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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not remembering something you just did |
| Dad_of_Aspie |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2008, 11:01 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,723
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| For your age (55), these kinds of problems will only increase. It's not dementia or Altzheimers. Just that at these ages (I've got about 10 years on you), you're losing memories. You can keep your brain active with crosswords and soduku or other kinds of solitaire games. You can be physically active... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Alphabet Soup - Help me understand the acronyms... |
| Dad_of_Aspie |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2008, 1:12 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,234
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| I've known some of them for decades - ADD ADHD IQ Some more recently - AS ASD Some are easy to figure out - HFA LFA But there are others floating around on the WrongPlanet.net and it would be helpful to newbies like me to have a thread devoted to defining these acronyms. I'm respectful that AS peopl... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: AS and OCD co-morbidity? |
| Dad_of_Aspie |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2008, 12:31 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,349
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| C. (now 22) had some 'pattern behaviors' as a young child. Putting him to bed involved about an hour's worth of things that had to happen in sequence -- some by us, some by him. We all worked with a pyschologist to break that pattern and it worked fine. He has been through all the "ADD drugs" so man... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Speech problems |
| Dad_of_Aspie |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2008, 12:14 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,770
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| I know that speech delay is often a part of AS. Does any one else have a child that seems to talk with their tongue in the way a lot of the time - almost slightly lispy? Sometimes I wonder if his tongue is too big for his mouth. Annie -- that was exactly what I thought. My son (now 22) went through... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Social Security? |
| Dad_of_Aspie |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2008, 9:09 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,771
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| You'll never qualify for Social Security DISABILITY benefits if you have never worked AND paid into the Social Security System. You could qualify for SSI - if you have NOT worked or if you have worked and some condition now keeps you from continuing to work. After graduating from HS and at age 18, m... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
| Dad_of_Aspie |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 6:04 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,708
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| Update on the SSI Hearing. I had to postpone it at the last minute because my employer would not give me the time off I needed. Awaiting another date to be set by the Administrative Law Judge. In reviewing my original posting, I should have indicated that I am always proud of C. and even though ther... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 5:50 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,708
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| While this thread is open, click on the u-r-l at the top of the browser window. copy the u-r-l Go to the general forum, start a thread and give it the name of "What will YOUR AS child be like as an adult" and post that there's a discussion thread going on for this subject that needs everyone' though... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
| Dad_of_Aspie |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2008, 6:09 am
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Replies: 28
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Thanks for the posts MJIthewrite and Jennyfoo!  Everyone is welcome to participate. The more who do, the greater the outlook and the better understanding for Aspies!
Maybe someone could post a link to this topic over in the General Forum? |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2008, 12:33 am
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Replies: 28
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| I'm new to the Forums. The Father to a son 22 with ADD/AS. C. was identified as 'different' by a preschool teacher. A Child Pyschiatrist diagnosed ADD when C. was 5. We enrolled him in a public school pre-school program for special needs children and he continued in that program until 4th grade. Sam... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Schools for kids with AS |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2008, 11:23 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,934
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| My son C., now almost 23, attended New Way Learning Academy for grades 9-12. Located in Scottsdale AZ, it provides 'a way that works' structure for K-12 with a class-teacher ratio of about 9-1. When C. was about to move from main-stream middle school to a 2,000 student public HS, we knew he would no... |
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