[Blindtlk] FW: blindisms

[Roberthansen1970@gmail.com]

I used to be a toe heel walker. I remember the gymn coach cane teacher in nebraska was always on my case because i did not do heel toe heel toe.  He would do stuff like paddle the backs of my knees to slightly kicking me.  He also was a cane nazi. He would always put his voice in cadence and say 10 2 10 2 10 2 for the way the cane is to be used.  This was back in the 70s.
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Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 1:34:11 pm
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
From: "Mari Hunziker" <marihunziker at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] FW: blindisms

I have seen many of my visually impaired and blind friends do the typical
blindisms. However, I just wanted to  point out that not all  VI or blind
people behave in this manner. And I have seen kids with other disabilities
move in the "blindisms" way.


On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Roberthansen1970 at gmail.com <
roberthansen1970 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Robert Hansen" <Robert.Hansen at chicagolighthouse.org>
> Sent: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:18:28 Pacific Daylight Time
> To: "roberthansen1970 at gmail.com" <roberthansen1970 at gmail.com>
> Subject: blindisms
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> >From Wikipedia.  Wow they have an article on Wikipedia for this.
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> Robert Hansen
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> [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Button_hide.png]
> Blindism
> >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> Jump to: navigation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#mw-head>,
> search<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#p-search>
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> Blindisms are stereotyped behaviors sometimes found in visually impaired<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness> toddlers or children.[1]<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#cite_note-one-0> Blindism behaviors
> range from body rocking, head swaying, eye rubbing, head banging, spinning
> to finger flicking.[1]<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#cite_note-one-0>[2]<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#cite_note-three-1> These behaviors
> are repetitive and serve no specific goals, but can calm or soothe the child
> if they are distressed.
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> Contents
> [hide<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism>]
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>  *   1 Causes<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#Causes>
>  *   2 Effects<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#Effects>
>  *   3 Prevention<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#Prevention>
>  *   4 References<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#References>
>  *   5 External links<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#External_links
> >
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> [edit<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blindism&action=edit&section=1>]
> Causes
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> Causes of blindisms[3]<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindism#cite_note-two-2> include
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>  *   The inadequacy of sensory stimulation<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense> causes the child to seek stimulation
> using his own body
>  *   Social deprivation due to limited interaction with other people
>  *   Limited physical and motor activity as the child cannot easily move to
> another place and change his environment to satisfy the basic need for
> movement and physical activity
>  *   Lack of ability to imitate and learn socially acceptable behaviors
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> [edit<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blindism&action=edit&section=2>]
> Effects
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> Blindisms can lead to serious consequences if not corrected. Children
> displaying blindism behaviors may experience teasing<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teasing> or social isolation by other
> children. Additionally, the skin around the eye may discolor and become
> callus-like<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callus>