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 Topic: Should school have an "in-school" suspension for b |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 13
Views: 972
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 Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:05 pm Subject: Should school have an "in-school" suspension for b |
| Quite frankly, this reeks of the victim being punished for fighting back. My guess is that your grandson was antagonised. That he had had enough and fought back may be not be unreasonable. While I' ... |
| Topic: Are you treated well by peers? |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 34
Views: 3471
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:23 pm Subject: Are you treated well by peers? |
| I have a son with AS. I worry a lot about him being bullied in school. Teachers and school administrators swear to me that this sort of thing is taken seriously these days and isn't ignored like it ... |
| Topic: teacher too stern? |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 11
Views: 564
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:31 pm Subject: teacher too stern? |
| The problem with treating it like a discipline issue, though, is that they may join you on that path and start documenting every bad thing the child does. Then you are wasting time counting "sins" an ... |
| Topic: teacher too stern? |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 11
Views: 564
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:14 am Subject: teacher too stern? |
| Your son may well be unintentionally annoying his special ed teacher but that is no excuse at all. If someone can't handle autistic behaviors without getting angry, they have no business being in sp ... |
| Topic: Asking your parents about ASD? |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 23
Views: 1503
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:23 pm Subject: Asking your parents about ASD? |
| Well, as a parent I can tell you that it's pretty much impossible to look objectively at your own kids. No matter how good you are at seeing [Whatever] in other children, you may miss it entirely in ... |
| Topic: Face Recognition Difficulties Test |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 73
Views: 2344
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:17 pm Subject: Face Recognition Difficulties Test |
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| Topic: Asking your parents about ASD? |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 23
Views: 1503
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:03 pm Subject: Asking your parents about ASD? |
| Many people know virtually nothing about autism in any form, let alone AS. She may have some very wrong idea about what people with Aspergers are like and think that you "just aren't like that".
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| Topic: Random People asking Questions - Advice Needed |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 14
Views: 570
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:47 pm Subject: Random People asking Questions - Advice Needed |
| I agree with others in the thread about how to handle it -- getting people to talk about themselves and their interests is almost always a good idea. So, ask a few questions of your own, particularly ... |
| Topic: Are You Less or More Autistic When You Don't Sleep? |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 21
Views: 849
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:15 pm Subject: Are You Less or More Autistic When You Don't Sleep? |
| My son gets a lot more autistic when he is sleepy. He very rarely has meltdowns unless he is really tired. When he is awake, his basic language skills are as good as any other five year old. BUT. ... |
| Topic: Can Someone Explain ABA To Me? |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 30
Views: 1155
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:18 am Subject: Can Someone Explain ABA To Me? |
| These days, punishments are being used less and less by ABA therapists. I'm sure that there are still some that do it, but punishments are considered an absolute no-no by the ABA providers that I am ... |
| Topic: Difficulties obtaining services/accommodations |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 8
Views: 441
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:01 am Subject: Difficulties obtaining services/accommodations |
| I would strongly recommend discussing the matter with a special education attorney. I have a son with Asperger syndrome and I've found that the severe behavioral problems that characterize most sc ... |
| Topic: NT parents, would you cure your child? |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 37
Views: 1773
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:09 am Subject: NT parents, would you cure your child? |
| I chose sometimes because I would need to know exactly what changes the hypothetical "cure pill" would make. I believe that most parents would want a "make your child good at anything that he/she is ... |
| Topic: Early signs of Asperger's Syndrome in infancy |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 27
Views: 978
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:29 am Subject: Early signs of Asperger's Syndrome in infancy |
| My son (Aspergers) had an odd movement tick right from birth -- when he got upset, he would make a very rapid series of back and forth head movements for a few seconds. He met all early language mil ... |
| Topic: Do any of your kids not get any services? on Purpose? |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 14
Views: 657
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:40 pm Subject: Do any of your kids not get any services? on Purpose? |
| My son gets a lot of services. My purpose is not to turn him into a NT. He's an Aspie, and that's ok. I just want to do everything I can to make him a successful Aspie. To me, that means try ... |
| Topic: Sorry But... |
RudolfsDad
Replies: 7
Views: 450
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:56 am Subject: Sorry But... |
| I was severely depressed when I was in high school (nearly killed myself in fact). There were days when was so unhappy that I stayed in bed all day because I literally didn't even have the will to ge ... |
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