Life is never dull at the Smith house.  Luke fell in P.E. class at
school Thursday at about 10 a.m.  He told them he hurt his foot.
They took him to see the nurse, but he could walk on it, wiggle his
toes, and nothing looked wrong, so they gave him a band aide and he
went on.  By lunch it was hurting pretty badly and he had a major
meltdown (which he probably hurt it more). I took him home and
called the dr.about his foot, and they said they could see him at
2:15. So, we went home to wait for our appointment.I put ice on it,
and he asked for a bath. After his bath he laid down and fell
asleep. I went to wake him for the drs appointment and when I pulled
the covers back I was shocked to see a huge softball like ball full
of blood on the base of his foot.  I called the dr. and they said
skip the appointment and go to the ER.  I could not carry him myself
and he was crying it hurt so bad, so luckily Kathy Harrison was
nearby and she helped me carry him to my van.  We drove him to
Children's and Greg met us there.  It is broken in 2 places.  At the
heel and where the pinky toe meets the foot at the ball (I know I am
so technical with all this) but that ball is broken.  He is now in a
cast up to his knee and now Luke wants a wheelchair. He asked the
hospital for theirs!!   They put on a walking cast  with a shoe and
he did pretty good today. He did not make it through the entire day
at school because it was hurting him so badly. I am going to take
off one more week so we can try and get Luke to stick it out at
school all day with the goal of him riding the bus to my work.  So
far,he has only made it till about 12:30 at the latest. So, like I
said, life is never dull in the Smith house!!!

Our son started at ABS on October 30 and it has been great. I wish he
had been going since pre-school (he'll be seven next month). His speech
has improved a great deal and he seems much more tolerant of change.

They also give a great deal of feedback every day about what he did
that day.

Joe

--- In FamilieswithASD@yahoogroups.com, "hope4ethan" <hope4ethan@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi everyone! My name is Tricia and I have a 3 1/2 year old son with
> autism. He will be starting at ABS next week.  Just thought I would
> post and see if anyone else is using ABS -- ANY feedback would be
> appreciated.
>

Hey, Tricia.  Greg and I did not use ABA but I do know of a few people who have and felt it was successful.  If you don't mind, I will send them your email and ask them to write to you about thier experiences.  Also, I know there is an ABA center downtown by Childrens, and they have the Autism Center in Fairfield which does the ABA approach. Also, if you go to the autism society of greater cincinnati website: http://www.autismcincy.org/feat_accept.htm  and go to their FEAT link they have a list of ABA providers and a tutor list.  I hope this helps.  Julia

hope4ethan <hope4ethan@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi everyone! My name is Tricia and I have a 3 1/2 year old son with
autism. He will be starting at ABS next week. Just thought I would
post and see if anyone else is using ABS -- ANY feedback would be
appreciated.
Also, I wanted to tell everyone about a show that's going to be on
MTV on Sunday night. Don't know if it will be credible or not, but
figured it would be worth watching!

MEDIA

Sons of Autism One 2007 Conference presenters on MTV's True Life on
March

18th

Save the date! Jeremy Sicile-Kira and Elijah Wapner, sons of
Autism

One 2007 Conference presenters Chantal Sicile-Kira and Dr. Valerie
Paradiz,

will be featured on MTV's documentary series "True Life." "True
Life: I'm

Autistic" will air on Sunday, March 18th at 9:00 pm EST. This
episode will

follow three teenagers on the spectrum, Jeremy, Elijah, and Jonathan
Lerman,

over 6 months.

Elijah Wapner - and others to be announced -- will be performing his

original stand-up comedy at the Autism One 2007 Conference Arts
Festival and

at the Saturday-night special events dinner.

For the MTV program times, visit the MTV web site for the most
current

updates: http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/truelife/series.jhtml

Here's a description of the show! Hope you can tune in! True
Life: I'm

Autistic About 1.5 million Americans are believed to have some type of

autism, a developmental disability that impairs a person's social

interaction and communication skills. Because of recent news stories
about

the rate of autism diagnosis rising to 1 in 150 births, this disorder
has

captured the media's attention. Yet to most us, autism is still
mysterious,

and we tend to keep people with autism at arm's length. Few of us
understand

what autism really means, and even fewer know what its like to live
with.

In this episode of "True Life," we get up close and personal
with

three young people with autism. Each is affected by autism in a
unique way

(autism is considered a spectrum disorder that affects individuals

differently and with varying severity). Yet they're all capable of
amazing

things.

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Hi everyone! My name is Tricia and I have a 3 1/2 year old son with
autism. He will be starting at ABS next week. Just thought I would
post and see if anyone else is using ABS -- ANY feedback would be
appreciated.
Also, I wanted to tell everyone about a show that's going to be on
MTV on Sunday night. Don't know if it will be credible or not, but
figured it would be worth watching!

MEDIA

Sons of Autism One 2007 Conference presenters on MTV's True Life on
March

18th

Save the date! Jeremy Sicile-Kira and Elijah Wapner, sons of
Autism

One 2007 Conference presenters Chantal Sicile-Kira and Dr. Valerie
Paradiz,

will be featured on MTV's documentary series "True Life." "True
Life: I'm

Autistic" will air on Sunday, March 18th at 9:00 pm EST. This
episode will

follow three teenagers on the spectrum, Jeremy, Elijah, and Jonathan
Lerman,

over 6 months.

Elijah Wapner - and others to be announced -- will be performing his

original stand-up comedy at the Autism One 2007 Conference Arts
Festival and

at the Saturday-night special events dinner.

For the MTV program times, visit the MTV web site for the most
current

updates: http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/truelife/series.jhtml

Here's a description of the show! Hope you can tune in! True
Life: I'm

Autistic About 1.5 million Americans are believed to have some type of

autism, a developmental disability that impairs a person's social

interaction and communication skills. Because of recent news stories
about

the rate of autism diagnosis rising to 1 in 150 births, this disorder
has

captured the media's attention. Yet to most us, autism is still
mysterious,

and we tend to keep people with autism at arm's length. Few of us
understand

what autism really means, and even fewer know what its like to live
with.

In this episode of "True Life," we get up close and personal
with

three young people with autism. Each is affected by autism in a
unique way

(autism is considered a spectrum disorder that affects individuals

differently and with varying severity). Yet they're all capable of
amazing

things.

Hello everyone, I am new to your group. A while back, my daughter had
a meltdown and I was able to call on a member of your group for help.
I attended the autism expo that you held last year. Although I have
expected a diagnosis of autism with my daughter, its one thing to
suspect it and another to actually hear it from a professional.
Anyway, today we got the final word from childrens hospital that indeed
my daughter is autistic. I am still numb, even though I thought I had
prepared for this. I find myself hoping that I am following the right
path for her development. My daughter is 3 1/2 years old and has just
begun a public pre-school. She is in a class for disabled students,
and, has an IEP. We are also going to apply for an ABA program. After
that, I don't know. I do know that I love my daughter very much, and
she is a very happy child...most of the time, and is trying very hard
to communicate. She has had speech therapy and will continue that at
school along with some occupational therapy. Wish me luck. If anyone
has any suggestions or care to offer any support, that is much
appreciated and welcome. sorry such a long post..

Hi everyone! My name is Tricia and I have a 3 1/2 year old son with
autism. He will be starting at ABS next week.  Just thought I would
post and see if anyone else is using ABS -- ANY feedback would be
appreciated.
Also, I wanted to tell everyone about a show that's going to be on
MTV on Sunday night.  Don't know if it will be credible or not, but
figured it would be worth watching!

MEDIA

Sons of Autism One 2007 Conference presenters on MTV's True Life on
March

18th

       Save the date! Jeremy Sicile-Kira and Elijah Wapner, sons of
Autism

One 2007 Conference presenters Chantal Sicile-Kira and Dr. Valerie
Paradiz,

will be featured on MTV's documentary series "True Life."  "True
Life: I'm

Autistic" will air on Sunday, March 18th at 9:00 pm EST.   This
episode will

follow three teenagers on the spectrum, Jeremy, Elijah, and Jonathan
Lerman,

over 6 months.

Elijah Wapner - and others to be announced -- will be performing his

original stand-up comedy at the Autism One 2007 Conference Arts
Festival and

at the Saturday-night special events dinner.


       For the MTV program times, visit the MTV web site for the most
current

updates: http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/truelife/series.jhtml

       Here's a description of the show! Hope you can tune in! True
Life: I'm

Autistic About 1.5 million Americans are believed to have some type of

autism, a developmental disability that impairs a person's social

interaction and communication skills. Because of recent news stories
about

the rate of autism diagnosis rising to 1 in 150 births, this disorder
has

captured the media's attention. Yet to most us, autism is still
mysterious,

and we tend to keep people with autism at arm's length. Few of us
understand

what autism really means, and even fewer know what its like to live
with.


       In this episode of "True Life," we get up close and personal
with

three young people with autism. Each is affected by autism in a
unique way

(autism is considered a spectrum disorder that affects individuals

differently and with varying severity). Yet they're all capable of
amazing

things.

Hello everyone, I am new to your group.  A while back, my daughter had
a meltdown and I was able to call on a member of your group for help.
I attended the autism expo that you held last year. Although I have
expected a diagnosis of autism with my daughter, its one thing to
suspect it and another to actually hear it from a professional.
Anyway, today we got the final word from childrens hospital that indeed
my daughter is autistic.  I am still numb, even though I thought I had
prepared for this.  I find myself hoping that I am following the right
path for her development.  My daughter is 3 1/2 years old and has just
begun a public pre-school.  She is in a class for disabled students,
and, has an IEP.  We are also going to apply for an ABA program.  After
that, I don't know.  I do know that I love my daughter very much, and
she is a very happy child...most of the time, and is trying very hard
to communicate.   She has had speech therapy and will continue that at
school along with some occupational therapy.  Wish me luck. If anyone
has any suggestions or care to offer any support, that is much
appreciated and welcome.  sorry such a long post..

Selection Sunday is upon us and March Madness has begun…..



http://www.grafe.org/LindenGrove/



This is the twelfth year for the Grafe NCAA Men's Basketball
Tournament Pool, we hope you enjoy the brackets as much as we do. For
those of you that are unaware, the Tournament Pool benefits our son's
school, Linden Grove School (formerly name Trinity School). Linden
Grove helps so many children that other schools can't or won't help.
Matthew has a place he feels comfortable, he can be himself and
learn.  Please help spread the word about the tournament pool to as
many friends, family and co-workers as possible.  Forward this email
to anyone who may be interested in participating.  Everyone enjoys
doing the brackets!  This year they can have fun and benefit a worthy
cause at the same time.

All pick sheets will be completed online. Standings and pick sheets
will be scored automatically throughout the tournament.

This year's winner will receive two round trip airline tickets. There
will be a random drawing at the end of each round for gift
certificates of various amounts.



Scoring:


Scoring for each round is weighted by the seed. The points for each
round are:


                          Round               Points
                           1                      1 x seed
                           2                      2 x seed
                           3                      3 x seed
                           4                      4 x seed
                           5                      5 x seed
                           6                      6 x seed

Pick sheets must be submitted before the first round game on March
15th.
You may enter the pool multiple times if you like. If you do submit
two sheets, put a 1 and 2 after your name on the pick sheet.

The cost to participate is $10.00 per entry. Make checks payable to
Linden Grove School. Payments can be made via PayPal, credit card or
checks mailed.

Please mail payments to:

             Linden Grove School
                C/O Gary Grafe
                8200 Daleview Rd
                Cincinnati, OH 45247

People at the University of Cincinnati

Gary Grafe
UCit
Mail Location 0149
University Hall, Suite 400

This year's Tournament Pool is unlimited. Please invite family,
friends and coworkers to take part in this year's basketball pool.

Hello, I just got this email and thought you may be interested.  It
looks like an interesting site. Julia

We were contacting different parents and professionals to let them know
about our website: www.behaviorconcepts.com which includes a blog w/
autism, behavior analytic and special education leanings. Please check
it out, provide feedback and pass it on to any colleagues, friends or
students who might be interested.

In the coming weeks we plan to add printable data sheets and
behaviorally themed apparel and products to the site. Thanks for taking
a moment to check it out.

Kind regards,

Andrew & Rayna Houvouras
Applying Behavior Concepts
www.behaviorconcepts.com
"It's all behavior."

Hello,
Greg and I took Luke to see Dr. Franz yesterday for his EEG and MRI
results. The EEG results were normal with no seizure activity during
our stay.  The MRI results were compared to the last MRI he had back
in November of 2005. Since his last MRI in 2005, they found multiple
prominent perivascular spaces within the parietal white matter. The
Spectroscopy part of the MRI showed that he had mild parenchymal
volume loss.  I told the doctors they needed the "MRI for Dummies"
book for parents because all of this is Greek to me.  What it boils
down to is that Luke has lost brain mass or has suffered brain damage
since November of 2005.  They do not know the cause of the damage or
if it is a permanent damage.  The only way we will know is with time.

One of the theories is that it is Medicine related.  Dr. Franz wants
to try and take him off the Depakote 250 mgs a week until he is
completely off and see if that makes a difference.  He said he is not
100% sure if our last neurologist was correct in his diagnosis and
treatment of Luke and feels he was put on too much medicine.  It
could also be auto-immune related.  Not all the auto-immune test have
come in, so he didn't want to give us a definite answer.  Eventually
in the future we will do another scan to check and compare the MRI
and see if his white matter continues to shrink, stays the same, or
rebuilds.  So, we did get an answer, but a ton more questions.
Please continue to pray for Luke.  Today we are taking Luke to visit
his new school at CNE, the Stair program, and then back to children's
for a follow up with Dr. Cambpell from Psy.  Monday, Luke and I will
be going to his new school, so wish us luck!!

This Saturday Rising Star Stuios will have it's parent support group
meeting at 10am.  The subject is Cranial Sacral Therapy.

Speaker: Margaret Schuler.  She is a cranial message therapist and will
share her knowledge of this subject and the benefits for those on the
Autism Spectrum.  She has a B.S. in Nursing from UC and has worked at
University Hospital in the neonatal intensive care unit for many
years.

Please join us for this wonderful and informative topic.

Thank you!

Hi everyone.  I just wanted to let everyone know that tonight on FOX
there is going to be an interesting show on TV.  Below is what the
network has to say about it.

House encounters a brain-damaged musical prodigy with inexplicable
abilities while the team faces serious concerns about House's own health.
Airs: Tuesday March 6, 2007

Hello everyone.  There has been a change of location for our Saturday,
March 17th meeting.  We normally meet at the Clough Pike Baptist
Church, but it was double booked.  So, thanks to Lilanthi and Kim, we
will be able to have our 2 year Anniversary Party at the Anderson Hills
United Methodist Church, which is where we hosted the 1st Annual Autism
Expo last Sept.  Anyway, I cut and pasted the info from our website
about our upcoming meeting.  We will have a special guest, Kathy Morris
with a ton of information about estate planning, living trust, etc. in
case you want to talk to her, (she is just bringing packets so don't
worry).  She just wants us to have needed information on what we should
be thinking about as far as the "future planning" for our children.
Saturday, March 17th: 6 p.m. - 9 p. m. : 2 Year Anniversary Party!!!!
@ the Anderson Hills United Methodist Church:
7515 Forest Rd. Cincinnati, OH
Yes, it has been two years already.  Can you believe it? We will be
having a party to celebrate our 2 Year Anniversary as well as a special
guest, Kathy Morris, from the Community Fund Management Foundation.
She will be bringing some wonderful parent/family information packs for
you to take home on estate/ and future planning for your child with
ASD. So grab a snack, and plan to come for some great family fun!!
Our 2 year Anniversary will be held at the Anderson Hills United
Methodist Church.  This is NOT the usual place for our meetings.  There
was a double booking at our normal location.  Anderson Hills United
Methodist Church is where our Autism Expo was held last year, and where
it is going to be held again this year.  It faces   Beechmont Avenue
and is across from the Anderson Towne Center which used to be called
the Beechmont Mall.  You can take the Five Mile Exit off of 275 and
turn right onto Beechmont and right onto Forest, or you can take the
Amelia Beechmont Exit off of 275 and make a left and go all the way
down Beechmont and make a left on to Forest.

-Dena, you are right. I must have brought up last years file. Sorry,
and I hope I did not send anyone to the mall today.  Julia
-- In FamilieswithASD@yahoogroups.com, Dena Baylor <dena.baylor@...>
wrote:
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Hey guys. Sorry I've checked out for a while. Luke had a med reaction
to Keppra and became very violent at school on Monday.  They called
911 and we had to admitt him to the Psy unit for a med wash.  While we
were there they went ahead and did the Telementry Video EEG, and the
MRI, however, they did not sedate him or use contrast like they were
supposed to. It was a mess. Luke won't be able to return to school for
a month,(that is how long Keppra takes to get out of system) so I am
meeting with the school today to discuss placement options. Please
continue to pray that the doctors get to the bottom of his recent
seizures, tics, cognitive slide downhill, aggression issues, weird
rash, excessive sleep, etc... It has been a very rough couple of
months, ... what am I saying, a very rough couple of years.  Thanks,
and I will get working on uploading the files and updating the
calendar soon. Sincerely, Julia - Families with ASD

Jenn, We would love for you to come to one of our meetings.  We meet
monthly on the East side. Our March meeting we will be celebrating our
2 year Anniversary of our group! You can go to www.familieswithasd.org
to check our updated meetings page and our google calendar.  I see this
site also has a calendar, so I posted some dates of events on this
calendar too.  I hope to get to meet you soon.  Julia
--- In FamilieswithASD@yahoogroups.com, "jenn17rs" <jenn17rs@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone. I just joined the group. Glad to see a group close to
home
> starting. I live in Middletown with my 6 yr old mildly autistic son.
> Let me know when meetings are and maybe we can attend some. Thanks.
> Jenn
>

Hi everyone. I just joined the group. Glad to see a group close to home
starting. I live in Middletown with my 6 yr old mildly autistic son.
Let me know when meetings are and maybe we can attend some. Thanks.
Jenn