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  1. Hi there, I am no good at sewing but i have posted how i made a blanket on another post a few rows down, if you want further info msg me & i can give you more detail Regards Nic
  2. Hi All I'm sure this is a common problem but i just thought i would ask for any tips on helping my son get to and stay asleep? He has a DX of aspergers and is 6, used to sleep better than he does at the moment. Doesn't seem to have anything more on his mind than his usual anxieties, coping ok at school, he actually likes it...more than we expected him too so far but has been off on numerous occasions after having exhausted tantrums in the morning about being too tired. We do wind down time, no films or gaming an hour before bed, ambient lighting, weighted blanket, relaxation music, bedtime story. He has a lot of nightmares & and sometimes just lies there tired but unable to sleep Any other suggestions? Thanks Nic
  3. Hello Leesa Welcome , i am also new to the forum and in a similar position. I have a boy who will be 6 soon who just had his formal diagnosis in the summer. Our decision was taken out of our hands as some children at school asked him if he had aspergers, his big bro had let it slip. I was quite anxious at first believing him to be to young ( he is for most of the info) but i believe now it was the right thing, we have tried to drip feed him little bits of info, focusing on the positives such as his sense of humour. Many of the books are geared to a much older age group.. i did however find using a book called" all cats have aspergers" useful. This book is actually a humerous book aimed at an older reader and some of the comments i would never use, but it is a useful tool with a younger child to stimulate conversation with the child as it has funny photos of cats and draws parralels between an aspie behaviour and cats. For any one who also has ADHD in the family, we also bought "all dogs have ADHD" for my older son and they compare notes and its helps them to have a giggle about each others quirks. Best wishes Nic
  4. Hello all, After looking into the costs of weighted blanket i decided it was really costly for something i wasn't sure would work so i decided to be adventurous and make one. Believe me i'm no seamstress, i don't have or know how to work a sewing machine. I thought i would let anyone interested know how i did it in case anyone else wanted one. I bought 15 gym bags online ( bout 65p each), these are canvas bags filled with beans for exercise. I got an old cot sized baby blanket of my sons and tacked them on with doubled thread roughly in three rows of five, Trying to distribute weight quite evenly. I had a length of fleece fabric ( approx 1& Half meters that i bought for a blanket, but you could use quilt or whatever. I folded it over and tacked big stitching (i believe its called blanket stitching) on the other side and one end to make a duvet cover shape. You want the outer duvet to be just slightly bigger than the blanket with the beanbags. I bought some iron on velcro for the other end (2.50 mtr) and ironed that on to the other side to seal the end. I used the velcro so we can remove the beanbag blanket before putting fleece in the wash.... Result!!!!! My son loves his "heavy blanky"!! I hope that this makes sense to anyone who wants to try, it took me one evening for the beanbag blanket and couple of hours for the outer duvet. It was a labour of love though and worth every pin-pricked finger when i saw him snuggled in it. Next project a lap-pad for when we are out to eat to combat the wriggles!! Cheers Nic
  5. Hi All, I'm so glad i found this site, i just seem to keep coming up with more questions all the time! Does anyone use weighted blankets? my son (Aspergers age 6) often has trouble getting settled ( don't they all). He also falls out of bed a lot. I have read a little about weighted blankets helping them to feel more grounded.. does anyone have any experience with them? My son loves getting what he calls a "sausage roll" where he gets tightly tucked into bed. I think a blanket like this would help him continue to have that feeling. If so does anyone know how to get a reasonably priced one, they seem to be so expensive. Cheers Nic
  6. Hi there, I just wanted to give you a little hope that maybe it's not as bad as seems. I like you have a newbie in primary 1 and we have had a few problems but not as many as expected. have had a lot of stories about how he doesn't want to play with other kids( from him ) and saying he doesnt want friends. also being told that other kids don't want to play with him. We went along one day to watch him at lunchtime and i couldn't believe my eyes when we saw how well he was playing with other kids. Genuinly coping with people around him which has never hapened in a play setting before really. Happy and playing with classmates. We also have a spy in the form of his big bro who keeps tabs on him (he's in p7). He said that he has a small circle of friends who play together quite a lot, he still talks to us about how he has no friends and there will always be bad days but it has given me so much hope for him to have a "happy time" at school, at least some of the time.
  7. Hi all, Many thanks for all your replies, glad that i'm you all confirmed for me that i am right to push for a small allowance to be made. I think i'm just anxious about having to be pushy so early on, week 3 here in scotland.... I had naively believed that at a "good mainstream school" with experience of aspergers that i woudn't have to feel awkward about making special requests. He is doing so well apart from the line and all the things i thought i may have to do such as picking him up at lunchtime everyday, haven't been needed as he as adapted pretty well. I must say that the comment about it being open to manipulation really got my back up at the time, sometimes is hard to tell when it's justified or feeling protective. I'm sure you more experienced parents of asd kids will remember the strange state that is a new diagnosis when you are still trying to come to terms with it all. Thank you all again
  8. Hello again, My son anounced today that he told people today that he has Aspergers & everyone hates him! I don't actually think that's what happened, son was just recently Dxd we decided he was a bit too young to take it on board as he is just nearly 6. I think that his big brothers friends has defended him in playground and he has heard someone say he has aspergers, i am worried that this will cause him more anxiety not knowing about it... When he made anouncement he was in on way to bed & a lot of other stuff was going on so we just focused more on the people don't like me part of the conversation, & tackled that part of talking to him but we were so thrown about how to broach the subject. I know there are good books on the subject, but he is just in P1 and doesn't read yet himself and i'm really not sure how to explain to a 5/6 year old about having Aspergers. So for the 2nd time in 2 days... does anyone have any suggestions? Cheers Nic
  9. Hi all, My son has just started P1 (Scotland) We kept him at nursery for an extra year while his additional support needs were being assessed. he is now 6 now has dx of Aspergers. He is coping far better at school than we hoped with one exception, he is at a big school 600 pupils. On breaks and lunch they stagger the breaks so it's never too busy in playground but in the morning it's chaos. My son gets very anxious and try as i can to distract him, he ends up very upset before going in due to the noise etc. I have spoken to school head and asked if i could take him straight to class (on bad days) to avoid the anxiety laden line up, but they feel this would be open to manipulation and would continue. Having spoken to class teacher she feels he settles very well after this period and seems to enjoy school, but this morning line up every day is upsetting him & breaking my heart leaving him either very very angry or upset. I feel this is a very small allowance to make for a child with additional needs, should i push this more, does anyone else have similar experiences... Any suggestions?
  10. Hi there, I have been told by a friend that she receives gluten free products for her son on prescription, he has aspergers. I consulted someone else who said that only colieacs get it on prescription. Is this a postcode lottery deal or down to if you doctor is sympathetic or not, Does anyone have any info or advice? Best wishes nic
  11. Hi there Just wanted to briefly introduce myself, I'm Nic mother to two boys 10 and 5 my eldest was diagnosed with adhd 4 years ago, my little un was diagnosed with aspergers 4 weeks ago so still reeeling a little. It was not like i did not know he was a little quirky shall we say? Both my boys have such different needs and i'm spending half my life researching approaches to ddealing with his aspergers at the moment. Any way i'm sure i will be posting regularily Regards to all Nic
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