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<blockquote data-quote="trsturself" data-source="post: 105408" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>Sorry for the delayed response. Been really busy around here. </p><p>I was lucky that she only got tv taken away. My husband is still of the mind that we don't punish enough. I'm making progress on him but it's hard to change someone's mind that was raised by a strict cop. I think I've convinced him of the benefit of positive reinforcement but not completely for the absence of punishment.</p><p>Progress is happening though.</p><p></p><p>difficult child is doing much better now that she has a different teacher and a different day care. She has only been to the office once since I posted this. This time it was because she got angry and threw her chair down and accidentally hit another kid and then scratched her teacher. I talked to her that evening and eventually she realized the main thing she is upset about is that she feels like the teacher doesn't listen to her. So we've worked on ways to handle that feeling and talk to her teacher so she knows what she wants.</p><p>We've tried techniques like deep breathing, saying the alphabet, or doing math in her head to help her calm herself. She says it helps when she's sad to keep from crying but doesn't help when she's angry. So she came up with the idea of bringing a stress ball or a silky (one of her blankies) to school to help her calm down. We bought her a stress ball yesterday and she told me tonight that she showed it to the teacher and told her what it was for and her teacher said she that sounded like a good thing and she could keep it in her cubby. That's a point for this teacher. Unfortunately difficult child popped the ball (it was a gel one) today (just playing). So we'll have to buy another and try again.</p><p></p><p>Dr visit (pediatrician)... she was diagnosed with- acid reflux for her recurrent stomachaches and vomiting. She also said from the few symptoms we mentioned that the first thing to pop into her head was aspergers. She said this because we said she has some balance issues, wasn't looking the dr in the eye (she was busy playing with blocks), and because she has trouble making friends. </p><p>I looked up the core symptoms of aspergers (I know there are many ways it can show itself, but there are a few that are distinctive of aspergers) and she doesn't have these symptoms. My mom is a resource teacher and she was stunned that the doctor said this. Mom said there's no way she has aspergers.</p><p>The symptoms she has are much more inline with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), ODD and being gifted. </p><p></p><p>I think another big issue is getting the teacher to differentiate her work and give her harder stuff. </p><p>We have to get a neuro-psychiatric exam preapproved per insurance, so we're waiting on that before we can make an appointment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trsturself, post: 105408, member: 4386"] Sorry for the delayed response. Been really busy around here. I was lucky that she only got tv taken away. My husband is still of the mind that we don't punish enough. I'm making progress on him but it's hard to change someone's mind that was raised by a strict cop. I think I've convinced him of the benefit of positive reinforcement but not completely for the absence of punishment. Progress is happening though. difficult child is doing much better now that she has a different teacher and a different day care. She has only been to the office once since I posted this. This time it was because she got angry and threw her chair down and accidentally hit another kid and then scratched her teacher. I talked to her that evening and eventually she realized the main thing she is upset about is that she feels like the teacher doesn't listen to her. So we've worked on ways to handle that feeling and talk to her teacher so she knows what she wants. We've tried techniques like deep breathing, saying the alphabet, or doing math in her head to help her calm herself. She says it helps when she's sad to keep from crying but doesn't help when she's angry. So she came up with the idea of bringing a stress ball or a silky (one of her blankies) to school to help her calm down. We bought her a stress ball yesterday and she told me tonight that she showed it to the teacher and told her what it was for and her teacher said she that sounded like a good thing and she could keep it in her cubby. That's a point for this teacher. Unfortunately difficult child popped the ball (it was a gel one) today (just playing). So we'll have to buy another and try again. Dr visit (pediatrician)... she was diagnosed with- acid reflux for her recurrent stomachaches and vomiting. She also said from the few symptoms we mentioned that the first thing to pop into her head was aspergers. She said this because we said she has some balance issues, wasn't looking the dr in the eye (she was busy playing with blocks), and because she has trouble making friends. I looked up the core symptoms of aspergers (I know there are many ways it can show itself, but there are a few that are distinctive of aspergers) and she doesn't have these symptoms. My mom is a resource teacher and she was stunned that the doctor said this. Mom said there's no way she has aspergers. The symptoms she has are much more inline with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), ODD and being gifted. I think another big issue is getting the teacher to differentiate her work and give her harder stuff. We have to get a neuro-psychiatric exam preapproved per insurance, so we're waiting on that before we can make an appointment. [/QUOTE]
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