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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: looking for link to old autism epidemic campaign |
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Posted: 23 May 2011, 11:49 pm
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| My son is doing a report on eugenics and he wants to talk about the slippery slope it can quickly become. We found an image of an old eugenics display from a state fair in the 1920's (I believe) and I seem to remember an add campaign that looked similar in the early 2000's about the incidence and co... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Teen refuses to do any school work |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010, 8:10 pm
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| There could be so much potentially bothering your son. Maybe 1:1 is too intense for him. Maybe the work is outstripping his ability and he is frustrated. It could be anything. But the shutting himself in his room kind of makes sense. He gets on WoW and gets to be a person that he is in charge of in ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Confused on the Gluten Free, Casein Free diet. |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2010, 4:03 pm
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| My son has been GF/CF for four years now and is old enough to cheat if he wants to. He doesn't. We tried it out of desperation as teachers were telling me they couldn't teach my son and they didn't know what to do with him. They were at their wits end and I was at mine. A friend who is a dietician s... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: School stress - so much writing |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2010, 11:38 pm
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| Any feedback on helping ds get through all he written work of high school would be appreciated. NYS 9th grade social studies is taking over our life. He can have a scribe but I don't always have time to write for him. Anyone who has made it through high school please let me know how. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The Thai movie Chocolate |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2009, 12:01 am
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| Ong Bak is one of my favorites too. I studied martial arts as a child when there were not a lot of women role models in movies (not like there are tons now either) so I will definitely want to see this, even if the story line is weak. Martial arts movies need to be viewed for martial arts first, any... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Awareness Month- tips |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2008, 6:32 pm
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| My kids were thinking that for Autism Awareness Month people should learn positive things people with autism have done. DS thinks it should be like Black History Month. No, not everyone with autism will be a Nobel Lauriate or a contestant on America's Next Top Model or piano prodigy, but not everyon... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Awareness Ribbon |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2008, 6:22 pm
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Replies: 35
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| My daughter is distributing ribbons throughout her school for Autism Awareness month. She and her brother have decided that Autism Awareness month should be like Black History month, where you learn about exceptional things people with autism have done. DD is young, the ribbons are pretty and colorf... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: That girl from America's next top model. |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2007, 7:35 pm
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| "How wonderful to point to someone to say "you know, like Heather" than "well, not exactly like Rain-Man"." My DS is loving the fact that Heather is on that show and an Aspie for exactly the same reason. He is so sick of the geeky steriotype of Asperger's. You can be an Aspie, dress nicely, and be a... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: McDonald's sued by local consumers-autism... |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2007, 7:07 am
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| My son is GFCF (by choice) and when friends go to McD's he goes with them. He always asks about ingredients. Prior to this case we were always told (by a McDonalds employee) that the fries contained no glutien or dairy. Many many places season their fries - most fries are not just potatos and oil. S... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Welcome to Holland... story of hope |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2005, 2:21 pm
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| On the home page of this site, half way down, there is an article from a book called " Born on the Wrong Planet," by Erika Hammerschmidt. Hammerschmidt has Asperger's, Tourette's, ADD, ADHD, and some traces of OCD. It has a lot of very helpful (from a support) standpoint material for parents. I cri... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: doesn't do school work |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2005, 11:46 pm
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Replies: 10
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| In reply to momofanaspie. No meds but he is gfcf and that's a bit tricky but he is really good about it since he is gfcf by choice. He is old enough to understand and read ingredient lists and all that. Plus this has been an issue for months so I don't think that could have anything to do with it. W... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: doesn't do school work |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2005, 11:40 pm
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| To answer BeeBee, my son is in his last year of grade school. It has been ages since his evaluation. And yes, it is possible that there is something more going on but he is very hard to read or get any information out of since home is his oasis and he really tends to draw a mental line. I get no inf... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: help! dont know what to do |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2005, 7:06 am
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Replies: 5
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| My son has tics that show up when stressed. It kind of works as a baromoter for me as he is not likely to tell me when things are going badly at school. He has never been dx with tourettes but I'm sure that's just because I have never mentioned the tics to anyone. I wouldn't want to medicate them aw... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: doesn't do school work |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2005, 7:08 pm
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| He won't use a laptop in school, they have tried. He does have an IEP and he has a half homework modification. I would argue for no homework but we are at the point now where he is just producing no work. Basically his homework is the work he didn't do in school. They have tried to use his topic of ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: doesn't do school work |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2005, 4:13 pm
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Replies: 10
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| My son won't do school work. Obviously with no work there are no grades. He won't do homework either. Just sits and does nothing for hours on end. I feel like I have tried everything. His writing is getting worse than ever, he's forgetting basic math facts, his spelling when he does write is awful. ... |
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