tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post1905912120692622698..comments2024-03-12T07:00:44.143-04:00Comments on CHILDMYTHS: Shades of "The Snake Pit": The Wet Pack is BackJean Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-66067173460369782192012-03-10T10:26:59.837-05:002012-03-10T10:26:59.837-05:00Plenty of people think that consuming a lot of alc...Plenty of people think that consuming a lot of alcohol and dope will make them feel better-- and it does, for a while. Does that make their voluntary activity therapeutic?<br /><br />Some people feel better when they cut themselves with razor blades. Should we encourage them to do so, on the ground that it must be therapeutic?Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-83442271983073993072012-03-10T10:15:05.685-05:002012-03-10T10:15:05.685-05:00you wrote "They are without therapeutic merit...you wrote "They are without therapeutic merit, and they are potentially dangerous both mentally and physically."<br />This is for COLD water therapy?<br /><br />I think voluntary vs involuntary is critical factor in deciding if something is a treatment or not. <br /><br />You wrote "Temple Grandin, who described how as a child she longed for the pressure of the “squeezer”"<br />and she built one.<br /><br />Temple Grandin wanted to be squeezed. Imagine a group of professionals denying her choice to be squeezed because they think "squeezing" is without merit.<br /><br />Taking water therapy to the extreme , I myself enjoyed swimming in a cold lake with a snorkel. Poisonous drug or healing medicine can depend on the amount , the context of the situation.Mark p.s.2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10529811159862096782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-34833809443988995332012-01-30T23:21:08.043-05:002012-01-30T23:21:08.043-05:00I was just sort of being flippant, thinking that s...I was just sort of being flippant, thinking that shutting them up sometimes passes for a cure. Rhetorical. Not my area.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662691953403328653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-27715108774641129772012-01-30T20:10:54.597-05:002012-01-30T20:10:54.597-05:00Hmmm-- you may be right, with respect to the idea...Hmmm-- you may be right, with respect to the idea of an ideal sensory diet with an ideal level of stimulation. The thing that's really different is the concentration on touch and sometimes on vestibular stimulation-- for example, the Wilbarger protocol that involves brushing the skin (I mean, with brushes), or the use of swings and so on.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-42512649951599487892012-01-30T20:07:03.826-05:002012-01-30T20:07:03.826-05:00My thanks for your work, too-- keep on keeping on...My thanks for your work, too-- keep on keeping on, Autismum!Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-13052526559915484972012-01-30T18:44:03.099-05:002012-01-30T18:44:03.099-05:00same basic concept as Ritalin, ain't it?same basic concept as Ritalin, ain't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662691953403328653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-31668567258251165782012-01-30T15:26:41.279-05:002012-01-30T15:26:41.279-05:00Thanks for the mention and I'll be adding a li...Thanks for the mention and I'll be adding a link to this page to the blog. I've learned so much. <br />Further here is a link to a French documentary on the practice. The Frech government has ordered massive cuts to be made but here youcan see it in it's entirity.<br />http://autismum.com/2012/01/27/le-mur-censored/<br />Thank you xxAutismumhttp://autismum.com/noreply@blogger.com