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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are people here so against a cure for those who need it? |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2013, 3:21 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 4,011
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| Okay, but IQ isn't always correlated with happiness. I've read research that people on the spectrum with higher IQ's are often more depressed than those with low IQ's, because they're more aware and concerned with how they're different. I think when it comes to cure talk, most people who are higher ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are people here so against a cure for those who need it? |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2013, 3:11 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 4,011
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| Who are you to judge what thoughts are important or not? IQ doesn't determine someone's worth, value, or right to exist. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Why does my brain get it but my heart doesn't. |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 10:23 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,477
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| I knew my son had autism for more than a year before his officials diagnosis, so when he was diagnosed I really just wanted them to write the report up and make it official so I could put him on wait lists for services. But when I first really realized he had autism, which I was already convinced of... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Is there a line between cruel and "guy talk"? |
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Posted: 18 Jan 2013, 9:44 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,601
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| The nasty comments you mentioned don't sound like any man I've ever met. That is not normal, it is not typical guy behaviour. A man who says these things about you does not love you or respect you. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Anyone get bored with their child? |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2013, 2:10 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,972
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| That's good to hear! I know he learns a lot. He definitely knows all his numbers, the alphabet, his colors and shapes, which is amazing for his age and I'm so proud of him for that. Also he can go somewhere once and find his way back by himself. He's beginning to read a few words. I think it's fasci... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Anyone get bored with their child? |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2013, 11:02 am
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Replies: 12
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| Okay, I feel a bit better. Sometimes I just run out of ideas of what to do with him because he's so disinterested in most off he things I try. I do own a copy of raising a sensory smart child! And I did some special education in school so I was pretty familiar with sensory issues even before I had m... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Anyone get bored with their child? |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2013, 6:16 am
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Replies: 12
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| So this is week 3 of my 4 week vacation, and I'm reaching my boredom saturation point and wondering if this is normal and hoping I'm not the only one. My son is 2 &1/2 and has autism. He is very well behaved for a boy who can't speak and has a lot of communication as well as physical difficultie... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: alternative communication ideas?? |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2013, 5:40 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,631
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Why do you self harm/hit out? |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 6:11 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,677
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| Sometimes it's not about acting out, it's about hyposensitivity. Some people who have reduced sensation may engage in behaviours like this because it's something they can actually feel. Almost all of my sons senses are under reactive. Luckily my son does not purposefully hurt himself, but he can acc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's the heredity mechanism of AS? |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 6:46 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 824
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| The mechanisms are too complex, no one fully understands why it happens to one person and not the other. It is likely that dozens or more genes interact to cause the disorder, so most likely genes from both of your parents played a role. I know that children who have a father with a learning disorde... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Being an Aspie and Wanting to go to Medical School <Rant& |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 7:36 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,262
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| The thing is part of being a doctor is having bedside manner, interacting with patients, making them feel comfortable. It's also about being able to work in a team, with other people, all the time. It sucks for you, but it's not about weeding out people with Aspergers, it's about picking applicants ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What "flavor" ABA to choose ? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2013, 6:53 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,338
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What "flavor" ABA to choose ? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2013, 6:51 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Technically we didn't use pecs, but yes, they were pictos. We had tried them when he was younger with no response. Then when he was 22 months I tried again. I made one picture (he understands real pictures better than the drawings) of his absolute favorite food. Then we approached it like pecs, one ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What "flavor" ABA to choose ? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2013, 4:53 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Oh, I forgot to mention how much time we spent doing things. I didn't exactly time it, I didn't really think of it as therapy so much as a different way of being with him 24 hours a day, but we spent most of our days working on one skill or another, as long as he was receptive and not getting frustr... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What "flavor" ABA to choose ? |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2013, 4:48 pm
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Replies: 8
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| I'm personally not a huge fan of aba, but most of the things you mentioned aren't aba anyways. I did my own blend with my son. I bought books on all the therapies you mentioned, and kept the parts I liked and discarded the rest. Most of the way I do things with my son is most similar to floor time, ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Sandy Hook Comparison and my son |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2013, 9:49 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,549
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| The unfortunate truth is that most people have no idea what an ASD really means. And it's not because they're all as*holes, it's because they have never had the need to know. I'm always surprised by the amount of people I have to educate because they've heard the word autism over and over but have n... |
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