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monica
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Date Posted: 15:53:26 10/31/02 Thu
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In reply to:
Kaoru
's message, "Re: DEAF AND Autistic" on 09:33:11 02/16/02 Sat
I have a student who is severely autistic and moderately hearing-impaired. He was diagnosed with the HI and received hearing aids at age 2 and is now 7. His mother does not want to deal with the hearing aids any longer and feels they distract him. So she does not want him to wear them at school. He has no spoken words and does not use language on demand or to request. He is in a self-contained autistic class and the teacher uses spoken language and gestures to communicate with him. I am a very experienced teacher of the HI but have not worked with anyone this autistic before. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to keep the hearing aids on him or for any other strategies for communication?
>>Hi,>
>>>
>>I have a profoundly deaf (diagnosed at 4 months),
>>autistic grandson, age 7. His autism is closest
>>correlated to Asperger-type behavior and was diagnosed
>>last year. He was previously tested for autism and
>>was determined not to be (age 4). Due to his
>>deteriation of behavior at home and school--his Mother
>>moved to the town where the resident deaf school is
>>located. There a psychologist well-aquainted with
>>deaf children diagnosed him. He is now in the "most
>>special of special classes at school" where he
>>receives almost one-on-one attention continually.
>>Through behavior modification and this constant
>>attention, he has progressed rapidly. He signs well
>>and does very well with math. His reading is
>>progressing and his behavior is not quite so socially
>>unacceptable--at school; in fact, he is forming a good
>>friendship with a "normal" deaf child. At home, we
>>still battle his sudden outbursts,
>>self-abuse(biting/scratching himself) and hitting his
>>sibling. These incidents are less now, but no less
>>disconcerting when it happens. He actually jokes and
>>teases and is just a relatively pesty child (fairly
>>normal in that).
>>
>>Any suggestions how to curb this obsessive behavior?
>>We are concerned that he might really hurt his brother
>>and a new brother is on the way!
>>
>>We are considering trying medication such as adderal,
>>which we tried once before but discontinued to try
>>behavior modification.
>>
>>Ideas?
>
>
>Hi,
>
>My daughter is 5 1/2 years old and has some self
>stimulus
>behaviors such as biting, scratching and teeth
>grinding.
>She doesn't usually bite other people but she sometimes
>bites her dad or me just to get attention (like
>playing
>a game).
>
>I believe some of her problems are due to her sensory
>problems and I give her a chewing toy when she bites or
>grind her teeth. That will satisfy her craving for
>oral
>stimulations. If your grandson knows how to chew gum,
>it may work for his cravings for biting. I use chewing
>toy because she swallows the gum after few seconds of
>chewing.
>
>For my daughter's bad behaviors, we use behavioral
>modification. We analyze her bad bahaviors and find
>out
>if there is a reinforcement she gets after the bad
>behaviors. For example, she screams during church and
>I say "SHHHHH". If her purpose of screaming is for me
>to say "SHHHH", her screaming is more likely to
>increase.
>So even though it's really embarrasing being in a
>church
>with a screaming kid, I would look away and completely
>ignor her. In other words, I don't give her what she
>wants. This approach actually helped us reduce some
>of her bad behaviors.
>
>We haven't tried conventional medication for her so I
>can't say. Personally speaking, I think you should
>try
>anything that may help your grandson.
>
>Best wishes.
>
>Kaoru
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