posted November 21, 2006 07:38 PM              

here is part of his chart (sorry, I don't know his birth time)

Sun Aries 29.33
Moon Scorpio 24.17
Mercury Aries 3.45
Venus Taurus 2.09
Mars Aquarius 16.58
Jupiter Aquarius 9.34
Saturn Gemini 17.17
Uranus Libra 20.39 R
Neptune Sagittarius 6.59 R
Pluto Libra 2.23 R
Lilith Sagittarius 16.52
Asc node Capricorn 10.40

posted November 21, 2006 08:28 PM            

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Sun in Libra
Moon in Cancer
Jupiter in Cancer
Venus in Virgo
Mars in Cancer
Ascendant in Cancer

posted November 21, 2006 08:42 PM            

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Sun in Libra
Moon in Cancer
Jupiter in Cancer
Venus in Virgo
Mars in Cancer
Ascendant in Cancer

posted November 22, 2006 10:55 AM              

Take care of yourself and look after your needs - by not opening up about them and talking about them could lead to resentment and other unresolved uncomfy feelings. I learned this lesson the hardest way there is and it hurt me in the long run by not saying anything. Just say NO! Put your foot down! Stand up and be there for you - you are just as important as anybody else on this planet.

I hope this helps....

ID

Did you know that most Social Service agencies providing care has a policy against Staff and clients/clients family,friends from going beyond a professional association? Conflict of interest and if a relationship like that were to happen it would possibly damage the Care Ageny's image!
When a report such as sexually inappropriate behavior is brought to the agnecies attention - they do take things quite seriously. Sexual hararassment in no laughing matter in the company's eyes. This would lead to an automatic dismaissal I would imagine - judging by the severity of the sexual hararassment case at hand.

I agree with a previous post - when caring for a person with Special needs - the caregiver is there to work with the client and be there for them - not to socialize with others. Yes a caregiver has to work as a team with the family - ON A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL only.

posted November 22, 2006 11:49 AM              

We've bounced from caretaker to caretaker over the years. We had one for 4 years who was great, but unfortunately he got another job )-: we got this one back in December...it was a chore to find him too, my mom spent about 8 or 9 months looking for him, I don't want to upset her. But I know I need to tell, I just don't know how or when to say it. Every time I try to speak, the words just don't seem to come out.

posted November 22, 2006 12:24 PM            

I had early intervention for my Dyslexia,Dyspraxia which included fine motors skill therapy, auditory therapy,speech therapy,phonics. I was in special education for 3 years from 1st to 2nd grade including n extra year in 2nd grade.

A lot of autistics are very misunderstood too. Nonverbal autistics can be very intelligent,but they are given the wrong IQ tests. They tend to score high on nonverbal IQ tests. A lot of mentally retarded autistics were found to be average and a lot of average autistics were found to be gifted. Temple Grandin says that autistics think mainly in pictures and they are often like movies. As a Dyslexic,I think mainly in pictures too. I think in pictures,visualize things in my mind's eye nonstop without having to close my eyes. Many people who are strong visual thinkers do have a hard time verbally expressing themselves like Temple Grandin and me. We both benefited from early intervention speech therapy.

I find it very disturbing that a lot of special needs people are not getting enough help or not the right kind of help. I am not saying that's the case with your brother. It's definitely the case with a lot of special needs people.

I was lucky to get help early.

as for speech problems in autism

Prednisone and Autism
To date, prednisone appears to be one of the only medications that has a high rate of success in treating the underlying cause of speech loss or lack of speech in autism. Prednisone is not a new drug; has been used for almost 50 years for a variety of diseases. Its side effects are very well understood. However, its use for treating autism is still in the early stages.

The use of prednisone in autism is still experimental, and has not been clinically studied in a scientific manner. No "random placebo-controlled crossover" studies have been carried out, nor have there been any long term follow-up studies of children who have received prednisone for autism. To date, its effectiveness and safety are known only through only anecdotal evidence from parents and doctors, based on individual accounts or small sample sizes. There is no way at this time to predict whether prednisone could be helpful or harmful for any given child.
http://www.aheadwithautism.com/research.html

DIFFERENT SHADES OF AUTISM video was very fascinating,educational. It helped me to learn autism to some extent. It really focused that early intervention is highly essential for autistics.

I can't stress early intervention enough.
I had it myself. If I didn't, I wouldn't be able to communicate in words. I'd still be relying on sign language. My mother told me that I made up my own sign language at 2 years old when I was frustrated that nobody could understand my speech. My speech was connected to auditory reversals(turning things around when I heard it)..so I spoke very disorganized.

I had a lot of the behaviors of autism. A lot of dyspraxics have autistic-like traits...especially hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli. I definitely do. One touch can completely startle me. If somebody hit me,I will go into a rage and want to tear that person apart. I am very ticklish all over my body. I needed to wear dark lenses outside and hate flourescent lights because my eyes are sensitive to light. I have brown eyes. It's not just people with light colored eyes who are sensitive to light. People with highly sensitive nervous systems,sensory integration issues can have be sensitive to light regardless of eye color. My high sensitive touch helped me to feel out trouble spots in people's body's. I am certified in massage therapy. I put my sensitivity to good use. I use fish oil to help my brain function better,and it does decrease sensitivity.

posted November 22, 2006 12:25 PM            

You are in such a difficult position. I feel for you- I wish I could help.

posted November 22, 2006 12:42 PM              

How old are you hon? If you cant speak to your mother about this, is there not an Aunt or other close relative you can tell about this?

You shouldn't be feeling uncomfortable in your own home and jus touching your hair is deemed sexual harassment, well in this country it is anyway.

Please try and pluck up the courage to talk to someone - he obviously isnt professional or suitable enough to be looking after your brother.

You havent done anything wrong - remember that - he's the one that's wrong.

posted November 22, 2006 01:36 PM              

Tell, before his behavior escalates.
Because it will. Tell, NOW!
And watch this guy around your brother, as well. Especially if your brother's behavior has gotten more aggressive since this guy has been there.

My uncle owns group homes. I've worked around abuse, pratically my whole life. Also, my sister, and aunts are social workers. So, I know good parents from bad parents, but I know what's ingrained in most parents.

posted November 22, 2006 07:30 PM              

I'm on Thanksgiving break right now, I'm thinking of telling my advisor at school about the situation when I meet with her on Wednesday. It'll be a start.

He only touched my hair once, but every time he sees me watching tv he watches me and comes to say hi to me and sits down. Usually he'll say "mind if I join you?" but the other day he just sat down w/o asking. I really don't like it.