Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Although it’s my sons who I am most worried about, it just dawned on me that maybe someone out there has some idea how to help my daughter’s phobia. She goes into hysterics when anyone touches her with a foot. And to see a picture of a foot, feet, without shoes makes her physically ill. --------------------------------- Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Oh sweetie my son has that too!!!! I'm laughing out loud because I'm so surprised someone else has that too. My son is a lot calmer about it now but we still have to cover the bottoms of our feet. He doesn't get so physically ill as you describe, but it does really upset him. We've had to move to other pediatrician's office rooms if there are Ann Geddes pics on the wall - now I know to just say " We can't stay in there " . Even a picture in a magazine will make him turn his head and say " Mommy please hide that! " . It wasn't always so nice though. Now he trusts that we'll cover our feet so I've worked on having him ask nicely (instead of screaming at us and/or attacking us if he saw the bottoms of our feet). As long as he doesn't see the bottom of the feet, he's fine. And he's calmed down enough about it that he doesn't freak out ... but if someone were to not respect his problem with it, then he would eventually lose it. It would never even occur for him to walk away ... he would sit there and stare until someone covered. He has even gone up to strangers at the pool and asked them to please hide there feet, that he can't look at that! I'll be glad to talk to you more about it off-list ... I'm curious if she has any OCDs to go along with it... TTYL- --- Maree McMahon <mareemcmahon@...> wrote: > Although it’s my sons who I am most worried about, > it just dawned on me that maybe someone out there > has some idea how to help my daughter’s phobia. She > goes into hysterics when anyone touches her with a > foot. And to see a picture of a foot, feet, without > shoes makes her physically ill. > > > --------------------------------- > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail > email address. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I am laughing out loud for another reason concerning feet. My son is OBSESSED with them. He LOVES them. He doesn't discriminate either, he will go after a perfect stanger's feet if he sees them. Too funny! > > > Although it's my sons who I am most worried about, > > it just dawned on me that maybe someone out there > > has some idea how to help my daughter's phobia. She > > goes into hysterics when anyone touches her with a > > foot. And to see a picture of a foot, feet, without > > shoes makes her physically ill. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail > > email address. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hi Maree, I will not assume for others what is abvious to me? ABA does solve problems by breaking things down into doable segments/steps towards a synthesis of sorts, eg., as with entering the water leading with the toe, first, and pairing (rewarding) all such progress with what the child enjoys, and especially needs, thereof. That might have been a bad example when it comes to a foot phobia.. . Something like reverse chaining, I would start with, with what she can tolerate of the feet and work backwards towards what she can't tolerate so well and rewarding her as logically and naturally as you can towards progress, of what she wants, thereof. Hugs, kisses, praise, you would know best, of what your child likes that doesn't set her back, of only what is necessary of course. Don't move forward with that any faster than she can handle it " well, " or you may have to start all over again. You might have to objectify what defines progress in that respect, eg., how long can she look at feet before turning away, etc., to validate what you're doing, or, if she can communicate meaningfully, what " she " says about it. You'd be blessed if she could do that, compared to someone being non-verbal. I'd think of it as a desensitizing program of sorts, that application of the ABA method. I believe sink or swim only works where there is an inherent reflex to that. Consult your inherent reflex manual for what you can achieve by that? .. . I haven't heard that there is one for dealing with foot phobia. Chart your stuff where you wouldn't notice impercetible changes, otherwise. You need to reward even very small advances. Autistic children change very slowly in that respect (usually) but you must respond to that, for yourself if nothing else. We all respond to progress, thereof, of success begets success. Mike, I ABA ABA for Understanding > > Although it's my sons who I am most worried about, it just dawned on me that maybe someone out there has some idea how to help my daughter's phobia. She goes into hysterics when anyone touches her with a foot. And to see a picture of a foot, feet, without shoes makes her physically ill. > > > --------------------------------- > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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