Stranded In Oz....Need Help!!!!
Apr 23rd 2009, 12:31 am
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Bus, Ha ha you cant be serious. I reckon that bus trip goes via Nepal, Burma and Acheh province, you'd have more than a fear of flying after that. I costs about $10,000.
Apr 23rd 2009, 4:31 am
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Apr 23rd 2009, 3:57 pm
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Re: Stranded In Oz....Need Help!!!!
Thanks for your replies........Tom is 17yrs had some turbulence on way out so that might have been the problem,,,,Tried distraction techniques but nothing worked.....second time we managed to get him on the plane, airline was excellent boarded before anyone else put movie on for him.....I'm a medic so gave him lot's of sedation, but when plane started to move he managed to get himself up and try and open the doors of the plane, myself and a steward had to pin him down........looks like we're going back by boat....via Hawaii, vancouver then new york to Southampton....fingers crossed.:curse:
It's seems so hard to get of this place without flying......
It's seems so hard to get of this place without flying......
Apr 23rd 2009, 10:48 pm
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Re: Stranded In Oz....Need Help!!!!
No doubt a boat is the way in the short term.. Seriously, I think you should get him to see a qualified counsellor when you get back. There may be deeper issues here than a fear of flying. I am thinking the phobia may be a symptom of something else. It is not unusual for kids of his age to develop these sorts of things as a displacement for other issues.
Apr 24th 2009, 12:59 am
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It's a shame the OP hasn't been back on here to update - the newspaper article shows they've been through the mill a bit, and have obviously tried other options. The fact that the son has Asperger's may mean that regular counselling will not work?
I too would go for the sedation route just to get back - but looking at previous posts both the OP and her husband are in the health profession and will no doubt know more about this than some of us, and will hopefully have looked into it.
Goodness - what a mess
I too would go for the sedation route just to get back - but looking at previous posts both the OP and her husband are in the health profession and will no doubt know more about this than some of us, and will hopefully have looked into it.
Goodness - what a mess
Apr 25th 2009, 9:26 pm
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Re: Stranded In Oz....Need Help!!!!
By Christ,a slap round the ear,a stern talking to and perhaps a kick up the jacksey,may get him on to the darn plane!
Young whipersnapper,doesn't know he's alive.
Onwards and upwards I say old bean!!
Young whipersnapper,doesn't know he's alive.
Onwards and upwards I say old bean!!
Apr 26th 2009, 1:40 am
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Re: Stranded In Oz....Need Help!!!!
Or maybe a little compassion for a child with a condition who is petrified.
Apr 30th 2009, 8:50 pm
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May 1st 2009, 2:28 am
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Re: Stranded In Oz....Need Help!!!!
But the child in question *does* have a condition - the "being petrified" isn't the condition, but may be part of the side-effect of that condition, but the child actually has a medically diagnosed condition (Aspergers, if I recall correctly).
May 1st 2009, 4:10 am
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Aspies tend to be very logical and rational, so i dont think a fear of flying can be put down to his condition.
May 1st 2009, 4:51 am
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Wouldn't it be a good idea to go to a doctor or specialist to see if they can help? if its a condition you need a medical practitioners advice on how best to treat the side effects of fright of flying.
Another option is hypnosis.
Another option is hypnosis.
May 1st 2009, 4:52 am
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May 1st 2009, 11:02 pm
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I think I've came into the wrong room.
May 5th 2009, 9:41 pm
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It's such a shame as I really feel for the family. I just hope they get back ok.