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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Being Proud of my daughter |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2016, 10:07 pm
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Replies: 6
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Shopping is far from a favourite thing for us, too! I feel so bad for my teenager. She has trouble finding clothes that fit properly and suit her. So discouraging...
You definitely should be proud of her, and of yourself, too! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Parents still talk to me like a child |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2016, 6:39 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,631
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| I'm sorry to hear this. It sounds as though your parents don't understand what intellectual and emotional level you are at. Sometimes it is hard to tell with people on the spectrum, because their emotional and intellectual "ages" don't match. I think it's a parent's responsibility to figur... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Caleb and friends |
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Posted: 17 Jul 2016, 10:25 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Has Caleb complained about not having friends? Or about being bored? I sometimes found with my dd it was more about having interesting things to do than about having friends to do them with when she was younger. In the teen years it changed, and it worked out better to have one friend I knew come al... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: friends and a teen son...what do you do? |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Does your teen complain about not having friends, being bored, being lonely, etc? Supporting him to get a better sense of identifying his needs in terms of relationships is a gradual and complex task, but it's important both for the long term (when he's out on his own) and the short term (what he do... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Computer and internet time |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2015, 6:05 pm
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Replies: 11
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| It's so nice to read posts that say there is nothing intrinsically wrong with screen time! People used to tell me the same thing (some still do!) about spending too much time watching TV, talking on the phone or even reading. I worried about all of it at different times with my kids, Aspies and NTs,... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Survey about your child's special interests: I'd love input! |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2015, 4:05 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Up until last year, my dd (now 15, dx at 11) didn't have noticeable special interests; she would get fixated on things as she was learning them, especially life skills like cooking, make-up etc., but they would soon become part of her routine. Last year she started getting interested in astrology, a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hope I'm doing the right thing |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2015, 11:58 am
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Replies: 34
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Any updates? Have you met with the SPED teacher or got more information about what's going on?
Good luck with it all.
J. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hope I'm doing the right thing |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2015, 8:16 pm
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Replies: 34
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| It's hard when you're not sure what the process is, who is supposed to be communicating what and all that. Sometimes it works to assume good intent and to approach things in a positive way. I prefer email to phone or in-person conversations. You could, for instance, write: "Hello, my daughter h... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: nothing to do |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2015, 8:21 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Is there a town nearby? I know an adult on the spectrum who loves to walk around town. In good weather, his walks can talk 2-3 hours. If it were me I would stop afterwards and find a quiet table at the back of a café, but getting out and walking itself would be excellent. If you work in town, can yo... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Transition to high school iep |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2015, 9:09 pm
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Replies: 2
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| Because this was such a big transition, I talked to the resource teacher about what challenges we might expect at a bigger school, with more teachers, more social challenges, and more responsibility. We agreed to a cautious IEP, and this is what was sent to the team at the high school. The resource ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: A bit upset so posting |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2015, 10:02 pm
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Replies: 6
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That's so great that you can sit and talk about strategies for the next time... Sounds like you have a great relationship! Can you text her right now and say you are proud of her for talking about it and having such good ideas?
J. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Wondering if I may have AS, too, or if I'm over-analyzing? |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2015, 9:52 pm
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| I want into this club, too. LOL You sound like women I could get along with, because I wouldn't have to talk about silly things much. I'm another book person, and my parents, siblings, and husband all have spectrum traits. My daughter is an autism intervention worker and told us we all were on the s... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Completely lost parent... |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2015, 2:13 pm
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Replies: 11
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And sorry to write a book about it... 
J |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Completely lost parent... |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2015, 5:26 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Some of the things I found helped: (using "he" because I'm not just talking about our daughters, but others as well) For empathy and awareness of feelings (my dd would get A+ in this now!): 1) state your feeling and gradually expand feeling vocabulary: start with "I'm mad" with n... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How to handle son's separation anxiety? |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2015, 1:43 pm
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Replies: 4
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| A lot depends on your parenting style, but I just want to say that "sharing sleep" (having a family bed, mattress on your floor, lying down with your child, etc.) is not at all uncommon with 2.5 yr olds, on the spectrum or not. I belong to various attachment parenting groups, and most of u... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Completely lost parent... |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2015, 1:36 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,226
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| I think school, in particular, causes more difficulties on kids as time goes by. They have to deal with more changes (often more than one classroom teacher, perhaps not the same daily routine), more demands (harder instructions, less help with work, more abstract language/inference, longer and less ... |
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