Guest guest Posted March 30, 2002 Report Share Posted March 30, 2002 In a message dated 3/27/02 11:24:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, rickvargas1@... writes: > If there is any more info you need, ask away! Our Gabby was diagnosed at age > 5 and is making some excellent progress. > Sandy > Sandy, would you mind telling me some of the things they are working on with Gabby in school? We are on our 3rd IEP meeting and I am looking for progress in anything. I am not sure we are in the placement that will help her the most. Rochelle is 5 and in Kindergarten this year. We started a sensory program but I don't know where she is academicly because she will not usually point or make choices when asked. They are still working on shapes and colors which I think she may know but has not communicated that to the teacher consistently. Do we continue to work on these or move on. I am confused. Any ideas. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2002 Report Share Posted March 30, 2002 In a message dated 3/30/02 11:24:30 AM Central Standard Time, dben937342@... writes: > Sandy, would you mind telling me some of the things they are working on with > > Gabby in school? We are on our 3rd IEP meeting and I am looking for > progress > in anything. I am not sure we are in the placement that will help her the > most. Rochelle is 5 and in Kindergarten this year. We started a sensory > program but I don't know where she is academicly because she will not > usually > point or make choices when asked. They are still working on shapes and > colors > which I think she may know but has not communicated that to the teacher > consistently. Do we continue to work on these or move on. I am confused. > Any > ideas. > Diane > > > Diane, I'm not Sandy but personally I'd make getting an accurate pointing response a top priority on an IEP. Or something similar in the way of indicating an answer. It is a skill that can and should be taught. They also need to remember that they need to motivate her to respond to them. Make it fun and motivating. You can't teach a child unless you have an interaction going on. OK a generalization but a good one. With we started with a point. His gross motor skills have always been way ahead of fine motor so we do throw a ball at the correct answer. Heck, in the group home we had a girl with no hand control. We would set two chairs an equal distance from us and put a choice on each. Then we would stand her at the end of the room and ask the question. A bit tedious but worked when necessary. We moved on from there. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2002 Report Share Posted March 30, 2002 Hi Diane... Let me tell you what life is like for Gabby and that will probably give you something to go off of... Well, she is the hardest working girl in Southern California, I'm sure of it I am not kidding. She works a 9 to 5, five days a week. For two hours a day at school she is an ABA program, then she goes to her regular classroom which is actually a reverse mainstreamed preschool class (even though she should technically be in Kinder, The reason for this was that we were waiting on evals and well.... long story actually) until 2 pm, comes homne on the bus and from 3 - 5 everyday she has in home therapists come work with her. The in home stuff is handled through our local regional center. So she has a total of 4 hours/day ABA or 20 hrs a week. This has helped her SO much. The " drills " have really brought out something in her - before we had these services, all of our IEPs were " she's not making progress " blah blah - y'know the usual BS that they don't like to take any responsibility for themselves. I think that her success with the drills has given her a significant amount of self confidence and that has translated to more success in the classroom. About your daughter not pointing... a couple of things come to mind - she isn't interested in what theyre asking her to communicate or she isn't being motivated to give an answer. Most of what they do with ABA is based on motivators and reward systems. Is there anything like that set up for her? Gabby was exactly the same way before the therapy which didn't mean she didn't know what they were asking of her, but just that they needed to make it interesting to her - these autistic kids, eh?! Also, have you considered having her get a assistive tech eval? Gabby had one and was approved for a small computer device called the Dynamo which uses PECS and voice output. The voice output really excited Gabby (she is non verbal) and while we STILL have not recieved the darn thing, we have some very high hopes that her communication will improve with that. Oh yes, we also use PECS everywhere.... at home we have velcroed certain areas of the house with PECS pics that she absolutely surprised us with. She knew the meanings of alot of the pics w/o us really working with them with her. Recently she brought me the picture for " sleepy " which is just some girl with her hands by her head and a blanket over her. She was indeed sleepy and fell asleep a few moments later. I know that the in home therapists are working with Gabby with shape sorters but that doesn't mean that we think she understands what the names of them are. Colors would probably be harder for her. But every child is different. I just think that there were such low expectations for Gabby at this school that no one really tried hard enough. Some of the things that the in home people are working on with her are puzzles, shape sorters, drawing, lots of fine motor skills - string beading, clothespins, cutting, pop beads. Some of these things sound so developmentally inappropriate for an almost 6 year old but they aren't. One thing that we decided at the beginning of this school year was that we needed to work on these basic things and allow Gabby experience success with them in order to build this foundation and track record of success. It was a bit difficult for me because I always stressed the academics at these mtgs. I see now that she is making progress with these and I see a change in her. Half of the whole " success " thing to me is watching her communicate with us. Before this year we had almost NO communication with her. Now, she is amazing us daily. It may not be the way that I have always dreamed (speech) but it is absolutely necessary and wow - the things she knows. I hope I helped a bit and I hope that this is even the info that you wanted. I just hate to hear people talk about this " no progress " thing bc it brings back all those old feelings. I've been there... and hearing and knowing that no progress is being made can be heartbreaking. Something is not working for your daughter... they need a new approach.... or a swift kick in the Sandy, who btw is experiencing the first " 4 " 's on her dd's IEP goals for the first time ever. 4 being the best (is that how it works for all of us w/ IEPS? LOL) Have never seen a 4 relating to my Gabby. It's quite nice Re: Sandy and group In a message dated 3/27/02 11:24:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, rickvargas1@... writes: > If there is any more info you need, ask away! Our Gabby was diagnosed at age > 5 and is making some excellent progress. > Sandy > Sandy, would you mind telling me some of the things they are working on with Gabby in school? We are on our 3rd IEP meeting and I am looking for progress in anything. I am not sure we are in the placement that will help her the most. Rochelle is 5 and in Kindergarten this year. We started a sensory program but I don't know where she is academicly because she will not usually point or make choices when asked. They are still working on shapes and colors which I think she may know but has not communicated that to the teacher consistently. Do we continue to work on these or move on. I am confused. Any ideas. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2002 Report Share Posted March 30, 2002 With we started with a point. His gross motor skills have always been way ahead of fine motor so we do throw a ball at the correct answer. That's great! How creative! That is exactly what Diane's daughter's teacher needs... Sandy mom to le (5, ds-asd) and Adam (2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 In a message dated 3/30/02 9:07:01 PM Central Standard Time, rickvargas1@... writes: > Let me tell you what life is like for Gabby and that will probably give you > something to go off of... > > Well, she is the hardest working girl in Southern California, I'm sure of > it I am not kidding. She works a 9 to 5, five days a week. > > Sandy, also receives ABA therapy in our home. He goes to school full days then has therapy from 3:30 until 7:00. On weekends he has therapy twice a day. We aim twice a day during the summer also. Since he is 13 he can handle a longer day than some of the younger kids. He has been receiving ABA services for about 4 years. I don't regret our choice to do this. He has come a long way. Have you used ABLLS at all to help decide what to work on? It is great. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 In a message dated 3/30/02 9:28:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, KVanRyzin@... writes: > Diane, > I'm not Sandy but personally I'd make getting an accurate pointing response > a > top priority on an IEP. Or something similar in the way of indicating an > answer. It is a skill that can and should be taught. > They also need to remember that they need to motivate her to respond to > them. > Make it fun and motivating. > Thanks, I will mention this to the team. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 In a message dated 3/30/02 10:07:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, rickvargas1@... writes: > Sandy, who btw is experiencing the first " 4 " 's on her dd's IEP goals for the > first time ever. 4 being the best (is that how it works for all of us w/ > IEPS? LOL) Have never seen a 4 relating to my Gabby. It's quite nice > > > I just printed out your response. Obviously I think it will help Rochelle. Thanks so much for responding! I need to look into this ABA stuff privately. I think they are trying to implement some of this at school but the Autism Resource Teacher can't start services until the IEP is finished. I had such high hopes for Rochelle and the school really lowers my expectations. I am really frustrated. I am not sure how to relate to Rochelle anymore. She just doesn't seem interested in things that she use to like to do. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2002 Report Share Posted April 2, 2002 In a message dated 3/30/02 9:28:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, KVanRyzin@... writes: > Diane, > I'm not Sandy but personally I'd make getting an accurate pointing response > a > top priority on an IEP Maddie does not point. She used to tap the picture on the PECS board to let you know which one she wanted (this took TONS of HOH first). Now, she rips that picture off and hands it to you (after tons of HOH there too). However, she is still not discriminating the pictures, so it's hard. And Maddie has no comprehension of the verbal word....just her name, and that FINALLY happened last year. The first thing they worked on using ABA with Maddie was eye contact, then getting her to respond to her name. We're still working hard on engaging her. Meanwhile, I am hoping and praying that her teacher leaves this June and her old one is ready to step right back in. Kathleen is a fabulous teacher and very skilled in ABA, where Janet is not. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2002 Report Share Posted April 2, 2002 In a message dated 3/31/02 9:36:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, dben937342@... writes: > I just printed out your response. Obviously I think it will help Rochelle. > Thanks so much for responding! I need to look into this ABA stuff > privately. > I think they are trying to implement some of this at school but the Autism > Resource Teacher can't start services until the IEP is finished. I had such > high hopes for Rochelle and the school really lowers my expectations. I am > really frustrated. I am not sure how to relate to Rochelle anymore. She > just > doesn't seem interested in things that she use to like to do. > I'm sorry Diane. I remember that desolate feeling all too well. At home ABA programs are very expensive, which is why so many SD's do not want to pay for it. But more and more families are winning this battle. Can you think about what motivates Rochelle? What can put a little smile on her face? What does she spend her time doing? I still seem to think that she would benefit from some heavy duty Floortime. She reminds me of how Maddie was....just flat and wanting to be alone all the time. My experience is that FLoortime takes longer to get results, but I believe that for some kids, you need to do that first before you can attempt ABA. At least that's how it was with Maddie. I KNOW there was no way she could have handled discrete trials and ABA before we did those years of Floortime. I was fierce about not pushing her. We lost an entire year with Maddie from expecting too much from her, and I was terrified to risk it again. I'd be glad to answer any questions about it you might have. I'm not an expert, but I've watched it done expertly for years with Maddie. Maddie had a private SI therapist who is a genius at it, and I sat in on every weekly session. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2002 Report Share Posted April 2, 2002 In a message dated 3/31/02 9:36:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, dben937342@... writes: > I just printed out your response. Obviously I think it will help Rochelle. > Thanks so much for responding! I need to look into this ABA stuff > privately. > I think they are trying to implement some of this at school but the Autism > Resource Teacher can't start services until the IEP is finished. I had such > high hopes for Rochelle and the school really lowers my expectations. I am > really frustrated. I am not sure how to relate to Rochelle anymore. She > just > doesn't seem interested in things that she use to like to do. > I'm sorry Diane. I remember that desolate feeling all too well. At home ABA programs are very expensive, which is why so many SD's do not want to pay for it. But more and more families are winning this battle. Can you think about what motivates Rochelle? What can put a little smile on her face? What does she spend her time doing? I still seem to think that she would benefit from some heavy duty Floortime. She reminds me of how Maddie was....just flat and wanting to be alone all the time. My experience is that FLoortime takes longer to get results, but I believe that for some kids, you need to do that first before you can attempt ABA. At least that's how it was with Maddie. I KNOW there was no way she could have handled discrete trials and ABA before we did those years of Floortime. I was fierce about not pushing her. We lost an entire year with Maddie from expecting too much from her, and I was terrified to risk it again. I'd be glad to answer any questions about it you might have. I'm not an expert, but I've watched it done expertly for years with Maddie. Maddie had a private SI therapist who is a genius at it, and I sat in on every weekly session. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2002 Report Share Posted April 2, 2002 In a message dated 4/2/02 12:07:30 PM Central Standard Time, duffey48@... writes: > > I'm sorry Diane. I remember that desolate feeling all too well. At home > > ABA programs are very expensive, which is why so many SD's do not want to > pay > for it. But more and more families are winning this battle. > Can you think about what motivates Rochelle? What can put a little smile > on > her face? What does she spend her time doing? I still seem to think > that > she would benefit from some heavy duty Floortime. She reminds me of how > Maddie was....just flat and wanting to be alone all the time. My > experience > is that FLoortime takes longer to get results, but I believe that for some > kids, you need to do that first before you can attempt ABA. At least > that's > how it was with Maddie. I KNOW there was no way she could have handled > discrete trials and ABA before we did those years of Floortime. I was > fierce about not pushing her. We lost an entire year with Maddie from > expecting too much from her, and I was terrified to risk it again. > I'd be glad to answer any questions about it you might have. I'm not an > expert, but I've watched it done expertly for years with Maddie. > Maddie > had a private SI therapist who is a genius at it, and I sat in on every > weekly session. > Donna Donna, Have you tried any of the verbal behavior stuff with Maddie? Our in-home team is doing more of it and I hear from others that they are having good success with communication. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2002 Report Share Posted April 2, 2002 In a message dated 4/2/02 12:07:30 PM Central Standard Time, duffey48@... writes: > > I'm sorry Diane. I remember that desolate feeling all too well. At home > > ABA programs are very expensive, which is why so many SD's do not want to > pay > for it. But more and more families are winning this battle. > Can you think about what motivates Rochelle? What can put a little smile > on > her face? What does she spend her time doing? I still seem to think > that > she would benefit from some heavy duty Floortime. She reminds me of how > Maddie was....just flat and wanting to be alone all the time. My > experience > is that FLoortime takes longer to get results, but I believe that for some > kids, you need to do that first before you can attempt ABA. At least > that's > how it was with Maddie. I KNOW there was no way she could have handled > discrete trials and ABA before we did those years of Floortime. I was > fierce about not pushing her. We lost an entire year with Maddie from > expecting too much from her, and I was terrified to risk it again. > I'd be glad to answer any questions about it you might have. I'm not an > expert, but I've watched it done expertly for years with Maddie. > Maddie > had a private SI therapist who is a genius at it, and I sat in on every > weekly session. > Donna Donna, Have you tried any of the verbal behavior stuff with Maddie? Our in-home team is doing more of it and I hear from others that they are having good success with communication. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2002 Report Share Posted April 2, 2002 Hi Karyn, Glad to hear of other kids on the list using ABA. But no, I have never heard of ABBLS. Please fill me in if you could. Thanks! Sandy mom to le (5, ds-asd) and Adam ) Re: Sandy and group In a message dated 3/30/02 9:07:01 PM Central Standard Time, rickvargas1@... writes: > Let me tell you what life is like for Gabby and that will probably give you > something to go off of... > > Well, she is the hardest working girl in Southern California, I'm sure of > it I am not kidding. She works a 9 to 5, five days a week. > > Sandy, also receives ABA therapy in our home. He goes to school full days then has therapy from 3:30 until 7:00. On weekends he has therapy twice a day. We aim twice a day during the summer also. Since he is 13 he can handle a longer day than some of the younger kids. He has been receiving ABA services for about 4 years. I don't regret our choice to do this. He has come a long way. Have you used ABLLS at all to help decide what to work on? It is great. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/2/02 11:19:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, KVanRyzin@... writes: > Have you tried any of the verbal behavior stuff with Maddie? Our in-home > team > is doing more of it and I hear from others that they are having good > success > with communication. > > Karyn, Do you mean the AVB? The little bit of reading I did on it suggests that it's for kids who have a grasp of verbal language. Or maybe I'm wrong. They know at Maddie's school that this is a HUGE goal for us. We want her to understand our words. They are working on it using the high motivators for her....like balls, and swinging. We recently had some success with ball playing. WE do that ONE TWO THREE GO prompt with her, and now when she hears it, she puts her hands out to catch the ball. Hey, I count that as a verbal!!!! And they're working on *fun* commands....like " Clap your hands " ... " touch your head " ....all done with discrete trials. Still, it's frustrating. I could say ice cream to her a thousand times and it means nothing, but if I show her the half gallon, she runs and jumps in her seat. Ya think I have a visual kid?????? LOLOL DOnna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/3/02 1:56:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, duffey48@... writes: > but if I show her the half gallon, she runs and jumps in her seat. > Ya think I have a visual kid?????? LOLOL > DOnna > > > Rochelle loves her ice cream. So does her brother. She even loves the Rice dream ice cream. I hate to run out because of the smile on her face when we sign or mention ice cream. But she really gets animated when she sees the ice cream in front of her. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/3/02 12:57:16 PM Central Standard Time, duffey48@... writes: > > Karyn, > Do you mean the AVB? The little bit of reading I did on it suggests > that it's for kids who have a grasp of verbal language. Or maybe I'm > wrong. > They know at Maddie's school that this is a HUGE goal for us. We want > her > to understand our words. They are working on it using the high motivators > > for her....like balls, and swinging. We recently had some success with > ball playing. WE do that ONE TWO THREE GO prompt with her, and now when > she hears it, she puts her hands out to catch the ball. Hey, I count that > > as a verbal!!!! And they're working on *fun* commands....like " Clap your > > hands " ... " touch your head " ....all done with discrete trials. Still, it's > frustrating. I could say ice cream to her a thousand times and it means > nothing, but if I show her the half gallon, she runs and jumps in her seat. > > Ya think I have a visual kid?????? LOLOL > DOnna > > > Yeah, That is what I mean. The families that I know have kids that are non-verbal. They are working on some of the basic mand stuff. I think what they like is how frequently it is worked on and how you can move a child into more social communication. I know one of the families is doing it with PECS. is quite verbal at this point and it has really worked to get sentences going for him. Does Maddie respond when you sign to her? Or does she not look at your hands? does much better when people use sign with him. He meets that need to see the word.I also used to write things on a sentence strip and put it on the table when we ate. When I said the words to him I'd point to the words I was saying. Boy, I was busy then. I'm really not that ambitious anymore. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/3/02 3:05:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, KVanRyzin@... writes: > Does Maddie respond when you sign to her? Or does she not look at your > hands? > No Karyn. She used to understand 15 signs (never could sign to us), but once we introduced our own raw version of PECS, she lost them. We tried to keep them up, but it's like she has a hard time working on more than one thing, if that makes sense. I always sign to her, but she doesn't know it. When it's time to eat, I always sign it (she used to see me sign, and go right to her chair.....or I'd sign sit, and she'd do it), and then I show her the PECS board, and she'll go sit. She also has an amazing *inner clock* and knows when it's time for things. It's hard. However, she has become amazingly sweet with us in the last two years!!!! Like today, (she's under the weather...read slight sniffles.....so I kept her home and Allie is still off for Easter break) she came downstairs while I was cooking dinner for G-mom and G-pop....Allie was sitting in the chair making a bead necklace, when Maddie walked over and wrapped her arms around her waist for a giant hug!!!! I was busy, but heard Allie yell... " MOM MOM...LOOK " .......she might not know our words, but moments like that are priceless!! Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/2/02 12:52:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, duffey48@... writes: > She used to tap the picture on the PECS board to > let you know which one she wanted (this took TONS of HOH first). Sometimes Rochelle will tap the picture but not consistently. She doesn't do anything consistently. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/2/02 1:07:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, duffey48@... writes: > I'd be glad to answer any questions about it you might have. I'm not an > expert, but I've watched it done expertly for years with Maddie. > Maddie > had a private SI therapist who is a genius at it, and I sat in on every > weekly session. > Thanks Donna, I'm kinda following behind on all the e-mails. The school principle thinks Rochelle is progressing. But they have such low expectations to begin with. And the preschool teacher happened to see Rochelle in school and mentioned that she couldn't believe it was the same child. How she was sitting so good in the chair. I bet the Principle didn't tell her that she was belted in for 4 months before I mentioned it. Rochelle's last year in preschool was a complete waste. Another 6 months in Kindergarten until they finally figured her out some. There is so much they could be doing and not doing it because of lack of staff. Today the nurse of one of the classmates told me Rochelle said no. Do you think any of the other staff thought to mention it. All I heard was she wet alot today. Well, we just went to a longer day and back from vacation. Maybe Rochelle doesn't want to be there or she's testing them. It's interesting that she wets herself at 1:00 everyday. The aides have no experience and have no training. How is that suppose to benefit my daughter. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/3/02 5:03:10 PM Central Standard Time, duffey48@... writes: > No Karyn. She used to understand 15 signs (never could sign to us), but > once we introduced our own raw version of PECS, she lost them. We tried > to > keep them up, but it's like she has a hard time working on more than one > thing, if that makes sense. I always sign to her, but she doesn't know > it. > When it's time to eat, I always sign it (she used to see me sign, and go > > right to her chair.....or I'd sign sit, and she'd do it), and then I show > her > the PECS board, and she'll go sit. She also has an amazing *inner clock* > and knows when it's time for things. It's hard. > However, she has become amazingly sweet with us in the last two years!!!! > > Like today, (she's under the weather...read slight sniffles.....so I kept > her > home and Allie is still off for Easter break) she came downstairs while I > was > cooking dinner for G-mom and G-pop....Allie was sitting in the chair making > a > bead necklace, when Maddie walked over and wrapped her arms around her > waist > for a giant hug!!!! I was busy, but heard Allie yell... " MOM > MOM...LOOK " .......she might not know our words, but moments like that are > priceless!! > Donna > > > One of the guys who had autism that I worked with could only learn 5 signs and then lost them all when they would try to teach the sixth. Never quite got PECS but by the time he was 16 his receptive lang. had greatly improved. The sweetness is priceless. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 In a message dated 4/3/02 12:49:57 AM Central Standard Time, rickvargas1@... writes: > Hi Karyn, Glad to hear of other kids on the list using ABA. But no, I have > never heard of ABBLS. Please fill me in if you could. > Thanks! > > Sandy > mom to le (5, ds-asd) and Adam ) > > I've started responses to you twice but keep getting kicked off of AOL in the middle. Anyway, ABLLS is an assessment tool. Very specific and then you teach the specific areas the child needs. We discovered that couldn't sequence blocks in a row. Like red, then blue, then red, then blue, then ___, then ___. He could sequence three pictures when taught the specific pictures but didnt' generalize anything. It is like we have gone back to fill in the skills we missed along the way. Very nice to really see the progress and how it helps in functional areas. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2002 Report Share Posted April 4, 2002 In a message dated 4/3/02 9:09:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, dben937342@... writes: > Thanks Donna, I'm kinda following behind on all the e-mails. The school > principle thinks Rochelle is progressing. But they have such low > expectations > to begin with Well Diane, my experience has been that they really like to say there's progress, because then they can take credit for it. We've had some really great teachers and some really bad. Seems to me taht the good ones recognize success but know how to keep moving forward to the next level. {{{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}} Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2002 Report Share Posted April 4, 2002 That reminds me of something. This kid that I babysitt frequently well he's nonverbal so it's hard to know what he wants. Well I used pecs pics for like dinner time like the foods that he can choose to eat- and it is so much easier now then forcing him to eat a certain food. Well I do use some simple signs, but he just repeats it- so I don't think it works. > > > Does Maddie respond when you sign to her? Or does > she not look at your > > hands? > > > > No Karyn. She used to understand 15 signs (never > could sign to us), but > once we introduced our own raw version of PECS, she > lost them. We tried to > keep them up, but it's like she has a hard time > working on more than one > thing, if that makes sense. I always sign to her, > but she doesn't know it. > When it's time to eat, I always sign it (she used > to see me sign, and go > right to her chair.....or I'd sign sit, and she'd do > it), and then I show her > the PECS board, and she'll go sit. She also has an > amazing *inner clock* > and knows when it's time for things. It's hard. > However, she has become amazingly sweet with us in > the last two years!!!! > Like today, (she's under the weather...read slight > sniffles.....so I kept her > home and Allie is still off for Easter break) she > came downstairs while I was > cooking dinner for G-mom and G-pop....Allie was > sitting in the chair making a > bead necklace, when Maddie walked over and wrapped > her arms around her waist > for a giant hug!!!! I was busy, but heard Allie > yell... " MOM > MOM...LOOK " .......she might not know our words, but > moments like that are > priceless!! > Donna > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 A doctor told me the nausea is caused by the neurologic problems in our gut....like gastroparesis. Steamy showers made me nauseous too, because it flairs up the "dampness" in the body (from Chinese medicine), so now I take quick baths with very little water...not really hot. I can't ride in a car any more, partly because of car sickness. I'm not sure if it's because of the motion or breathing car fumes, as I have MCS really bad. Sandy <dusty.com@...> wrote: Eggs, vegetables, water, chicken,tuna ionic footbath, steamy showers I feel nauseous in my stomach Car sickness as well I feel discomfort in my chest All tests always show up negative In case you pop the question No chance of pregnancy here, Sandy~ Sandy,There are a lot of factors to weight gain. If you feel too sick to exercise, you are going to gain weight if your food intake isn’t balanced with your level of activity. What do you eat each day?Kenda . The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I think the nausea can be caused more by hormonal fluctuations? That is what happens with morning sickness when you are pregnant, anyway. PattyU R Love <wwwurlove0902@...> wrote: A doctor told me the nausea is caused by the neurologic problems in our gut....like gastroparesis. Steamy showers made me nauseous too, because it flairs up the "dampness" in the body (from Chinese medicine), so now I take quick baths with very little water...not really hot. I can't ride in a car any more, partly because of car sickness. I'm not sure if it's because of the motion or breathing car fumes, as I have MCS really bad. Sandy <dusty.comcomcast (DOT) net> wrote: Eggs, vegetables, water, chicken,tuna ionic footbath, steamy showers I feel nauseous in my stomach Car sickness as well I feel discomfort in my chest All tests always show up negative In case you pop the question No chance of pregnancy here, Sandy~ Sandy,There are a lot of factors to weight gain. If you feel too sick to exercise, you are going to gain weight if your food intake isn’t balanced with your level of activity. What do you eat each day?Kenda . The fish are biting.Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles.Visit the Auto Green Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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