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 Topic: Not remembering something you just did |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 37
Views: 873
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:01 pm Subject: Not remembering something you just did |
| For your age (55), these kinds of problems will only increase. It's not dementia or Altzheimers. Just that at these ages (I've got about 10 years on you), you're losing memories. You can keep your bra ... |
| Topic: Alphabet Soup - Help me understand the acronyms... |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 8
Views: 306
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:12 pm Subject: Alphabet Soup - Help me understand the acronyms... |
I've known some of them for decades - ADD ADHD IQ
Some more recently - AS ASD
Some are easy to figure out - HFA LFA
But there are others floating around on the WrongPlanet.net and it would be ... |
| Topic: AS and OCD co-morbidity? |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 12
Views: 471
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:31 pm Subject: AS and OCD co-morbidity? |
| C. (now 22) had some 'pattern behaviors' as a young child. Putting him to bed involved about an hour's worth of things that had to happen in sequence -- some by us, some by him. We all worked with a p ... |
| Topic: Speech problems |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 14
Views: 579
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:14 pm Subject: Re: Speech problems |
| I know that speech delay is often a part of AS. Does any one else have a child that seems to talk with their tongue in the way a lot of the time - almost slightly lispy? Sometimes I wonder if his tong ... |
| Topic: Social Security? |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 24
Views: 1476
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:09 pm Subject: Social Security? |
You'll never qualify for Social Security DISABILITY benefits if you have never worked AND paid into the Social Security System.
You could qualify for SSI - if you have NOT worked or if you have wo ... |
| Topic: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 28
Views: 1341
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:04 pm Subject: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
Update on the SSI Hearing. I had to postpone it at the last minute because my employer would not give me the time off I needed. Awaiting another date to be set by the Administrative Law Judge.
In r ... |
| Topic: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 28
Views: 1341
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:50 pm Subject: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
While this thread is open, click on the u-r-l at the top of the browser window. copy the u-r-l
Go to the general forum, start a thread and give it the name of "What will YOUR AS child be like as an ... |
| Topic: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 28
Views: 1341
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:09 am Subject: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
Thanks for the posts MJIthewrite and Jennyfoo!  Everyone is welcome to participate. The more who do, the greater the outlook and the better understanding for Aspies!
Maybe someone could pos ... |
| Topic: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 28
Views: 1341
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:33 am Subject: What will my child be like in 10 years time? |
I'm new to the Forums. The Father to a son 22 with ADD/AS.
C. was identified as 'different' by a preschool teacher. A Child Pyschiatrist diagnosed ADD when C. was 5. We enrolled him in a public sc ... |
| Topic: Schools for kids with AS |
Dad_of_Aspie
Replies: 13
Views: 510
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:23 am Subject: New Way Learning Academy - Scottsdale AZ |
| My son C., now almost 23, attended New Way Learning Academy for grades 9-12. Located in Scottsdale AZ, it provides 'a way that works' structure for K-12 with a class-teacher ratio of about 9-1. When C ... |
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