Re: Visual Stims

Posted By Armita on March 06, 2001 at 20:25:45:

In Reply to: Visual Stims posted by Wynee on March 06, 2001 at 18:32:39:

: I'm not sure yet what my question is but let me tell you a little about Darren.

: He will be 3 next month and while we have gone through the list of various "stims of the month", we have been stuck on visual stims. When I say that let me explain:
: he does what I call raining... takes things and holds them on top of his head and then lets them "rain" infront of his face and he get a stim off the visual.
: He does this with rice/beans, lint, books, flash cards, oh just about anything he can get his hands on.
: I have "joined" him but unlike his last chewing stim, he doesn't stop or look at me or interact with me. He also has other visual times such as lets say looking at a book, he will hold it to the side and move it back and forth, he will angle it, even move to another area in the house/room where the light can change the reflection, and as of late, he will hold the book as far away from his face and then move it very quickly as close as he can get to his face. He will do this over and over and over again. When he does this part of the book, he even has hit himself in the face with it, though he doesn't do it for any sort of pain input, but rather I think he just gets toooo into the visual of it and overshoots so to speak.
: So with all that said... ANY SUGGETIONS???

: Thank you!
: Wynee

Hi Waynee,
First of all I hope I can give you good suggestions.
First of all if you play with him in room, try to put things that doesn't hurt him especially when he Isming like raining that you just mentioned.
Also I think when he's very much into his isming, that means he is in his world and enjoy it.
Just be patient and with very loving and accepting attitude try to join him even if he doesn't look or interact with you.
The time that he is isming is not the time for ask more from him, it is time for joining and respect and love him and be happy with what he will do, and try to join him.
Good Luck,
Armita

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Comments:: : I'm not sure yet what my question is but let me tell you a little about Darren. : : He will be 3 next month and while we have gone through the list of various "stims of the month", we have been stuck on visual stims. When I say that let me explain: : : he does what I call raining... takes things and holds them on top of his head and then lets them "rain" infront of his face and he get a stim off the visual. : : He does this with rice/beans, lint, books, flash cards, oh just about anything he can get his hands on. : : I have "joined" him but unlike his last chewing stim, he doesn't stop or look at me or interact with me. He also has other visual times such as lets say looking at a book, he will hold it to the side and move it back and forth, he will angle it, even move to another area in the house/room where the light can change the reflection, and as of late, he will hold the book as far away from his face and then move it very quickly as close as he can get to his face. He will do this over and over and over again. When he does this part of the book, he even has hit himself in the face with it, though he doesn't do it for any sort of pain input, but rather I think he just gets toooo into the visual of it and overshoots so to speak. : : So with all that said... ANY SUGGETIONS??? : : Thank you! : : Wynee : Hi Waynee, : First of all I hope I can give you good suggestions. : First of all if you play with him in room, try to put things that doesn't hurt him especially when he Isming like raining that you just mentioned. : Also I think when he's very much into his isming, that means he is in his world and enjoy it. : Just be patient and with very loving and accepting attitude try to join him even if he doesn't look or interact with you. : The time that he is isming is not the time for ask more from him, it is time for joining and respect and love him and be happy with what he will do, and try to join him. : Good Luck, : Armita