tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post3312960895298506416..comments2023-09-30T08:18:57.378-05:00Comments on Pipecleaner Dreams: Going PostalAshley's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621835327282616218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post-28396601900730701932008-12-30T22:29:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:29:00.000-05:00Google "customized employment" and/or "micro-enter...Google "customized employment" and/or "micro-enterprise"<BR/><BR/>the latest wave in the developmental disability community and the world of work. <BR/><BR/>if you haven't already, try looking at the TASH website. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I read your blog almost every day and love hearing about your family. As a professional in the field of developmental disabilities for 21 years, I need to hear what parents experience so that I can retain humility when my professional demeanor becomes too...professional. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post-76589778235158513852008-12-30T12:36:00.000-05:002008-12-30T12:36:00.000-05:00Both of our sons also struggle with RAD--especiall...Both of our sons also struggle with RAD--especially our oldest (12 years old). One thing my Tim does when the aggression seems to rear its head, is take our son to the garage where they pound nails into a two-by-four until the angry seems to subside. Sometimes, they pound together. Sometimes, the husband just lets our son pound away. We have also allowed rock throwing. We draw a picture of what he is angry at (on really large craft paper) and then we take it outside and let him throw rocks at the <I>real</I> object of his anger--instead of at the house or at us.<BR/><BR/>Neither is a long-term solution. But they work for our 12-year-old son for now. And honestly, I don't know that he will ever get over having bouts of anger, but we're trying to help him cope with it.HennHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211470969275795779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947964490177680498.post-58033591600316579232008-12-30T09:36:00.000-05:002008-12-30T09:36:00.000-05:00Oh- I have no advice, but will be checking back fo...Oh- I have no advice, but will be checking back for some. That is a very valid concern that we share. I don't doubt that my son will be able to "do" a job, but I am not so sure he would be able to "keep" a job. He is so resistant to authority, does not accept constructive criticism, and any little thing could send him off into an aggressive outburst.<BR/><BR/>Talk therapy is not an option for him either, so I try to teach him self-regulation skills when I see an opportunity. He has been a bit receptive, but still needs me there to coach him in harnessing his frustration before if blows into something bigger. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't. He knows what he has to do to calm down, but when the frustration strikes, he just can't do it.<BR/><BR/>This is perhaps one of the biggest things that cause my heart to ache with my son- and he's still young.mommy~dearesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07851309941513538983noreply@blogger.com