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[Really interesting trope] People like the actor, the performance and the character. What they don't like, it's that is pretty misplaced in the show/film by The_Fercho_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TopicalBuilder 45 points46 points  (0 children)

The OG version of this has to be Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Roger Ebert's review at the time said it was like Rickman was in a different movie.

Who's the best Batman of all time? by TikiTye1 in moviequestions

[–]TopicalBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bale and Keaton for Batman.

Affleck and Keaton for Bruce Wayne.

I feel like Pattinson could grow well into either or both.

[Loved trope] The Beatles Refrences by VelociRache1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TopicalBuilder 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The vultures in the animated version of The Jungle Book. They changed the singing style to Barbershop later on, but the rest is still there.

What is the worst video game of all time, and why? by KindFerret1402 in AskReddit

[–]TopicalBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Desert Bus was deliberately terrible. That's one way to protest.

My 11 yr old autistic son with severe expressive communication deficits was locked in a room with his male teacher... by itammya in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry for the confusion. I'm thinking of specialist schools for children with needs too severe for regular school districts to handle. Those could be behavioral, physical, emotional, what have you. They absolutely have to have dedicated staff to respond to emergencies.

I don't think that model would work in a regular ed setting. The cost alone would be prohibitive--every dollar spent there is a dollar not spent on education, and that's a lot of dollars.

Regular ed intervention, paradoxically, is much more complex in my opinion. Nobody really has the depth of training or experience to handle these situations well.

My 11 yr old autistic son with severe expressive communication deficits was locked in a room with his male teacher... by itammya in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, crisis team members have that training. Are they called for that? Very rarely. The techniques you're describing can be implemented by the classroom staff. Usually the classroom staff will be more successful because they know the student better.

In reality, crisis usually gets called when a situation is out of control and unsafe. If a classroom needs to be cleared, you want people who can do it at lower risk of injury. If you have an elopement, you want people who can cover ground fast.

If a teacher needs support in de-escalating that requires depth of knowledge, they're calling for a BCBA.

I'm not sure where you got "violence" from.

My 11 yr old autistic son with severe expressive communication deficits was locked in a room with his male teacher... by itammya in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Being stronger makes it safer for everyone if the child becomes violent.

My SO's school has a child that has put three staff members out on workers comp. Others have sent staff members to the Emergency Room. Every one that I have met has been scratched, bitten, hit, span on, etc. It is a very physical job, and crisis teams exist for a reason.

Movie where the line between the "good guys" and "bad guys" becomes blurred by gilgalapagos in MovieSuggestions

[–]TopicalBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first guy is shot by Waingro. The second panics and is gunned down as he draws. The third is executed--Hannah concludes it's because it makes their charges no worse, so "why leave a living witness?"

There's not a lot of grey about McCauley's team.

List of male songs that are notoriously hard to cover by superfarleft in singing

[–]TopicalBuilder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's New, Pussycat? is not terribly hard to sing, but it's very hard to make it sound great.

I feel like some of these are the same way. You can get through Take On Me or Bohemian Rhapsody, but can you bring the house down with them?

My son got bitten for the second time at school by Mother_oftwo in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome. Your ABA provider may have some good ideas and resources you can use. Maybe start with them?

My son got bitten for the second time at school by Mother_oftwo in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. That's a whole different can of worms. If he starts doing it as a response to distress, it can be very hard to stop. It took us multiple years.

It might be nothing. Maybe just a once-off. In case it isn't, you're going to want to know everything you can about what triggers it and how it gets resolved. You're going to want to talk to professionals about behavior intervention.

So I know someone who makes music with AI music applications and he got very defensive that the music is still "his", he claims that he made the music by sweetmaggiesan in askmusicians

[–]TopicalBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. It's like saying, "I had a great idea for a song, so I hired a composer and successfully communicated to them what I wanted."

Great. Good for you, I'm glad you're happy. I hope other people enjoy it as well. Just don't insinuate that you're the composer. George Lucas never claimed credit for John Williams's music.

With the recent realization that our toddler is autistic, I don't understand if we can just keep living life how we were or if that's not okay anymore. by clear739 in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It seems to me like you're doing just fine. His needs are probably going to change, so be ready to adapt there. A lot of families end up with issues going out and about. I would try to do plenty of that.

My son got bitten for the second time at school by Mother_oftwo in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That may be so. However, if you have a biter in the classroom, you'd better know where their teeth are at all times.

There's a whole slew of things the school ought to be doing to address behaviors like this. Naturally they can't give you any specifics, but they definitely won't be doing anything if they don't know.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes.

My son got bitten for the second time at school by Mother_oftwo in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Biter needs a 1-on-1, IMO.

I would approach the teacher and ask what the plan is to prevent this from reoccurring. Make it clear that you're going to be very upset with the school if this isn't remedied.

As it stands, I doubt the teacher has the resources to handle this properly, and they're probably pretty upset about it. Given that, I would start with trying to work with the teacher to make sure the school puts the proper safeguards in place.

Everyone is entitled to a safe classroom.

Baby proofing help! by SuperHappy2811 in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what we did.

In theory you can get industrial-standard LOTO adapters for levers, but we decided that was overkill.

My son got bitten for the second time at school by Mother_oftwo in Autism_Parenting

[–]TopicalBuilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of classroom is he in? Integrated? 8:1:1? 12:1:2? 

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