Posts by JohannasGarden

I think it's a great idea. I also remember that some time ago you raised the idea that "special needs parenting" can refer to either the child or the parent or both having special needs, so I also think that a sticky...

My son has Tourette's Syndrome with obsessive compulsive features--so it seems to be more the compulsive side than the obsessive side. It also waxes and wanes--so maybe for awhile he'll be terrified of "not right" things like a...

I definitely recommend the group I mentioned will be very welcoming. I am somewhat active on it. The group moderator has a site therapeutichomeschooling.org that you may interested in checking out. Another thing that I wanted to throw...

So sorry you are dealing with this. The doctor's story is bizarre. I don't know if you are looking for support from people whose kids have frequent bone breaks, but the Neurofibromatosis site (ctf.org) has people dealing with this...

I'm so sorry to read this, I can relate to what you are feeling on a lot of levels. I wanted to share a couple of thoughts. If you are into Waldorf beyond this particular school, there is a Waldorf Homeschoolers--special needs yahoo...

I've certainly dealt with it, though in our case it was really due to chronic constipation that didn't always look like that. With chronic constipation, the rectum gets stretched out like a balloon and the nerve response goes way down....

If the school doesn't have one, any lab probably would. Basically any place that ever does stool samples or labs where you need to collect all the urine over a period of time. My son had a bit of a time adjusting to that (it sounds...

Quote: Originally Posted by JaneS Mineral oil can also impair absorption of many nutrients, be careful with it. This would be true of any oil used in a quantity sufficient to make a substantial difference...

Have you adusted fiber recently? It could actually be working so that he's clearing more poop out. Also, fiber can increase volume, sometimes dramatically, especially when it reduces hardness as well--I speak from personal experience...

I hadn't read this story before, but one thing that popped out at me was that if pool officials asked whether the girl was dealing with only urinary and not fecal incontinence, which is not uncommon for some people (not us, we've mostly...