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Dwight commented on the article |My younger brother had a teacher in, I believe, Grade 3 that use to whip chalk at kids she didn't think were paying attention or were talking to others when she was talking or writing on the blackboard. I never had her, somehow I skipped past that. That was just bizzare, even 30 years ago.
The Principal also was a bully. Not just verbally but literal arm-twisting at times. I heard later through a friend's father that grew up with him in a different town (Saskatchewan is a small world) that he was a really mean bully growing up too.
I'd like to say it was getting better. But apparently not always. One of the problems in remote rual areas is it can be difficult to recrute teachers. Especially married ones if their spouse also works outside the home. So those schools tend to be drawing from lesser qualified due to lack of experience (fresh out of school is pretty normal) or those with poor ability.
Good luck getting one with even average science or mathematical abilities muchless one that can effectively teach those subjects. -
Dwight commented on the article |>> I don't know if Charlie--who's just the same age as the curious Coraline in the book---ever wishes that he had someone else as parents. (I would think he'd have reason to be annoyed at me, that-person-who's-always-directing-him-to-do-this-or-that.)
Hehe, at 6 coming on 7 I'm entirely convinced G is just biding his time till he can be rid of us. Though I have no doubt he loves, appreciates, and enjoys things we do together, it is very telling that when asked who his favourite "family member" is he replied, without skipping a beat, the cat. Not the friendier of the 2 cats mind you, specifically the older one that mostly keeps to herself and spends a lot of the day sleeping in my walk-in closet. I don't recall him interacting with this cat in any way, ever.
Now that's putting a priority on private, quiet time. :) -
Dwight commented on the article |>> 1) the doses of ritalin/concerta/what have you are so low that you can't get a high from it and
Take two doses at once (double the optimal medical dose) and you'll be flying like a kite. That's the difference between getting the medical effect and the "recreational" effect, how much you take.
This is why you'll hear about "self medication" of people with ADHD. Because stimulants aren't just "up" for them, they aliviate the world moving too slowly. The problem with "self medication" being taking too much and getting into the addiction zone, chasing the high rather than just taking the edge of the problem.
>> 2) that unless you actually have ADHD/etc. the medication is not going to have an effect on you
The low dose won't likely have the same effect on you. You'll get a little bit of the speed-up-go-go-go. In fact when you first start even if you have ADHD you can get a little bit of that euphoria for the first few weeks.
Keep in mind that where the medical dose stops and the 'recreational' starts varies by person and potentially even conditions for that person.
It is something to watch for with stimulants, knowing what the right feeling is and the wrong feeling when determining dose. Part of the reason why you should have an ADHD coach that knows what the hell they are talking about. :) I've found that most Dr. don't really seem to understand it exactly or are poor at explaining it. Maybe it's a time factor? *shrug*
>> Can it be used to make meth?
It is effectively pharma-grade meth (not exactly but close enough). Meaning meth without the wildly varying potency and the Drain-o and other nasty impurities. -
Dwight commented on the article |
BTW Metadate is the exact same thing as Ritalin-SR. So either she's got a drug habit or she was reselling them for pocket change. Depending on the kid's dosage, maybe a dollar/day's worth of medicine. It'd be hard to imagine her stealing this for her own legitimate medical use (for her or family) because stimulants are really cheap legally. Like $30/month tops.
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Dwight commented on the article |
It will now, for her. Probably. Unless she pulls off an illegal name change.
But until you get caught and convicted? Any background check that a nurse is going to get is only a relatively crude tool. -
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Dwight commented on the article |>> At this point, I must point out that some of the most dramtic successes that I know of from clinical practice have come in the form of changing the behaviour of the people around the client. I guess Harold's involvement in autism services is limited to obtaining them.
I don't know how it works in New Brunswick but over here in Alberta the provincial funding for services children under 6 not only a very firm requirement of direct parental involvement in creating and directing the treatment plan but also attendance during a significant portion of the treatment sessions. The regulations are very explicit that training for parents is a major priority.
I also see it as a major component in my advocy role, and I believe that's part of Kristina's and Dora's 3 steps article? (don't see the link at the moment) To pass that information on, as concisely as possible, to others he'll be around to help make sure a solid communication bridge is always there for G to use. Then the step beyond that is teaching him to build those bridges himself, to explain his quirks to others himself. -
Dwight commented on the article |
Big difference between me and Bruno. He'd try to say I, or I guess my wife's, behavior is the cause of my son's autism. On the otherhand I recognize that my son would be autistic even when he's not screaming at the top of his lungs, when he's only exhibiting the positive rather than negative aspects of his ASC (yes, I purposely put that in there for you Harold, you ol' sourpuss. :) ). I'm saying that by our inability to effectively communicate by more acceptable means, both listening and conveying, that it is natural for him to use to the communication, the projection of will, that did work for him. But my failure to communicate is not the underlying cause of the ASC.
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Dwight commented on the article |
That's what I'm thinking. IMO the #1 tool for successfully dealing with your child, autistic or otherwise, is a nice big mirror.
The good side of ABA, that I've seen, are the parts that come along with it on how to help you ask yourself "what am I doing to encourage the undesired behavior, what could I be doing to encourage the desired behavior".
Those parents had given up. The equivalent of throwing up their arms. They didn't understand how to ask those questions in a way that could generate meaningful answers. -
Dwight commented on the article |@Ecki
You aren't normally required to put her into and take her out of the seatbelt? For G with his 5-point harness (designed specifically so he won't go free mid-trip) it is required by the bus service that we do that at home and his school workers do that at the other end. Their drivers are under strict instructions not to do this, outside of emergency situations enroute.
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