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 Topic: Parents on the spectrum |
BuyerBeware
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 Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:13 am Subject: Parents on the spectrum |
| My son is almost a year and a half and I still haven't figured out how to read him. My husband has to tell me what he is telling me and what he wants. He seems to know the difference between when my s ... |
| Topic: Why do people think we can't feel |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 9:54 am Subject: Why do people think we can't feel |
Personally, I've learned to suppress mine, or at least the expression thereof.
It's a survival thing. My emotions are seldom in sync with those of the people around me-- my grief is delayed, ang ... |
| Topic: My 3 yo got away and took a walk in the street! |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 1:19 pm Subject: My 3 yo got away and took a walk in the street! |
Not missing the point at all. Just raising the other side of it.
That IS the point, isn't it???
How do we teach them the necessary lessons, while still respecting their personhood, while still ... |
| Topic: Why do NT's not want to hear about our interests? |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 1:49 am Subject: Why do NT's not want to hear about our interests? |
Because it's not what they want to talk about.
See, they can talk about whatever they want to talk about. But only they can do that.
You can only talk to other people about stuff they're intere ... |
| Topic: Whats your most recent ASD moment? |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 1:29 am Subject: Whats your most recent ASD moment? |
I told my husband I wanted a fence around part of our back yard.
Just like that. "I want to fence at least some of the yard. So I can just let the dog out, and I don't have to be within arm's rea ... |
| Topic: Parents on the spectrum |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 8:02 pm Subject: Parents on the spectrum |
Oh, by the way-- actually came here to ask a question.
I think my DD10 has figured out that I can't tell when people are lying to me unless I catch them outright. Well, actually, I KNOW she has fi ... |
| Topic: Parents on the spectrum |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 7:48 pm Subject: Parents on the spectrum |
| You know, I understand the sentiment about choosing not to have kids. But that attitude-- that people on the spectrum shouldn't because blah, blah, blah-- that attitude has probably caused me more pr ... |
| Topic: My 3 yo got away and took a walk in the street! |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 7:35 pm Subject: My 3 yo got away and took a walk in the street! |
Sympathy. That's a scary problem to confront, on a lot of levels.
Yeah, that can be poor impulse control. Which, oh dear, all three-year-olds have-- so a three-year-old with poor impulse contro ... |
| Topic: do you get overwhelmed easily |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:35 pm Subject: do you get overwhelmed easily |
Yup. My life is pretty dull-- also doing the SAHM thing but my kids are littler and thankfully not dragging a lot of friends home yet-- but it seems I almost always feel as if I am treading water.
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| Topic: I think my kid is autistic but no one will help? |
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Views: 1941
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 6:21 pm Subject: I think my kid is autistic but no one will help? |
| Sorry. Paragraphs all garbled. That probably doesn't make enough sense. I'll try again later. |
| Topic: I think my kid is autistic but no one will help? |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 6:09 pm Subject: I think my kid is autistic but no one will help? |
| For the "very high functioning," diagnosis can be DANGEROUS. Not always, but there are all kinds of professionals out there (both medical and educational) for whom difference equals deficit, who are ... |
| Topic: I think my kid is autistic but no one will help? |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:01 am Subject: I think my kid is autistic but no one will help? |
She sounds a lot like me and my son. Yeah, you're going to have a hard time on both ends. I feel your frustration. *hugs*
No, you are not "nuts."
You're probably not going to like this, but ... |
| Topic: Is behaviour therapy possible for someone like me? |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 8:53 am Subject: Is behaviour therapy possible for someone like me? |
You're basically right about behavioral therapy. The basic definition of behavioral therapy is "learning to act more normal."
Some of it doesn't hold up to the old cost-benefit analysis; some of i ... |
| Topic: Why Are You So Quiet? |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 1:33 pm Subject: Why Are You So Quiet? |
I like to smile and shrug.
Or give a few-word, sentence-fragment answer, like, "Just am."
Unless I've known someone for quite a while and think they might really care. Then I tell the truth.
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| Topic: Is it ok to stim heavily as a mature adult? |
BuyerBeware
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 8:08 am Subject: Is it ok to stim heavily as a mature adult? |
I'm with everyone else.
When you're in public, you have to suppress it or find something socially acceptable to substitute. I think that's stupid, but neurodiversity is a pipedream and your choice ... |
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