Comments for Davids Gift | Aspergers Australia | Autism Australia http://www.davidsgift.com.au Davids Gift | Parenting stories for parents of Autism and Aspergers Syndrome children. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:37:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on 5 Tips to deal with ASD Anger, Frustrations & Meltdowns by admin http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2011/07/5-ips-to-deal-with-asd-anger-frustrations-meltdowns/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 admin Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:37:06 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=1427#comment-1334 What I find most interesting is that she understands, and obviously trusts you enough, to know the difference between hitting your hand as an anger management tool but not using it to hurt others. You must be connecting with this child in a very deep and meaningful way. Fantastic. What I find most interesting is that she understands, and obviously trusts you enough, to know the difference between hitting your hand as an anger management tool but not using it to hurt others. You must be connecting with this child in a very deep and meaningful way. Fantastic.

]]> Comment on 5 Tips to deal with ASD Anger, Frustrations & Meltdowns by Stewart http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2011/07/5-ips-to-deal-with-asd-anger-frustrations-meltdowns/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Stewart Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:56:36 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=1427#comment-1333 Hi. Love the pillow idea, but not always accessible. One non verbal child I have contact with responds very well if I extend a hand out to her (palm upwards) and encourage her to hit my hand as hard as she likes with a downward stroke. With encouragement to hit harder she continues until her own hand hurts her enough &/or her anger has dissipated. This developed from initial "high fives", and because I only offer my palm upwards for anger management, she has not translated this into a general ok to slap someone to vent her anger. Hi.
Love the pillow idea, but not always accessible. One non verbal child I have contact with responds very well if I extend a hand out to her (palm upwards) and encourage her to hit my hand as hard as she likes with a downward stroke. With encouragement to hit harder she continues until her own hand hurts her enough &/or her anger has dissipated. This developed from initial “high fives”, and because I only offer my palm upwards for anger management, she has not translated this into a general ok to slap someone to vent her anger.

]]> Comment on ASD – 3 Quick Tips to Help Survive Term 4 by Fiona Bray http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2011/10/asd-3-quick-tips-to-help-survive-term-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Fiona Bray Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:11:21 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=1594#comment-1197 Term 4 is defiantly the worst term of the year! We now have several copies of his letter about himself to give to any surprise relief teachers, and his note in his pencil case to hand in to the front office on days when he feels he cant cope, and they will ring us and he can come home. Fingers crossed we get through term 4 with less bumps this year! (so wish we lived closer, we would be at your seminars in a heart beat!) Term 4 is defiantly the worst term of the year! We now have several copies of his letter about himself to give to any surprise relief teachers, and his note in his pencil case to hand in to the front office on days when he feels he cant cope, and they will ring us and he can come home. Fingers crossed we get through term 4 with less bumps this year! (so wish we lived closer, we would be at your seminars in a heart beat!)

]]> Comment on 5 Tips to deal with ASD Anger, Frustrations & Meltdowns by Lynne Soraya http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2011/07/5-ips-to-deal-with-asd-anger-frustrations-meltdowns/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 Lynne Soraya Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:31:31 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=1427#comment-1191 These are great tips! The pillow tip is one my father tought me when I was young to deal with my meltdowns. It helped a great deal... These are great tips! The pillow tip is one my father tought me when I was young to deal with my meltdowns. It helped a great deal…

]]> Comment on 5 Tips to deal with ASD Anger, Frustrations & Meltdowns by shipping cars http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2011/07/5-ips-to-deal-with-asd-anger-frustrations-meltdowns/comment-page-1/#comment-1182 shipping cars Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:23:57 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=1427#comment-1182 Hi there I am so happy I found your weblog, I really found you by accident, while I was browsing on Askjeeve for something else, Anyhow I am here now and would just like to say kudos for a incredible post and a all round enjoyable blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to browse it all at the moment but I have bookmarked it and also included your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read a great deal more, Please do keep up the excellent job. Hi there I am so happy I found your weblog, I really found you by accident, while I was browsing on Askjeeve for something else, Anyhow I am here now and would just like to say kudos for a incredible post and a all round enjoyable blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to browse it all at the moment but I have bookmarked it and also included your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read a great deal more, Please do keep up the excellent job.

]]> Comment on Raising a Child with Asperger’s- What I would change! by Restaurantes Porto http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2011/05/raising-a-child-with-aspergers-what-i-would-change/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 Restaurantes Porto Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:26:08 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=1285#comment-1119 Fantastic website. Plenty of useful information here. I am sending it to several friends ans additionally sharing in delicious. And certainly, thanks to your sweat! Fantastic website. Plenty of useful information here. I am sending it to several friends ans additionally sharing in delicious. And certainly, thanks to your sweat!

]]> Comment on The Phenomenon of Autism.. and the lessons for all of us! by Eliz Corda http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2010/09/phenomenon-autism-lessons-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Eliz Corda Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:53:04 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=698#comment-1077 great put up, very informative. I wonder why the opposite specialists of this sector do not realize this. You must continue your writing. I'm sure, you've a great readers' base already! great put up, very informative. I wonder why the opposite specialists of this sector do not realize this. You must continue your writing. I’m sure, you’ve a great readers’ base already!

]]> Comment on Raising a Child with Asperger’s- What I would change! by Leanne http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2011/05/raising-a-child-with-aspergers-what-i-would-change/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Leanne Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:26:23 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=1285#comment-1039 Thanks for sharing so freely and wisely! Great practical advice - look forward to the next instalment. Thanks for sharing so freely and wisely! Great practical advice – look forward to the next instalment.

]]> Comment on Fiona’s experience with Asperger’s by admin http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2011/03/fionas-experience-with-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 admin Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:39:46 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=1137#comment-1026 Hi Kim, Well I think you have encapsulated how many families feel. Trying to get others, and especially those who are family members to understand can be very difficult. You cannot do this all by yourself, you really do need to get others on board' to help convince the others. Sounds like you have great support from your mum, she is probably the best place to start. What I found was that I needed to just keep talking to those who didn't understand and use positive empowering words to show how your daughter improves when certain strategies work. I used to feel like a dripping tap sometimes, but eventually the penny will drop. I don't think that people really ever get it, unless they live with it 24 hours a day. But in the end, if it is causing grief for you and your daughter will pick up on that -its probably best to give them a wide berth!!! xo Hi Kim,

Well I think you have encapsulated how many families feel. Trying to get others, and especially those who are family members to understand can be very difficult. You cannot do this all by yourself, you really do need to get others on board’ to help convince the others. Sounds like you have great support from your mum, she is probably the best place to start. What I found was that I needed to just keep talking to those who didn’t understand and use positive empowering words to show how your daughter improves when certain strategies work. I used to feel like a dripping tap sometimes, but eventually the penny will drop. I don’t think that people really ever get it, unless they live with it 24 hours a day. But in the end, if it is causing grief for you and your daughter will pick up on that -its probably best to give them a wide berth!!! xo

]]> Comment on We Need a New Byline! by Jill Staffford http://www.davidsgift.com.au/2011/05/we-need-a-new-byline/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 Jill Staffford Mon, 30 May 2011 09:15:54 +0000 http://www.davidsgift.com.au/?p=1335#comment-1000 Living, Loving and Letting Go - A Parent's Journey with Asperger's Syndrome Living, Loving and Letting Go – A Parent’s Journey with Asperger’s Syndrome

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