Padded Isolation Booth for Special Needs kids?

Not sure if this woman went about this correctly -- she didn't ask any questions at the school, she went straight to Facebook. Why didn't she contact the school first, and ask her questions? And -- I am curious to hear how this turns out. This is clearly a manufactured item. Who buys these things? How widespread is their use? AHA! Quote from YouTube commenter: I work with children on the spectrum and this is a beneficial tool. Have you seen a child shut down because of sensory overload? This is an illinformed parent.
Sagemindsays...

Saw this on the news this morning.
I'm going to upvote just to continue the public education. I'd like to know what comes of this. I don't know what the preferred or recommended therapy is by health professionals so I can't have an opinion specifically.

My instinct tells me these rooms shouldn't be used if there is not a health professional standing by to guide and counsel the children. Kids should also never be left unattended while in these rooms.

Moegahdeeshoosays...

I don't know about the specific kids that they have, but I know that some kids with severe autism can become agitated very quickly and lash out violently. If that's the case with these kids, I don't see the harm in letting them cool off in the room for a while.

Louis Theroux did a great documentary on parents of autistic children that shows some extreme examples of this.

bareboards2says...

When I first saw this vid, with more information than just pictures of the booth, my first thought was "Templin Grandin." She's the autistic woman who designed all the slaughterhouses for humane killing of cows. She noticed how they calmed down when they were put into narrow spaces and held close.

She started doing it to herself -- confining and constraining herself in a self made "holding pen." It worked great.

This booth reminded me of that. @Hunter's link above confirmed it. As the kids get older, they actually request the booth and go voluntarily.

Things like this make me wary about signing petitions from irate folks -- I want to hear the whole story, usually, before I'll sign something.

Moegahdeeshoosaid:

I don't know about the specific kids that they have, but I know that some kids with severe autism can become agitated very quickly and lash out violently. If that's the case with these kids, I don't see the harm in letting them cool off in the room for a while.

Louis Theroux did a great documentary on parents of autistic children that shows some extreme examples of this.

nanrodsays...

My son has a number of the issues that she claims for her daughter. He's received special needs education since he was 4 including isolation in a room designed to minimize stimuli and various medications,some good, some not so much. He is currently attending university and has opted for no medication. Her daughter is institutionalized and heavily medicated? Enough said about the value of her opinion on the issue.

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