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My hubby protected my TV!!

by Theresa Yeager

My hubby protected my TV!!

If you have a kiddo like my Boy, you know that electronics break way too easily. We have busted iPads, iPods, televisions, DVD players, telephones, clocks – you name it and it has been broken. Autism can affect a child’s ability to understand that when they throw something it will break. The whole ‘be gentle’ thing is not something they can do effectively. Not because they don’t want to, but because many times a kid has sensory issues and they don’t ‘get’ that they aren’t being careful. Or maybe the Autism is interfering with their ability to fully understand cause and effect. There are many reasons, but the bottom line is that things break often around kids who suffer with Autism.

My hubby has come up with a way to overcome ONE challenge.

The busted TV

Isn't it beautiful? A protected TV :)
Isn’t it beautiful? A protected TV ๐Ÿ™‚

Now I purposely left the beat up wall in the picture. Why? To give you an idea of what we deal with. My boy is rough. He throws toys andย bangs his head into the wall. Our house is beat up. And this setup is working wonders!! He has smashed and bashed his head and hands on the TV. He has his it with his iPod – yeah I know, Griffin cases rock ๐Ÿ˜‰

This protective cover is a sheet of plexiglass with metal edging to protect the sharp edges attached to the wall with gutter screw spacers. They are a plastic tubes that enable you to screw the object tight to the wall while still being a certain space away from the wall. Worked like a charm ๐Ÿ™‚

Hanging the cover over the TV
Hanging the cover over the TV
Spacing detail for TV
Spacing detail for TV

Can’t say enough about how well this is working for us ๐Ÿ™‚ Let me know if you try it and how it is working for YOU!!

Filed Under: Safety Tagged With: #autism, #autismhelp, #autismtips, #parenting, #saferoom, #TVProtection

Autism Safety Tip

by Theresa Yeager

Autism Safety Tip

As I was chatting with my mom, it occurred to me that I shared a very scary event with everyone and neglected to tell what it taught me!

A short while ago, I told you about how my boy had a meltdown and broke the glass in our door. You can read the post here. Well, my Hubby had the best idea ever. Instead of replacing the glass, he put a piece of Plexiglas in its place. It is not in the door tightly, it is just barely holding in there, so when the boy hits it the Plexiglas just pops right out. No danger of breaking glass, no hard surface to hurt the boy’s head – genius.

If the boy hits the door from the inside, it will go through the screen – but hey, you can’t have everything!

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At least replacing a screen is cheap and easy. And cleanup is MUCH easier then broken glass ๐Ÿ™‚

When you have special needs in the house you have to think outside the box and come up with solutions to fit your needs. This fix may not be appropriate in your home. I am in no way saying that you should just allow your child to smash into your door either. What I am saying is that sometimes our kids are fast and setting things in place to cover your butt is never a bad idea.

Dad for the win <3

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Do you have a tip that helps in your house? Please share so that we can support one another on our journey!

Filed Under: Safety Tagged With: #autism, #autismtips, #parenting

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