Appropriate Gifts For the 'Season'
A
Last year at this time, the group discussed possible gifts for autistic
children. I need ideas for stuff that isn't necessarily 'standard toys'
because my daughter doesn't know how to play with toys (she just throws them).
I want to recommend to those of you who don't already have one, is a
'rebounder' or "mini-trampoline". Santa brought one for our daughter a couple
of years ago, and it has been a well-used item in our house.
Any other suggestions for 'stuff' to get for lower-functioning children with
autism?
Courtney's Mom,
April
Lawrence R. McCandless 813-773-3147
Playground balls for kicking are great, my son loves his. Outside please!
Larry
Donna GJ Randell
Dear April,
Santa brought a Sit 'n' Spin to our house last year. (Approx. $35) Vicki
can sit and spin and build up MORE MUSCLES!!! We also came across some
gym mats that the school board was getting rid of this spring and they
have been a bonus for safety and deep pressure exercises.
Donna Randell
Co-Owner Hyperlex
ar...@chebucto.ns.ca
Children with Hyperlexia demonstrate an intense fascination with letters,
numbers, patterns and logos, and a self-taught, precocious ability to
read, spell, write and/or compute, usually before the age of five. They
have difficulty developing language and communication skills and often
exhibit unusual behaviours or interests.
--from The Reader, Fall 1996
Published by the Canadian Hyperlexia Association
dtl
April asked:
> Last year at this time, the group discussed possible gifts for autistic
> children.
> Any other suggestions for 'stuff' to get for lower-functioning children with
> autism?
Larry loves his giant therapy balls. All the other kids like them, too.
You can bounce on them, roll on them, throw them, play 'bowling for
kids', lots of stuff. The Christmas after Larry got his, just about
every kid he knows asked for one of their own for Christmas.
- Ellen
Gail Rieger
April,
This is the second night of Hanukkah. My 9 year old (PDD with cognitive
delays) got a Sunbeam kitchen timer yesterday. He was thrilled. Tonight
you should have heard him say "oh boy" when he opened the Squiggly
Pen present (a vibrating pen.)
The mini-trampoline is a must.
gail
gri...@tracy.com
A wrote:
>
> Last year at this time, the group discussed possible gifts for autistic
> children. I need ideas for stuff that isn't necessarily 'standard toys'
> because my daughter doesn't know how to play with toys (she just throws them).
>
> I want to recommend to those of you who don't already have one, is a
> 'rebounder' or "mini-trampoline". Santa brought one for our daughter a couple
> of years ago, and it has been a well-used item in our house.
>
> Any other suggestions for 'stuff' to get for lower-functioning children with
> autism?
>
> Courtney's Mom,
> April
rama...@aol.com
>>Any other suggestions for 'stuff' to get for lower-functioning children
with
autism?>>
I agree that sensory integration items (like the mini-tramp) are great
gifts for those kids that still don't "get" toys or opening gifts. After
four years of disappointing Christmas mornings I decided this year to give
up on wrapping up toys and having them thrown across the room (still in
the wrapping paper :-) ). I purchased a ball tent and a Jump-O-Lene(sp?
it's an inflatable "pit' about five feet across-kind of like the "moon
walks" at amusement parks but obviously much smaller) I'm planning on
having them set up in the family room and for the very first time having
two wide-eyed, excited kids on Christmas morning. :-) Mary
Darwi...@aol.com
Mary,
Where did you get the Jump-O-Lene?
Vicki
Lulu...@aol.com
Sit and Spin was hit in our house. V-Tech puts out Talking Little Smart
Alphabet DESK. My son learned his abc's by repeatedly pushing those buttons.
Also one of those huge balls like in O.T.. You can get them in Pennys catalog
I think. My son loved this. A bean bag to sit in is also a favorite. Merry
Christmas.
Suzanne McCarthy
In a message dated 96-12-07 07:11:24 EST, you write:
<< April asked:
> Last year at this time, the group discussed possible gifts for autistic
> children.
> Any other suggestions for 'stuff' to get for lower-functioning children
with
> autism?
Larry loves his giant therapy balls. All the other kids like them, too.
You can bounce on them, roll on them, throw them, play 'bowling for
kids', lots of stuff. The Christmas after Larry got his, just about
every kid he knows asked for one of their own for Christmas.
- Ellen >>
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Hi,
We also used the therapy balls -- we had a 27-inch diam. and a 22-inch diam.
-- they were a big hit with Spencer, too.
At the suggestion of a former occupational therapist working with our son
several years ago, we got two gym-type pieces of activity equipment. One was
a ramp made out of exercise mat material; it was about 4 feet wide and 6 feet
long, and was hinged in the middle with an extra vinyl flap so it could be
folded into a rectangular box. The other item was made of the same padded
vinyl material -- a barrel about 2-/12 feet high and 1-1/2 feet in diameter.
The center of the barrel was filled with a 2-part cylinder (cut in half
vertically) that could be inserted or removed. Our son loved to slide into
the middle of the barrel and be rolled down the ramp in our basement playroom
(lots of padding under the carpet). Lots of other climbing, rolling, jumping,
hiding possibilities. Later we also stood the partly-folded ramp up on end
like a book, stood it up in an inverted "V" shape for a tent, or folded the
smaller side over on him to make a "Spencer sandwich".
Downside: both items were fairly expensive -- over $150, as I recall (we had
a generous grandma help out). We ordered them from professional versions of
catalogs we borrowed from the OT. One of them was Childcraft, but not the
version mailed to families. We got in touch with the local school rep for
Childcraft and he sent us our own copy. There was also another catalog I
can't remember, but you should be able to borrow similar catalogs from school
personnel.
Hope this helps,
Suzanne in N. Mich.
Carlena Fulkerson
I got my jump o lene at wal-mart. I've seen them at toys r us too.
Carlena
Mitchell's mom
Lulu...@aol.com
Oh Yes. The Ball Pit and The Moon Walk thing are great choices. My son adored
them. You will have a good Christmas this year!!!
Dan & Carmella Dunkin
One of our boy's favorite toys, and best babysitters of all times is a
fan. Yep, just a small fan & a roll of toilet paper that he would tear
into pieces and stuff in to watch it fly around & get stuck on the cage.
His first fan was a big box fan, but when that broke, we got him a
smaller reciprocating type fan, 12 inch, and he loved it just as much,
and maybe more. He knew how to start it & stop it, and when it got so
full of toilet paper that it wouldn't go around anymore, he figured out
how to take it apart, clean it out, then put it back together and start
all over again. I know it isn't the most productive or educational toy
he has ever had, but he was happier than any kid I've ever seen in a toy
department.
Dan & Carmella
Ps. Right now he is playing with the kitchen timer.<G>
Theresa Berg-Hunt
In a similar vein, we purchased a double size air mattress,
which, when partially deflated, works very well for making
a "kid sandwich."
Theresa Hunt
Mary C Miller
Dear Donna,
I was so interested in what you posted regarding hyperlexia. That
describes my daughter perfectly. What is hyperlexia? Could you explain
and/or guide me to where I could get more info.
Thank you,
Mary Miller
rick...@juno.com
COON...@aol.com
April,
Here are some of the things that I have gotten my son:
Mr. Potato Head
Animal Dominos
Puzzles
Animal figures
Dr. Suess books---I read them-put on audio-tape-he loves them
Memory games
Elefun game
Moody Bear puzzle
Crackers in Bed game
Your child may not be ready for playing games they way they were
intended to be played but you can make up you own rules. We have gotten alot
of verbal feedback with these cames. If you have a sibling you can start to
teach turn taking----that is wonderful to see children sharing.I hope that
some of these help. Good luck.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Cathie
enya
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Dan and Carmella wrote:
> Subject: Re: Appropriate Gifts For the 'Season'
Hi Dan and Carmella,
I was wondering about the danger involved with
using a Fan as a toy, I know my 10 year old Autistic son Nick, loves
watching fans too. But with Nick he has no fear of danger and no apropriate
caution when looking at the fan. He has on occasion tried to stick his
fingers in the fan.. I guess just to see what it felt like.. he is very
impulsive that way.... Just wondering how you supervise this activity...
Take
Good Care
Tammy
Wind
juli...@aol.com
For kids that like trampolines, another suggestion might be Moon Shoes.
The Christmas my son got them, he spent all of Christmas day jumping down
and back a long hall in my parents' house. He was grinning from ear to
ear the whole time. It had to have been the most successful Christmas
present Santa ever brought him.
For those of you that don't know what Moon Shoes are, they look like snow
shoes with a platform suspended by fat rubber bands in the center of each
shoe. The number of bands used depends on the weight of the person.
Someone as heavy as 180 lbs can use them. I tried them and got dizzy just
trying to walk. My son, (11yrs old) will end up getting more exercise
with those shoes than any other way we've thought of.
ToysRus sells them. In fact, I first noticed the Moon Shoes in their
differently abled children's catalog. I didn't know they were one of the
Hot Items that year for all kids.
Incidentally we do insist on him wearing a helmit (like a bike one) when
he uses them. I'd hate for him to have a traumatic head injury.
Walkm...@aol.com
How about educational kits or computer software?
Valerie
KMun...@aol.com
There are some wonderful computer software programs for all ages. My son
6yr., loves many of them and can negotiate them independently.
Kai
April
In article <96120914041...@emout18.mail.aol.com>,
No, I mean LOWER functioning, CLASSIC autism. For children who do not know
what a toy *is*.
Courtney's Mom,
April
cca...@aol.com
Another game that my son found stimulating is bean bag toss. If you have
a
big enough target, most kids can make an attempt and succeed. One other
activity he liked was a water table which we filled with beans or rice.
We would
bury things in the rice or beans and he would find them (with a little
coaching of course).. We also put in a hamster wheel type thing that you
pour rice in the top of it and it spins in a windmill type fashion.
Carol C.
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"We would have much peace if we would not busy ourselves
with the sayings and doings of others"
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Lisa A Eichholtz
There is a catalog called "Different Roads to Learning" which features a
number of toys and educational materials for kids of all levels. A
number of items in the catalog are tagged as especially appropriate for
children with extremely limited abilities.....I do not have the URL handy,
but this company is on the web, and we have ordered from them (and will
again soon)...excellent service, and reasonable pricing....
A number of people have recommended the big therapy balls....my son Karl
(not LFA) enjoys his enormously - it also serves as something of a magnet
to get others to play with him....
How about extrememly simple, yet enjoyable things? Bubble stuff, music
tapes, posters for his/her room?
I recall a conversation I had several years ago with someone who did not
do a big gift thing for Christmas...they decorated the house and had a
special meal, but her theory was that if her children needed something,
why wait until Christmas? She provided new toys and clothes as needed,
and kept Christmas very small (at least in the gift category)...I think
much of my own gift giving (and agonizing over gifts) is more for me than
for the recipient...I recommend (and expect many to disagree) that if your
child is very low functioning, provide a few simple gifts for that child
and maybe even cut back all around, and focus instead on the spritual
aspects of Christmas? Just a thought....
Lisa A. Eichholtz
Reference Librarian
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC 29407
eich...@musc.edu
Jennie Ladew
SNIPPED
>No, I mean LOWER functioning, CLASSIC autism. For children who do not know
>what a toy *is*.
>
>Courtney's Mom,
>April
>
>
As you know the majority of all the suggestions are inappropriate for Isaac
too, but I think people mean well. We have software, except for a slight
interest in "Gramma and Me" using a touchscreen interesting all of it sits
unused. :-(
Ize is not easy to buy for unless we buy the same old tapes and books year
after year....
Almost ALL software is too complex and busy for him. Or he acts like it is
currently...
I have been collecting some suggestions and ideas I think might be
worthwhile for kids who are more severely autistic and impaired. Some of
these ideas are not necessarily appropriate unless monitored well! (Isaac
eats stuff....)
1. Scented nontoxic playdough. (Just squishing it and patting it and rubbing
it even....)
2. A slinky (boings and bounces nicely, almost impossible to break, not
expensive and other kids'adults who visit can use it too...won't hurt the
kid if they mouth it.) Bubbles for some kids. Isaac wants to drink the damn
stuff and wave the wand without bubbles in it. He thinks it makes a great
tapper to the lips though....
3. Already been suggested, but mini-trampoline (Can be found second hand in
newspaper sales ads, second hand stores, yard sales.) One of our best buys ever!
4. Big balls PT type, various big sizes (Isaac adores his.) and smaller
different texture balls. Gertie balls are a nice texture and squeeze well
and bounce back. I admit he could of possibly chewed a hole in it, if he
really had tried. The dog bit it. Recess balls are very strong and bounce
well, roll easily and can be left out in the rain and even snow on occasion...
Nerf balls generally are NOT a good idea. They are too easy to bite and swallow.
Also a beanbag chair with a strong cover. Isaac loved his until it got a
tear we couldn't tape enough and he picked it and picked it till all the
tiny bead things went everywhere. But we had it about eight or nine months.
It was an excellent buy too!
5. Drums, tambourines, xylaphones, miracas (be careful paint is not lead
based, etc.) Can be shaked, banged, etc. For some kids a harmonica. Isaac
liked all these to some degree or another. He still shakes his miracas. Some
he needs prompting to use and stay with for a bit.
6. A top that spins, some are made very well and some have a humming or a
music sound for kids who like those effects. Some kids like gyroscopes. Not
necessarily to start on their own, but to watch if an adult starts them.
7. Fisher Price bathtub boat with big men, Fisher Price work bench and hammar.
Several other FP type cause and effect toys are out that are sturdy and are
not pricy. ( I admit Isaac only likes the boat for the tub a little bit and
tend to use it more to pour with and try to sip bathwater out of. He likes
some of the cause and effect toys for a few minutes till he decides stimming
is more fun.)
8. Rainbow Beads Elasti-Turn from the HearthSong Catalog 1-800-325-2502
This gadget is really for babies or toddlers, but it actually looks kind of
cool. It has large wooden beads with a touch elastic connecter so they move
around kind of. I bought this for Isaac and it is on order. It is a great
stimmy thing and can be manipulated with the hands to move about somewhat or
mouthed. (It even says so!) It cost $9.95 which is a little more than I wad
happy with, but buying toys for Isaac is NOT easy! Great potential stimmy
safe toy. Has a couple other stimmy, bendy kinds of toys that seem quite
sturdy and are pretty to look at.
9. Videos for the TV, music cassettes.
10. Foam for the bath for washing and smearing on self and walls. Punching
balls and those blow-up punching clowns, etc. Smacking around.
Now I will confess this is a hard time a year for us. Isaac is getting
socks, underwear, a Thomas the Tank Engine video tape which will be a hit,
that toy stimmy Rainbow Beads Elasti-Turn I mentioned, a First Dictionary &
Words software thing for therapy that he won't like, but we will keep at and
some of his repeat books we buy every year after the old ones are used and
abused to pieces and unless I see something that would capture his interest
that's it. He doesn't even have much interest in non-toy items right now,
aside from the die-hard fave books. I have no idea what relatives will buy,
but they will be things that will gather dust I have no doubt unless they
are clothes.
Good Luck...
Jennie
Carlena Fulkerson
Happy Holidays all!
I've seen that a lot of people are giving play dough to their kids. My
cousin gave me
a recipe for home made play dough it is as follows.
1 1/4 Cups flour
1/4 Cups salt
1 1/2 Tablespoon oil
1 package of kool-aid for color
1 Cup boiling water
Mix together and knead when cool. Store in ziploc bag or plastic
container.
Maybe this can be adapted to soy flour etc. I don't know because I
haven't tried.
Also you might sub grape juice or some type of fruit punch for coloring
but I would
be careful with that. It might ferment. That's all we need.
Carlena
dtl
Jennie wrote:
> 2. A slinky (boings and bounces nicely, almost impossible to break,
Jennie, meet Larry. He's broken several slinkies. (But then he has
also broken kevlar glasses frames- several times. Kevlar is the stuff
that is used to make bulletproof vests!) However, I agree, slinkies are
good gifts. They come in various shapes and colors now, too.
> 10. Foam for the bath for washing and smearing on self and walls.
That reminds me of one of Larry's favorite activities - washable,
non-toxic, magic markers. You can write all over your body (in the
bathroom or outside) - draw whatever designs (or non-designs) you like.
Then climb in the tub and watch the water turn colors as you are rinsed
clean. For kids that are older, writing on picture windows is fun. I
think some companies make some 'bathtub paints' for this purpose, but
washable markers are cheaper and come in a wide variety of colors.
- Ellen
Mothermay
> One of our boy's favorite toys, and best babysitters of all times is a
> fan.
<snip>
Yup. Fans. One of the greatest stocking stuffer gifts I know of is one of
those tiny hand-held battery operated fans. I believe Spencer Gifts (in
the US) carries these.
Another great one is the little flashlights you have to squeeze to get it
to light up.
But the all-time best gift we ever gave our autistic child was a
harmonica. As soon as he got the idea of breathing in and out and moving
the harmonica back and forth at the same time produced different tones, he
had me sit down and listen to about five minutes of 'improv.' Suddenly, he
stopped, looked me dead in the eye and said, "Now you clap."
I did.
He bowed.
Great gift.
--
"Improvement makes strait roads; but the crooked roads without Improvement are the roads of genius." --Blake
Mothermay
Alwi, Jennifer L.
Hi all, could someone give me so QUICK help.
One of my therapist's mother has developed grade 3 astrocycoma. It is a
brain tumor near the base of the brain. It was shrinking. Now mom is
refusing Chemo and radiation. She wants to take natural rememdies
because the chemo and radiation is making her sick.
Daughter supports this but needs to know about Shark Cartiledge. I
checked the web and am not finding our appropriate information.
She is desperate.
Thanks for help. ja...@pathway.net
Lori J. Furtado
Jennifer,
In "Prescription for Nutritional Healing" it says "Shark cartilage contains
a number of active components, the most important of which is a type of
protein that acts as an angiogenesis inhibitor--that is, it acts to suppress
the development of new blood vessels. This makes it valuable in fighting a
number of disorders. Many cancerous tumors, for instance, are able to grow
only because they induce the body to develop new networks of blood vessels
to supply them with nutrients. Shark cartilage suppresses this process, so
that tumors are deprived of their source of nourishment and, often, begin to
shrink."
Hope this helps,
Lori
Dan & Carmella Dunkin
Hi Tammy,
First of all he always plays with his fan where we are so we can watch
him, and second, he never has stuck his fingers in the fan! I think
he's pretty much out grown the fan now. He only watches it during the
summer, and the toilet paper fasination is pretty much gone as well.
Now is fasination is BUZZ LIGHTYEAR, and his new baby sister.
--
HOW CAN YOU BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONE TIME,
WHEN YOU ARE REALLY NO-WHERE AT ALL!
DAN & CARMELLA
Adam & Ruth Cruz
This is something I question, do these "non-toxic" paints, pens playdough, etc.
have an
effect on our kids that we try so hard to keep off of artificial colorings?
I would guess they're about as non-toxic as kool-aid. I've posed this question
before:
anyone have a recipe or good idea for non-coloring paints (for finger painting)
or other
coloring activities.
Ruth- who swears David had a reaction to coloring from these activities when he
came
home with green stained hands.
Adam & Ruth Cruz
Bubble stuff is great if its what I think you're referring to. What Im
talking about is the packaging kind that you loved to pop as a
kid. Obviously this can't be played with unsupervised as its plastic,
but the ones with the really tiny bubbles provide great finger play for
strenght and fine motor exercising. Also for tactile and sound
extension.(is that an actual term?) (putting together the sound withthe
action is what I meant) Also the larger ones can be used to acclaimate
to the smaller ones if they lose interest because they're more difficult
and work their way to smaller items. So save all that Xmas packaging
guys.
ruth
Sandy Green
>Hi all, could someone give me so QUICK help.
>
>One of my therapist's mother has developed grade 3 astrocycoma. It is a
>brain tumor near the base of the brain. It was shrinking. Now mom is
>refusing Chemo and radiation. She wants to take natural rememdies
>because the chemo and radiation is making her sick.
>
>Daughter supports this but needs to know about Shark Cartiledge. I
>checked the web and am not finding our appropriate information.
>She is desperate.
>
>Thanks for help. ja...@pathway.net
God help and bless her. Yes, chemo and radiation are HORRID, but they
work. My 17 year old daughter is walking proof. I wish I had comforting
words that could help, but alas, I can only wish her well.
Sandy
Dan & Carmella Dunkin
> <snip>
>
> Yup. Fans. One of the greatest stocking stuffer gifts I know of is one of
> those tiny hand-held battery operated fans. I believe Spencer Gifts (in
> the US) carries these.
>
> Another great one is the little flashlights you have to squeeze to get it
> to light up.
>
> But the all-time best gift we ever gave our autistic child was a
> harmonica. As soon as he got the idea of breathing in and out and moving
> the harmonica back and forth at the same time produced different tones, he
> had me sit down and listen to about five minutes of 'improv.' Suddenly, he
> stopped, looked me dead in the eye and said, "Now you clap."
>
> I did.
>
> He bowed.
>
> Great gift.
>
> --
> "Improvement makes strait roads; but the crooked roads without Improvement are
> the roads of genius." --Blake
>
> Mothermay
Yep, those little flashlights are great, and my son loves those too, but
his harmonica, now that is a really big favorite for him, as well as his
sisters keyboard. Another one he likes is the walkman type stereos with
headphones, and game boy. He got all the above for Christmas last year,
but his game boy is what he still plays with on a daily bases. The boy
is a quit the player too.
Esther Chambers Mason
It's my first time online. My daughter has been reading the letters
with me. Her twin has a fascination with Brio trains. We started his
collection when he was about 3. He just turned 10 and still wants to add
pieces to it. The fads come and go, but they are obsessive for the
duration. He was very difficult to socialize with, but this was a way
he would let others be part of his world-as long as you played on his
terms. I don't know if your child has a train obsession, but it is
on-going for Patrick.
Good luck, and greetings of the season.
Esther
Jeffrey L. Brown
Jennifer,
I used to be on an alternative medicine newsgroup. That might be a
good place to post if you haven't already. I have seen threads about
shark cartiledge there.
Good luck,
Chris
Michael & Darlene Pugsley
Adam & Ruth Cruz wrote:
>
> This is something I question, do these "non-toxic" paints, pens playdough, etc.
> have an
> effect on our kids that we try so hard to keep off of artificial colorings?
I attended a seminar on reducing the symptoms of ADHD (by Dr. Sandra
Starr of Toronto) where she talked about one child who, by means of diet
and supplements, functioned normally until ready to get on the bus to go
home. The parents were called in to the school to discuss the obviously
psychological agitation at three o'clock. Turns out the teacher was
putting a happy face stamp on the hands of children who had an especially
good day. After the teacher was asked to stamp the child's book instead
of skin, the problems disappeared.
> I would guess they're about as non-toxic as kool-aid. I've posed this question
> before:
> anyone have a recipe or good idea for non-coloring paints (for finger painting)
> or other
> coloring activities.
I use juice from boiled cranberries, blueberries, a little flax oil, and
am about to try a crushed chlorophyll tablet since Luke's playschool is
making dough ornaments this morning.
Darlene
Walkm...@aol.com
Dear Esther,
Your letter was wonderful-I hope you don't mind if I pass the info on to
others like the parents of the kids that I work with.
The only thing that I can say regarding the software is that there are many
programs available for lower functioning autistic kids. My son is lower
functioning and his computer (with a touch screen also) has been invaluable.
I use the computer for many of the kids in my practice who are lower
functioning also. Let me know if you want some suggestions for your own
Holiday gift list.
Valerie Herskowitz(WALKM...@aol.com)
"heather_edwards\\_dr._michael_robinson"
I don't know if this will help or not, but my aunt has brain cancer
and has gone through every type of treatment imaginable. The doctors
have said there's nothing more they can do, she's not responding to
anything. However, I have a friend who's mother had cancer and she
researched and found out about a procedure called 'proton therapy', it
is extremely new and not many doctors know about it. Her mother had
also gone through severe treatments with no success. But, this proton
therapy worked and she's been in remission for three years now with no
signs of returned growth.
I don't know where you find doctors who know about this procedure,
but it wouldn't hurt to ask your doctor about it.
Regina E. Keane
please!!!!!!!!!tell me how to get off this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cluckrus
We thought about the trampoline for our boys, but they already jump off
everything in sight. Santa is bringing a sit na spin for our three year
old. We want them for the twins, but Santa got the last one. Any other
suggestions? HELP!!!
Anne
Lulu...@aol.com
This sounds crazy but here goes. I had someone come in and put 2 heavy duty J
hooks into a beam in my living room. They were a few inches long. To that we
attached a regular outside swing. The kind with a sling seat and chain link
sides. We just hung it up on the hooks and WOW!!! Total cost was about $15.My
child went nuts when he saw that. It was the best $15. I've ever spent...
Carlos A Poveda
There is a page with very appropiate gifts, called different roads to
learning, just an idea, no conection.
Carlos
http://www.difflearn.com./
LMaro35
My neice is 6 and she got a large rope swing for her birthday which has
been one of her favorite places to be. My sister mounted from a large beam
on their deck for the nice days and my brother in law mounted a second
ring to hang it from in the basement playroom for the colder or wet days.
Katie loves her swing. It is the large hanging chair type that an adult
can use too. She can swing pretty fast in it so it was important to keep
her out of reach of other furniture. One of her best gifts ever! Happy
Holidays, Linda.
Fred Weber
The swing should be a mandatory part of any autistic household! If you
like the results of the swing, try bringing home one of those round, low
exercise trampolines. Our son Eric jumps on the trampoline several time
a day and it has a wonderful calming effect and helps him focus better
during learning sessions. I think we paid less than $30 for the
trampoline.
Fred Weber
Donna GJ Randell
Dear Anne,
Try contacting your local Daycares/Preschools for equipment catalogues.
I borrowed two a few days ago and the toys are fantastic. These
catalogues often have 1-800 numbers and can rush shipping. Hope this
idea works for you.
Donna Randell
Co-Owner Hyperlex
ar...@chebucto.ns.ca
Children with Hyperlexia demonstrate an intense fascination with letters,
numbers, patterns and logos, and a self-taught, precocious ability to
read, spell, write and/or compute, usually before the age of five. They
have difficulty developing language and communication skills and often
exhibit unusual behaviours or interests.
--from The Reader, Fall 1996
Published by the Canadian Hyperlexia Association
April
In article <96121617490...@emout01.mail.aol.com>,
We had the same thing in my old house in the country. We used
one of those hanging 'hammock' chairs. She LOVED it! Unfortunately, there is
no adequate place in our new house. We bought her a beautiful swingset for
outside, but it's just too damn cold here in the winter!!
Courtney's Mom,
April
Jane Kroboth
Let us not forget the koosh balls. My animal loving son was so thrilled
when they came out with the koosh critters. There are endless varieties.
Jane Kroboth
Charlottesville, VA
jk...@cstone.net
dtl
Jane Kroboth wrote:
>
> Let us not forget the koosh balls. My animal loving son was so thrilled
> when they came out with the koosh critters. There are endless varieties.
If you child mouths, don't get a koosh ball. My son ate those stringy
little things, so we had to take the koosh ball away.
- Ellen
