Re: lappad

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I am in the process of making one for DS...I bought a yard of fabric, batting, binding and some wooden rolls that I am putting in a pocket on the inside so I can take it out when I wash it. Let you know how it goes Essenfeld <lessen@...> wrote: Ah, interesting. The school gave my son a squishy cushion thing to sit on that helps. I'll keep the lap pad in mind for his next IEP. Thanks. <buddy_monicasbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote: Hi My son had one of these last year for school. It is basically a small weighted blanket that sits on their lap. The pressure from the pad calms them down and makes it easier to focus. It did help my son last year. Essenfeld <lessensbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote: Exactly what is a weighted lap pad? I've heard of kids wanting a weighted blanket for sleeping but I haven't heard about a lap pad. <hunebear3comcast (DOT) net> wrote: We have tried breathing techniques and a weighted lap pad... problem is he doesn't get that he needs to do these things BEFORE he explodes! I'm

working on it but it's a slow process. Yoga was just suggested to us at our first OT appt on Friday. is a sensory seeker and he enjoys deep pressure and having his joints, muscles stretched... so we are on the lookout for a Yoga DVD that he can work on!Great ideas!JackieOn Jul 29, 2007, at 7:09 AM, Dee DiMemmo wrote:> Have you tried kid yoga? Or breathing techniques? What about a > weighted vest or blanket? Pressure point massage?>> wrote:HI there,>>>> My son uses inappropriate words when he is upset or just plain mad.>> For instance if one of his sisters gets on his nerves and he's to the>> point that he just can't take it anymore he tells me that "One day I"m>> just going to kill them" ! It's very un-nerving to hear words like>> this from a 10 year old. When he is having a meltdown he will also>> tell me

that I hate him and don't love him and that he wishes he were>> dead. We are now in the process of having his medication evaluated to>> see if he is on the right ones. I do tell him once he has calmed down>> that those are not appropriate words and he tells me that he knows >> that>> and he just said them because he was so mad. We are also working on>> learning some self calming techniques but are not having much luck so>> far!>>>> Jackie>> On Jul 24, 2007, at 2:50 PM, spencercg wrote:>>>> > Hi,>> > I don't post often (too busy!), but have been having difficulty with>> > my 10 year old son (PDD-NOS), who is home for the summer. The>> > beginning of the summer was great - he worked in the yard for hours>> > (he loves to weed!), and lined up jobs for neighbors. The jobs have>> > petered

out, he's participated somewhat successfully in a morning>> > camp last week (he can either keep himself pulled together or he can>> > have a friend, and we chose to let him be in a group with a friend>> > for the week - I know he needs friends, but it is hard to watch him>> > self-sabotage behaviorally because he thinks it impresses the>> > friend.) Almost our whole family participated in the day camp (I>> > direct it), so chores slid, and we've had a hard time pulling>> > everyone back into our usual routine. My son has resisted going back>> > into the routine pretty hard, and last night, refused to set the>> > table unless I bought him chocolate, which I wasn't going to do (I>> > never do give in to these unreasonable requests, but he hasn't>> > learned this, another frustration since eventually his brother and>> >

sister learned it!) I gave him the choice of setting the table or>> > spending the rest of the evening in his room (he was back-talking>> > pretty badly). After 5 minutes in his room he stomped upstairs,>> > saying "I forgot something." I told him to get it and go back down.>> > He said, "I forgot the butcher knife!" I told him that was>> > inappropriate, and that he needed to get back to his room and stay>> > there. He stomped down the stairs shouting, "I hate you! I hate>> > myself!" Later his brother took down a peanut butter sandwich for>> > his dinner, and he remained in his room.>> >>> > This really unnerved me because, a couple of months ago he was upset>> > with his sister and went and got his pocket knife and threatened her>> > with it. Needless to say, he lost the pocket knife. I think he did>> >

this last night to get a rise out of me, but he really does know >> what>> > buttons to push. We've been working since the earlier situation with>> > his sister to get him back into therapy (he moved from therapy to a>> > social skills group 2 years ago), and can't get our psych clinic to>> > understand how urgent we feel the situation has become (we have to >> be>> > assigned a new psych, since ours has moved on).>> >>> > I'd really appreciate words of encouragement or your prayers!>> >>> > cindy>> > mother of 3 (son, 15, typically developing; daughter 12, typically>> > developing; son, 10, PDD-NOS)>> >>> >>> >>> >