Re: Autism and TV Question

[Guest guest]

BLESS YOU !!!

Wraps my arms around you and squeezes till you're blue.

>

> See now, this is one of the reasons why I hang out on this list.

You know

> it's like you read all those stupid " What to Expect the Toddler

Years " blah

> blah blah and how you should limit your child's tv exposure and all

that.

> And I can't tell you how much time I've spent doing the whole I'm-a-

bad-mom

> routine because I can't tear my son away from it either. Well

someday when

> we're all feeling ambitous we should collaborate on " What to Expect

the ASD

> Toddler Years. " Can you imagine? LOL! If only I had known. But

until I

> found this list, I hadn't realized that reasonable expectations for

NT

> children *do not apply* in our house. Suddenly I was freed from

the guilt

> and doubt I had been carrying around for the last 12-18 months.

>

> At the moment, n is obsessed with the Baby Mozart tape. He

wants to

> watch it non-stop all day. Now normally I would attempt to limit

this, but

> here's the thing: before Christmas n was in the super

agressive,

> kicking, biting, scratching phase. Post Christmas he was in the

all day

> shrieking phase. But recently he has picked up the word " help "

(since I am

> always trying to calm his frustration by telling him that " mama

helps " ).

> And now he walks around saying " helfa? helfa? helfa? " (his best

attempt to

> say help) while pulling me to the vcr (or to the computer to start

his

> games). And well, after the agression and shrieking, it seems so

cute that

> I can't say no.

>

> If it's any consolation, I had a resepcted neurologist tell me that

for

> visual learners (which most ASD kids are since they have language

> challenges) tv, assuming it is educational, is as good a place as

any for

> them to learn language.

>

>

> (n 30 mo)

>

>

> Autism and TV Question

>

>

> > My 2 year old son has an absolute fit if he doesn't get to watch

> > tv..every second of the day at home. It immediately calms him

down,

> > like he's lost in a trance. Music does this to him too. He

doesn't

> > like me to change tapes, but I've gotten him up to four that he

> > watches. Blues clues (2 different tapes), sesame street

children's

> > songs, and teletubbies.

> > Can anyone relate?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

BLESS YOU !!!

Wraps my arms around you and squeezes till you're blue.

>

> See now, this is one of the reasons why I hang out on this list.

You know

> it's like you read all those stupid " What to Expect the Toddler

Years " blah

> blah blah and how you should limit your child's tv exposure and all

that.

> And I can't tell you how much time I've spent doing the whole I'm-a-

bad-mom

> routine because I can't tear my son away from it either. Well

someday when

> we're all feeling ambitous we should collaborate on " What to Expect

the ASD

> Toddler Years. " Can you imagine? LOL! If only I had known. But

until I

> found this list, I hadn't realized that reasonable expectations for

NT

> children *do not apply* in our house. Suddenly I was freed from

the guilt

> and doubt I had been carrying around for the last 12-18 months.

>

> At the moment, n is obsessed with the Baby Mozart tape. He

wants to

> watch it non-stop all day. Now normally I would attempt to limit

this, but

> here's the thing: before Christmas n was in the super

agressive,

> kicking, biting, scratching phase. Post Christmas he was in the

all day

> shrieking phase. But recently he has picked up the word " help "

(since I am

> always trying to calm his frustration by telling him that " mama

helps " ).

> And now he walks around saying " helfa? helfa? helfa? " (his best

attempt to

> say help) while pulling me to the vcr (or to the computer to start

his

> games). And well, after the agression and shrieking, it seems so

cute that

> I can't say no.

>

> If it's any consolation, I had a resepcted neurologist tell me that

for

> visual learners (which most ASD kids are since they have language

> challenges) tv, assuming it is educational, is as good a place as

any for

> them to learn language.

>

>

> (n 30 mo)

>

>

> Autism and TV Question

>

>

> > My 2 year old son has an absolute fit if he doesn't get to watch

> > tv..every second of the day at home. It immediately calms him

down,

> > like he's lost in a trance. Music does this to him too. He

doesn't

> > like me to change tapes, but I've gotten him up to four that he

> > watches. Blues clues (2 different tapes), sesame street

children's

> > songs, and teletubbies.

> > Can anyone relate?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

BLESS YOU !!!

Wraps my arms around you and squeezes till you're blue.

>

> See now, this is one of the reasons why I hang out on this list.

You know

> it's like you read all those stupid " What to Expect the Toddler

Years " blah

> blah blah and how you should limit your child's tv exposure and all

that.

> And I can't tell you how much time I've spent doing the whole I'm-a-

bad-mom

> routine because I can't tear my son away from it either. Well

someday when

> we're all feeling ambitous we should collaborate on " What to Expect

the ASD

> Toddler Years. " Can you imagine? LOL! If only I had known. But

until I

> found this list, I hadn't realized that reasonable expectations for

NT

> children *do not apply* in our house. Suddenly I was freed from

the guilt

> and doubt I had been carrying around for the last 12-18 months.

>

> At the moment, n is obsessed with the Baby Mozart tape. He

wants to

> watch it non-stop all day. Now normally I would attempt to limit

this, but

> here's the thing: before Christmas n was in the super

agressive,

> kicking, biting, scratching phase. Post Christmas he was in the

all day

> shrieking phase. But recently he has picked up the word " help "

(since I am

> always trying to calm his frustration by telling him that " mama

helps " ).

> And now he walks around saying " helfa? helfa? helfa? " (his best

attempt to

> say help) while pulling me to the vcr (or to the computer to start

his

> games). And well, after the agression and shrieking, it seems so

cute that

> I can't say no.

>

> If it's any consolation, I had a resepcted neurologist tell me that

for

> visual learners (which most ASD kids are since they have language

> challenges) tv, assuming it is educational, is as good a place as

any for

> them to learn language.

>

>

> (n 30 mo)

>

>

> Autism and TV Question

>

>

> > My 2 year old son has an absolute fit if he doesn't get to watch

> > tv..every second of the day at home. It immediately calms him

down,

> > like he's lost in a trance. Music does this to him too. He

doesn't

> > like me to change tapes, but I've gotten him up to four that he

> > watches. Blues clues (2 different tapes), sesame street

children's

> > songs, and teletubbies.

> > Can anyone relate?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I've considered buying a rewind machine just so Zach can keep his

movies continuous. He gets very upset in the time it takes to

rewind. Maybe I should just buy a DVD player but I REFUSE TO BUY

SOMETHING I CAN'T RECORD ON. (I have issues with this whole DVD

craze, but thats another story).

Yes and I do at least three times a day INSIST the tv be turned off

and do something else. It kindof works out that when he is on the

TV, I'm on the computer. The tv is to my right, so I will frequently

turn around and try interracting.

We hit a new milestone. In the past, Zach would only do the hand

movements to the spider part. A few weeks ago, he began swinging his

hands back and forth for 'wash the spider out " . Last night, I saw

it....he did the rain.

>

> > My 2 year old son has an absolute fit if he doesn't get to watch

> > > tv..every second of the day at home.

>

> This was Putter too.

>

> It is not Putter today. He has many other things that he prefers

to do;

> sometimes he does have a favorite movie, but not always.

>

> He watched an endless slew of the Tank Engine movies;

babysitters

> could not rewind them at all but just had to switch quickly from

one to

> another. He was a little better with family members.

>

> Salli

[Guest guest]

> We hit a new milestone. In the past, Zach would only do the hand

> movements to the spider part. A few weeks ago, he began swinging his

> hands back and forth for 'wash the spider out " . Last night, I saw

> it....he did the rain.

>

>

YAY ZACH!!!!

Sue

[Guest guest]

> We hit a new milestone. In the past, Zach would only do the hand

> movements to the spider part. A few weeks ago, he began swinging his

> hands back and forth for 'wash the spider out " . Last night, I saw

> it....he did the rain.

>

>

YAY ZACH!!!!

Sue

[Guest guest]

> We hit a new milestone. In the past, Zach would only do the hand

> movements to the spider part. A few weeks ago, he began swinging his

> hands back and forth for 'wash the spider out " . Last night, I saw

> it....he did the rain.

>

>

YAY ZACH!!!!

Sue

[Guest guest]

> I've considered buying a rewind machine just so Zach can keep his

> movies continuous. He gets very upset in the time it takes to

> rewind.

>

>

I got jenna one of those rewind machines...they are only

like 10bucks...and it saves on the vcr wear and tear also.

(i had gone thru 3 vcrs before getting one of those)

They are ALOT quicker for rewinding...and you can put a

new tape in while they are rewinding...a good investment..

IMO...And its something he could probably operate...rachelle

can even put the tapes in it, and rewind them..all you to

is push the tape in, and it goes..

nancy

[Guest guest]

> I've considered buying a rewind machine just so Zach can keep his

> movies continuous. He gets very upset in the time it takes to

> rewind.

>

>

I got jenna one of those rewind machines...they are only

like 10bucks...and it saves on the vcr wear and tear also.

(i had gone thru 3 vcrs before getting one of those)

They are ALOT quicker for rewinding...and you can put a

new tape in while they are rewinding...a good investment..

IMO...And its something he could probably operate...rachelle

can even put the tapes in it, and rewind them..all you to

is push the tape in, and it goes..

nancy

[Guest guest]

ph taught himself to read and write at the age of 2from the

video " Rusty and Rosy's ABC "

Jeanette

>

> > My 2 year old son has an absolute fit if he doesn't get to watch

> > > tv..every second of the day at home.

>

> This was Putter too.

>

> It is not Putter today. He has many other things that he prefers

to do;

> sometimes he does have a favorite movie, but not always.

>

> He watched an endless slew of the Tank Engine movies;

babysitters

> could not rewind them at all but just had to switch quickly from

one to

> another. He was a little better with family members.

>

> Salli

[Guest guest]

ph taught himself to read and write at the age of 2from the

video " Rusty and Rosy's ABC "

Jeanette

>

> > My 2 year old son has an absolute fit if he doesn't get to watch

> > > tv..every second of the day at home.

>

> This was Putter too.

>

> It is not Putter today. He has many other things that he prefers

to do;

> sometimes he does have a favorite movie, but not always.

>

> He watched an endless slew of the Tank Engine movies;

babysitters

> could not rewind them at all but just had to switch quickly from

one to

> another. He was a little better with family members.

>

> Salli

[Guest guest]

> Ha, ha, I bought Putter his own DVD player for his fourth birthday because

> he was driving me nuts. HUGE MISTAKE. DVDs are very easy to destroy.

> Nearly all our kid DVDs are destroyed and we only have older kid

> or grown up

> (NOT adult!!!) movies.

They are indeed. We already have a CD burner on the computer, and an

investment in one that makes DVDs is going to be a big money-saver...

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

> Ha, ha, I bought Putter his own DVD player for his fourth birthday because

> he was driving me nuts. HUGE MISTAKE. DVDs are very easy to destroy.

> Nearly all our kid DVDs are destroyed and we only have older kid

> or grown up

> (NOT adult!!!) movies.

They are indeed. We already have a CD burner on the computer, and an

investment in one that makes DVDs is going to be a big money-saver...

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

> Can anyone relate?

>

BWAHAHAHA!!!

Oh, yes. When was three, he would watch the first teletubbies video

back to back for as many hours as I would let him. He would also go into

his bedroom, shut the door, and listen to kids' music, SCREAMING when a side

finished until I came and turned it over for him. He could do this, too,

for hours upon hours.

After his dx, I would FORCE a change - new music, or taking away the tape

player, or unplugging the VCR. That's all part of the radical in-your-face

way we dealt with him post-dx, one that I've since learned is not very

popular. LOL!

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>. Suddenly I was freed from the guilt

> and doubt I had been carrying around for the last 12-18 months.

That is a WONDERFUL feeling, isn't it?

When the doc told us autism, I actually *clapped my hands*. When we got in

the car, I gleefully said, " I'm NOT a bad mother! "

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>. Suddenly I was freed from the guilt

> and doubt I had been carrying around for the last 12-18 months.

That is a WONDERFUL feeling, isn't it?

When the doc told us autism, I actually *clapped my hands*. When we got in

the car, I gleefully said, " I'm NOT a bad mother! "

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>. Suddenly I was freed from the guilt

> and doubt I had been carrying around for the last 12-18 months.

That is a WONDERFUL feeling, isn't it?

When the doc told us autism, I actually *clapped my hands*. When we got in

the car, I gleefully said, " I'm NOT a bad mother! "

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

I can relate. Greggory was sooooo like this and Alec a bit too. But now Greggory

likes alot of things and Alec has the attention span of a flea and so never

makes it through any of his shows even his favorites.

Jacquie H

Autism and TV Question

My 2 year old son has an absolute fit if he doesn't get to watch

tv..every second of the day at home. It immediately calms him down,

like he's lost in a trance. Music does this to him too. He doesn't

like me to change tapes, but I've gotten him up to four that he

watches. Blues clues (2 different tapes), sesame street children's

songs, and teletubbies.

Can anyone relate?

[Guest guest]

I can relate. Greggory was sooooo like this and Alec a bit too. But now Greggory

likes alot of things and Alec has the attention span of a flea and so never

makes it through any of his shows even his favorites.

Jacquie H

Autism and TV Question

My 2 year old son has an absolute fit if he doesn't get to watch

tv..every second of the day at home. It immediately calms him down,

like he's lost in a trance. Music does this to him too. He doesn't

like me to change tapes, but I've gotten him up to four that he

watches. Blues clues (2 different tapes), sesame street children's

songs, and teletubbies.

Can anyone relate?

[Guest guest]

I can relate. Greggory was sooooo like this and Alec a bit too. But now Greggory

likes alot of things and Alec has the attention span of a flea and so never

makes it through any of his shows even his favorites.

Jacquie H

Autism and TV Question

My 2 year old son has an absolute fit if he doesn't get to watch

tv..every second of the day at home. It immediately calms him down,

like he's lost in a trance. Music does this to him too. He doesn't

like me to change tapes, but I've gotten him up to four that he

watches. Blues clues (2 different tapes), sesame street children's

songs, and teletubbies.

Can anyone relate?

[Guest guest]

> Can anyone relate?

>

I have deleted all the re's because I was about 400 messages behind but I

imagine you got a lot of enthusiastic " YES " answers to this question...

Sissi

[Guest guest]

> Can anyone relate?

>

I have deleted all the re's because I was about 400 messages behind but I

imagine you got a lot of enthusiastic " YES " answers to this question...

Sissi

[Guest guest]

> Can anyone relate?

>

I have deleted all the re's because I was about 400 messages behind but I

imagine you got a lot of enthusiastic " YES " answers to this question...

Sissi