Very exciting news here...we have started putting Jasper on the potty and from the third day onwards he has produced every day since (for over a week)!!! I...
My brother, Dakota, is almost 13. He's not quite poty trsained, and due to his aggressiveness, he had to be placed in a year round school for children with...
jasmine jones
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Jul 2, 2003 7:51 pm
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That is great news for Jasper going to the potty. My son is 6, and sounds similar to Dakota. Micah tends to get #2 stuff out of his pull up, and get it all...
Stephen Lodge
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Jul 4, 2003 6:25 am
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I will be out of the office starting July 3, 2003 and will not return until July 8, 2003. I will respond to your message when I return....
I am the mother of a 15 year old ATR-X child. When the diagnosis was made years ago, we were told there wasn't much information available. Just this past year...
Our 9 yr old son Benjamin had spinal fusion surgery last week to straighten his back and that seems to be healing normally. However, on Saturday night he...
Hi, I'm so sorry to hear about your son, Benjamin! Our son, Eric, also age 9, has had a feeding tube since he was a year and a half old. He had a ...
Don and Ann Allen
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Aug 20, 2003 8:12 pm
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My brother had scar tissue built up in hie esophogus due to constant vomiting. The feeding tube was not necessary. He just had a surgery that kept him from...
jasmine jones
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Aug 20, 2003 8:55 pm
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I would suggest talking to the doctors about having a mic-key put in if this seems to be a chronic problem for your son. Our son had one put in when he was 10...
... Dear Kathleen, Welcome to the group. I'm just now catching up with my e-mail as the kids and I have been on a long visit to my parents' in the states (we...
Hi Everyone, My son Alex is almost 15 and has drooled since birth. I would say that he drools less than before but he still needs to wear a bib all the time. ...
Are all of your boys in school? And is there a problem with aggression among the boys? My brother, Dakota, 13, got too agressive for us to handle, and he was...
jasmine jones
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Sep 3, 2003 9:43 pm
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Just curious Jasmine, what kind of aggression does your son have? My son is only 6 and I'm having a hard time with his aggressions too. Thanks, Myra ... From:...
Stephen Lodge
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Sep 4, 2003 1:29 am
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Well, he's my brother, but he bites, pulls hair, and pinches. But he will also kick. He's not only outwardly aggressive, but he also hurts himself. He will...
jasmine jones
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Sep 4, 2003 12:50 pm
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Hi Jasmine, My name is Nancy Bradel and I have a 7 year old son Tommy which has not been yet diagnoised with ATRX, but has alot of the similar characterics of ...
Hi Jasmine, and Nancy, Thank you both for your response. I don't feel all alone now. My son too sounds exactly like what you both are going through. He will...
Stephen Lodge
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Sep 4, 2003 5:28 pm
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My brother has had the fundoplication, and we haven't had any reflux problems since then. One thing though is that scar tissue has built up severely, and we...
jasmine jones
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Sep 4, 2003 7:25 pm
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Yes, my brother does get aggressive when he is sick or feels bad. When my mother or someone in my family at home is tense, or angry, I think he senses it,...
jasmine jones
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Sep 4, 2003 7:28 pm
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Jasmine, I do spank my son, he understands that and usually gets very sad after I spank him. Most of the time he is just extremely tired so after a spanking...
Yes. We have our own ways of dealing with him, I was just wondering what works with other boys. My brother isn't very high functioning, and I think sometimes...
jasmine jones
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Sep 5, 2003 6:47 pm
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I'm confused, Nancy. Do you spank during aggression, hold him tightly, use a stern voice, or do all of the above? ... From: jasmine jones To:...
Don and Ann Allen
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Sep 6, 2003 12:35 am
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I can't bite my tongue any longer...Yelling or spanking will only add to the overwhelming sensory inputs and add to the stress causing the problem in the first...
Don and Ann Allen
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Sep 6, 2003 12:49 am
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I agree with you. When my mom spanks my brother, it only makes him worse, and he gets more aggressive instead of less aggressive. And sometimes my dad will...
jasmine jones
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Sep 6, 2003 1:34 am
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Don & Ann, I first use a stern voice which sometimes will work, therefore no further action is needed. Other times, I first use a stern voice and hold him ...
Don/Ann, My son understands alot more then some of the other children effected with ATRX, and when my son is in danger of hurting himself, he has to understand...
Jasmine, I do not think spanking is the first thing you need to do to or spanking them until they cry, however it is very stressful to deal with a child with...
I know this seems too simplistic, and doesn't apply to everyone because some have feeding tubes, but it seems when I give my son Beano at the beginning of...
