Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 I'm in Gainesville 2 hours from the Disney gate : ) Ginny 260-186-129 Goal for 2004 380 Pages Completed 476 Ginny Ginny Just wondering what part of Florida you are in?...We are probably moving to the Orlando area in June (job transfer)... Good Luck with your weight loss Pam in Cincinnati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 I live in ville, nice to see some fellow florideans on here -- ~~~~ http://home.comcast.net/~sihughes/ --------- Ginny Ginny Just wondering what part of Florida you are in?...We are probably moving to the Orlando area in June (job transfer)... Good Luck with your weight loss Pam in Cincinnati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Lin, I am glad you are seeing your dr on wednesday...So sorry you reinjured the knee. I am glad you and your daughter are getting along better...hoping soon I can say the same. I am sorry for your loss...It's always hard when holidays or big events come soon after a death of a close frined or family member. I did make it home safe..even though I saw tons of ghosts, goblins, witches and fairies...Hope you had lot of trick-or-treaters visit you..and a Happy Halloween...Hugs..Ginny wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 That is a total amen Ginny. When (my oldest) hit teenage hood man what a horrible creature she became for a while there. I would get out the old baby book and picture albums and remember that she was my precious baby and that deep down there still was that little girl, well she grew up to be a fine woman, wife and Mother. But I wouldn't go back to her teens for nothing LOL. Katelin and her stopped by for a minute and I got to see my sweetums as I call her. She came and sat by me and started saying bye bye Momma I color with Nana, I am just in too much pain to have tried to watch her. Broke my heart but I will have her on Wednesday. Take it easy Ginny and I hope you are having a low pain day. Lin -- Re: How do you decide when to marry? Lin, I wish they would never grow up...some ages they hit are magical ones and you never want them to hit the Teen yrs..lol. But at least you can save the memories of when they did say adorable things and hold onto them cause you need to remember they were cute and loveable once...for when they start saying horrible things to you when they hit their teen yrs..lol. Hope you had a wonderful snowless weekend...Hugs..Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Barbara, That is a really good idea to have the adhd or ocd listed as primary. I am sure most drs would do that to help parents out if they knew that would help secure some benefits for children with autism...most have a secondary dx of OCD or ADD/ADHD. I will definetly pass this information on to the drs I know and to parents to ask their drs to do this. It's great to find loopholes in the system..especially when some of the parents need the help desperately. Hugs..GinnyBARBARA TORREY wrote: Ginny - Even though your son wasn't approved for DMH services, there are actually several groups in Massachusetts (free) that are available to parents. One of them, although funded by DMH is totally open to parents even if there child is not receiving DMH services. It's called PAL (Parent Advocacy League) The website for parents in MA is http://ppal.net/ . I'm pretty sure they even have the place/time of the meetings listed for your area listed at the website. A lot of the parents of kids that I work with have found it helpful both before and after they were able to secure services for their child. If you're interested, I can get you more information. It's a great way to meet other parents who are living a life that is similar to yours, get resource information, and get/give support. The other thing that's important to remember is that DMH won't provide services if the primary diagnosis is an autism spectrum disorder but if your child has other mental health issues (ADHD, PTSD, OCD, etc.), DMH will give services if the clinician or doctor involved knows the system well enough to have the autism/PDD listed as the secondary diagnosis instead. Just a thought. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Barbara, That is a really good idea to have the adhd or ocd listed as primary. I am sure most drs would do that to help parents out if they knew that would help secure some benefits for children with autism...most have a secondary dx of OCD or ADD/ADHD. I will definetly pass this information on to the drs I know and to parents to ask their drs to do this. It's great to find loopholes in the system..especially when some of the parents need the help desperately. Hugs..GinnyBARBARA TORREY wrote: Ginny - Even though your son wasn't approved for DMH services, there are actually several groups in Massachusetts (free) that are available to parents. One of them, although funded by DMH is totally open to parents even if there child is not receiving DMH services. It's called PAL (Parent Advocacy League) The website for parents in MA is http://ppal.net/ . I'm pretty sure they even have the place/time of the meetings listed for your area listed at the website. A lot of the parents of kids that I work with have found it helpful both before and after they were able to secure services for their child. If you're interested, I can get you more information. It's a great way to meet other parents who are living a life that is similar to yours, get resource information, and get/give support. The other thing that's important to remember is that DMH won't provide services if the primary diagnosis is an autism spectrum disorder but if your child has other mental health issues (ADHD, PTSD, OCD, etc.), DMH will give services if the clinician or doctor involved knows the system well enough to have the autism/PDD listed as the secondary diagnosis instead. Just a thought. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Barbara, That is a really good idea to have the adhd or ocd listed as primary. I am sure most drs would do that to help parents out if they knew that would help secure some benefits for children with autism...most have a secondary dx of OCD or ADD/ADHD. I will definetly pass this information on to the drs I know and to parents to ask their drs to do this. It's great to find loopholes in the system..especially when some of the parents need the help desperately. Hugs..GinnyBARBARA TORREY wrote: Ginny - Even though your son wasn't approved for DMH services, there are actually several groups in Massachusetts (free) that are available to parents. One of them, although funded by DMH is totally open to parents even if there child is not receiving DMH services. It's called PAL (Parent Advocacy League) The website for parents in MA is http://ppal.net/ . I'm pretty sure they even have the place/time of the meetings listed for your area listed at the website. A lot of the parents of kids that I work with have found it helpful both before and after they were able to secure services for their child. If you're interested, I can get you more information. It's a great way to meet other parents who are living a life that is similar to yours, get resource information, and get/give support. The other thing that's important to remember is that DMH won't provide services if the primary diagnosis is an autism spectrum disorder but if your child has other mental health issues (ADHD, PTSD, OCD, etc.), DMH will give services if the clinician or doctor involved knows the system well enough to have the autism/PDD listed as the secondary diagnosis instead. Just a thought. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Ginny - Ain't it the truth?! I had purchased 200 plant bulbs with the understanding that my sister, my niece, and I were going to spend a day planting bulbs together at each of our homes. Well, somehow we planted theirs but they just couldn't pull off the time to get over to my place to help me out. After having moments by myself during which I alternately cried and fumed, I decided "Scr#w this. I can do it myself." Well, I did it.... and although my body is reminding me of my feat as I sit here, I'm glad that I did. (And I'm not gonna even let them look at my flowers this Spring. Na Nana Naa Naaaaaaa). BarbaraGinny Barrientos wrote: I know that feeling...but the strength always comes doesn't it? It's amazing as soon as you think ok I can't do this anymore...you find out you can and get through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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