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 Topic: Broken homes and autistic kids |
KimJ
Replies: 41
Views: 1206
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 Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:53 pm Subject: Broken homes and autistic kids |
| Since he decided to do this without my consent or prior knowledge, I'm not sure what was said. My son isn't a reliable reporter yet, and he may not want to discuss it. Or he may want to talk about t ... |
| Topic: Broken homes and autistic kids |
KimJ
Replies: 41
Views: 1206
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:28 pm Subject: Broken homes and autistic kids |
| Ex had developmental delays and was a lot like Pop as a child but that abruptly changed once he entered puberty. He "snapped out of it" and developed social skills (through intense practice) and taug ... |
| Topic: When ideal to tell lover your an aspie? |
KimJ
Replies: 33
Views: 1170
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:15 pm Subject: When ideal to tell lover your an aspie? |
| I introduce myself as someone who is interested in autism and has an autistic son. Eventually I break out the song and dance that I'm Aspie or I refer to my autistic traits. I haven't done this in a ... |
| Topic: Broken homes and autistic kids |
KimJ
Replies: 41
Views: 1206
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:03 pm Subject: Broken homes and autistic kids |
| That's a new thing too. We didn't have hardly any outside friends and if we did, Pop would latch onto them something fierce. We rarely ever had anyone over at the house, we might take him to friends ... |
| Topic: Broken homes and autistic kids |
KimJ
Replies: 41
Views: 1206
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:30 am Subject: Broken homes and autistic kids |
| jenk, thanks for sharing. Yeah, my husband had a horrific experience with the "step"parents as well and an absent (deadbeat) father. But now he thinks Pop is old enough to handle it and he believes ... |
| Topic: Broken homes and autistic kids |
KimJ
Replies: 41
Views: 1206
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:26 am Subject: Broken homes and autistic kids |
| Well, it's not really cheating if we're already separated. And I'm not going to initiate a legal proceeding until we are financially secure. Any legalistic action could hurt our son and I'm not will ... |
| Topic: Broken homes and autistic kids |
KimJ
Replies: 41
Views: 1206
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:04 am Subject: Broken homes and autistic kids |
| I wouldn't call him an asshole, not at this point. There is a whole complicated reason behind the split. But yeah, this new girlfriend thing sucks and I think he's being deceitful about it. I've tr ... |
| Topic: Broken homes and autistic kids |
KimJ
Replies: 41
Views: 1206
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:49 am Subject: Broken homes and autistic kids |
| As I announced a few months ago, my husband and I separated. We attempted to reconcile (I thought) but apparently he was just doing it because this woman he liked was unavailable and he was angry tha ... |
| Topic: Music Therapy |
KimJ
Replies: 4
Views: 186
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:39 am Subject: Music Therapy |
| Here in the States it comes in different forms. Generally it's like a general music class, allowing the children to listen to music, play instruments and move around (dance). I think there are versi ... |
| Topic: Flagstaff?? |
KimJ
Replies: 2
Views: 159
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:33 am Subject: Flagstaff?? |
| Does anyone with ASD kids live here or know families that live here? I'm researching other places to live and this is one of them. I'll do more searches online but I thought I'd start here first.
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| Topic: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy |
KimJ
Replies: 15
Views: 618
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:16 am Subject: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy |
| I've been receiving CBT for almost 2 years now. It's helped with the bad "mental habits" but I've had stalemates with the more organic sources of my mood disorder and "moving onward". It's possible ... |
| Topic: Have a setback or is he regressing? |
KimJ
Replies: 19
Views: 564
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:35 pm Subject: Have a setback or is he regressing? |
I had two different thoughts:
1) The things you described could be signs of stress. Give a lot of thought to things that might be stressing your son, and work to mitigate them.
2) A sense of reg ... |
| Topic: Fussy eating is back |
KimJ
Replies: 11
Views: 342
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:54 pm Subject: Fussy eating is back |
| I will repeat the oatmeal recommendation. Oatmeal is a great food that has lots of benefits. It has a surprising amount of iron in it. My son is pretty much a vegetarian as well. |
| Topic: 18 year old AS/Bipolar son , when do you get tough? |
KimJ
Replies: 22
Views: 1230
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:08 am Subject: 18 year old AS/Bipolar son , when do you get tough? |
I believe if he has an IEP, he should still be eligible for care/education under the school district.
I will disagree that an Aspie ought to be able to care for themselves independently at 18. Es ... |
| Topic: Constipation.... |
KimJ
Replies: 20
Views: 1026
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:51 am Subject: Constipation.... |
| I make sure my son eats oatmeal with wheat germ every morning. Currently he likes refried beans too. Lots of fiber. Otherwise, he will get backed up too. Luckily he doesn't have sensory issues wit ... |
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