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<blockquote data-quote="therese005us" data-source="post: 273257" data-attributes="member: 7416"><p>Hi there, It's afternoon here now.</p><p>Yes, it is a voluntary fostering situation. That means I don't get recompensed, nor support from agency. doctors and school looking into trying to get this child removed for her own health safety.</p><p>Intellectual disability? I don't havea specic diagnosis, but she is operating at about a 3yo. Full term child, with heart problem; suspected CP, mother using something during pregnancy and smoking... I am sure it all contributed. Aspergers/autistic spectrum. The new school she is at now only has 14 children (including her) so has been doing specific testing on her... so I should know more soon. I could homeschool her, but at this stage while it isn't official, it is better for the child to have a routine. So, little cherub doesn't realise she is soiling and if she is made aware of it, is very uncooperative at the present. She is sick of the problem really, as all the adults around her are focussing on it; in order to enable her to have some dignity and self worth - but she doesn't see it that way at the present. We use a reward system of stickers (I can hear mom now "that doesn't work for long") but it does!! To me, making her feel special and of worth is part of the treatment. Mom just flogs, and tells me how sick of the problem <strong>she </strong>is. Just having new underwear is special for this little one. And being treated like a human. We don't do the hop in the shower because mum just sends her for a shower <strong>everytime</strong> she has an accident and she is incapable of washing or wiping herself without supervision. You should have seen her face when I gave her a bubble bath yesterday, and let her 'play' for ten minutes. It made the bathroom not such a scary place. We have a paeditrician appointment Monday. Unfortunately, mum has to come too. She gives differing opinions on the real situation. I think I've proved in the past few weeks that with consistent medication and love and nurturing we are going to get a long way, faster. Wow! that was a little long, huh?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="therese005us, post: 273257, member: 7416"] Hi there, It's afternoon here now. Yes, it is a voluntary fostering situation. That means I don't get recompensed, nor support from agency. doctors and school looking into trying to get this child removed for her own health safety. Intellectual disability? I don't havea specic diagnosis, but she is operating at about a 3yo. Full term child, with heart problem; suspected CP, mother using something during pregnancy and smoking... I am sure it all contributed. Aspergers/autistic spectrum. The new school she is at now only has 14 children (including her) so has been doing specific testing on her... so I should know more soon. I could homeschool her, but at this stage while it isn't official, it is better for the child to have a routine. So, little cherub doesn't realise she is soiling and if she is made aware of it, is very uncooperative at the present. She is sick of the problem really, as all the adults around her are focussing on it; in order to enable her to have some dignity and self worth - but she doesn't see it that way at the present. We use a reward system of stickers (I can hear mom now "that doesn't work for long") but it does!! To me, making her feel special and of worth is part of the treatment. Mom just flogs, and tells me how sick of the problem [B]she [/B]is. Just having new underwear is special for this little one. And being treated like a human. We don't do the hop in the shower because mum just sends her for a shower [B]everytime[/B] she has an accident and she is incapable of washing or wiping herself without supervision. You should have seen her face when I gave her a bubble bath yesterday, and let her 'play' for ten minutes. It made the bathroom not such a scary place. We have a paeditrician appointment Monday. Unfortunately, mum has to come too. She gives differing opinions on the real situation. I think I've proved in the past few weeks that with consistent medication and love and nurturing we are going to get a long way, faster. Wow! that was a little long, huh? [/QUOTE]
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