Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Just a funny story..... We are selling (or hoping to sell) our house. It's pretty funny when people come over to look and notice that most of the closets don't have doors or that we have key locks on all the doors leading out of the house and the key is on a nail way high up. I always have to do the tour if a new agent comes, because they can't get out of our house. I tell them that is like the roach motel: You can get in but you can't get out. (Maybe I need to change my comments as my house hasn't sold. I heard staging is everything. LOL) McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - Download Now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Oh yes! Doors! I have that exact same thing here with and every door has a key that we hide or carry around so cant get into rooms. I am glad to see that we are not the only ones that have a child with Autism that is obesessed with doors. Stacie Hi Moms,amen to that! we lock,stash and have re-arranged to accomodate and do the same with closet doors,off. Our pantry doors are a favorite obsession of my son. Any doors actually,at times.Sometimes I think camping would be so much easier,lol. Out of sight out of tantrum describes our approach.Best wishes,Tishanne-- In AutismBehaviorProblems , Kellie Folkerts wrote:>> We do the same. Sometimes it gets very aggravating when I have to walk around with keys in my pockets because everything seems to be under lock and key but it sure makes our life more tantrum free. On the upside it also really encourages language. If wants paper for the printer he has to ask for it (if left out he will print constantly). We also took all our bi fold doors off the closets and pantry because he obsesses on these and pretended they were elevator doors. Kellie> > > > > Subject: Re: very wise, > To: AutismBehaviorProblems > Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 7:54 PM> > > > > > > > I totally agree. I do the same thing with Karac. I am all for prevention> > > In a message dated 10/25/2008 11:28:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, walkman975aol (DOT) com writes:> > > > > > I have always been a proponent of trying to make things non-issues. In other words, if something is facilitating dangerous or severe behaviors, I eliminate it. For instance, we removed the glass sliding doors off of my son's closet (he would bang on them), put in soft laminate floors (he bangs his head when he's mad-now we put on a soft helmet), etc. I even traded my car in for a large SUV (a real gas guzzler-but hey, it's a trade off) so Blake can't get to me when I am driving and the windows are double thick glass. Thus we have eliminated a ton of issues just by changing the environment. > > Herskowitz> valerieherskowitz. com> > > > > > > > > McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - Download Now! > > > > > > > Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out!> Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hehe e. Nice to hear from you. Stacie Glad to hear your happy "voice" Stacie. God bless... e From: "hawkie6aol" <hawkie6aol>To: AutismBehaviorProblems Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:52:11 PMSubject: Re: very wise, Oh yes! Doors! I have that exact same thing here with and every door has a key that we hide or carry around so cant get into rooms. I am glad to see that we are not the only ones that have a child with Autism that is obesessed with doors. Stacie In a message dated 10/25/2008 8:45:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, tishannepatterson@ yahoo.com writes: Hi Moms,amen to that! we lock,stash and have re-arranged to accomodate and do the same with closet doors,off. Our pantry doors are a favorite obsession of my son. Any doors actually,at times.Sometimes I think camping would be so much easier,lol. Out of sight out of tantrum describes our approach.Best wishes,Tishanne-- In AutismBehaviorProbl emsyahoogroups (DOT) com, Kellie Folkerts <kelliefolkerts@ ...> wrote:>> We do the same. Sometimes it gets very aggravating when I have to walk around with keys in my pockets because everything seems to be under lock and key but it sure makes our life more tantrum free. On the upside it also really encourages language. If wants paper for the printer he has to ask for it (if left out he will print constantly). We also took all our bi fold doors off the closets and pantry because he obsesses on these and pretended they were elevator doors. Kellie> > > > From: pkuenstler@. .. <pkuenstler@ ...>> Subject: Re: very wise, > To: AutismBehaviorProbl emsyahoogroups (DOT) com> Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 7:54 PM> > > > > > > > I totally agree. I do the same thing with Karac. I am all for prevention> > > In a message dated 10/25/2008 11:28:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, walkman975aol (DOT) com writes:> > > > > > I have always been a proponent of trying to make things non-issues. In other words, if something is facilitating dangerous or severe behaviors, I eliminate it. For instance, we removed the glass sliding doors off of my son's closet (he would bang on them), put in soft laminate floors (he bangs his head when he's mad-now we put on a soft helmet), etc. I even traded my car in for a large SUV (a real gas guzzler-but hey, it's a trade off) so Blake can't get to me when I am driving and the windows are double thick glass. Thus we have eliminated a ton of issues just by changing the environment.. > > Herskowitz> valerieherskowitz. com> > > > > > > > > McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - Download Now! > > > > > > > Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out!> Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Glad to hear your happy "voice" Stacie. God bless... e To: AutismBehaviorProblems Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:52:11 PMSubject: Re: very wise, Oh yes! Doors! I have that exact same thing here with and every door has a key that we hide or carry around so cant get into rooms. I am glad to see that we are not the only ones that have a child with Autism that is obesessed with doors. Stacie In a message dated 10/25/2008 8:45:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, tishannepatterson@ yahoo.com writes: Hi Moms,amen to that! we lock,stash and have re-arranged to accomodate and do the same with closet doors,off. Our pantry doors are a favorite obsession of my son. Any doors actually,at times.Sometimes I think camping would be so much easier,lol. Out of sight out of tantrum describes our approach.Best wishes,Tishanne-- In AutismBehaviorProbl emsyahoogroups (DOT) com, Kellie Folkerts <kelliefolkerts@ ...> wrote:>> We do the same. Sometimes it gets very aggravating when I have to walk around with keys in my pockets because everything seems to be under lock and key but it sure makes our life more tantrum free. On the upside it also really encourages language. If wants paper for the printer he has to ask for it (if left out he will print constantly). We also took all our bi fold doors off the closets and pantry because he obsesses on these and pretended they were elevator doors. Kellie> > > > From: pkuenstler@. .. <pkuenstler@ ...>> Subject: Re: very wise, > To: AutismBehaviorProbl emsyahoogroups (DOT) com> Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 7:54 PM> > > > > > > > I totally agree. I do the same thing with Karac. I am all for prevention> > > In a message dated 10/25/2008 11:28:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, walkman975aol (DOT) com writes:> > > > > > I have always been a proponent of trying to make things non-issues. In other words, if something is facilitating dangerous or severe behaviors, I eliminate it. For instance, we removed the glass sliding doors off of my son's closet (he would bang on them), put in soft laminate floors (he bangs his head when he's mad-now we put on a soft helmet), etc. I even traded my car in for a large SUV (a real gas guzzler-but hey, it's a trade off) so Blake can't get to me when I am driving and the windows are double thick glass. Thus we have eliminated a ton of issues just by changing the environment.. > > Herskowitz> valerieherskowitz. com> > > > > > > > > McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - Download Now! > > > > > > > Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out!> Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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