Re: need help (Janet)

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Janet, I don't know if this would help your daughter at all, but some

autistic kids who have problems with sounds like the ones you describe

have found at least some relief with auditory integration therapy (AIT).

I have always wondered if it would work for similar oversensitivity in

people with OCD - my daughter has also suffered with this symptom,

especially when it comes to chewing sounds or other things that she

interprets as " disgusting. " Her reaction is like what I would have from

someone running their nails across a chalkboard - I suspect you know

_just_ what I mean. I think some info should be available at

http://www.autism.com.

You might ask someone at the Center about AIT also. I know a mom

from near KC whose son (Tourette's, OCD, possible Asperger's) did really

well with services from there until just recently. I think he is 16 now.

I met him this summer - delightful kid, obsessed with weather and

wrestling <grin>, very smart and funny as Touretters tend to be. You

might ask if your therapist at JC would put you in touch with Diane

Bonner, his mom - she works with the Kansas chapter of TSA and makes

herself available to other parents in need of advice.

PS about residential - a parent I know here (Oregon) is trying to get

their son into a residential program in Kansas called, I think,

Heartsprings. It is supposed to have real expertise in working with kids

who have neurological disorders (their son has Asperger's syndrome and

OCD). Might be something else worth asking about if residential is an

option you need to pursue. I don't know anything more about it than what

I've heard from them. This is something your school district should pay

for if they agree that she needs residential care.

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