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 Topic: Everything you ever wanted to know about homeschooling |
rachel46
Replies: 8
Views: 234
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 Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:38 am Subject: Everything you ever wanted to know about homeschooling |
This is not a thread on homeschooling vs. public school -that's been done here (and probably will be again) I just have to get this off my chest and then I can get on with my life.
This is for anyo ... |
| Topic: Does anyone else homeschool their child with ASD? |
rachel46
Replies: 52
Views: 1728
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:55 am Subject: Does anyone else homeschool their child with ASD? |
N4mwd obviously knows nothing about homeschooling. Kids don't' "stay home all day" GEEZ! When are we going to shake that tired, old stereotype ?
My 11 yr. old son goes to classes, field trips, ... |
| Topic: Fourth dx |
rachel46
Replies: 8
Views: 399
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:30 pm Subject: Fourth dx |
GAD? Don't about 99.999% of human beings have that? there is a lot in this world to be anxious about.
Please know that this is not a comment on your child's issues at all. Just a general disgust ... |
| Topic: advice needed please |
rachel46
Replies: 9
Views: 381
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:42 pm Subject: advice needed please |
Is he actually worried that he doesn't have friends, or is it just you worrying? If he isn't worried about it, I'd just let him be.
Annie2 stole my thought because my 11 yr. old son cannot be made ... |
| Topic: Does my son have Asperger's Syndrome? |
rachel46
Replies: 8
Views: 900
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:36 pm Subject: Does my son have Asperger's Syndrome? |
| I would agree that there is nothing "to do" about Aspergers- He has gotten this far without you knowing - now that you know- what does it change? Information is useful but too much information can b ... |
| Topic: My son's special interest is... |
rachel46
Replies: 14
Views: 669
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:31 pm Subject: My son's special interest is... |
Your son is 5?! Wow! Very impressive.
My son also loves cartoons on TV and in print (he's 11) and only a few times has he wanted to draw them. He wants to watch them AND read about them -he can p ... |
| Topic: Question for those w/kids in acting/drama classes |
rachel46
Replies: 8
Views: 264
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:32 am Subject: Question for those w/kids in acting/drama classes |
*UPDATE*
I signed him up last night and Aug. 25th is the first class. Wish us luck! My son is excited. Nothing ventured, nothing gained right? |
| Topic: Question for those w/kids in acting/drama classes |
rachel46
Replies: 8
Views: 264
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:32 pm Subject: Question for those w/kids in acting/drama classes |
| Your son sounds like mine! He only wants to do the plays he wants and I can't imagine him doing improv either. My son truly believes he is ready for Shakespeare -that is what he wants to do- but he ... |
| Topic: Question for those w/kids in acting/drama classes |
rachel46
Replies: 8
Views: 264
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:45 pm Subject: Question for those w/kids in acting/drama classes |
| I thought I had remembered some people mentioning that their kids were in drama clasess? Right? If so, I am thinking about enrolling my son (age 11) in a "Acting 101" class because he did something ... |
| Topic: I need friendship advice Please! |
rachel46
Replies: 14
Views: 603
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:18 am Subject: I need friendship advice Please! |
| we used to live across the street from some potential "friends" for my son (now 11) but they were strange, sometimes awful people. They had an older brother who was openly hostile to my son and would ... |
| Topic: Social interaction question in 3-4 year old. |
rachel46
Replies: 17
Views: 591
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:46 pm Subject: Social interaction question in 3-4 year old. |
| My son (now 11) was sometimes able to play and enjoy kids -it usually worked better when it was one on one. It seemed that when he was in a large group of kids (like when he was preschool) it was jus ... |
| Topic: 9 year old aspie son & being different |
rachel46
Replies: 13
Views: 615
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:27 pm Subject: 9 year old aspie son & being different |
Seems that age 9 is sort of a watershed year since that's when everything came to a head for my son in public school, he was dx'd with AS and we decided to homeschool.
He is now 11 and self-awarene ... |
| Topic: Have a setback or is he regressing? |
rachel46
Replies: 19
Views: 528
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:06 am Subject: Have a setback or is he regressing? |
He just prefers to be alone and very very quiet like almost silent.
This is how your son is- respect it and you'll have much less angst.
He is spending both breaks alone and he likes it. I don' ... |
| Topic: Parents.. do you ever feel lonely? |
rachel46
Replies: 18
Views: 528
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:03 pm Subject: Parents.. do you ever feel lonely? |
Laura,
I definitely know where you're coming from. My son is now 11 and since he was born I have been a stay-at-home mom. I've worked only when he was in school or at night when my husband was home ... |
| Topic: Give me drugs so that I won’t be afraid. |
rachel46
Replies: 29
Views: 756
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:12 am Subject: Give me drugs so that I won’t be afraid. |
| I will change my previous comment to add "public school, in general, is not a place where great learning takes place....." And, obviously, there are exceptions, as with everything in life. I figu ... |
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