acid has saved many a soul.
james
> From: Samuel Hobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:38:03 -0800 (PST)
> To: 313@hyperreal.org
> Subject: (313) interesting, as always!
>
> the following is absolutely the truth:
>
> tonight i was doing my normal job to augment graduate
> school, which is working with autistic kids doing
> highly regimented behavioral modification therapy
> called applied behavior analysis. i was extremely
> stressed out because the kid was hitting himself and
> he pissed on my new steve madden shoes, so i decided
> to pop in a cd into the old cd player. the cd i chose
> was plus 8 classics vol. 1, it being the handiest and
> in my coat.
>
> the kid immediately stopped hitting himself and began
> following verbal directions to complete the discrete
> trials!!!! i was really suprised and decided to stop
> the cd. he started hitting himself again! so i put
> the cd back on. he stopped hitting himself again.
> not wanting the kid to start hitting himself again i
> left the cd on for the rest of the shift.
>
> now, i've had a couple of days to digest this. i
> decided that the heavy bass kick and textural acid
> lines provided some high level of stimulation. the
> only problem with the whole situation is that he's now
> fixated on the song with the vocal "vortex" and the
> squelching acid line. i had to give the cd to the
> kids parents for them to burn and bring back the next
> session.
>
> so any other suggestions for music to accompany
> applied behavior analysis? apparently my client has a
> hankerin' for aceeeeeeeeeeeed!!!
>
> -sam
>
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