Re: Cleaning Up

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What is the best way to clean the pots, beakers, spoons, measuring tools,

(OK, implements) after making lip balms, lotions, etc.? 

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I have found the best way to clean anything is to have someone else do it.

Other than that, I just fill the kitchen sink with hot soapy water and wash

away, or stick them in the dishwasher filled only with my craft stuff. It is

often a small load, but it seems better not to mix that stuff with eating

utensils. Still, all and all, I vote for having somebody else do it. :-))

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I heat mine in the microwave & wipe it out REAL good with paper

towels...then wash with hot soapy water....you don't want the beeswax to go

down the drain...

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> What is the best way to clean the pots, beakers, spoons, measuring tools,

> (OK, implements) after making lip balms, lotions, etc.? I am afraid of my

> drain clogging and it seems almost impossible to get rid of the residue!

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> Thanks!

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Though I am in no way a professional, but, when making my lip balms, I clean up

as much as possible off of the surface. Scrape as much as possibly as you can,

then and only then, do I run it under hot hot water, and leave it running for a

long while. I do make sure that there is absolutely no big clumps of base left

on any of my utensils, or cooking pans. Those I do the same thing with. Make

sure you get all of the really cloggy stuff out of the way, by depositing in the

garbage, then run hot hot hot water over it, and wash as you normally would.

HTH,

Debbie~

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Just a thought. In the beginning I was putting my soaping utinsils in the

dishwasher. It clogged my washer and I had to run a few hot loads of water

to disolve it all. Plus my other dishes were coming out greasy. I also

have a septic system and need to be careful what I put into it. A septic

sytem is much more costly to repair then having the city repair city

plumbing with your tax dollars.

I, too, wipe clean, then wash either by hand or in the dishwasher.

SD

Re: cleaning up

What is the best way to clean the pots, beakers, spoons, measuring tools,

(OK, implements) after making lip balms, lotions, etc.?

,

I have found the best way to clean anything is to have someone else do it.

Other than that, I just fill the kitchen sink with hot soapy water and wash

away, or stick them in the dishwasher filled only with my craft stuff. It

is

often a small load, but it seems better not to mix that stuff with eating

utensils. Still, all and all, I vote for having somebody else do it. :-))

¸..·´¨¨)) -:¦:-

¸.·´ .·´¨¨))

((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- Sage -:¦:-

-:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*

[Guest guest]

I use disposable droppers and keep seperate funnels for different blends.

larger beakers etc I wash thoroughly with hot water and washing up liquid.

Ambrosia

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Be more specific. Write down a 5 step plan. ( Make sure to specify that clothes that are not ready for the laundry belong hung in the closet or placed, folded in a drawer. Otherwise, all clothes will be placed in the clothes hamper.) Start out by giving your son step 1, then when that is completed, step 2, etc.

Elaine

In a message dated 8/6/2008 7:41:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, susiejones58@... writes:

This is another thing we seem to have in common. Gage is the most unorganized child I know. He's great at playing with his stuff and I have baskets, boxes, bins and bookcases so everything has a place but he has no clue how to put the stuff back from where he got it. I told him to clean his playroom and to him that meant everything had to be off the floor so that is what he did!! Go figure.

Sue

From: MacAllister <smacalli (DOT) com>Subject: Re: ( ) In the middle of a meltdown Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 11:20 PM

When my son was younger, he had meltdowns all of the time (like from 13-months old until probably 8). It was so hard to deal with. But luckily I took the advice of a great psychologist and was consistent with my approach and he got the picture. This didn't happen overnight, but it happened. My son was originally diagnosed w/ Sensory Integration Disorder when he was 3, then ADHD when he was 4/5, Anxiety- NOS when he was about 7, and finally Aspergers when he was 11. He's 12 now. I think Aspergers is the true and only diagnosis though. Possibly anxiety, but I know kids with Aspergers are prone to anxiety so I'm not so sure it's a separate diagnosis. I've NEVER focused on the diagnosis though. I've focused on the behaviors. And I had to give Dylan a few more warnings than I do my daughter but that was because he had to settle down and lock in to what was happening and usually that would take a little extra time. I compare it to opening the CD case before you press "Stop". When you open the case, the CD is still spinning but eventually it will stop on its own. That's what I did when disciplining my son. I'd give him extra warnings so he could fully realize what he was doing and consider the consequences (it wasn't a quick thing) and then when I could tell he was aware of what was happening, if he didn't stop, he was in a timeout. Now that he's older, he only gets one warning.

I hate when I see on this site how people are resolved to having kids with inappropriate behavior and it seems like people just accept it or walk around on eggshells to not disrupt their child or provoke a problem. That's not going to make anything better...I know, I used to do the same thing. But then you are like in a prison in your own home. I often sit here, not responding, because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. But the truth of the matter is, you can take control and make things better in your home! You really can! Doesn't mean the Aspergers goes away, of course it doesn't. Dylan still has issues, but they don't involve him calling me names or sleeping until noon or playing games all day long. And he is on zero medication in the summers, weekends, evenings, holidays. Only takes the Daytrana patch for focus when he's in school (lowest dosage). I don't see how, as a group, we can act like this type of behavior is just a symptom of having Aspergers because it's NOT. I feel a responsibility to the people who read these posts who are new or just don't feel like being public to say it DOESN'T have to be this way. You DON'T have to accept things the way they are. We had years of tough times. Dylan still has trouble w/ social relationships and for those of you following along, we had some tough times the second part of 6th grade earlier this year. But I don't want any person reading this to throw in the towel and think "I guess this is just how it has to be" because it doesn't.

Not saying what works for us will work for everyone, but I want to give people hope, put back some power in their hearts and minds, and maybe boost their confidence to make some changes that could completely alter the household. Feeling like you are at the mercy of your child's mood or Aspergers diagnosis is no way to live. We really turned a corner in the 4th grade. It can happen.

Re: ( ) In the middle of a meltdown

> Make it stop....today.Gee, I wish it were that easy. I guess that is how you know abehavior isn't voluntary, that is, when you do something like yousuggest and it makes no change in the behaviors. What is your child'sdx? I'm surprised you can get typical rewards/punishments to work,since they don't for most AS kids. Not that you can't applyboundaries. What works for us is--you can't do/have A until you do B.A is a natural "reward", but it isn't a choice. There is a subtledifference there. That and simply holding their hand through things,getting them "used" to doing things, ignoring the outbursts, beingencouraging and remaining calm and matter of fact all the while. Idon't know why some AS kids are more prone to outbursts/meltdowns thanothers, but it isn't as simple as laying down the law. That in factcan be very counterproductive, at the very least, not effective.Ruth

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This is another thing we seem to have in common. Gage is the most unorganized child I know. He's great at playing with his stuff and I have baskets, boxes, bins and bookcases so everything has a place but he has no clue how to put the stuff back from where he got it. I told him to clean his playroom and to him that meant everything had to be off the floor so that is what he did!! Go figure.

Sue

From: MacAllister <smacalli (DOT) com>Subject: Re: ( ) In the middle of a meltdown Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 11:20 PM

When my son was younger, he had meltdowns all of the time (like from 13-months old until probably 8). It was so hard to deal with. But luckily I took the advice of a great psychologist and was consistent with my approach and he got the picture. This didn't happen overnight, but it happened. My son was originally diagnosed w/ Sensory Integration Disorder when he was 3, then ADHD when he was 4/5, Anxiety- NOS when he was about 7, and finally Aspergers when he was 11. He's 12 now. I think Aspergers is the true and only diagnosis though. Possibly anxiety, but I know kids with Aspergers are prone to anxiety so I'm not so sure it's a separate diagnosis. I've NEVER focused on the diagnosis though. I've focused on the behaviors. And I had to give Dylan a few more warnings than I do my daughter but that was because he had to settle down and lock in to what was happening and usually that

would take a little extra time. I compare it to opening the CD case before you press "Stop". When you open the case, the CD is still spinning but eventually it will stop on its own. That's what I did when disciplining my son. I'd give him extra warnings so he could fully realize what he was doing and consider the consequences (it wasn't a quick thing) and then when I could tell he was aware of what was happening, if he didn't stop, he was in a timeout. Now that he's older, he only gets one warning.

I hate when I see on this site how people are resolved to having kids with inappropriate behavior and it seems like people just accept it or walk around on eggshells to not disrupt their child or provoke a problem. That's not going to make anything better...I know, I used to do the same thing. But then you are like in a prison in your own home. I often sit here, not responding, because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. But the truth of the matter is, you can take control and make things better in your home! You really can! Doesn't mean the Aspergers goes away, of course it doesn't. Dylan still has issues, but they don't involve him calling me names or sleeping until noon or playing games all day long. And he is on zero medication in the summers, weekends, evenings, holidays. Only takes the Daytrana patch for focus when he's in school (lowest dosage). I don't see how, as a group, we

can act like this type of behavior is just a symptom of having Aspergers because it's NOT. I feel a responsibility to the people who read these posts who are new or just don't feel like being public to say it DOESN'T have to be this way. You DON'T have to accept things the way they are. We had years of tough times. Dylan still has trouble w/ social relationships and for those of you following along, we had some tough times the second part of 6th grade earlier this year. But I don't want any person reading this to throw in the towel and think "I guess this is just how it has to be" because it doesn't.

Not saying what works for us will work for everyone, but I want to give people hope, put back some power in their hearts and minds, and maybe boost their confidence to make some changes that could completely alter the household. Feeling like you are at the mercy of your child's mood or Aspergers diagnosis is no way to live. We really turned a corner in the 4th grade. It can happen.

Re: ( ) In the middle of a meltdown

> Make it stop....today.Gee, I wish it were that easy. I guess that is how you know abehavior isn't voluntary, that is, when you do something like yousuggest and it makes no change in the behaviors. What is your child'sdx? I'm surprised you can get typical rewards/punishments to work,since they don't for most AS kids. Not that you can't applyboundaries. What works for us is--you can't do/have A until you do B.A is a natural "reward", but it isn't a choice. There is a subtledifference there. That and simply holding their hand through things,getting them "used" to doing things, ignoring the outbursts, beingencouraging and remaining calm and matter of fact all the while. Idon't know why some AS kids are more prone to

outbursts/meltdowns thanothers, but it isn't as simple as laying down the law. That in factcan be very counterproductive, at the very least, not effective.Ruth

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This is what we are working on doing. We are working on him first picking up say the cars and putting them in the car bin which would be step 1. The problem seems to be that if he goes into the playroom by himself, he becomes overwhelmed by all the stuff on the floor and has no idea of where to start. He doesn't seem to be able to focus on say the cars.

This carries over to school as well. Gage can't function in the regular K-5 classroom as the activities, movement and noise distract him so he is now in the Learning Resource room where he gets one-on-one and can focus but only on one thing at a time.

I guess this is the executive functioning area if I remember some of the posts from earlier this week?

Sue

From: MacAllister <smacalli (DOT) com>Subject: Re: ( ) In the middle of a meltdown Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 11:20 PM

When my son was younger, he had meltdowns all of the time (like from 13-months old until probably 8). It was so hard to deal with. But luckily I took the advice of a great psychologist and was consistent with my approach and he got the picture. This didn't happen overnight, but it happened. My son was originally diagnosed w/ Sensory Integration Disorder when he was 3, then ADHD when he was 4/5, Anxiety- NOS when he was about 7, and finally Aspergers when he was 11. He's 12 now. I think Aspergers is the true and only diagnosis though. Possibly anxiety, but I know kids with Aspergers are prone to anxiety so I'm not so sure it's a separate diagnosis. I've NEVER focused on the diagnosis though. I've focused on the behaviors. And I had to give Dylan a few more warnings than I do my daughter but that was because he had to settle down and lock in to what was happening and usually that

would take a little extra time. I compare it to opening the CD case before you press "Stop". When you open the case, the CD is still spinning but eventually it will stop on its own. That's what I did when disciplining my son. I'd give him extra warnings so he could fully realize what he was doing and consider the consequences (it wasn't a quick thing) and then when I could tell he was aware of what was happening, if he didn't stop, he was in a timeout. Now that he's older, he only gets one warning.

I hate when I see on this site how people are resolved to having kids with inappropriate behavior and it seems like people just accept it or walk around on eggshells to not disrupt their child or provoke a problem. That's not going to make anything better...I know, I used to do the same thing. But then you are like in a prison in your own home. I often sit here, not responding, because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. But the truth of the matter is, you can take control and make things better in your home! You really can! Doesn't mean the Aspergers goes away, of course it doesn't. Dylan still has issues, but they don't involve him calling me names or sleeping until noon or playing games all day long. And he is on zero medication in the summers, weekends, evenings, holidays. Only takes the Daytrana patch for focus when he's in school (lowest dosage). I don't see how, as a group, we

can act like this type of behavior is just a symptom of having Aspergers because it's NOT. I feel a responsibility to the people who read these posts who are new or just don't feel like being public to say it DOESN'T have to be this way. You DON'T have to accept things the way they are. We had years of tough times. Dylan still has trouble w/ social relationships and for those of you following along, we had some tough times the second part of 6th grade earlier this year. But I don't want any person reading this to throw in the towel and think "I guess this is just how it has to be" because it doesn't.

Not saying what works for us will work for everyone, but I want to give people hope, put back some power in their hearts and minds, and maybe boost their confidence to make some changes that could completely alter the household. Feeling like you are at the mercy of your child's mood or Aspergers diagnosis is no way to live. We really turned a corner in the 4th grade. It can happen.

Re: ( ) In the middle of a meltdown

> Make it stop....today.Gee, I wish it were that easy. I guess that is how you know abehavior isn't voluntary, that is, when you do something like yousuggest and it makes no change in the behaviors. What is your child'sdx? I'm surprised you can get typical rewards/punishments to work,since they don't for most AS kids. Not that you can't applyboundaries. What works for us is--you can't do/have A until you do B.A is a natural "reward", but it isn't a choice. There is a subtledifference there. That and simply holding their hand through things,getting them "used" to doing things, ignoring the outbursts, beingencouraging and remaining calm and matter of fact all the while. Idon't

know why some AS kids are more prone to outbursts/meltdowns thanothers, but it isn't as simple as laying down the law. That in factcan be very counterproductive, at the very least, not effective.Ruth

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He will have that this year with a TSS who is wonderful with Gage. She will be with him all day long at school. Sue

From: MacAllister <smacalli (DOT) com>Subject: Re: ( ) In the middle of a meltdown Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 11:20 PM

When my son was younger, he had meltdowns all of the time (like from 13-months old until probably 8). It was so hard to deal with. But luckily I took the advice of a great psychologist and was consistent with my approach and he got the picture. This didn't happen overnight, but it happened. My son was originally diagnosed w/ Sensory Integration Disorder when he was 3, then ADHD when he was 4/5, Anxiety- NOS when he was about 7, and finally Aspergers when he was 11. He's 12 now. I think Aspergers is the true and only diagnosis though. Possibly anxiety, but I know kids with Aspergers are prone to anxiety so I'm not so sure it's a separate diagnosis. I've NEVER focused on the diagnosis though. I've focused on the behaviors. And I had to give Dylan a few more warnings than I do my daughter but that was because he had to settle down and lock in to what was happening and usually that

would take a little extra time. I compare it to opening the CD case before you press "Stop". When you open the case, the CD is still spinning but eventually it will stop on its own. That's what I did when disciplining my son. I'd give him extra warnings so he could fully realize what he was doing and consider the consequences (it wasn't a quick thing) and then when I could tell he was aware of what was happening, if he didn't stop, he was in a timeout. Now that he's older, he only gets one warning.

I hate when I see on this site how people are resolved to having kids with inappropriate behavior and it seems like people just accept it or walk around on eggshells to not disrupt their child or provoke a problem. That's not going to make anything better...I know, I used to do the same thing. But then you are like in a prison in your own home. I often sit here, not responding, because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. But the truth of the matter is, you can take control and make things better in your home! You really can! Doesn't mean the Aspergers goes away, of course it doesn't. Dylan still has issues, but they don't involve him calling me names or sleeping until noon or playing games all day long. And he is on zero medication in the summers, weekends, evenings, holidays. Only takes the Daytrana patch for focus when he's in school (lowest dosage). I don't see how, as a group, we

can act like this type of behavior is just a symptom of having Aspergers because it's NOT. I feel a responsibility to the people who read these posts who are new or just don't feel like being public to say it DOESN'T have to be this way. You DON'T have to accept things the way they are. We had years of tough times. Dylan still has trouble w/ social relationships and for those of you following along, we had some tough times the second part of 6th grade earlier this year. But I don't want any person reading this to throw in the towel and think "I guess this is just how it has to be" because it doesn't.

Not saying what works for us will work for everyone, but I want to give people hope, put back some power in their hearts and minds, and maybe boost their confidence to make some changes that could completely alter the household. Feeling like you are at the mercy of your child's mood or Aspergers diagnosis is no way to live. We really turned a corner in the 4th grade. It can happen.

Re: ( ) In the middle of a meltdown

> Make it stop....today.Gee, I wish it were that easy. I guess that is how you know abehavior isn't voluntary, that is, when you do something like yousuggest and it makes no change in the behaviors. What is your child'sdx? I'm surprised you can get typical rewards/punishments to work,since they don't for most AS kids. Not that you can't applyboundaries. What works for us is--you can't do/have A until you do B.A is a natural "reward", but it isn't a choice. There is a subtledifference there. That and simply holding their hand through things,getting them "used" to doing things, ignoring the outbursts, beingencouraging and remaining calm and matter of fact all the while. Idon't

know why some AS kids are more prone to outbursts/meltdowns thanothers, but it isn't as simple as laying down the law. That in factcan be very counterproductive, at the very least, not effective.Ruth

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