Re: Lock

Posted By A Son-Rise Message Board Participant on September 30, 1999 at 00:14:55:

At first I was very uncomfortable with the lock, especially if it wasn't me in the room. William explained to me that while I give Joshua as much control as possible, there are boundries. Just like there is a lock on the front door for the sake of safety, there is a lock on the playroom door so that I can offer my son this wonderful, non-distracting, safe learning environment.
The rest of my house is very far from ideal in terms of being non-distracting and even safe.
I am wondering where are you getting your information? As a parent that has also tried Speech/Occupational therapy, I can tell you that in less than 45 minutes, my son was screaming at the locked door and left very withdrawn with a lowered self-esteem. In his preschool class they used to strap him into a Rifton chair for circle time, eating, and any activity that required him to stay sitting. When I tried the neurological exercises from NACD, I lost rapport with my son. He would leave the room if I entered it. Our Son-Rise program is really far from perfect, but I have seen the lights come on. This is the best program if your priority is that your child feels good about himself/herself.
I am an expert on all aspects of autism. I know about the biology, behavioral programs, sensory integration, auditory training, neurological programs, TEACH, PECS, diets, nutritional supplementation, yeast/bacteria/parasites, Fast Forward etc. Son-Rise makes my child laugh, smile, look in my eyes, kiss me, WANT to talk and do it.
Again, I don't run a perfect program and my kid is not cured. But he has a lot of fun, he feels safe and he likes himself. Sometimes he does protest that the door is locked, but he knows he is safe in the room and that he won't be forced to participate against his will. The protest is more of a, "I want to watch Pokemon" than a, "they are torturing me, somebody help!" Did I mention I'm not perfect? I let him watch T.V. with no educational value.

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Comments:: At first I was very uncomfortable with the lock, especially if it wasn't me in the room. William explained to me that while I give Joshua as much control as possible, there are boundries. Just like there is a lock on the front door for the sake of safety, there is a lock on the playroom door so that I can offer my son this wonderful, non-distracting, safe learning environment. : The rest of my house is very far from ideal in terms of being non-distracting and even safe. : I am wondering where are you getting your information? As a parent that has also tried Speech/Occupational therapy, I can tell you that in less than 45 minutes, my son was screaming at the locked door and left very withdrawn with a lowered self-esteem. In his preschool class they used to strap him into a Rifton chair for circle time, eating, and any activity that required him to stay sitting. When I tried the neurological exercises from NACD, I lost rapport with my son. He would leave the room if I entered it. Our Son-Rise program is really far from perfect, but I have seen the lights come on. This is the best program if your priority is that your child feels good about himself/herself. : I am an expert on all aspects of autism. I know about the biology, behavioral programs, sensory integration, auditory training, neurological programs, TEACH, PECS, diets, nutritional supplementation, yeast/bacteria/parasites, Fast Forward etc. Son-Rise makes my child laugh, smile, look in my eyes, kiss me, WANT to talk and do it. : Again, I don't run a perfect program and my kid is not cured. But he has a lot of fun, he feels safe and he likes himself. Sometimes he does protest that the door is locked, but he knows he is safe in the room and that he won't be forced to participate against his will. The protest is more of a, "I want to watch Pokemon" than a, "they are torturing me, somebody help!" Did I mention I'm not perfect? I let him watch T.V. with no educational value. :