Re: I Hab A Code & Thoughts

April 15, 2003

get feeling better soon , maybe you'll get some rest tomorrow.

> More specifically, I caught the head cold my kids have had.

Blech.

> My whole head is stuffy and my ears are congested. My balance

keeps

> following me a second or so after I move my head and it's

irritating

> my asthma. On the up side I have plenty of albuterol and cough

> drops, and has school tomorrow for a couple hours.

>

> School is turning out to be a very good thing for . He is

> picking up more ASL and better yet the reciprocity idea behind

> communication seems to be getting through to him. That makes SUCH

a

> difference!! I can tell him simple things now and sometimes he

> actually does them. I can ask a clarifying question, with ASL

> prompts, like " Water or Milk? " and sometimes I get an answer. This

> is also a critically useful skill when determining which movie he

> wishes to see. I'd say his overall tantrumming is down 50% which I

> think is very very cool. Not to mention just a wee bit more quiet.

>

> Next Tuesday we have his eligibility meeting for transition to the

> older kid part of ECE and I am not sure if they are going to qual

him

> under DD services or speech. I don't suppose it matters really at

> this point as long as he continues to receive the excellent

services

> he is benefitting from. I am going to bring up ESY though and

start

> that process. He has made some nice gains and with emerging

> communication skills, even as ASL, I'd really like to see that

> fostered.

>

April 15, 2003

get feeling better soon , maybe you'll get some rest tomorrow.

> More specifically, I caught the head cold my kids have had.

Blech.

> My whole head is stuffy and my ears are congested. My balance

keeps

> following me a second or so after I move my head and it's

irritating

> my asthma. On the up side I have plenty of albuterol and cough

> drops, and has school tomorrow for a couple hours.

>

> School is turning out to be a very good thing for . He is

> picking up more ASL and better yet the reciprocity idea behind

> communication seems to be getting through to him. That makes SUCH

a

> difference!! I can tell him simple things now and sometimes he

> actually does them. I can ask a clarifying question, with ASL

> prompts, like " Water or Milk? " and sometimes I get an answer. This

> is also a critically useful skill when determining which movie he

> wishes to see. I'd say his overall tantrumming is down 50% which I

> think is very very cool. Not to mention just a wee bit more quiet.

>

> Next Tuesday we have his eligibility meeting for transition to the

> older kid part of ECE and I am not sure if they are going to qual

him

> under DD services or speech. I don't suppose it matters really at

> this point as long as he continues to receive the excellent

services

> he is benefitting from. I am going to bring up ESY though and

start

> that process. He has made some nice gains and with emerging

> communication skills, even as ASL, I'd really like to see that

> fostered.

>

April 15, 2003

, when and I started using ASL, his tantrums and

frustration decreased remarkably. Being able to communicate--to be

understood by others--does make a difference.

Maggie

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April 15, 2003

> Next Tuesday we have his eligibility meeting for transition to the

> older kid part of ECE and I am not sure if they are going to qual him

> under DD services or speech. I don't suppose it matters really at

> this point as long as he continues to receive the excellent services

> he is benefitting from. I am going to bring up ESY though and start

> that process. He has made some nice gains and with emerging

> communication skills, even as ASL, I'd really like to see that

> fostered.

>

Good news on too. Glad to hear he is understanding that

communication is an exchange. Boy, did it take Putter a LONG time to get

that.

Salli

April 15, 2003

> Next Tuesday we have his eligibility meeting for transition to the

> older kid part of ECE and I am not sure if they are going to qual him

> under DD services or speech. I don't suppose it matters really at

> this point as long as he continues to receive the excellent services

> he is benefitting from. I am going to bring up ESY though and start

> that process. He has made some nice gains and with emerging

> communication skills, even as ASL, I'd really like to see that

> fostered.

>

Good news on too. Glad to hear he is understanding that

communication is an exchange. Boy, did it take Putter a LONG time to get

that.

Salli

April 15, 2003

Oh, P.S., sorry about the cold.

Salli

April 15, 2003

Oh, P.S., sorry about the cold.

Salli

April 15, 2003

Sorry about the cold. Yay! about ! Communication makes a huge

difference!

Jacquie h

April 15, 2003

,

I think it's wonderful to hear is getting the link between signing

and communication! I really think this has a lot to do with how got

where he is today, that link clicked and he wanted to know more.

Good luck on ESY and I hope your head feels better soon!

Sue

April 16, 2003

:

So sorry you are sick, that's the worst when you have kids to manage. But

I'm really happy to hear that is doing so well. I imagine it will

help him considerably, especially if he is beginning to answer questions and

indicate preferences. Way to go!

(SAHM in GA)

MSN elizabethloht@...

n 33, mo, no formal dx

Phoebe, 9 wks

ps: sorry I missed you in IM, I finally went to bed around 3:00 ...

I Hab A Code & Thoughts

> More specifically, I caught the head cold my kids have had. Blech.

> My whole head is stuffy and my ears are congested. My balance keeps

> following me a second or so after I move my head and it's irritating

> my asthma. On the up side I have plenty of albuterol and cough

> drops, and has school tomorrow for a couple hours.

>

> School is turning out to be a very good thing for . He is

> picking up more ASL and better yet the reciprocity idea behind

> communication seems to be getting through to him. That makes SUCH a

> difference!! I can tell him simple things now and sometimes he

> actually does them. I can ask a clarifying question, with ASL

> prompts, like " Water or Milk? " and sometimes I get an answer. This

> is also a critically useful skill when determining which movie he

> wishes to see. I'd say his overall tantrumming is down 50% which I

> think is very very cool. Not to mention just a wee bit more quiet.

>

> Next Tuesday we have his eligibility meeting for transition to the

> older kid part of ECE and I am not sure if they are going to qual him

> under DD services or speech. I don't suppose it matters really at

> this point as long as he continues to receive the excellent services

> he is benefitting from. I am going to bring up ESY though and start

> that process. He has made some nice gains and with emerging

> communication skills, even as ASL, I'd really like to see that

> fostered.

>

April 16, 2003