tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post8730916218908863630..comments2024-02-25T10:24:30.868-05:00Comments on Special needs disability parenting BLOOM: Custody or services?BLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-72449656616715740892014-02-15T12:24:28.756-05:002014-02-15T12:24:28.756-05:00I don't think you can combine any therapy and ...I don't think you can combine any therapy and separate the child from the parents. What she is advocating is just basic common sense. What is incredible is how they think they can help a child in one area, ignoring the basic support needs every child has for the parent(s). Family always helps. Integration is key. These organizations need to get more efficient so they can work in smaller populations. Even if you look at it from just a purely economic standpoint, the payback from a lifetime of taxes from work will pay for it. Productive people are good for the country. Insightful people see abilities that can be used by the patient later for work. If the parent(s) aren't worried all the time about their child they will make more money generating more taxable income. Mental health is crucial. But we also must try different environments to make sure this cannot help: Examine your home/area for air/water/food pollutants. Processed food is a pollutant! It may not effect your neighbor's kid but if it affects your kid, isn't it worth it to replace it with real, live, natural food? No, it doesn't cost much more if you are knowledgeable. Many foods can be grown indoors for almost free. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-43893450085407278942010-07-12T10:07:36.593-04:002010-07-12T10:07:36.593-04:00My daughter is mentally handicapped and became ver...My daughter is mentally handicapped and became very aggressive at age 11. I think it's puberty that precipitated her aggression. She's eighteen now and is on two anti-psychotics to deal with her aggression. They work but leave her quite tired. I'm hoping to wean her off them when she hits her mid twenties.<br /><br />I've never found any good resources to deal with this problem. There is a woman in England though who knows a lot about this. Her web site is<br /><br />http://motherofshrek.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Her email address is on her site and I vaguely recall an English place that deals exclusively with challenging behaviors. But you can ask her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-43874249293215002982010-07-09T08:50:15.198-04:002010-07-09T08:50:15.198-04:00When I called CPRI years ago they told me "we...When I called CPRI years ago they told me "we don't have a behavioural/social skills program, but we'll come and tell you how you're doing it wrong".<br /><br />So.... I did it myself b/c that's useless.<br /><br />I know there are many parents that have put their autistic children into group homes and have had to move to be near them. ALSO, doing so, make certain you do not run the risk of losing custody after your year is up. The Ombudsman went after them, McGuinty (useless) stopped it for a few parents and then reinstated it.farmwifetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680758336779501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-47530242854886632892010-07-09T03:27:11.243-04:002010-07-09T03:27:11.243-04:00Stacey, how difficult this must be for you. And ho...Stacey, how difficult this must be for you. And how limited the resources. I am happy to "friend" you on Facebook and help in some small way --Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-7907588989690665282010-07-08T22:41:42.291-04:002010-07-08T22:41:42.291-04:00I don't have much insight into this, all I can...I don't have much insight into this, all I can say is that sounds terrifying. I couldn't imagine having to give custody to Child and Family Services just to get access to the support needed. I hope you guys can come up with something that works for your kids.Azaerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778026696324592463noreply@blogger.com