03-11-2008, 12:29 AM
Hi Narelle and welcome! 
03-11-2008, 12:35 AM
Welcome to AFF Rastus
03-11-2008, 03:16 AM
WELCOME!
There are quite a few Aussies here - I believe Pakrat is in Queensland, as are Bella and EvilZakkie. I used to be in Adelaide but am now in Canberra.
Your children sound lovely!
I'm very pleased with the schooling that my twins are now getting. And we are all Pokémaniacs here!
I have all 493 Pokémon on my Pearl.
By the way, is your user-name anything to do with the Kiwi cat who used to ride a motorbike?
03-11-2008, 09:11 AM
03-11-2008, 09:21 AM
Wilkommen to AFF, Rastus! *grins*
I also am in Australia, New South Wales to be precise. And I also am a Pokemaniac... well, when I get hyperfocused on it, anyway.
Again, wilkommen! XD
I also am in Australia, New South Wales to be precise.
And I also am a Pokemaniac... well, when I get hyperfocused on it, anyway. Again, wilkommen! XD
03-12-2008, 03:33 AM
It feels like a hundred years ago, but when my kids and a friend's son all got into Pokémon my friend and I took opposite tacks. She decided that under no circumstances would she even learn the name of a single monster, and would change the subject if her son raised it.
I, on the other hand, decided that I didn't wish to be left out of all the important conversations my lot were likely to have for the next few years, and bought my own 'GameBoy Color' and Pokémon Blue, and have been addicted ever since.
I also tried a non-Pokémon game once, a Zelda one on the GB Advance SP, and had real difficulty.
I have almost all the Nintendo Pokémon rôle-playing games ever made...
I, on the other hand, decided that I didn't wish to be left out of all the important conversations
my lot were likely to have for the next few years, and bought my own 'GameBoy Color' and Pokémon Blue, and have been addicted ever since. I also tried a non-Pokémon game once, a Zelda one on the GB Advance SP, and had real difficulty.
I have almost all the Nintendo Pokémon rôle-playing games ever made...
03-12-2008, 04:37 AM
03-12-2008, 06:54 AM
Welcome, Narelle!
03-12-2008, 06:55 AM
Tigger_the_Wing Wrote:
I have all 493 Pokémon on my Pearl.
*is jealous*
03-13-2008, 02:48 AM
Rastus Wrote:
Thanks Chimera
Getting him at the right moment when he's receptive to the idea is the major thing I think. He's been in trouble a bit lately and isn't very open to new ideas....
Getting him at the right moment when he's receptive to the idea is the major thing I think. He's been in trouble a bit lately and isn't very open to new ideas....
"They" say that all behavior is communication. I wonder what thoughts or emotions he is expressing through his "less desirable" behavior...?
03-13-2008, 08:11 AM
Sounds like a wonderful breakthrough!
I may have a suggestion as to how you could continue it. When he is calm, why not say to him something along the lines of:
"When you chat to people, they always think that you want them to chat back. If you DON'T want me to chat back, you have to say 'Please don't talk to me at the moment, I just need to think aloud' and then I will be quiet."
He will probably forget at first, but you could remind him yourself; when he starts to speak, say "Do you want a chat, or are you thinking aloud?" and then go along with whatever he says.
This could translate into his interactions with others, especially if you ask his teachers etc. to use the same form of words you do. Good luck!
I may have a suggestion as to how you could continue it. When he is calm, why not say to him something along the lines of:
"When you chat to people, they always think that you want them to chat back. If you DON'T want me to chat back, you have to say 'Please don't talk to me at the moment, I just need to think aloud' and then I will be quiet."
He will probably forget at first, but you could remind him yourself; when he starts to speak, say "Do you want a chat, or are you thinking aloud?" and then go along with whatever he says.
This could translate into his interactions with others, especially if you ask his teachers etc. to use the same form of words you do. Good luck!
03-14-2008, 02:24 PM
03-15-2008, 12:03 AM
Rastus Wrote:
Ok....spoke too soon about Martin having a good week 
He had a meltdown today that escalated into aggression....end result being he kicked the glass door of the staff room and broke it. Due to school policy he has been suspended for two days. The principal is really wonderful. She told me "no stress, no worries. We are still getting to know Martin and just need to find out how to help him during these situations" Much different response than his old school. We have a meeting scheduled for Tuesday to discuss what happened and for Martin to help us know how to help him get through a meltdown. I'm getting him to write a list over the weekend of what helps him get through a meltdown and what doesn't.....I have told him he can draw pictures if he can't find the words. And he has agreed that that would be a good idea.
Another positive thing to come out of this is the school can now start pushing for his assessment date to be moved forward.....or at least get him in to get some help with his anxieties which would be wonderful.
The main issue seemed to be that they wanted him to sit down until he calmed down and he finds it better to pace. I asked if he had told the teachers that and he said no. I passed that onto the principal and she is doing to pass it on to the teachers.
He had a meltdown today that escalated into aggression....end result being he kicked the glass door of the staff room and broke it. Due to school policy he has been suspended for two days. The principal is really wonderful. She told me "no stress, no worries. We are still getting to know Martin and just need to find out how to help him during these situations" Much different response than his old school. We have a meeting scheduled for Tuesday to discuss what happened and for Martin to help us know how to help him get through a meltdown. I'm getting him to write a list over the weekend of what helps him get through a meltdown and what doesn't.....I have told him he can draw pictures if he can't find the words. And he has agreed that that would be a good idea.Another positive thing to come out of this is the school can now start pushing for his assessment date to be moved forward.....or at least get him in to get some help with his anxieties which would be wonderful.
The main issue seemed to be that they wanted him to sit down until he calmed down and he finds it better to pace. I asked if he had told the teachers that and he said no. I passed that onto the principal and she is doing to pass it on to the teachers.
Rastus, he had a good week, lets keep that - dispite his very bad day. I am thrilled that the school is supportive!!
My new books arrived this afternoon, and I have a week's vacation. Maybe I'll stumble accross some amazing gem. Meanwhile, this brings out my inner sherlock holms....
Meanwhile, (and your school is wonderful and these questions are basic - please forgive)
does he have a book of pictures for communication, arranged by category? Would that be helpful for him? It can be a struggle to just find a word in one's brain and it might help if he could go to the category and then find it in the book.
Is his sensory diet eval recent and recommendations followed?
Is he on any meds - could they need adjustment? A side effect of concerta, for example (or maybe it was straterra), is violent behavior.
Has a functional behavior analysis (FBA) been completed?
where the heck did I put my dear-hunter's cap, pipe, and magnifying glass??
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