Comments on: Stairway to Not Heaven http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/2008/07/30/stairway-to-not-heaven/ Two parents, one autistic toddler, a new baby, half a clue, and just enough light to see by Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:45:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Tim http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/2008/07/30/stairway-to-not-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Tim Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:00:33 +0000 http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/?p=181#comment-569 Hi Kia! My first thought was, what a great achievement in getting an SPD child potty trained at 2 1/2! Maybe that's more common than I think, but we are so not there at this point. We haven't even really started. There are just so many other things to work on. We have to pick and choose those battles, like you said. Interestingly enough, one time today J-Man did the stairs just fine, just like the old days. This was really surprising since he's been wild as a mountain goat today. Of course then the rest of the day this went back to being a real effort. We had some success with another approach today. He likes to 'crash' blocks (build him a stack of 3+ blocks and he knocks them down), so we put a three-block tower on every third step. He would go up, knock one down, and then we could eventually get him to keep going, knock the next one down, and so on until he was at the top. Not ideal, but hey, whatever works. You're right. Knowing where to push and where to yield is so difficult. Glad you're here! Hi Kia!

My first thought was, what a great achievement in getting an SPD child potty trained at 2 1/2! Maybe that’s more common than I think, but we are so not there at this point. We haven’t even really started. There are just so many other things to work on. We have to pick and choose those battles, like you said.

Interestingly enough, one time today J-Man did the stairs just fine, just like the old days. This was really surprising since he’s been wild as a mountain goat today. Of course then the rest of the day this went back to being a real effort.

We had some success with another approach today. He likes to ‘crash’ blocks (build him a stack of 3+ blocks and he knocks them down), so we put a three-block tower on every third step. He would go up, knock one down, and then we could eventually get him to keep going, knock the next one down, and so on until he was at the top. Not ideal, but hey, whatever works.

You’re right. Knowing where to push and where to yield is so difficult.

Glad you’re here!

]]> By: Kia @ goodmum http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/2008/07/30/stairway-to-not-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Kia @ goodmum Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:15:43 +0000 http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/?p=181#comment-564 Wow. I find your post very interesting! I have a son who has SPD. He too goes through phases where something that he was perfectly fine doing on his own, suddenly he's terrified of doing it along. For example, we went through a time where he wouldn't go to the bathroom on his own and would cry hysterically if we refused to accompany him. This is a boy who has been potty trained since he was 2.5 and who has been visiting the washroom on his own for at least 1.5 years.... Also, we too find it really difficult to know which issues to fight and which ones to just accept. It's so hard. I'm glad I found your blog. I look forward to reading more! Kia Wow. I find your post very interesting! I have a son who has SPD. He too goes through phases where something that he was perfectly fine doing on his own, suddenly he’s terrified of doing it along. For example, we went through a time where he wouldn’t go to the bathroom on his own and would cry hysterically if we refused to accompany him. This is a boy who has been potty trained since he was 2.5 and who has been visiting the washroom on his own for at least 1.5 years….

Also, we too find it really difficult to know which issues to fight and which ones to just accept. It’s so hard.

I’m glad I found your blog. I look forward to reading more!

Kia

]]> By: Mary http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/2008/07/30/stairway-to-not-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Mary Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:44:27 +0000 http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/?p=181#comment-535 I was totally going to write this post and call it Upstairs/Downstairs. It's been a really fun experience with this stairs issue... I was totally going to write this post and call it Upstairs/Downstairs. It’s been a really fun experience with this stairs issue…

]]> By: magicdrgn http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/2008/07/30/stairway-to-not-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-534 magicdrgn Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:57 +0000 http://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.com/?p=181#comment-534 Sometimes sensory issues seem to come and go. E has gone through phases when he refused to take a bath in the tub, to the point that we had to bathe him in a wading pool in the living room, and other phases (like now) when he wants to be in the tub all the time. We've never found a way to force the issue without trauma on all sides, so we generally try to ride things out the best we can. Hang in there! Sometimes sensory issues seem to come and go. E has gone through phases when he refused to take a bath in the tub, to the point that we had to bathe him in a wading pool in the living room, and other phases (like now) when he wants to be in the tub all the time. We’ve never found a way to force the issue without trauma on all sides, so we generally try to ride things out the best we can. Hang in there!

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