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Aspergers vs ODD ...and Slapping Self in Face
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 205699" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Something that might help - we were given a poster with cartoon faces on it, like a lot of little circles. Each face has a different expression, there must be over a hundred on the poster, and each little face is labelled to help identify the expression. With something like this I could ask difficult child 3 to point to the face that matches his feelings.</p><p></p><p>Something else difficult child 3 had - his aide at school made it for him - was like a toy clock made from a paper plate. Only instead of the cardboard hands pointing to the time, there's only one 'hand' and he can move it to indicate his feelings at that moment. We had this stuck up on the kitchen cupboard so he could go to it and change it to whatever feelings he wanted to express.</p><p></p><p>Another version of this that can be fun to make as well as fun to use - get that craft fridge magnet stuff, the flexible black rbber type. Then draw a whole lot of different facial features - smily mouth, angry mouth, narrow eyes, happy eyes, frowning eyebrows, arched eyebrows. Again, set this up on the fridge or freezer, but the child chooses the elements from the available options to make a face on the fridge to match the current mood.</p><p></p><p>Our fridge is covered in various magnets. The freezer has fridge magnets from every place we've been to, but the fridge has educational/therapeutic magnets. And fun ones. So we've got the magnetic dress-up dolls on the fridge, the magnetic poetry lines, magnetic games and photo frames. </p><p></p><p>I guess this is also connected to husband and his love of nudism needing to be compromised for the benefit of the children; we have compromised on the "Home Beautiful" magazine ideal for instead a cluttered, busy place which was kindly described by one therapist as "an enriched learning environment" and by another friend as "napalm the lot and start again - it will be easier."</p><p></p><p>But it IS an enriched environment, we have allowed this 'mess' for the kids, to meet their needs. Behind the toilet door is the intensive learning space - if difficult child 3 needs to check the Periodic Table, he goes into the toilet. It's also where we have a rotating stack of Escher prints on display. </p><p></p><p>If you can provide an environment like this for Eris and if husband can come on board this much - then putting on a pair of knickers will be an easy next step.</p><p></p><p>I think it's time to cover up, at least around the kids. At least for now. She will be grown and out of the house in 15 years, husband can wait until then to channel Terry Jones. In the meantime - get husband to rediscover some long-forgotten Scottish heritage and put him in a kilt.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 205699, member: 1991"] Something that might help - we were given a poster with cartoon faces on it, like a lot of little circles. Each face has a different expression, there must be over a hundred on the poster, and each little face is labelled to help identify the expression. With something like this I could ask difficult child 3 to point to the face that matches his feelings. Something else difficult child 3 had - his aide at school made it for him - was like a toy clock made from a paper plate. Only instead of the cardboard hands pointing to the time, there's only one 'hand' and he can move it to indicate his feelings at that moment. We had this stuck up on the kitchen cupboard so he could go to it and change it to whatever feelings he wanted to express. Another version of this that can be fun to make as well as fun to use - get that craft fridge magnet stuff, the flexible black rbber type. Then draw a whole lot of different facial features - smily mouth, angry mouth, narrow eyes, happy eyes, frowning eyebrows, arched eyebrows. Again, set this up on the fridge or freezer, but the child chooses the elements from the available options to make a face on the fridge to match the current mood. Our fridge is covered in various magnets. The freezer has fridge magnets from every place we've been to, but the fridge has educational/therapeutic magnets. And fun ones. So we've got the magnetic dress-up dolls on the fridge, the magnetic poetry lines, magnetic games and photo frames. I guess this is also connected to husband and his love of nudism needing to be compromised for the benefit of the children; we have compromised on the "Home Beautiful" magazine ideal for instead a cluttered, busy place which was kindly described by one therapist as "an enriched learning environment" and by another friend as "napalm the lot and start again - it will be easier." But it IS an enriched environment, we have allowed this 'mess' for the kids, to meet their needs. Behind the toilet door is the intensive learning space - if difficult child 3 needs to check the Periodic Table, he goes into the toilet. It's also where we have a rotating stack of Escher prints on display. If you can provide an environment like this for Eris and if husband can come on board this much - then putting on a pair of knickers will be an easy next step. I think it's time to cover up, at least around the kids. At least for now. She will be grown and out of the house in 15 years, husband can wait until then to channel Terry Jones. In the meantime - get husband to rediscover some long-forgotten Scottish heritage and put him in a kilt. Marg [/QUOTE]
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