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MyKidLuvsGreenEgz
Lovin' The Homestead
If you've been reading my journal thread, you know I'm having a difficult time finding a way to mitigate my autistic son's meltdowns. The puppy didn't work; he began to resent him. People have suggested swimming (can't until seizure-free for 3 months), music, candles (can't because he's fascinated with fire) and fish.
But it suddenly occurred to me: do a 75 hour (half credit) course on Self-Introspection. Put it under the Elective "Life Skills". Give him credit for thinking through things, including how he feels during a meltdown, if he gets any warning signs, and what he wants to do, listen to, think, taste or smell to help stop the meltdown in its tracks.
He would do this on Fridays, two assignments for each Friday. I would help him talk things out, and explain the questions if he doesn't understand them. Here are a few questions I'm assigning ... thoughts?
Who are you? A spirit in a body, a body with a spirit, a thing in the world? Who?
When mom tells me you that you had a meltdown, how do you feel? Did you know you were having a meltdown when you were in it? Can you tell when you're about to have a meltdown?
What would help you stop a meltdown before it gets out of control? Taste, smell, sound, touch ... what?\
What do you want out of life?
Whats behind the sense of I am?
What is your relation to thought? Do you create thoughts? Can you stop thinking? What is the source of thought?
Are you interested in investigation into what you are at the core of your being?
Who are you?
Whats your current passion?
Is there something you dont want to face about yourself?
How do you feel about yourself? Why?
What have you become?
In your everyday life, what gets your attention?
What is your purpose in life?
Whats inside you and what is outside of you?
What do you value?
Do your actions align with your values?
What do you trust?
Are you getting in your own way?
Is it possible that you dont know yourself as well as you think you do?
Do you have faith you can make the trip through life?
Are you living at odds with yourself? Are you living your life honestly, true to yourself?
What are you not paying attention to that needs attention?
What would give your life meaning?
Are you responsible for your suffering?
What does the pain feel like when youre in it?
What does joy feel like when youre in it?
How would you describe your life?
What direction are you going in?
How close are you to your goal?
Whats your current plan of action?
Whats holding you back?
What hurts the most right now?
Is there anything more you can do?
Whats your goal?
Whats missing from your life? What are you missing?
What do you fear?
What do you take pride in?
Where are you going?
Describe what you see when you look at your reflection.
Are you responsible for your actions?
Are you a victim of circumstance?
What will satisfy you?
Whats the most important thing in your life?
Whats not important to you?
What does self introspection mean to you? What does it feel like?
What are you working towards and what are you retreating from?
What are you certain of?
What bothers you?
What does it take to stop and listen with your heart?
What are you protecting?
Are you willing to awaken right now?
Describe what happens when you listen to your thoughts.
Does comfort impede your true goal?
What would happen if you went into your deepest fear?
What would happen if you realized your true nature?
What is a thought?
Are you creating your own obstacles by believing them to be so?
How can you live life fully?
Are you rationalizing energy or opportunity away?
On which thoughts are you spending most of your mental time?
What are you grateful for?
Are you really separate from everything else?
What does your life express? What is your life an expression of?
When you experience a strong emotion, what does your behavior express?
During that behavior, what do your thoughts express?
When you are old, what will you want to say about your life?
What would you like to say to a younger you?
What is your calling?
How did you get to where you find yourself right now?
How do you identify yourself?
Do you work on yourself in day-to-day life? If so, how?
Do you long for inspiration?
Who is it that speaks to you? Who is it that listens to me?
Are you earnest enough?
What are you seeking?
Is your identity dependent upon the body?
Do you define the self as the body?
Are you thoughts? Are you memories? Are you experiences?
What problem do you have right now (not in the present or the past)?
But it suddenly occurred to me: do a 75 hour (half credit) course on Self-Introspection. Put it under the Elective "Life Skills". Give him credit for thinking through things, including how he feels during a meltdown, if he gets any warning signs, and what he wants to do, listen to, think, taste or smell to help stop the meltdown in its tracks.
He would do this on Fridays, two assignments for each Friday. I would help him talk things out, and explain the questions if he doesn't understand them. Here are a few questions I'm assigning ... thoughts?
Who are you? A spirit in a body, a body with a spirit, a thing in the world? Who?
When mom tells me you that you had a meltdown, how do you feel? Did you know you were having a meltdown when you were in it? Can you tell when you're about to have a meltdown?
What would help you stop a meltdown before it gets out of control? Taste, smell, sound, touch ... what?\
What do you want out of life?
Whats behind the sense of I am?
What is your relation to thought? Do you create thoughts? Can you stop thinking? What is the source of thought?
Are you interested in investigation into what you are at the core of your being?
Who are you?
Whats your current passion?
Is there something you dont want to face about yourself?
How do you feel about yourself? Why?
What have you become?
In your everyday life, what gets your attention?
What is your purpose in life?
Whats inside you and what is outside of you?
What do you value?
Do your actions align with your values?
What do you trust?
Are you getting in your own way?
Is it possible that you dont know yourself as well as you think you do?
Do you have faith you can make the trip through life?
Are you living at odds with yourself? Are you living your life honestly, true to yourself?
What are you not paying attention to that needs attention?
What would give your life meaning?
Are you responsible for your suffering?
What does the pain feel like when youre in it?
What does joy feel like when youre in it?
How would you describe your life?
What direction are you going in?
How close are you to your goal?
Whats your current plan of action?
Whats holding you back?
What hurts the most right now?
Is there anything more you can do?
Whats your goal?
Whats missing from your life? What are you missing?
What do you fear?
What do you take pride in?
Where are you going?
Describe what you see when you look at your reflection.
Are you responsible for your actions?
Are you a victim of circumstance?
What will satisfy you?
Whats the most important thing in your life?
Whats not important to you?
What does self introspection mean to you? What does it feel like?
What are you working towards and what are you retreating from?
What are you certain of?
What bothers you?
What does it take to stop and listen with your heart?
What are you protecting?
Are you willing to awaken right now?
Describe what happens when you listen to your thoughts.
Does comfort impede your true goal?
What would happen if you went into your deepest fear?
What would happen if you realized your true nature?
What is a thought?
Are you creating your own obstacles by believing them to be so?
How can you live life fully?
Are you rationalizing energy or opportunity away?
On which thoughts are you spending most of your mental time?
What are you grateful for?
Are you really separate from everything else?
What does your life express? What is your life an expression of?
When you experience a strong emotion, what does your behavior express?
During that behavior, what do your thoughts express?
When you are old, what will you want to say about your life?
What would you like to say to a younger you?
What is your calling?
How did you get to where you find yourself right now?
How do you identify yourself?
Do you work on yourself in day-to-day life? If so, how?
Do you long for inspiration?
Who is it that speaks to you? Who is it that listens to me?
Are you earnest enough?
What are you seeking?
Is your identity dependent upon the body?
Do you define the self as the body?
Are you thoughts? Are you memories? Are you experiences?
What problem do you have right now (not in the present or the past)?
