Guest guest Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 Thanks Patti, The tears are pouring. I am sure we are all praying so hard for them. It means so much to us that you can keep us updated. You are a God send. Rosemary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 Patti - Thank you, Genny is a super Mom and Jody must be a pretty special kid. When I reas your last post about her going to ICU and Jody still in surgery I cried and got goose bumps the size of grapes. God Bless and keep them both safe. mhe3053904@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2003 Report Share Posted April 19, 2003 Patti, I think we are both in the same boat. I just have to wait and see what the school district is going to do. Good Luck with placement for . As a Mom who just went through it I have to say that its not easy being away from your child. It was well worth it in the end though. has changed so much for the best. We don't have the meltdowns anymore and he is able to cope with his brothers alot better now. There is peace in our house most of the time now. If I could get the other two brothers to stop picking on their 4 y/o sister it would be perfect. Please keep us posted! Barbara Patti Rock <perfect929@...> wrote: --- Barbara A Trice <barb2743@...> wrote: > Patti, Is the school district doing this because > they don't have a classroom placement for her? Pretty much. I've found it to be pretty much a catch-22 when trying to place . The places that can challenge her academically can't handle the behaviors and the places that can handle the behaviors can't challenge her academically. ===== Patti R. AIM: prock1324 MSN Messenger: prock929 Messenger: perfect929 Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/5935 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2003 Report Share Posted April 19, 2003 Barbara, Was the school attended a general psychiatric school or was it specific to autism. We are hoping it won't be necessary to send Jim away, but he is not showing a lot of improvement since returning from the hospital. What kinds of things did they do for him there? Kathy H Re: ( ) Patti > Patti, I think we are both in the same boat. I just have to wait and see what the school district is going to do. Good Luck with placement for . As a Mom who just went through it I have to say that its not easy being away from your child. It was well worth it in the end though. has changed so much for the best. We don't have the meltdowns anymore and he is able to cope with his brothers alot better now. There is peace in our house most of the time now. If I could get the other two brothers to stop picking on their 4 y/o sister it would be perfect. Please keep us posted! Barbara > > Patti Rock <perfect929@...> wrote: > --- Barbara A Trice <barb2743@...> wrote: > > Patti, Is the school district doing this because > > they don't have a classroom placement for her? > > Pretty much. I've found it to be pretty much a > catch-22 when trying to place . The places that > can challenge her academically can't handle the > behaviors and the places that can handle the behaviors > can't challenge her academically. > > > > > > > ===== > Patti R. > AIM: prock1324 > MSN Messenger: prock929 > Messenger: perfect929 > Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/5935 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2003 Report Share Posted April 19, 2003 Thanks Barbara, I know this is what she needs. I just hope we can get things moving soon! Though I don't think we'll see anything before the end of the school year. --- Barbara A Trice <barb2743@...> wrote: > Patti, I think we are both in the same boat. I just > have to wait and see what the school district is > going to do. Good Luck with placement for . > As a Mom who just went through it I have to say that > its not easy being away from your child. It was > well worth it in the end though. has changed > so much for the best. We don't have the meltdowns > anymore and he is able to cope with his brothers > alot better now. There is peace in our house most > of the time now. If I could get the other two > brothers to stop picking on their 4 y/o sister it > would be perfect. Please keep us posted! Barbara > > Patti Rock <perfect929@...> wrote: > --- Barbara A Trice <barb2743@...> wrote: > > Patti, Is the school district doing this because > > they don't have a classroom placement for her? > > Pretty much. I've found it to be pretty much a > catch-22 when trying to place . The places > that > can challenge her academically can't handle the > behaviors and the places that can handle the > behaviors > can't challenge her academically. > > > > > > > ===== > Patti R. > AIM: prock1324 > MSN Messenger: prock929 > Messenger: perfect929 > Home Page: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/5935 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Dawn, is eating about the same as she did when she was home. (junk food mainly) The first couple of weeks, her diet consisted primarily of Goldfish crackers and Doritos (I told her that I thought that the term 'fish and chips' meant something entirely different <G>) ********LOL!!!! you actually made me laugh out loud - that is really funny!!! My biggest concern at the time was that she wasn't drinking, but after I remembered that she didn't like water or milk (she drinks soda, mainly ginger ale) I told them that and they got her ginger ale to drink. She's slowly becoming more social and is spending less time in her room. When we dropped her off yesterday (she had her first overnight home visit this weekend - which coincidentally corresponded with her birthday), she was in the living room in the cottage showing the other girls pictures of her cats. ************How did she feel about being home?? How did she feel about going back?? She also appears to be tolerating music better. I've been told that she has been down in the living room while the CD player was on. I noticed myself this weekend that she doesn't seem to have the same adverse reaction to music being played (usually in the background or in the distance) as she did before. Another thing that surprised me was something that happened when we were at my parents' celebrating her birthday on Saturday. She had received the new 'Stitch' DVD and was playing it in my parents' family room. Normally, insists that the volume on their TV be at '6' (no higher, no lower) so it really shocked me when she turned up the volume to '12' (or so). All in all, she appears to be adjusting to the new school situation very well. The staff there said that they expected that the school would be a good 'fit' for her, but they (like myself) thought that the transistion was going to be a lot more difficult than it has been (knock on wood). Patti R. ***************** ALL WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am very happy for you and . I am sure you can sleep a little easier at night knowing it isn't dungeons and torture tactics. ) Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Sounds like is really settling nicely, Patti!! F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Re: ( ) Patti > <snip> > ************How did she feel about being home?? > How did she feel about going back?? I'm not sure how she felt about being home. is the type of girl who rarely shows excitement. I know she was happy to see her cats <G>. As far as going back, the best way I could describe it was 'resigned'. She knew she had to go back, though she would probably rather have stayed home. I joked about her one cat not wanting her to leave (he was sleeping on her overnight bag), and she replied something to the effect that 'all her stuff was down there.'. <snip> > ***************** > ALL WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > I am very happy for you and . I am sure you can sleep a little easier > at night > knowing it isn't dungeons and torture tactics. ) > Dawn Thanks! Patti R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 Well, I just read some of the other post on this issue. I responded before I had read the other responses and it seems coincidently that I agreed with . I know there has got to be something else to use as punishment/consequence! Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 I get the feeling that the school may have to provide the 'punishment/consequence' (or reward), but that involves getting them to agree. Actually, I am going to try to talk to someone down there today to get their take on the situation. From what I've been told already, this is pretty common and they (apparently) have ways of dealing with it. I'd like to know what those ways are and how they can help with the problem (which is giving me a hard time when it is time to go back to school) Thinking about this situation, I probably wasn't very clear about the problem. I should probably say that the behavior that will get the consequence is giving me a hard time when I am leaving her at school. To me, at least the most natural consequence (that I can 'dish out') is for to not come home for the next visit if she gives me a hard time. Patti R. ( ) Patti > Well, I just read some of the other post on this issue. I responded > before I had read the other responses and it seems coincidently that > I agreed with . I know there has got to be something else to > use as punishment/consequence! > > Steph > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2003 Report Share Posted November 30, 2003 THANKS, Patti!!! F -- Re: ( ) New file uploaded to I agree. Great Speech Fania! Patti R. Re: ( ) New file uploaded to > Fania great speech, you were concise and too the point. I hope > your message gets out, I think we should all go on TV and show the world our > great, AS kids. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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