Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Not specifically with elevators, but I had some pretty bad motion sickness on the two mile ride home from the hospital (in stop and go traffic on a straight but somewhat bumpy/cracked road.) But I left the hospital only about 4 1/2 hours after I woke up in recovery. And I had severe nausea to begin with from the anesthesia. How many floors up? > > Has anyone had any good or bad experiences after their c-toma surgery > with going on an elevator? Just wondering we were planning at staying > at family after the surgery (instead of driving 4 hours home the first > day) and they live in an apartment . . . on the top floor. > thank you > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Ask your doctors about the nine floors. If doc says ok, maybe someone could bring down a chair he can sit in on the ride up. May not be a very comfortable ride, but might be better than a long ride on the highway. As long as doc says 9 floors up isn't too high. My motion sickness was strictly from the anesthesia rather than the ear. I had no vertigo whatsoever, thankfully. That's what I feared most. How smooth is hwy for the four hour ride home? The stops and starts and bumps along the way are the most difficult for me. Good luck. > > > > Has anyone had any good or bad experiences after their c-toma > surgery > > with going on an elevator? Just wondering we were planning at > staying > > at family after the surgery (instead of driving 4 hours home the > first > > day) and they live in an apartment . . . on the top floor. > > thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 I am sure it is his way of dealing with the weird feeling when they move. It does kind of feel like you will sink to the floor in some. I would be there are more people out there with issues on elevators than you would think. To deal with the people, either ignore, stare back, or ask them if they have a problem. It is rude to stare, not sit. :-) Kathy K toozie@... _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wilke Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:57 AM Aspergers Treatment Subject: ( ) Elevators My 12 year old son sits down in the elevator whenever we get in one. He can not get on an elevator unless he can sit in the corner. It does not matter if it is one floor or twenty. Any one else have this problem and how do you handle the stares and questioning looks of the other passengers on the elevators. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 My son sits in them also! He will be 7. Were staying in the Marriot for a month until our house here in AL is done so we have to use one daily. Holly Wilke <msfixit3269@...> wrote: My 12 year old son sits down in the elevator whenever we get in one. He can not get on an elevator unless he can sit in the corner. It does not matter if it is one floor or twenty. Any one else have this problem and how do you handle the stares and questioning looks of the other passengers on the elevators. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 My kids sat in them when they were younger, and hated escalators too. I don't know how to deal with the stares. Sometimes I wanted to plop my behind on the floor and act like everyone that was standing were the oddballs! Toni > My son sits in them also! He will be 7. Were staying in > the Marriot for a month until our house here in AL is done > so we have to use one daily. > > Holly > > Wilke <msfixit3269@...> wrote: > My 12 year old son sits down in the elevator > whenever we get in one. He can not get on an elevator > unless he can sit in the corner. It does not matter if it > is one floor or twenty. Any one else have this problem and > how do you handle the stares and questioning looks of the > other passengers on the elevators. > > --------------------------------- > How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low > PC-to-Phone call rates. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 > Any one else have this problem and how do you handle the stares and >questioning looks of the other passengers on the elevators.>>>>>>>>> Kim/, I would just ignore them unless they said something. If they did say something I would just tell them that he doesn't like the way the elevator feels when it goes up/down, so that is why he sits down. Marj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 > > > I don't know how to deal with the stares. > How about an answer like....... " My son has Autism, what's your excuse? " They hate that. Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 The fact of the starers is this: people stare because they don't understand so we have to be NOT EMBARRASSED The best comeback I ever had was when our DD had a major meltdown at the mall and following her CTT's advice we just told her to changed the channel (she told us her voices were bothering her) and I noticed we were being " bird dog ed by one of the mall security) Like this would help to calm her down ....NOT! So I strolled up to the information desk/stroller rental station and proceeded to inform them that My DD had PS,AS Pdd and above all the last thing she needed was to be followed by their untrained security it scared the hell out of her. the reaction I got could have made me 100,000.00 on AMV (Americas funniest Videos) my DD laughed and I could not help laughing myself I only wish I had a camera. Never the less I believe if you look then in the eye and be proud to be the Parent of a child with a Disability, you will see the same faces and get the laughs we get in some spots it even makes the fact that my DD has this ailment worth it P.S.Thank God for spell check ) __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I was told that kids like ours like to be grounded. Thats why Alot " toe walk " or drag there feet (like Mine) Also why some dont ride bikes or like to go on fair rides (LIke Mine Also)He'll ride his scooter, witch he broke his arm on this spring, but never his bike. He can stand in an elevetor but holds on tight to the bar. > > The fact of the starers is this: > people stare because they don't understand > so we have to be NOT EMBARRASSED > The best comeback I ever had was when our DD > had a major meltdown at the mall and following her CTT's advice we just told her to changed the channel (she told us her voices were bothering her) > and I noticed we were being " bird dog ed by one of the mall security) Like this would help to calm her down ....NOT! > So I strolled up to the information desk/stroller rental station and proceeded to inform them that My DD had PS,AS Pdd and above all the last thing she needed was to be followed by their untrained security it scared the hell out of her. > the reaction I got could have made me 100,000.00 on AMV (Americas funniest Videos) my DD laughed and I could not help laughing myself I only wish I had a camera. > Never the less I believe if you look then in the eye and be proud to be the Parent of a child with a Disability, you will see the same faces > and get the laughs we get > in some spots it even makes the fact that my DD has this ailment worth it > > > P.S.Thank God for spell check ) > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I had an incident at Disney World. We were waiting in line to see Buzz, Woody and from Toy Story. My son began to get a little antsy, but nothing inappropriate. The couple in front of us (had two children)...said " boy he's having a hard time isn't he? " . I replied " he is on the autism spectrum and he is doing very well waiting. Please mind your own business " . The rest of the wait was a little awkward but they got the idea. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 i like that idea. then ds would not feel like an oddball. It is not the strangest thing i have had to do for him. maybe i will start a trend or something kbtoni@... wrote: My kids sat in them when they were younger, and hated escalators too. I don't know how to deal with the stares. Sometimes I wanted to plop my behind on the floor and act like everyone that was standing were the oddballs! Toni > My son sits in them also! He will be 7. Were staying in > the Marriot for a month until our house here in AL is done > so we have to use one daily. > > Holly > > Wilke <msfixit3269@...> wrote: > My 12 year old son sits down in the elevator > whenever we get in one. He can not get on an elevator > unless he can sit in the corner. It does not matter if it > is one floor or twenty. Any one else have this problem and > how do you handle the stares and questioning looks of the > other passengers on the elevators. > > --------------------------------- > How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low > PC-to-Phone call rates. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 Good on you! I don't think I would have had the guts to say that! I wish I was more like you! Beck Re: ( ) Elevators I had an incident at Disney World. We were waiting in line to see Buzz, Woody and from Toy Story. My son began to get a little antsy, but nothing inappropriate. The couple in front of us (had two children)...said " boy he's having a hard time isn't he? " . I replied " he is on the autism spectrum and he is doing very well waiting. Please mind your own business " . The rest of the wait was a little awkward but they got the idea. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 > > My 12 year old son sits down in the elevator whenever we get in one. He can not get on an elevator unless he can sit in the corner. It does not matter if it is one floor or twenty. Any one else have this problem and how do you handle the stares and questioning looks of the other passengers on the elevators. > > --------------------------------- > How low will we go? Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 You could consult with an OT to help with this problem. My ds was even worse when he was younger and refused to walk up stairs even. It took a while to get him through all that. Meanwhile, I would just ignore the other people entirely. I mean, who cares what they think and you will never see them again. When my one ds was younger we went to a series of appt’s at a neurologist for testing for various problems. He would get so stressed out and going up the elevator was the worst! He would make high pitched screaming noises all the way up. But oh well, we were getting off at neurology. LOL. Duh. Lol. <G> Have a sense of humor and don’t let it get to you. That is the only way I’ve made it this far. Roxanna Autism Happens _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wilke Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 11:57 AM Aspergers Treatment Subject: ( ) Elevators My 12 year old son sits down in the elevator whenever we get in one. He can not get on an elevator unless he can sit in the corner. It does not matter if it is one floor or twenty. Any one else have this problem and how do you handle the stares and questioning looks of the other passengers on the elevators. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.9/382 - Release Date: 7/4/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.9/382 - Release Date: 7/4/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I agree... let him sit down. It's a fairly mild behavior! OR try what we're learning at my son's fabulous camp this summer and make it a project -- establish a goal ( " learn to stand up in the elevator " ) and break it down into steps. Maybe the first time you have him get on, you hold the door open button, and have him stand there, then get off before the elevator moves. Next time have him get on (an empty elevator) and decide you'll count the number of seconds he can stand to remain standing. Then he can get that many airheads or extra sessions at the computer or whatever. Then the next time see if he can increase it, and so on. Make it a whole elevator challenge, and reward him every step.... toozie <toozie@...> wrote: I am sure it is his way of dealing with the weird feeling when they move. It does kind of feel like you will sink to the floor in some. I would be there are more people out there with issues on elevators than you would think. To deal with the people, either ignore, stare back, or ask them if they have a problem. It is rude to stare, not sit. :-) Kathy K toozie@... _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wilke Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:57 AM Aspergers Treatment Subject: ( ) Elevators My 12 year old son sits down in the elevator whenever we get in one. He can not get on an elevator unless he can sit in the corner. It does not matter if it is one floor or twenty. Any one else have this problem and how do you handle the stares and questioning looks of the other passengers on the elevators. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 On Mar 16, 2:16am, on wrote: } I agree... let him sit down. It's a fairly mild behavior! My son has freaked about elevators since he was a baby. The first time I took him into one, in his stroller, he started to scream as the doors closed, before it even started to move. We can still only get him into an elevator now by carrying him. Considering he weighs about 55 pounds, I would be thrilled if he would be content to sit down. :-) I remember having a thing about staring in the corner when I rode in elevators as a child, but alas, I don't remember why. Willa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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