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 Topic: I don't want to complain about an autistic child but |
DW_a_mom
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Views: 867
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:10 pm Subject: I don't want to complain about an autistic child but |
| Since simply moving the trash can won't solve the cat yowling, you need to talk to the parents. While stims and such are important outlets for children on the spectrum, most of them can be channeled ... |
| Topic: I have a few questions |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 4
Views: 99
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:41 pm Subject: I have a few questions |
| My son describes his brain as sometimes being in a "fog." This is the concept we've been considering addressing through diet changes, since we have heard some anecdotal stories about how cutting out ... |
| Topic: Social skills lessons-- I don't get why. |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 17
Views: 381
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:31 pm Subject: Re: Social skills lessons-- I don't get why. |
Can someone please explain why they recommend social skills training for people? It seems ignorant and wrong in many situations, simplifying the reasons why people suck at social stuff and often b ... |
| Topic: Have a setback or is he regressing? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 12
Views: 204
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:41 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 re ... |
| Topic: Please help HFA or AS. Son just tested. |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 14
Views: 258
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:34 pm Subject: Please help HFA or AS. Son just tested. |
I bet our children are a lot alike.
You are on the road to helping your child shine, to be the best "he" he can be. As difficult as the label was for me to swallow, it was also like finding a set ... |
| Topic: CAN ANYONE HELP? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 9
Views: 327
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:22 pm Subject: CAN ANYONE HELP? |
| I think the above posts are all very good, and I only have one thing to add. My instinct tells me to get your child assigned to a different class. What I've noticed with my son is that the stress fr ... |
| Topic: 9 year old aspie son & being different |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 11
Views: 216
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:14 pm Subject: 9 year old aspie son & being different |
| My AS son hasn't had any issues with self-esteem since he got his diagnosis. His problem was before that, when he couldn't understand why he was different. Once he knew his brain worked a little dif ... |
| Topic: Please help HFA or AS. Son just tested. |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 14
Views: 258
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:03 pm Subject: Re: I Am a Social H.F.A. |
There are quite a few autistic people who would love to be social. Unfortunately we don't have the instincts for social 
So, some of the literature is largely misleading. A lot of what I read s ... |
| Topic: exploitive? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 11
Views: 309
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:43 pm Subject: exploitive? |
| My AS son knows I post on forums and that I've been able to get useful information doing so. He can read over my shoulder if he wants to; I don't hide anything. Truth is, he doesn't really care. He ... |
| Topic: Parents.. do you ever feel lonely? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 16
Views: 207
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:30 pm Subject: Parents.. do you ever feel lonely? |
| Tortuga, I think one of the things that makes it harder for SAHM's is a guilt factor. You know you are fortunate, and yet ... it is really difficult to reconcile all those feelings, that you arne't t ... |
| Topic: Give me drugs so that I won’t be afraid. |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 29
Views: 534
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:46 pm Subject: Give me drugs so that I won’t be afraid. |
There was no room for anyone to accuse me of anything unreasonable.
Pounding on the door for half and hour is very unreasonable in itself
I'm thinking that part may be taken on some added fl ... |
| Topic: Seizure info needed. |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 31
Views: 414
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:44 pm Subject: Seizure info needed. |
*and just don't get paranoid. If she has my type of seizure than anything and everything she does can look like one.
So an extremely paranoid person would be like "oh no, she's tying her shoe, she ... |
| Topic: Give me drugs so that I won’t be afraid. |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 29
Views: 534
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:57 pm Subject: Give me drugs so that I won’t be afraid. |
| On the day in question, I told them ahead of time that I intended to take my child out a half hour before dismissal. The aide knew who I was and that I intended to pick up my child. She was just bei ... |
| Topic: Seizure info needed. |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 31
Views: 414
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:48 pm Subject: Seizure info needed. |
| have you brought that up to your pediatrician? I can see why this thread would scare you, but depending on what you haven't listed you might not have enough for a neurologist to take your possible con ... |
| Topic: Seizure info needed. |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 31
Views: 414
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:18 pm Subject: Seizure info needed. |
| Yes. I'm not sure if I posted it here or not, but the last time I went to the ER for my auras, the hospital directly confronted me about my illegal drug use, and then did 2 drug tests before they deci ... |
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