What are the other kids interest?  How old are they?  How does your daughter
communicate?  

Beth T the OT 

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> Great ideas but Ihave found that kids think it is novel and 
> fun only for a few minuets then they want to go on to other 
> things.  We, adults, cook with  her, let her use the food 
> processor, color with her, play games with her, go on  walks, 
> go to the mall, play ball, ride the trike and all the other 
> stuff....we  go on trips, go in pools and lot os other stuff.
> BUT I want her to have friends her own age or close.  We 
> can't even  make her cousins play with her long they loose intrest.
>  
> People find disabliled kids 'cute' (Please do not flame me 
> for this..I have  found this to be true) but as you move into 
> adulthood people try to not see you  and not speak much.  My 
> mother had a stroke and was in a chair for 15 years  before 
> she died and now my child has Cp... these are just things I 
> have seen in  the world.
>  
> Please do not flame me people out there that have wonderful 
> lives.  I  am trying to help my child and am just stating 
> what I see in the world.
>  
> Kris
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