Comments on: Climb Every Wall http://www.blisstree.com/articles/climb-every-wall/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:22:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Niksmom http://www.blisstree.com/articles/climb-every-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-555922 Niksmom Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:47:13 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/climb-every-wall/#comment-555922 Hmmm...food for thought about how to work with Nik's propensity for climbing. He's forever climbing the furniture and has recently mastered climbing INTO is crib. Yesterday I watched him figure out how to turn over his large toy "bucket" (a 20 gal. plastic container) and try to stand on it. Gulp...it was just the right height that he can (and will soon) figure out how to get over the gates! Hmmm…food for thought about how to work with Nik’s propensity for climbing. He’s forever climbing the furniture and has recently mastered climbing INTO is crib. Yesterday I watched him figure out how to turn over his large toy “bucket” (a 20 gal. plastic container) and try to stand on it. Gulp…it was just the right height that he can (and will soon) figure out how to get over the gates!

]]> By: Storkdok http://www.blisstree.com/articles/climb-every-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-555912 Storkdok Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:54:27 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/climb-every-wall/#comment-555912 Funny you mention this, Kristina. Alex is a climber, too, from right after his first birthday. In fact, when the developmental psychologist came to our house for his visit to help in the EI diagnostic process, he walked up to the window and saw Alex free climbing across the window, and noted it in his report! At least Alex has become more aware of safety since he was about 5 years old. He has gone to some of the climbing facilities and done the climbing walls, will only go to just above our heads. But he climbs on a lot of other things and loves to get in his "safe place" as he calls it! My 3 year old NT kiddo is also a climber, climbed out of his crib before he was 1 year old, climbs anything, has been climbing on the tables and swinging from the chandelier since he was 19 mos, then jumps! He loves to spin, asks to be spun for over half an hour sometimes. He has a lot of need for vestibular input! He hasn't yet learned caution. The YMCA near us has a new climbing wall, I am going to take the boys over this summer to try it out. Who knows were it can lead?....I know a guy who is one of the top climbing guides in Europe. Might have to take a climbing vacation someday! Funny you mention this, Kristina. Alex is a climber, too, from right after his first birthday. In fact, when the developmental psychologist came to our house for his visit to help in the EI diagnostic process, he walked up to the window and saw Alex free climbing across the window, and noted it in his report!

At least Alex has become more aware of safety since he was about 5 years old. He has gone to some of the climbing facilities and done the climbing walls, will only go to just above our heads. But he climbs on a lot of other things and loves to get in his “safe place” as he calls it!

My 3 year old NT kiddo is also a climber, climbed out of his crib before he was 1 year old, climbs anything, has been climbing on the tables and swinging from the chandelier since he was 19 mos, then jumps! He loves to spin, asks to be spun for over half an hour sometimes. He has a lot of need for vestibular input! He hasn’t yet learned caution.

The YMCA near us has a new climbing wall, I am going to take the boys over this summer to try it out. Who knows were it can lead?….I know a guy who is one of the top climbing guides in Europe. Might have to take a climbing vacation someday!

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/climb-every-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-555815 Kristina Chew, PhD Sat, 31 May 2008 19:58:49 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/climb-every-wall/#comment-555815 ha! onward and upward is a motto around here........ ha! onward and upward is a motto around here……..

]]> By: M http://www.blisstree.com/articles/climb-every-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-541573 M Sat, 31 May 2008 16:39:51 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/climb-every-wall/#comment-541573 Super Charlie! Climbing seems to be one of his core character traits. Finding obstacles, overcoming them, going up and up. I seem to have acquired the reverse character trait: sitting. Literally and metaphorically. At the very most I'll climb onto the couch and call it a day. I need more Charlie-ness. Super Charlie!

Climbing seems to be one of his core character traits. Finding obstacles, overcoming them, going up and up. I seem to have acquired the reverse character trait: sitting. Literally and metaphorically. At the very most I’ll climb onto the couch and call it a day. I need more Charlie-ness.

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