Guest guest Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Hi,in your experiences have your children kept or left their behaviors like stimming,verbal stim,meltdowns ect. as they have grown up? Curious, Tishanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Hi My dd is now 11. She still has meltdowns and stims. Maggie San Ramon older child behaviors Hi,in your experiences have your children kept or left their behaviors like stimming,verbal stim,meltdowns ect. as they have grown up? Curious, Tishanne Find phone numbers fast with the New AOL Yellow Pages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 My son just turned 13 and his stims (verbal) have become worse in the past 8 or so months. Meltdowns wax and wane but continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Hi Tishanne, I am 22. My meltdowns used to be worse than they are now (eg. I used to ge tphysically aggressive sometimes and dont'anymore), but I still have them. I still stim, but my stims have changed over time. I'm not sure what specific behavior you're having trouble with, so if you wold elaborate I might be more specific. Astrid astrid@... http://www.astridvanwoerkom.com/ older child behaviors Hi,in your experiences have your children kept or left their behaviors like stimming,verbal stim,meltdowns ect. as they have grown up? Curious, Tishanne I'm protected by SpamBrave http://www.spambrave.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Hi Tishanne, Oh headbanging used to be an issue for me too, but that was only a major issue when I was quite young (till I was six or so). It has come back somewhat within the last year, though it's a lot better than the stories I hear from family from when I was young, like my grandma said I used to headbang when in bed (I used to have a stim that I did in bed where I would sit in a crawling position and rock back and forth, and I'm said to have headbanged as part of that stim though the crawling/rocking lasted much longer [till I moved out of my parents' house at 19]). Anyway, can you have yoru son wear a cap as a safety measure? I never wore one and didn't ever get injured (that I know of) while headbanging, but you could take the precaution. As for siblings, I do have one sister (two years younger and non-disabled). We are not currently close (she's at college in a city three hours away from my hospital and I'll see her tonight for the first time in over three months), but we used to be when still living with our parents. I did often have meltdowns over thigns she did, eg. singing, humming, etc., or when we had an argument (but I don't know where normal sibling rivalry ends and autism issues start). I also used to be teased by my sister and her friends when she had friends over, and this caused meltdowns (which obviously only agravated the teasing). Remember I was undiagnosed, my family don't accept my diagnosis and even till today the attitude is " if you don't want to be teased then just stop behaving abnormally " . Oh, thanks for the compliment on my writing. As for the housing stuff I have two interviews scheduled next week. One agency, I applied four months ago, but this agency is known for calling people for interviews after several months only *then* putting them on waiting lists. The othe ragency I found out about two weeks ago and they're like " oh great come with all your paperwork so we can arrange thiggs quickly " . I like that but my social worker doesn't...and my boyfriend says he's hoping for long waiting lists as it means we can be close to each other for long time. (He lives in a twon five miles from me now and both agencies I'll have hte interviews with are over an hour away from him. The reason is that my social worker believes I should move closer to my parents [who will move 100 miles away from where they live now in a year or two] rather than stay in my current city/area.) Astrid astrid@... http://www.astridvanwoerkom.com/ older child behaviors > > > Hi,in your experiences have your children kept or left their > behaviors like stimming,verbal stim,meltdowns ect. as they have grown > up? > Curious, > Tishanne > > > > I'm protected by SpamBrave > http://www.spambrave.com/ > I'm protected by SpamBrave http://www.spambrave.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Hi Astrid,my older son used to head bang while on his bead. I put a thick foam covered with vinyl and supported by plywood against his wall. It was one of his safer stims that way. My younger son uses everthing to bang on,safety cap probally his best choice. All my children with autism rock,posture and stim in various ways. Mostly if they are upset. You really hit the target with your words about your sibling having company. Did you have company or friends of your own?. Thats one of our biggest challenges now. I didnt equip my kids well enough in some ways because I didnt allow negative words in our home. When ever they hear someone talking in this type of way,teasing or using words like dumb,stupid or retard they really meltdown. Its really caused trouble with meltdowns at school too. Some teens told them being autistic means your gay,boy they were upset for days. I am always looking for ways to help them handle social situations. I hope you can get the best housing situation and it will be full of happy memories. Do your parents want you to be close to home? I think your boyfriend and you being close is good. How did your sister do with chores and things while home? My younger sister would always get the keys,lol because my mom and she were always closer. I hated that because I was the oldest. If your parents do not accept autism what do they accept? I think regardless of what your diagnoses is you have really wrote your potential to be an outstanding writer. I hope you become published someday. Your story is an inspiration packed with knowledge. You have much to offer in all areas. I hope you have a wonderful visit with your sister. Would you share some advice about early or easily learned basic skills,methods that really help. Did you always have language? Best wishes, Tishanne In AutismBehaviorProblems , " Astrid " wrote: > > Hi Tishanne, > Oh headbanging used to be an issue for me too, but that was only a major > issue when I was quite young (till I was six or so). It has come back > somewhat within the last year, though it's a lot better than the stories I > hear from family from when I was young, like my grandma said I used to > headbang when in bed (I used to have a stim that I did in bed where I would > sit in a crawling position and rock back and forth, and I'm said to have > headbanged as part of that stim though the crawling/rocking lasted much > longer [till I moved out of my parents' house at 19]). Anyway, can you have > yoru son wear a cap as a safety measure? I never wore one and didn't ever > get injured (that I know of) while headbanging, but you could take the > precaution. > > As for siblings, I do have one sister (two years younger and non- disabled). > We are not currently close (she's at college in a city three hours away from > my hospital and I'll see her tonight for the first time in over three > months), but we used to be when still living with our parents. I did often > have meltdowns over thigns she did, eg. singing, humming, etc., or when we > had an argument (but I don't know where normal sibling rivalry ends and > autism issues start). I also used to be teased by my sister and her friends > when she had friends over, and this caused meltdowns (which obviously only > agravated the teasing). Remember I was undiagnosed, my family don't accept > my diagnosis and even till today the attitude is " if you don't want to be > teased then just stop behaving abnormally " . > > Oh, thanks for the compliment on my writing. As for the housing stuff I > have two interviews scheduled next week. One agency, I applied four months > ago, but this agency is known for calling people for interviews after > several months only *then* putting them on waiting lists. The othe ragency I > found out about two weeks ago and they're like " oh great come with all your > paperwork so we can arrange thiggs quickly " . I like that but my social > worker doesn't...and my boyfriend says he's hoping for long waiting lists as > it means we can be close to each other for long time. (He lives in a twon > five miles from me now and both agencies I'll have hte interviews with are > over an hour away from him. The reason is that my social worker believes I > should move closer to my parents [who will move 100 miles away from where > they live now in a year or two] rather than stay in my current city/ area.) > Astrid > astrid@... > http://www.astridvanwoerkom.com/ > older child behaviors > > > > > > Hi,in your experiences have your children kept or left their > > behaviors like stimming,verbal stim,meltdowns ect. as they have > grown > > up? > > Curious, > > Tishanne > > > > > > > > I'm protected by SpamBrave > > http://www.spambrave.com/ > > > > > > > I'm protected by SpamBrave > http://www.spambrave.com/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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