[blindkid] any suggestions welcome

[Tina Egle]

Tina Egle wrote:
> Hi Stacy Lemmon,
>
> Can you child talk?  My son "Justin" is totally blind since birth and 
> he can talk until he took MMR Vaccinations. He was diagnosed with 
> Autism since that horrid day, he started to rock non stop, repetitious 
> movement, constantly removing all socks, shoes, shirts, he wanted to 
> be as naked as possible and it took us a long time to break his 
> habits, finally "Thank God!"  he finally realize he needs to wear 
> clothes so that is ok, toilet training was a big ordeal too and he 
> came out of diapers 3 years ago.  Now the only huge issues we are 
> struggling is his nonverbal issues. He sat on the therapy ball and we 
> did ABA technique with it so it applied the pressure points where his 
> body and sensory needs to be pressured.
>
>
> I know how you feel.  It is hard enough with one disability to cope 
> with, my son got epilepsy too thanks to the MMR vaccination with the 
> "Thermosil"  Mercury derivatives which almost killed him
>
> Good Luck!
> Tina
>
>
> Stacy Lemmon wrote:
>> Wendy~
>>
>> My child has autism and loves pressure. As you know, some kids on the 
>> spectrum are 'sensory seekers' and will be bothered by loose or 
>> ill-fitting clothing.  We even use a pressure vest under clothing 
>> that fits as tightly as a wet suit. He will seek out experiences for 
>> pressure and tightness. That's why it's a spectrum...every child on 
>> it is different.
>>
>> Stacy
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