Aspergers/Autism/Sensory Integration Chatter #3

[Lulu]

Aaah, I see. What a PITA that they wouldn't listen to you - and what good reason you had to object to it!! Glad you have a paed on your side, it would be AWFUL without that.

Oh tanks Mrsmac, I know how busy you are. I'm really crap at drawings and I've learnt how much he needs the visual to help him get him through changing activities.

[maz]

Lu - could you cut pics from a magazine for your picture cues? He could help you make them at the same time???
I know a lady who did it as she didnt have the $$ for it..OR can you get some clip art pic's and make your own...picture and the word underneith?

[Lulu]

2nd printer in a year has crapped itself. I can get boardmaker with my funding, I'm not sure if it's worth it or how long I will need it for. It's mainly a time thing, it's bloody fiddly and I'm barely keeping up with LIFE as it is.

It's more the visual so I can put things up on a chart - make bed, schoolwork time, play time, appointments etc and a clock or something. He's bloody amazing when I go through the days events and he likes ticking things off.

Holy cow - I just remembered seeing something Raven did....did she take pics of M doing various stuff and put that up on the wall or am I tripping?

[maz]

Nope your right Lu...thats exactly what she does

[deletedit]

OR can you get some clip art pic's and make your own...picture and the word underneith?

I have 2000 photos on one of my sites you can use for this kind of thing, and about 400 cartoons of common kid-friendly stuff on my homepage, but I can't post the link to either here ... PM me for the URLs

One of the sites has an analogue clock on it you can put times in and grab the image to print it off if you want.

I've had people use them for flash cards and educational games before. The hazard of being a cartoonist with a bunch of websites

[christy]

I incorporated the boardmaker little cards with pictures of M doing things, so she would be in the bath or on swings etc... and I used that to get through. I didn't pay a cent for mine

[mrsmac]

We made a photo story about our school for the ASD boy in my class (well the EI teacher did with her boardmaker)
Would Cyclone work better with pictures that are directly related to him or could they be generic IYKWIM?

[Lulu]

a think a mix of both would be good. Will Pm you RE!

[mrsmac]

I will send Christy's ones and see if we can make you some at school too.

[Lulu]

How much do you lot rock?

THIS MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[maz]

sooooooo

looks like I now have to do the grieving thing again as tank has been unformally diagnosed with asperges....'

hello rollercoaster...its been along time between rides were do I buy my ticket again???

[Lulu]

did you see that coming Maz? How old is he now?

*punches Mazzies ticket

[maz]

Yeah I sort of did Lu still.

I remember going to a scan for Mini me and finding out she was a girl and the u/s tech said how good it was cause having a boy after a spectrum child gives you a high % of having another....was so affraid of having another boy when pg with tank for that reason.

He has lots of 'traits' but completely different (and not as low functioning) but alike to mario..they blasted get on like a house on fire to.

Ive never asked it but im getting tempted...the why me question is very close atm...just want to hide

[Lulu]

*sigh, yeah I've heard the % thing too

silver lining - half the stuff you do with Mario will benefit Tank (and probably already has) - YAY for having a brother that 'gets' you.

Why me? A fark it, I could probably give you a shedload of uplifting crap but I think you might need to go hide for awhile....while you can - the little buggers always end up finding you.

*passes a bottle of scotch.

[mrsmac]

No words Maz, just a hug and a large drink. xxxx

[~Raven~]

Been a while since I've been in this thread Someone called my name I hear?

Lulu the visual chart did work for a little while but in the end it caused problems because he'd want to make stuff with the blu-tac off the back and then he'd start to look at the pictures and get in a trance. Kind of hard to explain but he'd stare at it and talk about how it was made (he did it in class with his aide) like he was remembering the days events in his head ("it was hot that day..."), using the laminator etc. Ended up making us later in the morning because me moving him on then upset the sequence in his head. He needs to finish his thought process otherwise he gets anxious. Give it a go though but keep that in mind

Maz Just

[christy]

Ah fark Maz I'm with Lu, I could give you uplifting words and all the stuff that you already know, but I'm gonna go for the scotch hand around as well.

[maz]

thanks guys but I think a nice big doobie would make me comfortably numb right now

My biggest concern....telling Dudie that his other brother has it aswell cause all we wanted was a 'normal' brother to play with