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Post by Renee' on Jul 17, 2008 23:54:28 GMT -5
"white coat syndrome" Lauren has been poked, prodded, cut open, ears suctioned out, throat poked, and takes several medications. Heck my 14 month old threw a fit last week when I took her in for a follow up. As soon as the doctor came in she lost it.
Dawn I hope it all works out. Lauren has hearing aides and I stress out that she will lose the darn things. She has glasses like Jelani. The hearing aides improve her hearing by 40 dec but she wants nothing to do with them. I have been working with her a short period to keep them on. Just take it baby steps if you get them.
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Post by Chris too on Jul 18, 2008 8:42:06 GMT -5
I know that sensory issues are rough & that one of the hearing troubles is hypersensitivity to loud sounds (they actually hurt at much lower decibles than 120). My second daughter drove me to distraction over socks & crotch seams & one of my 6 has issues over "mixed foods." You may want to try what has - mostly - worked with my son and eating. "It's not that bad." works for him much better than all the advocasy & encouragement & putting a good face on things. It is more believable to him that something "is not that bad," than that something that seems disgusting to him is actually "good."
It could be that you are running up against real-life experience - the "white coat syndrome" that Renee mentions. So it would be more honest & believable to hear that "it won't be that bad," and "it won't take that long." It only works for William if we are rather off-hand about it: "I'm not eating that!" - "It's not that bad. Better than being hungry, anyway." Also this sort of thing is best not previewed - trying to prepare ahead for something unpleasant that requires co-operation works best if the child hasn't had unpleasant life experience of the upcoming thing. So perhaps best to be rather blythe with the whole incident & upon arrival & complaint, say "oh well, at least it won't take long." Makes me think of Alexander and the Horrible, Terrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. In the end Alexander's mom says "some days are like that." Some kids know this truth better than others.
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