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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Wetting the bed |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2010, 11:52 am
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| Thanks, Caitlin. Will talk the chiro idea over with my husband. It's worth a shot, eh? |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Wetting the bed |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2010, 4:32 pm
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| My 13-year-old stepson wets the bed. He slept dry through the night til he was about 6. He lived with his mother then. When he was six, she moved several times, and he changed schools several times. We suspect that he may have also been sexually abused by one of the losers she shared houses with dur... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hiding food! Argh! |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 4:27 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Just wanted to thank everyone for all the sage advice and also apologize for seemingly abandoning this topic mid-discussion- we had a Las Vegas vacation to head off on! :) At any rate, we have decided on a twofold approach, based muchly on the great advice we've gotten here. -Eliminating the sugar f... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hiding food! Argh! |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 5:54 pm
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| Thank you for the thoughtful reply, azurecrayon. -Yes, the hiding of the food is what led to our sitting with him while he eats. Previously, everyone else would just finish and he'd sit there til he was done with his food. -I'm sure he senses the displeasure. It's a major bone of contention around h... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hiding food! Argh! |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 5:26 pm
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| Marcia: always a picky eater. When he lived with his mother (til he was 9) he lived on Ramen noodles, cheap hot dogs, and sugared cereals. We're unsure of whether there was always food available in her house. He is very closed-mouthed and protective about his mother and the things that went on when ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hiding food! Argh! |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 5:04 pm
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-It's always mealtime food, from his plate (or from his school lunches- he'll sneak that home and hide it as well). He doesn't take extra things from the fridge or cupboard and hide them.
-He does not eat it later. It just sits and rots. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hiding food! Argh! |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 4:55 pm
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| Tracker, I really do appreciate the insights you offer us. Honestly, I do. But please don't assume things like you just did. Nobody is doing the following to him: "When you are forced to eat beyond the point where you are full it causes stomach pain, indigestion, and cramps for the next few hours. S... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hiding food! Argh! |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 4:30 pm
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| My 13 YO SS (ADD, Asperger's) hides food. If we take our eyes off of him for a moment when he's supposed to be eating, he'll stash food in his pockets or in plastic baggies and hide it under chairs, under his bed, anywhere he can stash it.. It's horrible. He eats incredibly slowly and it's infuriati... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: bathing---or lack of bathing? |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2010, 4:40 pm
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| My stepson is near 13 and still doesn’t like to bathe.. I think the reason he doesn’t remember is that it’s simply not a priority for him. He still doesn’t care about being dirty either- food on the face, covered in paint from art class, etc. I remember when I was that age.. I became interested in g... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Potty accidents? |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2010, 4:35 pm
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| Anybody still having these issues with a pre-teen? My stepson is going to be 13 in May and still has daytime pee (and near-poop) accidents! He’s also a nighttime bedwetter, though that’s a separate thing, of course. He’s seen the doctor.. nothing physical wrong. We’re pretty sure it’s just that he d... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: ack! Does your AS child hit? More behavior issues! |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 4:59 pm
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| My 12YO SS is bullied at school, a lot. Lately, he's taken to hitting back at the bullies. Doesn't work, since he gets in trouble for hitting, even if it is a defensive situation. As usual, trying to explain to SS why he can't hit people doesn't seem to work. He doesn't see that around home, and we ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Criticism and the nature of "accidents". |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 4:48 pm
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I hear you and sympathize. My 12YO stepson's favorite phrase is "I can't help it"
It's tough to deal with- obviously, he CAN help picking his nose, punching a kid he thinks has slighted him, or hiding perishable food in his bedroom. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hypochondria? |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2009, 4:35 pm
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| Are hypochondriac tendencies at all typical of autism-spectrum kids? My 12-year-old stepson (Asperger's, nonverbal learning disorder) just seems to continue to amp up the drama in that department. Every little bump and bruise is a huge production.. he whines about not feeling well endlessly.. he alw... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: So how would you handle this one? |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2009, 6:14 pm
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Replies: 12
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Utherdoul- what you just said makes a great deal of sense, in the context of how SS likely thinks about things.
And.. embarrassed? Oh yes. Extremely. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: So how would you handle this one? |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2009, 11:34 am
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Replies: 12
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| Hale. We don't feel we have overreacted. What SS needs to be learning/understanding at this stage in the game is what is and is not appropriate, since those instincts don't come naturally to him most of the time. This was most definitely not appropriate. He has been educated/corrected on these kinds... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: So how would you handle this one? |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2009, 6:20 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Thank you for the replies. To answer questions: Yes, SS has always really enjoyed choir. We've seen very nice performances out of him til now. I think part of what we may have to look at here is an increase in his ADHD med.. even though I am not a fan of having him on meds at all... it would seem th... |
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