rocking

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My son loves his Nintendo chair. It is plastic rocks somewhat and is totally

moveable. I know that J C Penny had some in its catalog. Other places have

them also.

Jeannette

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In a message dated 8/15/01 10:54:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, momsan4@...

writes:

<< I'm very new to the list although my daughter is 23. She was DS only

until about 2 years ago when the symptoms escalated. My biggie right now

is the rocking! I'm sure you guys have dealt with this on earlier

postings but its new to me. She weighs 175 and the rocking actually

busts the springs in the mattress over time! How weird our lives are

sometimes;the " regular " world doesnt have a clue about some of the

things we get in to-just daily stuff we have to deal with. Thanks for

any advise. Sandee mom to Tylie

>>

Sandee,

That's a problem at our house too, but my daughter is 10 and NOT ds or asd.

Well, I don't think she has asd! LOL We bought her her own *bopping* chair.

A cheap one that can be replaced every couple of years. LOL Now, the car

is another story. LOL permanent dents in her side! LOL Seth now sits with

her in her chair and *bops*. YIKES!!!!! We'll have to switch to a love seat

when they get a little bigger. LOL I decided to just let them *bop*. I'm

afraid if I put an end to it (well, if I could end it LOL) they would just

replace it with something else and that could be even more damaging. Yep,

the daily stuff can get really weird! LOL

Gail

Gail-Mom to Seth 5 ds/asd/pica, jo 9, 10, 24, Jen 25,

Grandma to Errick 5 and wife to , my hero.

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Hi Sandee,

My oldest daughter Allie is a big time rocker. She was adopted from a

Romanian orphanage 11 yrs ago and has PDD. She breaks the springs on her

mattress and doesn't tell you that they poke her, as she doesn't feel pain

the same way the rest of us do. She rocks while driving in a vehicle, while

sitting in her desk, at the dinner table, etc. My youngest, Angel, with

DS-ASD just began rocking a bit this year. She rocks a wee bit in bed,

while driving and sometimes while sitting. But it is soooo minimal compared

to her sis. I don't know what you can do about the mattress thing. We just

keep replacing them when Allie wears them out. I don't try to stop her

rocking as it isn't a prob for us. She is very high functioning and doesn't

like it when people bug her for rocking, but also knows that she needs to do

it to cope, if she doesn't rock she ends up biting up the inside of her

mouth really badly, or picking sores on her body, etc. Rocking serves a

purpose and really helps Allie to have control of what she can do when she

is overwhelmed by the environment, or when she needs to calm herself.

Hope that helps some.

Cheryl

rocking

> I'm very new to the list although my daughter is 23. She was DS only

> until about 2 years ago when the symptoms escalated. My biggie right now

> is the rocking! I'm sure you guys have dealt with this on earlier

> postings but its new to me. She weighs 175 and the rocking actually

> busts the springs in the mattress over time! How weird our lives are

> sometimes;the " regular " world doesnt have a clue about some of the

> things we get in to-just daily stuff we have to deal with. Thanks for

> any advise. Sandee mom to Tylie

>

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Hi sandee, great to meet you. nathan is a rocker too, but has toned it down

quite a bit lately now that i think about it. I know what you mean about the

furniture, the head banging doesnt help either. All I can suggets is a

rocking chair of her own, we use to make nathan sit on his bean bag when

younger and he still loves it, have to put more beans in,lol, but he can

rock whatever all he wants and not hurt anything really. We usually redirect

from this type of activity, find toys to play with, do some sensory

activities,read a book, various other fav activities, anything to do besides

rocking. I think his meds help too. His concerta helps tremendously with the

hyperness, no more headbanging etc. the luvox helps some iwth the obessive

and complusive activiites he does soo often. We also use behavioral

management stratagies wich have also helped tremendously over the years. ove

the summer we have been working on stopping the string self stim behavior,

and we almost got it licked, yaaaaa!

shawna

>From: sandee brauner <momsan4@...>

>Reply-

> " " < >

>Subject: rocking

>Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 00:51:36 -0700

>

>I'm very new to the list although my daughter is 23. She was DS only

>until about 2 years ago when the symptoms escalated. My biggie right now

>is the rocking! I'm sure you guys have dealt with this on earlier

>postings but its new to me. She weighs 175 and the rocking actually

>busts the springs in the mattress over time! How weird our lives are

>sometimes;the " regular " world doesnt have a clue about some of the

>things we get in to-just daily stuff we have to deal with. Thanks for

>any advise. Sandee mom to Tylie

>

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I have been trying to avoid rocking. When I left the hospital, they

told me no chairs with wheels and no rocking chairs and no porch

swing. I love my rocking chairs and my porch swings. My husband had

a fit today when he found me sitting in his desk chair in front of

his computer. I bet he buys another chair without wheels tomorrow.

>

> I rock. I can't sit still. Whenever I sit, except in a moving

vehicle, I rock forward and back. I think I started doing it to deal

with the pain but now I'm doing it as well when I am not in pain.

Did anyone else rock? I even rock through meals.

>

> Peggy

>

[Guest guest]

No WHEELS! Oh my, I didn't realize desk chairs were banned, too!

Kathy

> >

> > I rock. I can't sit still. Whenever I sit, except in a moving

> vehicle, I rock forward and back. I think I started doing it to

deal

> with the pain but now I'm doing it as well when I am not in pain.

> Did anyone else rock? I even rock through meals.

> >

> > Peggy

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I assume it is because there could be a danger of having it roll out

from under you as you sit or get up. I was careful, but my husband

still freaked out.

> > >

> > > I rock. I can't sit still. Whenever I sit, except in a moving

> > vehicle, I rock forward and back. I think I started doing it to

> deal

> > with the pain but now I'm doing it as well when I am not in

pain.

> > Did anyone else rock? I even rock through meals.

> > >

> > > Peggy

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Peggy, I, too am a rocker. For me, it seems like some sort of stress relief, and it also helps with my pain. It's almost as if the movement takes my brain away from thinking about the pain. I rock alot, and sometime it's a little embarassing when I find myself doing it in public. Then I will just "rock" my foot so it's not as noticeable. Kathy W.Peggy Greene <jpgunlimited@...> wrote: I rock. I can't sit still. Whenever I sit,

except in a moving vehicle, I rock forward and back. I think I started doing it to deal with the pain but now I'm doing it as well when I am not in pain. Did anyone else rock? I even rock through meals. Peggy

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I'm glad I'm not alone. I can't seem to stop myself. I don't even need a rocking chair! I rock in any chair. I was rocking from side to side in the church pew this morning. It's driving my husband nuts but I can't stop it! Sometimes I don't even realize I'm doing it until he puts his hand on my shoulder to stop me.

Peggy

Re: [ ] rocking

Peggy, I, too am a rocker. For me, it seems like some sort of stress relief, and it also helps with my pain. It's almost as if the movement takes my brain away from thinking about the pain. I rock alot, and sometime it's a little embarassing when I find myself doing it in public. Then I will just "rock" my foot so it's not as noticeable. Kathy W.Peggy Greene <jpgunlimitedec (DOT) rr.com> wrote:

I rock. I can't sit still. Whenever I sit, except in a moving vehicle, I rock forward and back. I think I started doing it to deal with the pain but now I'm doing it as well when I am not in pain. Did anyone else rock? I even rock through meals.

Peggy

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Our computer chair has wheels & all the chairs at the nurse's station at work have wheels. My doctor knows, especially when I fell off one when I fainted at work.

As for rockers, I love mine.

It all depends on your doctor. So each individual should ask their what he/she prefers.

I've even been on low ladders to paint my bedroom. I'm careful and haven't had any ill effects.

Joyce T, RN Atlanta

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" I'm ROCKIN' on lead guitar! "

Rock on! You may have stumbled upon a new therapy!

-Eileen

[Guest guest]

Amy, have you ever had her vision checked? We've been taught in nursing school

that a younger child who rocks is a child with a possible vision deficit. Also,

I've read some accounts of those on spectrum saying they rock because their

bodies feel as if they are floating away and begin to feel light-headed if they

aren't moving. I think that may be as much a proprioceptive thing but I may be

confused on that.

Another thought, at DAN they talked about how those with autism have overdrive

sympathetic systems because the parasympathetic systems are sluggish. In other

words her body may be getting revved up but can't calm itself down & she's found

the rocking to be a way to burn up all the excitatory hormones because her body

may not be able to calm it as well on its own, may also explain the melatonin.

It sounds to me if she's seeking a soft spot to do it she isn't wanting the

pounding as much as the rocking, but that's just my guess.

HTH,

Debi

[Guest guest]

Amy, have you ever had her vision checked? We've been taught in nursing school

that a younger child who rocks is a child with a possible vision deficit. Also,

I've read some accounts of those on spectrum saying they rock because their

bodies feel as if they are floating away and begin to feel light-headed if they

aren't moving. I think that may be as much a proprioceptive thing but I may be

confused on that.

Another thought, at DAN they talked about how those with autism have overdrive

sympathetic systems because the parasympathetic systems are sluggish. In other

words her body may be getting revved up but can't calm itself down & she's found

the rocking to be a way to burn up all the excitatory hormones because her body

may not be able to calm it as well on its own, may also explain the melatonin.

It sounds to me if she's seeking a soft spot to do it she isn't wanting the

pounding as much as the rocking, but that's just my guess.

HTH,

Debi

[Guest guest]

Amy, have you ever had her vision checked? We've been taught in nursing school

that a younger child who rocks is a child with a possible vision deficit. Also,

I've read some accounts of those on spectrum saying they rock because their

bodies feel as if they are floating away and begin to feel light-headed if they

aren't moving. I think that may be as much a proprioceptive thing but I may be

confused on that.

Another thought, at DAN they talked about how those with autism have overdrive

sympathetic systems because the parasympathetic systems are sluggish. In other

words her body may be getting revved up but can't calm itself down & she's found

the rocking to be a way to burn up all the excitatory hormones because her body

may not be able to calm it as well on its own, may also explain the melatonin.

It sounds to me if she's seeking a soft spot to do it she isn't wanting the

pounding as much as the rocking, but that's just my guess.

HTH,

Debi

[Guest guest]

Amy,

My daughter, age 7 blind and autistic, also rocks. She has done this as long as

I can remember. She doesn't hit her head or back on anything, just rocks. She

will sit an entire day in her rocker and rock all day. When I make her play or

do anything out of her rocker, she will find a way to rock. My daughter is

nonverbal so she can't tell me why she does this. Her therapists say its just a

sensory issue and to allow her to do it. I can't wait to her from other parents

and hopefully learn other reasons why she does this. My daughter also won't

sleep without melatonin and clonidine.

le

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[Guest guest]

Amy,

My daughter, age 7 blind and autistic, also rocks. She has done this as long as

I can remember. She doesn't hit her head or back on anything, just rocks. She

will sit an entire day in her rocker and rock all day. When I make her play or

do anything out of her rocker, she will find a way to rock. My daughter is

nonverbal so she can't tell me why she does this. Her therapists say its just a

sensory issue and to allow her to do it. I can't wait to her from other parents

and hopefully learn other reasons why she does this. My daughter also won't

sleep without melatonin and clonidine.

le

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[Guest guest]

Amy,

My daughter, age 7 blind and autistic, also rocks. She has done this as long as

I can remember. She doesn't hit her head or back on anything, just rocks. She

will sit an entire day in her rocker and rock all day. When I make her play or

do anything out of her rocker, she will find a way to rock. My daughter is

nonverbal so she can't tell me why she does this. Her therapists say its just a

sensory issue and to allow her to do it. I can't wait to her from other parents

and hopefully learn other reasons why she does this. My daughter also won't

sleep without melatonin and clonidine.

le

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