-4 yrs, ASD & -7 months > >Reply-To: parenting_autism >To: <parenting_autism > >Subject: Re: Re: Locks? >Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 19:59:54 -0800 > >Tamara, >You could definitely get your own fridge. Used ones are quite cheap, and >many are in great condition still. Then you could drill all the holes you >want in them, and it should be fine. >She is four years old - how much does she weigh? >I am envious of all heavier kids. My children are too, too skinny. Syd is >gaining weight, thank goodness, but Madison is still all sticks and bones. > >Grace > Re: Locks? > > >Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2001 07:17:21 -0000 > > > > > > > I am scared to ask.... but you guys lock your refrigerators > > >because...... > > > > why? > > > > > >Gail is eating compulsively. She continues to hoard food and sneak > > >food. She sneaks food all day long. She hides food and eats it > > >later. She stuffs her pockets with it. I find wrapers under her > > >pillow, or in her sheets and under the bed and dresser. I find > > >wrappers in her jeans and jackets. She is gaining weight at an > > >alarming rate. She is growing but she is gaining weight much faster > > >than growth can account for. We have provided a wide variety of > > >healthy and tasty choices for her but she continually chooses > > >cheese, butter, candy, donoughts, and the like. Since she cannot > > >make good choices we have to choose for her or her health will > > >suffer. > > > > > >She has zero impulse control. She has no common sense. She has very > > >poor concepts of boundaries. One of her medications may increase her > > >appetite some but not to this degree. This behavior is a > > >continuation, not a new issue. She eats also for some psychological > > >reasons but she is not acknowledging it and is trying to rationalize > > >her feelings about eating. She needs an entire new wardrobe since > > >September. I had seven pairs of pants and I gave her five. That was > > >less than a month ago and they almost don't fit. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2001 Report Share Posted December 10, 2001 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " vegasgirl_35 " <nospam@p...> > He was also the type, > > again, to " pick up " stuff. Not necessarily stuff that belonged to > > people, but stuff of the ground (tools, old keys, etc) and hoard > > those away. > > Penny, > You just described my two son's! This is what the Dr. said about and > the watch, too. > Sue > Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....I'll need to have a talk with my son and find out exactly what that was all about. I have no doubt he still does it. Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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