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ADMIN calls again! Anyone have a kid with ABI or Tourette"s
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 467533" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Probably wouldn't help in this case, but sometimes...</p><p></p><p>Two generations back. Granny's sisters lived on the edge of town (two couples, two homes on same property, no kids). Down the road a mile or two was another family, with a "little gurl" as Granny would say - when pressed, the Aunties put her at about 8 or 9. She was the "sweetest" thing and the "brightest thing" they ever laid eyes on.</p><p></p><p>But... the Aunties said "she swore so bad she could make a bartender's ears fall off". They were shocked, being proper Brits. The girl spent a fair bit of time at their place, so the Aunties had to do something about it. (Parents wouldn't - she spoke what she heard.) </p><p></p><p>Their tactic? They came up with a "proper English statement" for every expletitive in the book. And consistently replaced every expletitive she used, with a substitute term that started the same or sounded similar. OMG became Oh My Goodness... I have no idea now what they all were (Granny's first son is 90 now, so I can't exactly ask) </p><p></p><p>It took TWO YEARS. But they were around to see this girl grow up and marry... and as an adult, NOT known for the off-color of her language (the color... yes. people often wondered where she came up with such expressive statements...)</p><p></p><p>Now - this was probably closer to neuro-typical with extreme bad habits. But... if nothing else works...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 467533, member: 11791"] Probably wouldn't help in this case, but sometimes... Two generations back. Granny's sisters lived on the edge of town (two couples, two homes on same property, no kids). Down the road a mile or two was another family, with a "little gurl" as Granny would say - when pressed, the Aunties put her at about 8 or 9. She was the "sweetest" thing and the "brightest thing" they ever laid eyes on. But... the Aunties said "she swore so bad she could make a bartender's ears fall off". They were shocked, being proper Brits. The girl spent a fair bit of time at their place, so the Aunties had to do something about it. (Parents wouldn't - she spoke what she heard.) Their tactic? They came up with a "proper English statement" for every expletitive in the book. And consistently replaced every expletitive she used, with a substitute term that started the same or sounded similar. OMG became Oh My Goodness... I have no idea now what they all were (Granny's first son is 90 now, so I can't exactly ask) It took TWO YEARS. But they were around to see this girl grow up and marry... and as an adult, NOT known for the off-color of her language (the color... yes. people often wondered where she came up with such expressive statements...) Now - this was probably closer to neuro-typical with extreme bad habits. But... if nothing else works... [/QUOTE]
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