Comments on: The Ancient Mariner http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/ Coffee breaks in Cyberspace For when you want something short and sweet, but light on saccharin [translation = Aspartame] Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: melody is slurping life http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 melody is slurping life Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:03:46 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2417 Just words of "I understand" and "hope it gets better soon". Funny how autism is thought of as the silent diagnosis...my Aspie son is verbally relentless, and loud, and often confused and confusing. Many days I am not certain if it will be he, the severe ADHD/bipolar or the CP child that finally does away with my last brain cell. :) But then the good days and good times follow the insane ones and somehow in the end...it balances out...before we begin the bad again. Take care, hang on. Just words of “I understand” and “hope it gets better soon”. Funny how autism is thought of as the silent diagnosis…my Aspie son is verbally relentless, and loud, and often confused and confusing. Many days I am not certain if it will be he, the severe ADHD/bipolar or the CP child that finally does away with my last brain cell. :) But then the good days and good times follow the insane ones and somehow in the end…it balances out…before we begin the bad again.

Take care, hang on.

]]> By: kristina http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 kristina Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:24:06 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2398 Now this is something. I have seen the same kind of tremendous anticipation in Charlie for something and then, when the time is (thanks the stars) up and the desired thing proffered, he walks away from it, Mr. Casual. Sometimes I think the waiting is all. Or maybe we all just have a lot of albatrosses around our necks. Now this is something. I have seen the same kind of tremendous anticipation in Charlie for something and then, when the time is (thanks the stars) up and the desired thing proffered, he walks away from it, Mr. Casual. Sometimes I think the waiting is all.

Or maybe we all just have a lot of albatrosses around our necks.

]]> By: chelle http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2394 chelle Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:31:53 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2394 I was so excited today. I have always limited television, believing that there is so much more to experience in life. After watching two shows my daughter got up and turned off the tv without any prompting ... I was in shock and do not expect it to occur again :) Waiting is tough. I was so excited today. I have always limited television, believing that there is so much more to experience in life. After watching two shows my daughter got up and turned off the tv without any prompting … I was in shock and do not expect it to occur again :)

Waiting is tough.

]]> By: Claudia http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2393 Claudia Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:39:43 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2393 I think Bonnie's on the right track. Maybe it will break his pattern if he has his electronics time when he chooses it (or maybe at any point in the afternoon). Once he's used it for the day, its done. Of course, you will have the chain reaction effect of your other kids wanting electronics time other than at 5:30... Sometimes breaking the pattern for a short time can help, though. I think Bonnie’s on the right track. Maybe it will break his pattern if he has his electronics time when he chooses it (or maybe at any point in the afternoon). Once he’s used it for the day, its done.
Of course, you will have the chain reaction effect of your other kids wanting electronics time other than at 5:30…

Sometimes breaking the pattern for a short time can help, though.

]]> By: Angela http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2392 Angela Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:57:27 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2392 The waiting is so hard. I wonder who it is harder for. The waiting is so hard.
I wonder who it is harder for.

]]> By: Bonnie http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2390 Bonnie Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:28:14 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2390 I am so sorry! This kind of thing drives me crazy! However, I know you will come up with a plan to deal with it! Can you give him a ticket every morning to spend his electronics time whenever he wants to? Then maybe have his tickets "expire" at some point. I don't know if that will help. Let us know what you come up with. I am so sorry! This kind of thing drives me crazy! However, I know you will come up with a plan to deal with it! Can you give him a ticket every morning to spend his electronics time whenever he wants to? Then maybe have his tickets “expire” at some point. I don’t know if that will help. Let us know what you come up with.

]]> By: Melissa http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2389 Melissa Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:20:44 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2389 I have no words of advice. I have no idea what I would do. Sorry, not much help :S I hope you can figure something out soon though! I have no words of advice. I have no idea what I would do. Sorry, not much help :S I hope you can figure something out soon though!

]]> By: EA http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2388 EA Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:55:05 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2388 Oi! Am having my own problems with time... Haven't I graduated yet? When am I going to graduate? Etc. I am making myself crazy. Driving myself into despair. I've had to stop and tell myself, in so many words, "Enough. Be here, in this moment, now." I don't know if it will work, the looking ahead habit is so hard to break. My thoughts and empathy are with you both. Wish I had solutions for us all! I look forward to hearing how things go from here. Oi! Am having my own problems with time… Haven’t I graduated yet? When am I going to graduate? Etc. I am making myself crazy. Driving myself into despair. I’ve had to stop and tell myself, in so many words, “Enough. Be here, in this moment, now.” I don’t know if it will work, the looking ahead habit is so hard to break. My thoughts and empathy are with you both. Wish I had solutions for us all! I look forward to hearing how things go from here.

]]> By: Mary-LUE http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2386 Mary-LUE Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:58:42 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2386 Oh goodness, Maddy! That is worse than the proverbial "Are we there yet?" isn't it? Your hamster talk reminded me of this clip on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXRH50fvHWA I think you'll relate! ;) Oh goodness, Maddy! That is worse than the proverbial “Are we there yet?” isn’t it? Your hamster talk reminded me of this clip on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXRH50fvHWA

I think you’ll relate! ;)

]]> By: farmwifetwo http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/comment-page-1/#comment-2385 farmwifetwo Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:16:24 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/09/the-ancient-mariner/#comment-2385 My dev peds (2 of them.. IMO the first one doesn't count) both said not to plan my day at home. That it will feed the OCD. IBI/ABA told me I had to ... that was one of the things I never caved on and they didn't like. I have OCD problems with time with the eldest but I won't feed it, I won't sympathise with it either. I have a few other suggestions and will email them to you. Right now I need to go and get my sitter. S. My dev peds (2 of them.. IMO the first one doesn’t count) both said not to plan my day at home. That it will feed the OCD. IBI/ABA told me I had to … that was one of the things I never caved on and they didn’t like.

I have OCD problems with time with the eldest but I won’t feed it, I won’t sympathise with it either.

I have a few other suggestions and will email them to you. Right now I need to go and get my sitter.

S.

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