[blindkid] Social behavior

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Here is a great article on body expressions that could be thought to replace these self stimulating behaviors, (in my opinion).


http://www.viguide.com/vsnsocial.htm





-----Original Message-----
From: Erin Teply <eteply at cfl.rr.com>
To: (for parents of blind children) NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, Oct 26, 2011 4:53 am
Subject: [blindkid] Social behavior


Hello everyone,

I am some questions around social behavior (at least I think that is the best 
description!).  My son Max, is 5 and in mainstream kindergarten.  He has some 
'blindisms' as I call them or some different social behaviors when he gets 
excited.  He tends to rock his body back and forth and sort of do a strange 
'arm-straightener' thing when he gets excited or really wants to say something.  
We see this at home in just these cases and I believe the same at school, but 
because he has to 'sit still' so much more at school, I think the behaviors are 
more pronounced and/or more often.  I have a meeting tomorrow with his OT and 
mobility teacher on what we can do to replace or minimize these behaviors.  As 
we all know, you simply can't tell the child to *stop* this because then they 
think, "well then what?".  How have some of you dealt with this type of thing?  
I think the main concern from his OT that this is socially not acceptable.  Any 
thoughts are appreciated.

Thank you,
Erin Teply



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