tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post7351123257637639786..comments2024-01-24T05:26:00.039-08:00Comments on Whitterer on Autism: Ah poor little chap! The sympathy voteMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-44960184290496805712007-08-11T17:06:00.000-07:002007-08-11T17:06:00.000-07:00Not sure how they are about sprays, but we found W...Not sure how they are about sprays, but we found WONDERFUL success with Dermoplast. Aerosol, so I'm sure we are burning a huge hole in the ozone layer, but it makes me feel like I'm at least disinfecting it even when I'm not allowed to touch it to clean, and has the added benefit of numbing the site of the "accident."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-71954458637079143472007-08-09T22:40:00.000-07:002007-08-09T22:40:00.000-07:00Aww poor little guy. Hope he got tons of positive...Aww poor little guy. Hope he got tons of positive reenforcement for handling it so well.Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395947590555462423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-25562380981516819252007-08-09T15:05:00.000-07:002007-08-09T15:05:00.000-07:00When you were writing about people biting on thing...When you were writing about people biting on things during times of pain, I remembered the phrase "bite the bullet" which has always been used as sort of a prelude to "suck it up". This, of course, got me curious as to the origin of the phrase and so I found this: <BR/><BR/>"Even after the advent of anesthetics such emergency surgery has had to be performed at times. Particularly in times of war when anesthetics may be in limited supply or unavailable. <BR/><BR/>To ease the pain the patient was given a couple of stiff belts of whiskey to numb the senses, then given a stick or lead bullet to bite down on as the surgeon went to work with knife and saw. <BR/><BR/>The bullet or stick was given to let the patient focus their energy and attention on the biting instead of the cutting and pain. It may also have helped to reduce the screaming, which probably benefited the surgeon and attendants. <BR/><BR/>Why bite on a bullet? Made of lead, bullets are malleable. Although quite strong they will actually deform somewhat when bitten hard. Hence teeth would not break as would likely happen from biting a stone for example. Bullets are also readily available in times of war, when this type of surgery is frequently called for. "Bite the bullet" may have originated in the civil war." <BR/><BR/>I guess it makes sense in that it is deflecting the pain, or attempting to at least, so for your son to bite on a towel was a way for him to deflect not just the pain from his knee but also his thoughts. <BR/><BR/>I think he's quite brilliant!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-47455708790006421542007-08-09T10:59:00.000-07:002007-08-09T10:59:00.000-07:00Sympathy vote from me! Not nice for anyone to hav...Sympathy vote from me! Not nice for anyone to have an accident, let alone a young child who finds it difficult to cope with such. All hell breaks loose in this house if Amy sees blood or even just has a small incident. She's such a drama-queen. But who cares. Dealing with it their way makes them so much more independent. A little help from us when required..!<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-16256559354720599112007-08-09T09:34:00.000-07:002007-08-09T09:34:00.000-07:00Poor kid! He was right in muttering his response ...Poor kid! He was right in muttering his response of not a "little" accident but rather a big one. It's all relative, isn't it?<BR/>Chewing, biting down on something - probably goes right along with the "bite your tongue" to prevent saying the words you WANT to say but at the wrong time too. And usually, when I'm involved in a choice like that, why is it when I really probably should open my mouth and speak, I nearly bite a hole through my tongue or lip but when I should stay quiet, I manage to blurt out the wrong darned things? Ah, I know -Murphy and his damned law rule my life - and my tongue - or so it seems.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.com