OMG! This is digusting

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OMG! This is digusting
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Mon, 04-09-2007 - 11:59pm

Ok, I was looking for video's of kids with AS who looked like mine. I ended up finding this on Youtube.

As an aside, DH has to go there this week to do an analysis on a kid from his district. Needless to say he is not a happy camper about going there. This place makes me sick.

If you can't make it through the whole thing go to the very last bit. A half minute or so. I think I am going to puke. They show a student "say something and flap" then the therapist checks a behavior chart and you can see that she is going to give the child a shock. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ghheuvDQD2Q&mode=related&search=

Renee




Edited 4/10/2007 12:02 am ET by rbear4
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Tue, 04-10-2007 - 2:25pm

Gosh, I don't know what the problem is.

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Tue, 04-10-2007 - 2:49pm

I thought I should clarify, this is not the regular "electric shock therapy" that was thought to rewire the brain as you see in the Movie "A Beautiful Mind" which is still troubling but a completely different thing.

This is a form of corporal punishment where an electrode is stuck to the skin in one of 4-5 areas of the body. If the child mis-behaves an electric shock is applied much the same as a paddle or such may be used. It is a pretty darn high dose of electricity as well.

This is also not the only form of corporal punishment they use. They will spray vinegar into the face or mouth, use spatula's to spank, etc.

Renee

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Tue, 04-10-2007 - 5:26pm

I think I heard about this school. Paula, you need to go through some of Newsdays archives.But i believe the laws from NYS occured because of a Long Island boy who had been sent there. And i think that boy died from the treatment. Let me try and pull some of the links to those articles. Here are some links about a converstaion about it. I think this might ring some bells for you.

/www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=3321

http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/forums.php

Any body hear of this group: aspies for freedom?
But you can google lots of infor either way. But the suits against the center which started this was because of a child from Long island.

The parent didn't realize what they meant by schock treaments. and thought it may feel like more of a pinch.. Not what it actually was.

Rina

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Tue, 04-10-2007 - 9:58pm

Oh, man!

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Tue, 04-10-2007 - 11:09pm

I saw the ABC special when they first aired it and I was spittin' blood the entire time, as was dh. We were trying to understand how this place could be here in teh U.S considering you can't spank your kids these days without Social Services being sic'ed on ya, but you can send an electrical shock through a small child who can't speak or communicate....arrrghgghghg!!!

Dee

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Tue, 04-10-2007 - 11:09pm

Rina,


I had never heard of this until today. And to think we spent out SEPTA parent's group meetings at the time gossiping about Gabi's neighbor's divorce (although in fairness, it was pretty juicy)...


I found the NYS report.

-Paula

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Wed, 04-11-2007 - 6:14pm

I agree with Paula

Sara

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Wed, 04-11-2007 - 6:36pm

OMG OMG OMG again.

That is not for the faint of heart. I only skimmed, some I could not read. I forwarded it to DH though. I need to go hug my kids now and get them some extra food. Can you believe they STARVE the kids as part of a punishment program!!!!

I am going to need a beer too.

Renee

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Wed, 04-11-2007 - 6:40pm

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Wed, 04-11-2007 - 8:01pm

Can you imagine having to interview these students and then NOT be able relieve them from this horror???

WOW...I am completely and utterly repulsed by this.

Amy
who's off to refill her wine

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