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Bunni, I fully understand what you are saying about making them stand out even more.
The weighted vest we have is a plain khaki or navy blue colour and the weights are in little square pockets so it actually ends up looking like one of those 'puffa' jackets (hope I have the right term).
The kids in his class never actually took notice and for those that did ask we just said it was a special 'jet jacket' (fighter pilot uniform) and it never came up again.
I actually need to replace the weights in ours as my son and his brother decided to use all the weights as bean bags around the garden and they subsequently have disappeared
The weighted blanket works wonders getting him to sleep and if I do joint knocking with that he really calms down nicely.

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The weighted blanket works wonders getting him to sleep and if I do joint knocking with that he really calms down nicely.[/quote]

I really need to consider that!!

My daughter is 14 The headphones like I said don't have to be connected to anything at all, they may be enough on their own to muffle intrusive sound.

As far as the vest thing, keep in mind, it's not today you have to always worry about, it's the same kids in class who remember today down the road, and all the time in between. I know, been there, done that, still doing it.

Good point.

I am 26 and am still told I talk to loud. The thing is that I have no clue that I'm talking any louder than anyone else. My voice sounds the same decibel to me as everyone else's in my head so I've no clue that anything is different until I'm yelled at for it

I often wonder that. It does seem as though he thinking he is talking just like everyone else. Something to consider. Thanks

Did he have ear infections in infancy? Just curious - I did in abundance, and I have a hard time telling how loud I am outside my own head.


M.

has he received a dx and does he have an iep? I know it's hard when they go to school and I know I felt I was making a lot of demands on the school, but they get good money to properly take care of our kids. Don't feel badly if you have to ask (sometimes loudly) for what your kiddo needs from the school. If you don't ask, you won't get. They certainly won't offer. best of luck to you and your little one.

Thank you.

I am a school psych but am sending my little one to a private school. The private school I am sending him to has a number of kids on the spectrum along with some other kids who have certain challenges/differences. They have a proven track record of working successfully with children.

I definitely know my rights as well as my child's rights because I do this every day. I tell parents their rights. If we go to the local public school eventually, I will get what he needs. Probably at that time, I will be working for that school district. If I have to fight with a local colleague, psychologist, friend - that will be quite interesting. I do feel lucky in that this is my field. I have always been known to be a strong advocate for parents.

There have been some kids in the past who have been incorrectly dx as having Emotional Disabilities. I turned those around quickly and relabeled them (with the team) as having Autism. Those few cases really made me upset but we changed it.

I have worked with many parents who think they have to fight for services but when they come to the schools I work at, if there is a need (social skills is an educational need as it directly affects ones education) the children get help usually with the speech pathologist.

It's true about needing to speak up. I encourage parents all the time to speak up if they disagree. It's all about giving them their parental rights and truly informing them. I even give them numbers to parent advocates that would attend meetings with them. Sometimes parents need that.

Great advice Molly or Bob!! !!

My son didn't have ear infections that we know of. He was checked a lot, too. A speech path that I worked with this last year (the one who was a strong advocate for getting all kids who have Aspergers an IEP for social skills and pragmatics) told me that some kids have fluid in their ears but the regular pediatrician often can't see it with their instruments. I wouldn't be surprised if that were my son. He had so many upper respiratory infections before he was three, I am shocked that he doesn't have asthma anymore.

I am getting earphones really soon for him.