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 Topic: ASD diagnoses 3 yr old boy |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 6
Views: 336
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 Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:59 pm Subject: ASD diagnoses 3 yr old boy |
| I am a little confused, too. It sounds like you are asking if he has HFA (High functioning Autism) or if he is neurotypical. One of the things I have learned is that the labels are not so important ... |
| Topic: Homeschooling Here I Come (I guess) |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 31
Views: 1374
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:58 am Subject: Homeschooling Here I Come (I guess) |
Update:
They have been sending him home, and the predictable thing has happened. His behavior is getting worse because they are rewarding him by sending him home, So now they are calling in a beh ... |
| Topic: My 28 year old brother |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 9
Views: 552
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:52 pm Subject: My 28 year old brother |
| It is good that he is attending Uni classes. That should at least stop he from sulking all the time. If he is interested in comic books, would he be interested in writing and or illustrating his own ... |
| Topic: Found adult male clothes in my pre-schooler's backpack |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 24
Views: 1293
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:05 pm Subject: Found adult male clothes in my pre-schooler's backpack |
| Well, that is a relief. I am glad they figured it out. |
| Topic: Temperaments |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 4
Views: 270
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:55 am Subject: Temperaments |
| Coolness! Thanks. My son scores high in almost all the categories. I like that they list the different examples, because you can see how the categories sometimes fight each other (frustration vs pe ... |
| Topic: What supplements & why |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 10
Views: 345
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:51 am Subject: What supplements & why |
| A chewable, children's Multi-vitamin= Because my son is a picky eater (although making great strides) and pale and indoorsy and if nothing else he needs the vitamin D, and probably iron, I would expec ... |
| Topic: What was your child like as an infant? |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 61
Views: 2916
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:13 am Subject: What was your child like as an infant? |
| My son actually does make things with his hands. He is hyperlexic and he makes letters with them and intently watches his hands as he does it.. He is 7, and still does it sometimes, but not as often ... |
| Topic: How to handle screaming (verbal stimming)? |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 8
Views: 453
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:34 pm Subject: How to handle screaming (verbal stimming)? |
| My son has the sillies, too, and it also gets him in trouble. Given that in your child's case it appears to be a stim, I would try to involve the district/school occupational therapist to find a subs ... |
| Topic: Should I have kids? |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 26
Views: 840
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:29 pm Subject: Should I have kids? |
| Supernew, based on what you posted how can you be sure? If she is going to look for someone to blame if her child is not "perfect" than do you think she will be able to hide that negative opinion fro ... |
| Topic: How to handle screaming (verbal stimming)? |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 8
Views: 453
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:23 pm Subject: How to handle screaming (verbal stimming)? |
| I agree with Donkeybuster. It is hard to tell what is a vocal stim vs. needing to drown out distracting or loud noises. With us it is (mostly) a result of a communication lag. He does it when he is ... |
| Topic: What was your child like as an infant? |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 61
Views: 2916
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:13 pm Subject: What was your child like as an infant? |
| I have been trying to think at what was going on at 9 months with us. The main thing was the behavioral type things. He had a fear of enclosed spaces. He had behavioral issues galore: he cried a lo ... |
| Topic: Should I have kids? |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 26
Views: 840
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:40 am Subject: Should I have kids? |
I have heard from my mother that I practically never cried, always slept, and always ate my food easily as an infant. I didn't even speak until I could do so with a full sentence.
It makes me a litt ... |
| Topic: Should I have kids? |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 26
Views: 840
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:53 am Subject: Should I have kids? |
| I will say that especially if you are to be the one to stay at home with a baby, that you will have to deal with noise. Some babies (and children) are quieter than others but all the little ones comm ... |
| Topic: Self Care |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 24
Views: 753
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:05 pm Subject: Self Care |
| We have the same issue but worse as my son has absolutely no interest in doing any self-care at all. We do all of it. We have tabled it and are revisiting it this summer because we have had bigger i ... |
| Topic: Timer meltdown |
ASDMommyASDKid
Replies: 18
Views: 699
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:57 pm Subject: Timer meltdown |
| Our son "loves" timers, so for us that is a double-edged sword, so I do not use them unless he requests it, and I figure he can still stay on task. We are more specific about "stopping points" in gam ... |
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