Question #1:

Is there anywhere online to buy cheaper sensory toys for my autistic son?

I have an 8 year old son with Autism (his mental age is roughly 2 - 3years), I've looked at sites like spacekraft and i find them extremely expensive for sensory things for his bedroom and in the garden. Can anyone suggest any sites that are a bit cheaper?

Question #2:

How to cope looking after a disabled child?

My son is nearly 3 and has a global developmental delay. He does not walk, talk, has feeding difficulties and sensory problems. He is significantly behind in all areas of his development. Up until now, I feel I have coped pretty well with it all, some good and some bad days but have always come out the other side. Now, however, he will soon be starting nursery, 2 days at a special needs school (who are excellent) and the others at a mainstream setting. I am really worried (bloody crying again now I'm typing about it :( ) about how he will get on in the normal nursery. He cant just get up and ask someone to help him, he wont be able to go into the playground like the other kids, his sensory issues mean that he does not respond well to loud voices - try telling a bunch of nursery kids to keep it down! -, he's also in nappies & doesn't try to tell you when he's 'been'. All this has been easy enough to deal with when he's been at home with me, or at family's places but I am worried sick to the point of tears about leaving him on his own at nursery.

My friend came round recently with her little girl who is only a couple of months older and she was helping me in the garden, watering plants and things and asking hundreds of questions. After they left I was so desperately sad because I would give anything to help my little boy get to where he should be. He hasn't said his first word, never even "mama", and is yet to take his first step, and I just want him to be able to enjoy all the things that that little girl is at her age.

And sometimes I hate myself because I get so angry when he keeps doing all the things I say "no" to, even though I know it's not his fault and he doesn't understand. And the constant crying is really starting to wear thin, especially when I am trying to take care of his little sister, and he just doesn't get "in a minute". I know he is frustrated - but so am I!

It's got to the point now where whenever he, or his sister, start to cry, my heart starts racing because I know one will set the other off, and I cant see to them both at the same time. I often end up yelling at one or both of them, or crying. He doesn't like his sister and wont tolerate being near her :( Even though she loves him and always tries to 'talk' and play with him - which doesnt help the situation.

I just dont know how I can cope any more, every week seems to get harder and harder :'(
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.. sorry for the long post..

Question #3:

psychology or bio psychology help please?

this isn't even hw, just for my studying for a test, but since i don't have the book for class, its hard to find the answers to these on yahoo or google...thanks in advance for any answers


1. One solution to the mind/body problem proposes that there is only one underlying reality; mind or body. This solution is called:
A) monotheism.
B) monism.
C) mysticism.
D) mindism.


2. Modern psychobiologists who subscribe to the belief that all thought and action is reducible to electromechanical activity would be considered:
A) materialists.
B) immaterialists.
C) sensationalists.
D) dualists.


3. What are the two main forms of dualism?
A) materialism and immaterialism
B) monism and monotheism
C) interactionism and parallelism
D) deism and theism


4. Descartes was the chief architect of which form of dualism?
A) materialism
B) interactionism
C) parallelism
D) deism


5. According to Descartes, the mind and the body interact via the:
A) pituitary gland.
B) parabrachial area.
C) preoptic area.
D) pineal gland.


6. The notion that Ònothing exists beyond our perceptionsÓ or Òwithout our perception of it, an object does not existÓ would be most compatible with:
A) George Berkeley.
B) William Leibniz.
C) Rene Descartes.
D) Thomas Hobbes.


7. The position that proposes that the mind is nothing more than an accidental by-product of neural activity is called:
A) parallelism.
B) interactionism.
C) epiphenomenalism.
D) by-productism.


8. Who would be most likely to believe that the mind resides in the heart?
A) Aristotle
B) Hippocrates
C) Pharaoh Ramses IV
D) Plato


9. According to Galen (and the early Christian Church), animal spirits are stored in the:
A) liver.
B) pancreas.
C) pineal gland.
D) ventricles.


10. Aristotle differed from other Greek philosophers in that he believed the mind resided in the:
A) brain.
B) heart.
C) liver.
D) pancreas.


11. The ________ found in the gardens of St. Germain influenced Descartes in developing his hydraulic model of the nervous system.
A) fish ponds
B) vining ivy plants
C) automata
D) bird baths


12. According to ________, muscles are empty bladders that when filled with Òanimal spiritsÓ movement is produced.
A) Aristotle
B) Hippocrates
C) Galen
D) Descartes


13. An involuntary response to a stimulus, caused by direct connection between a sensory receptor and muscle is a(n):
A) instinct.
B) fixed action pattern.
C) reflex.
D) modal action pattern.


14. Electrical stimulation applied to dismembered frog legs caused the muscles in the leg to twitch. This was first demonstrated by:
A) Bell.
B) Magendie.
C) Whytt.
D) Galvani.


15. Sensory nerves enter the spinal cord through the ________ root and the motor nerves leave the spinal cord through the ________ root.
A) ventral; dorsal
B) dorsal; ventral
C) lateral; medial
D) medial; lateral


16. The names Bell & Magendie correspond to which of the following?
A) dorsal and ventral roots
B) lateral and medial lemniscus
C) superior and inferior colliculi
D) rostral and anterior peduncles


17. According to Johannes MŸller, the message detected by the nervous system is determined by which nerve carries the message. This theory is known as the:
A) doctrine of specific nerve energies.
B) pressure phosphene.
C) Bell-Magendie law.
D) action-specific potential.


18. The phenomenon of Òpressure phospheneÓ demonstrates the:
A) Bell-Magendie law.
B) doctrine of specific nerve energies.
C) localization of function.
D) MŸller phenomenon.


19. Assuming that the strength of mental functioning is related to the size of the brain area controlling that function led Franz Gall to develop:
A) nephrology.
B) chronology.
C) phrenology.
D) demonology.


20. According to Daniel Dennett, he had Òthe single best idea anyone has ever had.Ó Who is ÒheÓ?
A) Franz Gall
B) Pierre Flourens
C) Alfred Wallace
D) Charles Darwin


21. Although Charles Darwin is credited with ÒdiscoveringÓ evolution, it could just as easily have been credited to:
A) Alfred Wallace.
B) Alfred Adler.
C) Charles Brown.
D) Charles Hustle.


22. One result of Darwin's work was the linking of humans with the rest of the animal kingdom. This led his protŽgŽ, George Romanes, to develop the field of:
A) comparative science.
B) comparative psychology.
C) comparative religion.
D) comparative anemology.


23. Phineas P. Gage suffered damage to the ________ area of his brain, affecting his ability to make rational decisions and process emotional information.
A) prefrontal
B) postgyral
C) prefornical
D) postsulcal


24. Broca's area is located in the ________ lobe while Wernicke's area is located in the ________ lobe.
A) temporal; frontal
B) parietal; occipital
C) frontal; temporal
D) frontal; parietal


25. A

Question #4:

How do you explain extreme reserve in people?

Usually these are people for whom extreme reserve has been modeled by parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, neighbors, fellow church members. Any show of emotion is seen as weak and "lower class", although girls and women are allowed to show some emotion as "feminine". Extreme reserve is seen as "classy" and "polite", even "respectable". Generally reserve can be relaxed only during periods of drinking alcohol or sometimes in sports. The ideal in such a society is the businessman, the industrialist, sometimes the physician or surgeon. These are societies where only extroversion is admired, and introversion is not. That is, the allowable interest must be on facts, things, sensory data, and its correlates in money, possessions, clothes, cars, boats, homes and so on. There is very little perceived value in thinking except to further one's wealth or personal status, or in feelings, or analysis, or anything related to art and creativity. Generally these people learn to feel uncomfortable physically and sexually, unless in male pursuits of visceral sexuality, often illicit. Women are taught sexuality is only for making babies and for attracting prestigious boyfriends and husbands. Otherwise, any libido left over should be discharged in tennis, golf, horseback riding, or maybe gardening and the like. Extremely reserved people maintain a psychic barrier between themselves and the rest of life and people, or try to. They want to regard themselves as "special", "entitled". Typically they acquire some wealth and learn with disappointment it does not alone make them "better" than others in anyone's eyes or even their own. Hence a sense of extreme reserve does serves that purpose, especially when undertaken as a group of reserved families in association with each other, e.g., living in an upscale neighborhood, belonging to the same country club, belonging to the same Protestant church.

Question #5:

Can you prove God has to be real, scientifically?

1. Can a Big Bang really create the entire universe so beautiful and perfect?

2. Why are humans singled out? **No GodLawls** God created the garden as a perfect environment with 2 humans, to give man a simple choice. Don't go against God. God already knew that given a choice humans will ultimately go against Him, and He gave man a choice (eat or don't eat). Note: didn't matter what type of choice, God gave man one. Also, why was man restricted to one planet? Obvious, because God wanted it that way, or ask you scientists they'll tell you that no other planet but ours (another bogus theory) has the capability to produce life, because [fill in the garbage]. Ps. Just like human can create art work, God does too, and we call it science.

3. Why can’t a human be perfect? Why are we the only creatures to laugh and have a conscience?

4. If everything has an opposite, what is the opposite of a reality where no one is perfect? Who judges morality if judges on Earth are also immoral?

5. If a Big Bang is real, how in the H. E. double hockey sticks, can we get math? (Isn’t everything random? Why is math the only universal language in the entire universe? – I am not talking about 3+3. I am talking about the measurements to create time and space, to come up with Scientific formulas. How do you come up with a formula for distance if everything is still moving?

6. Have you ever seen evolutions? If the world really did evolve, what percentage would it be that a planet (Earth) has the correct enzymes and chemical components to create humans, animals of all different types, classes (species) of animals, the million different types of insects, and organisms? (Why would an evolved planet need all that and how can evolution create color, size, food source, and sensory organs needed to relate and survive in this world. Get a clue, it's all a little to perfect if you ask me. How can an Earth, with a random birth, make sure that ever single animal and human has the ability to digest some sort of food? [Also found on this planet, too perfect, if you ask me]. How in the heck, does evolution just stop? Do you see any half-humans/half apes, walking around? If humans evolved, why do we only use 8% of our brains (evolution wouldn't do that).

7. Where did the Big Bang atom come from? What holds atoms together if they are 99% empty? Why can’t I walk through a wall? What in the universe is “strong force”? DEFINE IT. Let’s be honest, mankind doesn’t know anything. We like to think why do. How many theories are out there that are actually legit?

8. How can evolution exists if the 2nd law of thermodynamics states that everything breaks down from the simple to the complex. ATHEISTS ALL OVER. ANSWER ME.

9. Honestly (and you want admit this). Scientists have no clue about anything. All they have are theories that aren't congruent. If we are so smart, why do we still have War, why aren't we on Mars yet (walking)? Why can't we space travel? It takes more faith to believe that the Earth just appeared randomly, than a Being that placed it here, and everything else in perfect Order. It takes more faith to believe in theories from humans, that to believe in a book that is 1000's of years old, and has not been proven wrong. (Don't harp on this statement) - ***Best answer will have to disprove my other questions. ***

10. Last one. If the Earth was 5% closer to the sun, Earth would be a cookie. 5% less from the sun, the Earth would be a global Antarctica. But again somehow we are perfectly enough away that the Earth, irrigation system (seas, clouds, rain, etc) works perfectly.

God is everywhere, you just need to look.
You guys kill me.
None of you actually answered any of the questions. You just gave me your opinion.
Answer question 6 and 7.
Plus, I never said the Big Bang couldn't happen. I am asking how does it happen without God?
Ok. I'll admit it not a science major. But that still does not answer my question about PROOF of evolution, or creation. All we have is theories. I'd rather believe in a God than being evolved from slop.

Question #6:

what do you think of a sensory garden?

the pros and cons?????

send us your opinion

thanks :)

Question #7:

I fail this Every time What am i doing Wrong?? English Help Please.?

I can not Get this i have to redo it 3 times already what am i doing wrong?


(1) As a young person, I wanted to make a difference in the world. (2) When the opportunity arose to visit a different country, I did not hesitate. (3) I was seventeen and hoped I had something to offer others. (4) We would assist a teacher who specialized in putting together children’s daycare centers. I didn’t know I would return home with more than a tan and some cheap souvenirs. In short, I came home a different person.

Two other girls worked with me to raise money for the trip. It was humid as we stepped off the airplane. Awed by the new environment, I couldn’t take in enough as we drove to our hostess’s home. The vegetation was thick and very different from home. Shortly, we were at Suzie’s two story duplex with a little garden in the back.

The first week in Puerto Rico we watched and learned to run a children’s daycare center. I remember thinking it would be fun to be a child and watch the puppet shows, the silly skits, and almost magic-like object lessons. Suzie had a gift. The children were so excited!

I could not speak Spanish, so I felt lost, questioning whether I really had anything to offer. I sat and tried to figure out how Suzie was going to use the three of us eager, but inexperienced Americans. It didn’t take long to find out.

On the second night, I sat among the children. I found a seat next to a little girl with bright yellow ribbons in her ebony hair. She shyly offered a smile; her big brown eyes made me feel welcomed. As the songs began, she slipped her hand in mine. From then on, Merona and I were inseparable.

Merona was an orphan who spent most of her days helping us. She spoke more English than we spoke Spanish, so she was our tutor. Her giggle was contagious, and her willingness to help an inspiration.

On the last night, the daycare center staff threw a party for us. They chipped in to buy us a store-bought cake, which was a luxury. Merona stayed close, but said little. She was sad about me leaving, and I was unsure of what to say. At the end of the party, Merona pulled me aside and pressed a tarnished heart-shaped pendant into my palm. She said, “This was my mother’s. I want you to keep it. Remember me.”

Without letting me refuse, she pulled my face close and kissed each cheek, wishing me well. Merona turned and disappeared into the darkness. I never saw her again.
1.Which numbered sentence in the first paragraph serves as an interesting hook?
A.Sentence 1
B.Sentence 2
C.Sentence 3
D.Sentence 4
2.Which part of the background information could be more precise?
A.The author’s age
B.The author’s feelings towards going
C.Where exactly she is going
D.Who she will be working with
3.In paragraph two, what of the following needs improvement?
A.Sensory detail
B.The event
C.Thoughts
D.Pacing
4.Which sentence would provide figurative language to paragraph three?
A.Suzie was amazing!
B.The children were happy to be there.
C.The stories sparkled and shone like precious gems.
D.Suzie told the stories in such a fun way.
5.What element of an autobiographical narrative could be added to paragraph four?
A.Figurative language
B.Sensory detail
C.Organized events
D.Interior monologue
6.What is missing at the end of this autobiographical narrative?
A.Factual details in order
B.Sensory details
C.Significance of the experience
D.Background information

Question #8:

Hypothetically speaking, if you could build your own dream house in heaven, what would it be?

Last night, being bored, I wrote details of my own dream house:

Contemporary. Spacious. Natural light everywhere. Overlooking a sea from the cliff. The beach end of the house faces west. Secluded. The house is for one occupant, two-three maximum.

Private beach below. Wooden stairs lead down from the cliff to the boardwalk that connects to the jetty, where my yacht moors. Boat shack containing canoes and kayaks. Sea glass in abundance.

Three story, with greenhouse and observatory on the roof. Master bedroom will be in a indoor atrium, which is from the second floor to the third floor. Inclosed by floor to ceiling glass window that commands the view of the beach.

Third floor: Library, with the staircase leading to the roof. It has rare collections of art books, novels, art, science and National Geographic magazines, and a section devoted to comic books, mangas and animes.

Second floor: bedroom, art studio, mini bar, private gallery. The bedroom and the art studio connects openly, with glass ceiling above. Contemporary wooden staircase leads from art studio to the balcony of the third floor library.

Lavatory next to bathroom, shares the view of the beach. Toilet bowl should be facing the view, so while I'm defecating I'll have something beautiful to look at (like sunset, the blue horizon or stars at night).

First floor: Bathroom, living room, billiard room, game room, PC room, kitchen, dining area, guest bedroom. The garage connects to dining area.

The front door and the garage door leads into the walled courtyard, with heavily secured parameter: security camera, guard station, sensory detecter, and iron gate.

The courtyard contains a rock garden, and a zen-like fountain. Gravel car road leads from the garage through the iron gate.

Ground area: Sauna, connected to the house. Biking and hiking trail that leads into wildlife area. Marsh not far, with a boat shack that contains kayaks.

The platform juts out from the base of the second floor, over the cliff. The library on the third floor overlooks it through the glass. The master bedroom area is behind the platform, separated by the glass sliding doors. The platform is long and wide enough to have a outdoor pool, an equipment shack (which is against the house), and a fire pit.

Question #9:

How much should I charge for my garden designs?

I am working in conjunction with a local building firm who recently got a job designing a sensory garden for a primary school. The garden is being paid for by a £6000 government grant the school has recently been awarded, as it is designed for young children including those with disabilities. They asked me to come up with the designs for the garden, and so far I have surveyed the site, come up with two original initial ideas and produced plant and materials lists for them. I will also work with them towards a final design, and will take part in the building process as much as I can. The only problem is, they have asked me for a quote, and I don't know what to charge. I don't have my own business, but I have always worked on designs in the past. The most recent one was a full design overhaul for a pub garden, and I have never been paid for it. I want something for my efforts, but I'm not sure what the going rate is. Any ideas?

Question #10:

What do you think of these original poems?? need opinions!?

This poem was written with random words that i had to pick out of a hat for my LA class. what do you think of them??:

Poem 1:
I watch death from here
I cry after time
I see wet forest and your shadow
As if eternity is a place
A garden will flood
She wants meaning

Poem 2:
I run from them
Above black petals (I was wondering whether or not to switch them)
Under the top (Like, above the top, under black petals)
I scream

Poem 3: this is just a social studies poem, about D-day
They come across the English Channel
I wait for them to come
They come with 5000 ships
I wait for them to come
They come with 130000 soldiers
I wait for them to come
They come with weapons
I wait for them to come
They come to help
So long ive waited
So long, my hope has threatened to dissapear
And i still wait
i will wait till the end
or i will wait for the end
this day is our history
this day is D-day

Poem 4: sensory poem (fav color)
Teal is a rush of inspiration
teal is the air we breathe everyday
teal is innocence and gentle gestures
teal is the light that catches your eye first thing in the moring
teal tastes like the moist air, after it rained for hours
teal smells like the beginning of a new day, the smell of morning
teal sounds like the ocean waves lapping the shore
teal feels like a calm, warm wind that gently surrounds you
teal looks like open ocean water
teal makes me think of the past and makes me long for the future
teal is quiet and peacefull


what do you think??

Question #11:

What do I put in a sensory garden.?

I'm making a sensory garden for people who suffer from autism. One of them can be very violent and break things so, fountains are not an option really. But anybody got any ideas for what would go down well in a sensory garden?

Question #12:

Can't get this off my mind,what would you have done?

Yesterday I was having lunch with my mother at the Olive Garden and 3 ladies came in.2 were very old-grandma's and the third was early 40's with a small child.The child was 2.The little girl wouldn't bend her legs to go into the high chair,so after the mother struggled with her only for about 2 mins she started really using force.I mean this lady was ANGRY.She was swinging the child around by one of her arms,squeezing her legs,flipping her upside down,and smacking her legs.Everyone around was uncomfortable!So I had to get up to "cool off" in the bathroom bc I felt like I was going to throw this lady into a wall.When I came out of the bathroom she had gotten the girl into the high chair and pushed it into the corner as a time out.So as I walked past 1st handed her my business card,then asked if the child always behaves in this matter bc she could have some sensory issues.The mother then said-"she has only been here for 2 months,I adopted her,she is from China".She didn't listen to what I had to say at all.I couldn't stop starring at these people.I felt so bad for this little girl and if the mom got that mad in public could you even imagine what she does behind closed doors?I wanted to call the police but I didn't and I am so disappointed with myself.Do you think that would have been over reacting?What would you have done?I just can't get this poor little girl out of my head now.

Question #13:

In this paragraph what of the following needs improvement?

Two other girls worked with me to raise money for the trip. It was humid as we stepped off the airplane. Awed by the new environment, I couldn’t take in enough as we drove to our hostess’s home. The vegetation was thick and very different from home. Shortly, we were at Suzie’s two story duplex with a little garden in the back.


A.Sensory detail
B.The event
C.Thoughts
D.Pacing

Question #14:

I need to make a windchime for a girlscout project. Easiest way?

So my girl scout troop is doing a nature garden, and sensory plants and birshouses, and we need a windchime. So my job is to research how to make a windchime, home made. We were thinking Pcb (or whatever theyre called) pipes, but that would just make a hollow sound right? So what can we use to make a beautiful sounding winschime. thanks!!!

Question #15:

Wasps in veggie garden. Nest VERY near garden, what do I do?

Previously asked about wasps & bees being in my veggie garden, I got some very good answers. Best said that I want the bees, but get rid of the wasps - they are eating my plants. To use raid on the nest to kill & get rid of them. I went out to find the nest & it's right above the left hand corner of the garden on the outside corner of the garage. This is literally right above the garden, so if I spray that area some of the raid will get into the garden - will that harm my garden? Also, When I go out to water the garden their are sometimes at least 20-30 wasps in the garden and they all start flying around because of my spraying the water, is it true about them having a sensory type thing to where if I was to spray raid onto the nest the ones from the garden will now and come after me? What is the best way to handle this? I can't even go into my garden to get my veggies, de-weed, & sometimes their are so many I can't even water. Hoping for solution that doesn't involve xterminator & $.

Question #16:

is there a connection between curse of Darkastle in busch gardens virgina andNeuschwanstein Castle?

Deep in the snow-drift hills of Bavaria sits a grand castle frozen in time. Guests can journey to the other side during this bone-chilling chase packed with dizzying drops, fog, shattering ice, and pyrotechnic special effects. Curse of DarKastle generates a multi-sensory experience unlike anything else. The pulse-pounding ride’s integrated theming, 3-D visuals, and special effects push the envelope of theme park technology.

- ride description


Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany: The inspiration for the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, Neuschwanstein is a creation of "Mad King" Ludwig II of Bavaria. Perched on a peak in the Alps, the gray granite castle rises to towers, turrets and pinnacles.

Question #17:

Miniature sensory garden?

I want to create a small, boxed, sensory garden. No more than 30cm high.

I aim to engage all five senses, and it could appeal to the blind etc.

Therefore considering the five senses, what kinds of plants would you put in to the garden?

Links would be appreciated. All answers welcome. I will give 10points.

Thanks

Question #18:

Miniature Sensory Garden?

We want to create a miniature, boxed sensory garden to be given to those with disabilities etc.

We want to know what kind of miniature plants that engage most senses we can plant.

We are trying to keep costs minimal, for our research would you provide links if possible?

Thanks
Great! Thanks!

Question #19:

Sensory Garden help please?

Following my last question....briefly I am starting a garden club at my daughters' school. (6-11 yrs)

We have decided to make a Sensor Garden.

I would greatly appreciate any ideas. We have a nice wide open space covered in grass.

Many thanks in advance.

Question #20:

Hi. I am trying to get ideas and funding to have a sensory room put in our garden for my 4 yr old disabled son

Our little boys bedroom is just not big enough to do exactly what we would like. hence the idea of a log cabin came about. were saving ourselves and applied to a few people for any kind of help. any ideas would be appreciated. sponsored events etc. he gets so much joy out of sensory rooms we have visited and i would like it to be on hand at home. also so his little mates can benefit too as a lot of sensory rooms only allow a couple of kids at the same time. Also if anyone has ideas for cheaper equipment, rather than all sensory catalogues out there that charge an absolute fortune. thanks for taking the time to read this. D





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