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 Topic: Are you a red-head, or is/was your mother a red-head? |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 45
Views: 906
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:54 pm Subject: Are you a red-head, or is/was your mother a red-head? |
Kind of a funny experience for the hubby --
My husband had to go to a middle school meeting (I was out of town) for my son who will be entering middle school in the fall. This meeting was for all ... |
| Topic: Hey! I guess I'm Brand Spanking New |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 7
Views: 173
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:40 pm Subject: Hey! I guess I'm Brand Spanking New |
After reading your answers to the 50 questions thing, I've decided that you're fun.
Welcome to WrongPlanet!
Kris |
| Topic: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 53
Views: 2051
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:06 pm Subject: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
It really does seem like it never ends. I think we all feel this way.
How can you love a child SO MUCH, and be so exhausted when trying to help?
I honestly don't think it ever ends. And after ... |
| Topic: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 53
Views: 2051
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:29 pm Subject: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
Read this article today, on this very forum --
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=24655
It has a lot to say about the "space puppy" conundrum --
Another good perspective.
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| Topic: asperger's story - written by brother |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 7
Views: 604
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:47 am Subject: asperger's story - written by brother |
Absolutely a FANTASTIC article on Asperger's.
The part that really hit home was the "snag" problem, where he gets sidetracked by something SO MUCH that he can't finish homework assignments.
OH Y ... |
| Topic: I think my father has Asperger's Syndrome |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 9
Views: 285
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:03 am Subject: I think my father has Asperger's Syndrome |
It's an amazing thing to figure all this out about your Dad, isn't it?
Five years ago when we were just discovering this about our (now) ten year old, reading about all the symptoms made me realize ... |
| Topic: Dealing with questions on repetitiveness in job interviews |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 1
Views: 213
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:33 pm Subject: Dealing with questions on repetitiveness in job interviews |
| I think the goal in this situation is to make the interviewee (YOU) look as good as possible to the interviewer. It's an unfortunate NT situation, in that it seems that you are supposed to basically ... |
| Topic: Anyone else without special skills or talents? |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 31
Views: 623
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:26 pm Subject: Anyone else without special skills or talents? |
| I have two Aspie sons who don't have real STAND-OUT skills, like math ability, etc. I always feel like it's more that they just haven't actually run into the talent that they DO have. Just this past ... |
| Topic: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 27
Views: 731
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:55 pm Subject: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
| Zanne-marie, that's so true about open-ended statements. That's the part of this that is so hard for me to remember, or to formulate the questions correctly. I always have to try to think as my son ... |
| Topic: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 53
Views: 2051
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:47 pm Subject: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
| Chelbi, your comment "What I know he can intellectually finish in 20 minutes takes him 2 hrs of on again/ off again battling distractions" perfectly describes what we are going through. We have him d ... |
| Topic: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 53
Views: 2051
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:38 pm Subject: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
I'm going to go out on a limb here --
it occurred to me, after I wrote my last post on this thread, that we as parents complain about homework and how useless it is for our kids. That it's just bu ... |
| Topic: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 53
Views: 2051
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:02 pm Subject: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
This is so interesting, just getting everyone's input.
I completely agree that homework is ridiculous. It is just busywork, and it's really annoying busywork.
I also agree that video games ar ... |
| Topic: Movies For Parents.... |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 11
Views: 504
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:26 pm Subject: Movies For Parents.... |
It's kind of funny, but all of these movies that have been listed are favorite movies of mine.
Kris |
| Topic: I feel like a friend just died... |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 17
Views: 219
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:55 pm Subject: I feel like a friend just died... |
I feel exactly like that. There are many beautiful areas in my local area being taken over by a big contractor building houses, and it's very depressing.
I feel just like you do -- why do they hav ... |
| Topic: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
schleppenheimer
Replies: 27
Views: 731
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:41 am Subject: suggestions - Aspie children sticking to homework until done |
Just an update:
This morning I asked my son if he thought that using his Ipod would help him do his homework faster, and he said without pondering for a long time "No, I think that I would just sta ... |
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