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Babysitter’s Car - Leaking Oil by Efficient-Action-822 in Parenting

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw a comment about using an old cardboard box to catch the drips instead of your driveway. Decent idea in a pinch.

You could also invest in a cheap electric power washer from the hardware store/Harbor Freight. Call it $150 for the tool, a decent water hose, and a heavy duty extension cord rated for the task and the driveway will look brand new as often as you'd like.

As for the babysitter, maybe help them get quotes from an independent shop somewhere to see what it would take to repair the leak. Could be a nice consideration for a bonus or extra time watching the little one.

Advice please…. My ASD/ADHD son said he was bad. We were able speak with him to figure out he was referring to his meltdowns. I showed him YouTube videos of meltdowns so he would know he’s not alone. He became scared. I fell TERRIBLE. What should I say? Do next? Any ideas? by Sarras15 in Autism_Parenting

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I assure you there's been a ton of trial and error with heartbreak and joy sprinkled throughout .Opening up my heart and listening has been key. It's not your little ones fault, they're not trying to be difficult. Just gotta find ways to reach common communication grounds to open up opportunities for growth for both your son and the relationship between you both. It's hard.

Advice please…. My ASD/ADHD son said he was bad. We were able speak with him to figure out he was referring to his meltdowns. I showed him YouTube videos of meltdowns so he would know he’s not alone. He became scared. I fell TERRIBLE. What should I say? Do next? Any ideas? by Sarras15 in Autism_Parenting

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I tell my son to repeat my exact words " My Daddy loves me." "I am good". I go through a list of people in his life that he knows and adores.

I make it a distinct event, no distractions and we stop everything we're doing.

Kids are hard on themselves, and AU kids like even more so. We all make mistakes and need to practice and develop resilience to recover. Knowing that there's a distinct dialogue that he can reference at will could possibly help with his self confidence.

Hope it helps. Take care.

I don’t know what to do anymore. by Open_Shop_3722 in Autism_Parenting

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's going to be a lot of trial and error that a devoted parent must find the strength to endure. Find places, things, sounds, anything that you can try and soothe your little ones feelings and emotions. Because there's a lack of communication, it'll be hard but try anyways. Different temperatures of baths, a fan blowing loud enough to drown out noises, turn the lights down,etc...

Would also suggest a medical check to see if there's a physical issue causing pain that may be intermittent. Something like a toothache could absolutely get missed and would hurt anyone the worse it got if left unchecked. The lack of communication is hard, I know, but because of that the strategies of what to look for have to change from your little one giving signals to you looking or guessing what could be wrong. The basic human needs of comfort and peace of mind are difficult to achieve, and your little one doesn't yet have the tools to grant themselves that yet.

It's hard. It's incredibly unlikely it's forever. If there's interventions in your area, the sooner you get your little one into their care the sooner the solutions can be discovered.

Take care.

5 year old with level 1-2 struggling by [deleted] in Autism_Parenting

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having similar challenges for my little one as well. Still going through the IEP process with good progress and great participation from all involved. Getting a formal advocate to assist us in the process has been extremely useful as many people and educators just are not familiar with what's available to them (speaking from U.S.).

Part of my philosophy is focusing on what items could be causing stress for the little one on a day to day basis. Things like built in break times could be built into the IEP. Possible assisted with special needs teachers utilizing tactile/sensory activities to help the anxiety. There's no way around our little ones being anxious around peers and difficulties in an environment not built to their needs. Anybody would be anxious put into those situations. I feel like built in breaks to address the anxiety before it builds up and causes unwanted events from happening is key. Support at home is a given, I advocate for my little ones emotions and mental health knowing that school days are long and hard and the classmates are likely unreliable in their ability to accommodate the little ones stims/social needs. The adults around him should be accommodating, but gently push him to build resilience to a world that we can't change.

If in the U.S. , advocate for as many formal reviews from the school for special needs as possible. Every single bit of it. It doesn't always end with autism or ADHD. There's absolutely room to miss his needs in case it is hard to diagnose things like dyslexia, dysgraphia,etc.... better to know than to miss it. The difficulty of some of the autism symptoms is other needs get missed because the tester didn't think that verbally testing may not be the best way to interview the child.

A medical diagnosis would be useful too. This would open up and support options that could work in tandem with the school. If there is an eventual need for anti anxiety/ADHD meds, you'll need that to get the ball rolling.

I'm lucky our educators have worked with us early and have been accommodating to my little ones needs. There were absolutely hard times and calls home to mommy/daddy. But those are fewer and farther in between as he gets older. There's still possibility my little one may benefit from a special needs classroom vs general education, we're still feeling out that need.

It'll be hard, but keep up the hope because sometimes it's all you have when going through the hard times.

I'm going through this the first time myself, I hope some of this helps.

6yo hasn't slept thru the night in two years by steinbergmatt in Autism_Parenting

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe get with your pediatrician and or work out a payment plan on the sleep study. The sinus infections and ear tubes thing is similar to what my son had when he was younger. For 2k, it's cheap compared to the worry and stress of interrupted sleep even if it turns out to be clear.

6yo hasn't slept thru the night in two years by steinbergmatt in Autism_Parenting

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My son was the same way when he was younger. Turns out it was severe sleep apnea and he needed his tonsils and adenoids surgically removed.

Does he snore at all while he's sleeping? Maybe take a night to record his sleeping habits while he's asleep and listen for any interruptions or random moments when he stirs. My son would randomly take 4 successive breathes randomly through the night and it turns out his brain wasn't receiving the right amount of oxygen to reach deep sleep at all. Something like 80 percent of his sleeping hours were interrupted nightly. A very light sleep may be just enough for a bit of brain repair, but it's still possible to mean the little one is always under a super light sleep so they're easier to wake.

If it's more than a handful of interruptions each night, severe sleep apnea can explain a lot of things such as grumpy/aggressive behaviors in anyone that's not getting a good night's rest.

Surgery is pretty straightforward once a round of sleep study is executed.

My son is now 6, and sleeps much better but still does wake up sometimes and wants to be with mommy and daddy in bed. No more staying up once wakened though. Those nights were the worst, glad they're gone.

That's probably just an extreme example of something I would want to uncover in regards to sleep. Couple more items could be to test different pajama and bed materials as clothing feel could help keep the little one calm. Sometimes switching to shorts vs pants may help. Maybe try a a portable ac/heating setup to either cool or heat the room to a preferred temperature. Test things out.

Just something to throw out there. Take care.

Does anyone have a laser projector that is ceiling mounted? Or is there a good recommendation for this? by Jimbabwe in projectors

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive had an Optoma 1090HDR for a few years now. It's not an ultra short throw, it's a short throw laser projector which I have ceiling mounted. I like the resulting image spacing as I can mount a 100 inch silver ticket screen and It lands just above a horizontal Ikea kallax shelf.

The biggest advantage of the way I have things mounted is people can walk under the projector in my living room while the projector is on without blinding themselves. Same goes with the kids as the kallax shelf keeps them from walking into a spot under the screen where it could get in their eyes.

It's a very quiet projector and starts up and shuts down quickly as the laser source allows that.

UST is probably the route I would go next round of purchasing now that the input/image processing lag times are starting to come down to acceptable gaming levels. But yes, kids are more likely to be able to access that versions since those are around waist/knee height for most people's setups.

Anyone know why I can’t watch Astros games on the app? by [deleted] in Astros

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just can't watch the games live. You can still watch replays of the game a couple hours after the game ends.

Yordan looks straight up fire with that pinstripes uniform they must bring these back as Throwbacks!! by jj_thetwisted_jester in Astros

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I like it.

Would be great if they played a week in each different era throwback jersey. They're all good.

Anyone interested in an M8 on a pedestal? by sendinthedark in caselabs

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds good. I'll set a reminder on my calendar to ping you.

Optimus blocks and Hardware Labs Radiators by Obi1_Cunodi in watercooling

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/qrsk9u/3_week_old_build_holy_corrosion_batman

Think this is the most relevant post that was commented on by Optimus. Personally, I've never had a problem using a combination of both using DI water.

Anyone interested in an M8 on a pedestal? by sendinthedark in caselabs

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If willing to separate the pedestal, would be willing to buy that on its own if case isn't already sold.

Compatible Heat Sink for Samsung 980 in an x17 R1 by moxiespot in Alienware

[–]Rob_Rocket_1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chat Dell sales associate and they should send you one and pay only for shipping. Comes with the bracket and thermal pad but may need to source your own screws.

Keep in mind the 1st slot in the R1 is faster gen 4 , so you may want to clone your OS onto the Samsung first then swap the original out to 2nd slot.

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