Only 23,268.58 left!
Thanks for the weekly contributions. I received 12 dollars; after fees it was about $10.75.
Mama Bear
PS-Ebay account on it's way by Monday with jewelery.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Thanks for the emails and messages of support
My apologies for my little rant. Some days it's just very hard.
Anyway, I did make a key chain and two bracelets which I plan to post soon. My camera is so horrible.
I'm trying to start an ebay store and for some reason having some difficulty. I am trying to get in touch with an ebay representative but they keep sending me emails and not answering my question.
Stay tuned and thanks for reading.
Mama Bear
Anyway, I did make a key chain and two bracelets which I plan to post soon. My camera is so horrible.
I'm trying to start an ebay store and for some reason having some difficulty. I am trying to get in touch with an ebay representative but they keep sending me emails and not answering my question.
Stay tuned and thanks for reading.
Mama Bear
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
A Vent
Here is what I don't understand.
My son has Autism and ideally would benefit from 40 hours worth of therapy and no matter what therapy I go with, it needs to be intensive, meaning a lot of hours per week. He is practically 2 years behind his peers in development. Research shows that early intervention works. So how do I get 40 hour of early intervention?
1. My school district is horrible and don't even provide 40 hours of therapy anyway. I tried to fight them, but started to get in the hole financially.
2. We don't have money to pay privately. I don't have the earning potential to pay the hefty costs of private therapy; I just don't. Therapy runs anywhere from 50-125 per hour where I live. My son needs ABA, Speech and Occupational Therapy.
3. Where on earth can I carve out 40 hours of my week to give him therapy by myself. I have no support here. How can I cook, clean, and give him therapy in one day. Not to mention, I don't know what I am doing anyway. I tried to apply for respite and was turned down here. I tried looking for childcare to help me out, but the teens here want at least $15 dollars per hour and most want $18 per hour.
I have no friggin clue what to do now. I cannot believe I live in the United States with these conditions. What are parents suppose to do? The medical profession is not helping, they could care less. I am in tears because my son is going to be lost without therapy. 5 or 6 hours per week of mommy therapy is not going to close his developmental gap. He will improve but he will not catch up to his peers this way. I don't want my child in an institution relying on shitty state services for the rest of his life.
Any federal or state funding grants will not be enough to pay for gas for the month let alone therapy.
I cannot describe the feeling of watching your child just stay stagnant at a developmental level and you are not able to do anything to help him.
My son has Autism and ideally would benefit from 40 hours worth of therapy and no matter what therapy I go with, it needs to be intensive, meaning a lot of hours per week. He is practically 2 years behind his peers in development. Research shows that early intervention works. So how do I get 40 hour of early intervention?
1. My school district is horrible and don't even provide 40 hours of therapy anyway. I tried to fight them, but started to get in the hole financially.
2. We don't have money to pay privately. I don't have the earning potential to pay the hefty costs of private therapy; I just don't. Therapy runs anywhere from 50-125 per hour where I live. My son needs ABA, Speech and Occupational Therapy.
3. Where on earth can I carve out 40 hours of my week to give him therapy by myself. I have no support here. How can I cook, clean, and give him therapy in one day. Not to mention, I don't know what I am doing anyway. I tried to apply for respite and was turned down here. I tried looking for childcare to help me out, but the teens here want at least $15 dollars per hour and most want $18 per hour.
I have no friggin clue what to do now. I cannot believe I live in the United States with these conditions. What are parents suppose to do? The medical profession is not helping, they could care less. I am in tears because my son is going to be lost without therapy. 5 or 6 hours per week of mommy therapy is not going to close his developmental gap. He will improve but he will not catch up to his peers this way. I don't want my child in an institution relying on shitty state services for the rest of his life.
Any federal or state funding grants will not be enough to pay for gas for the month let alone therapy.
I cannot describe the feeling of watching your child just stay stagnant at a developmental level and you are not able to do anything to help him.
Quick updates!
Hi all,
It's hump day and I just wanted to give a couple of quick updates
- Got feedback on the bracelet and very glad you all like it--Yeah! I will lower the price though to $9.99 for this style.
I will post more jewelry pics tonight or tomorrow depending on what Little Bear allows me to get done today.
-Thank you for the gifts! So far this week, we received $12! That does not exclude the paypal fees.
We are off to a playdate; I hope Little Bear cheers up, he is incredibly whiny and tired-typical!
Thanks for reading my blog!
Mama Bear
It's hump day and I just wanted to give a couple of quick updates
- Got feedback on the bracelet and very glad you all like it--Yeah! I will lower the price though to $9.99 for this style.
I will post more jewelry pics tonight or tomorrow depending on what Little Bear allows me to get done today.
-Thank you for the gifts! So far this week, we received $12! That does not exclude the paypal fees.
We are off to a playdate; I hope Little Bear cheers up, he is incredibly whiny and tired-typical!
Thanks for reading my blog!
Mama Bear
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Autism Awareness Bracelet
Hi everyone,
I decided to sell some beaded jewelery to raise money for my son's therapy. I usually make things at night, as it's very relaxing. I will be making Autism awareness jewelery, bookmarks, and key chains.
I made this bracelet today. It has the Autism Awareness ribbon, a puzzle piece and another little sweet charm. The beads are all glass beads and it's 7.5 inches.
I am pricing this bracelet at $15.00, plus $5 for shipping and handling. All the proceeds will go to the Saving Little Bear gift account for his ABA therapy.
If you are interested in this bracelet, contact me via email. I can also use hearts or flowers along with the ribbon or puzzle piece.
Thanks
Mama Bear
I decided to sell some beaded jewelery to raise money for my son's therapy. I usually make things at night, as it's very relaxing. I will be making Autism awareness jewelery, bookmarks, and key chains.
I made this bracelet today. It has the Autism Awareness ribbon, a puzzle piece and another little sweet charm. The beads are all glass beads and it's 7.5 inches.
I am pricing this bracelet at $15.00, plus $5 for shipping and handling. All the proceeds will go to the Saving Little Bear gift account for his ABA therapy.
If you are interested in this bracelet, contact me via email. I can also use hearts or flowers along with the ribbon or puzzle piece.
Thanks
Mama Bear
Monday, May 12, 2008
Not much therapy going on today
This week I truly hope to fit in 20 hours of therapy. It is hard to do when you have a ton of things on your plate. My child's development is top priority, but I can't let everything in the house slide. I am currently working on a schedule to help balance things out.
Today was a not such a good day anyway. Little Bear whined non-stop for about 40 minutes straight. Communication is so hard for him, so when he can't express himself this is what he does. I tried everything but the boy could not tell me what he wanted. The whining is sheer torture, like nails scratching a chalk board. Either cry or don't cry, but that whining is so annoying!
I'm guessing he probably was tired. He has been up for a couple of hours at night for the past few nights. I am not sure why, but he just wakes up and then tosses and turns. He'll go back to sleep but then wake up at 6am. We don't have to be up til 7:30am, so that is pretty annoying. Then by 9am he wants to go back to sleep. This has got to stop! I am not getting any sleep at all. This can be typical for him, but we had it under control for quite sometime, so not sure why he is up again.
When he wasn't whining, he was clinging to me; every where I turned he was under foot. If he wasn't clinging or whining, then he was bouncing around like he had ants in his pants-jumping and crashing. I thought I could get a break when he took a nap, but no such luck! He only slept 1 hour and change. By the time I got out the shower and tried to eat lunch he was up and crying. What the fudge!?
It was too hard to manage therapy today, but I did try a few drills.
Some drills we worked on today included:
Function of objects. A lot of concepts have to be broken down for Little Bear to grasp the meaning. Repetition and reward are also motivation for him to sit and learn. I would ask a question such as, 'what do you drink with?' I had various pictures laid out including a cup and he had to identify the right answer. Children on the spectrum are very visual learners so pictures often work best for instruction. Sometimes, I use real objects as well.
We also worked on conversational questions, such as What's your name?, How old are you? and How are you? These are typical questions he gets asked on a regular basis when we are out in public and of course he cannot reply because he doesn't understand the question. We are slowly introducing these concepts and working them in throughout the day.
Lastly, we worked on was basic sentences 'Mommy, I want juice'. This is something he cannot say right now. He will either take my hand and lead me to the kitchen, or he will throw a tantrum and I am suppose to guess what he wants or on a good day he'll actually say 'juice'. So we are really focusing on sentences and building onto his words.
Honestly, I was only able to manage 30 minutes of therapy today (bad mommy!). The goal is at least 2.5 hours per day until I can get him into professional therapy. I just had so much to do in terms of household things and you can see Little Bear was not having it today either.
I just put him down for his bedtime, I must've read his bedtime story and said his prayers in record time. I just am looking forward to sitting down and watching some TV.
I am sorry my first 'real' post is only complaining. It was just one of those days. Our days are usually not like this, some can actually be a lot worse and then there are those glorious days where they are just wonderful!
At any rate, I am looking forward to this blog though, it's very nice to document milestones and development so I can see Little Bear's progression. I 'plan' to keep this journal updated at least a couple times a week. We'll see. Time to take a couple of Tylenols for this headache.
Mama Bear
Today was a not such a good day anyway. Little Bear whined non-stop for about 40 minutes straight. Communication is so hard for him, so when he can't express himself this is what he does. I tried everything but the boy could not tell me what he wanted. The whining is sheer torture, like nails scratching a chalk board. Either cry or don't cry, but that whining is so annoying!
I'm guessing he probably was tired. He has been up for a couple of hours at night for the past few nights. I am not sure why, but he just wakes up and then tosses and turns. He'll go back to sleep but then wake up at 6am. We don't have to be up til 7:30am, so that is pretty annoying. Then by 9am he wants to go back to sleep. This has got to stop! I am not getting any sleep at all. This can be typical for him, but we had it under control for quite sometime, so not sure why he is up again.
When he wasn't whining, he was clinging to me; every where I turned he was under foot. If he wasn't clinging or whining, then he was bouncing around like he had ants in his pants-jumping and crashing. I thought I could get a break when he took a nap, but no such luck! He only slept 1 hour and change. By the time I got out the shower and tried to eat lunch he was up and crying. What the fudge!?
It was too hard to manage therapy today, but I did try a few drills.
Some drills we worked on today included:
Function of objects. A lot of concepts have to be broken down for Little Bear to grasp the meaning. Repetition and reward are also motivation for him to sit and learn. I would ask a question such as, 'what do you drink with?' I had various pictures laid out including a cup and he had to identify the right answer. Children on the spectrum are very visual learners so pictures often work best for instruction. Sometimes, I use real objects as well.
We also worked on conversational questions, such as What's your name?, How old are you? and How are you? These are typical questions he gets asked on a regular basis when we are out in public and of course he cannot reply because he doesn't understand the question. We are slowly introducing these concepts and working them in throughout the day.
Lastly, we worked on was basic sentences 'Mommy, I want juice'. This is something he cannot say right now. He will either take my hand and lead me to the kitchen, or he will throw a tantrum and I am suppose to guess what he wants or on a good day he'll actually say 'juice'. So we are really focusing on sentences and building onto his words.
Honestly, I was only able to manage 30 minutes of therapy today (bad mommy!). The goal is at least 2.5 hours per day until I can get him into professional therapy. I just had so much to do in terms of household things and you can see Little Bear was not having it today either.
I just put him down for his bedtime, I must've read his bedtime story and said his prayers in record time. I just am looking forward to sitting down and watching some TV.
I am sorry my first 'real' post is only complaining. It was just one of those days. Our days are usually not like this, some can actually be a lot worse and then there are those glorious days where they are just wonderful!
At any rate, I am looking forward to this blog though, it's very nice to document milestones and development so I can see Little Bear's progression. I 'plan' to keep this journal updated at least a couple times a week. We'll see. Time to take a couple of Tylenols for this headache.
Mama Bear
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Introduction
Hi all,
As my profile states, I'm a Mama Bear trying hard to raise money for my son's (aka Little Bear) ABA therapy. My son has Autism and he needs therapy. I'm trying to raise $24,000 so that my son can get at least 6 months of therapy. If 24,000 people send me $1 I will achieve this.
For more information on how to do this, please visit my website http://www.savinglittlebear.com/.
Please pass my website on to everybody you know!
I will be using this blog to post updates on my son's progress.
Thank you and Happy Mother's Day
Mama Bear
As my profile states, I'm a Mama Bear trying hard to raise money for my son's (aka Little Bear) ABA therapy. My son has Autism and he needs therapy. I'm trying to raise $24,000 so that my son can get at least 6 months of therapy. If 24,000 people send me $1 I will achieve this.
For more information on how to do this, please visit my website http://www.savinglittlebear.com/.
Please pass my website on to everybody you know!
I will be using this blog to post updates on my son's progress.
Thank you and Happy Mother's Day
Mama Bear
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