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 Topic: Thinking and Memorization |
bookwormde
Replies: 3
Views: 237
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:17 am Subject: Thinking and Memorization |
| Since we process most efficiently visually that is the “world” we are usually in. It feels more like “experiencing” than NT’s version of thinking since such a large portion of our processing in non-li ... |
| Topic: Would this offend you? |
bookwormde
Replies: 32
Views: 1005
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:56 am Subject: Would this offend you? |
| No I would just think that they did not fully understand Apsergers. Since I would have been disappointed if I had not had an aspie child, it is not even a possibility from me to do as a parent and pr ... |
| Topic: Does a lack of friends mean you are somehow flawed? |
bookwormde
Replies: 30
Views: 999
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:42 am Subject: Does a lack of friends mean you are somehow flawed? |
Only if your goal is to be neurotypical.
bookwormde |
| Topic: Neurodiversity and Autism: The Other Side of the Story |
bookwormde
Replies: 52
Views: 1602
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:39 am Subject: Neurodiversity and Autism: The Other Side of the Story |
| Aspergers is not only benign but also beneficial; the problem is really that we have to “exist” in a society developed for and by NTs. It is really an issue of discrimination not disability. NTs have ... |
| Topic: is it a good idea to keep the IEP, or change to 504? |
bookwormde
Replies: 10
Views: 345
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:25 am Subject: is it a good idea to keep the IEP, or change to 504? |
| From your response I can say that you definitely need to keep the IEP for your child. Social skills training should be ongoing through high school since social demands change with age. TOM is Theory i ... |
| Topic: is it a good idea to keep the IEP, or change to 504? |
bookwormde
Replies: 10
Views: 345
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:17 pm Subject: is it a good idea to keep the IEP, or change to 504? |
| You only mentioned the academic portion of the IEP, how is the doing with the nonacademic curriculum (social skills, TOM, EF, and there generalization). Since this is usually the largest portion of an ... |
| Topic: raising a little one my way |
bookwormde
Replies: 18
Views: 708
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:52 am Subject: raising a little one my way |
| It is in our children’s nature to be non-violent and with a heightened social conscience. So this will probably be one of the easiest things you will ever teach her. The hard time you will have is try ... |
| Topic: Anxiety, perfection and frustration problems!!! |
bookwormde
Replies: 6
Views: 435
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:06 am Subject: anxiety |
It sound like his chronic anxiety level has risen significantly, which is quite common as the academic and social expectations increase at this age.
He needs a comprehensive non-academic curriculu ... |
| Topic: getting the inst of psychs etc to get their acts toegther? |
bookwormde
Replies: 6
Views: 525
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:30 pm Subject: getting the inst of psychs etc to get their acts toegther? |
Here is my take on it.
First they have been trained and all the theoretical models are based on neuroptypical societal structure and neurotypical assumptions and the neurotypical mind.
If they r ... |
| Topic: The "D" word for autism? |
bookwormde
Replies: 50
Views: 3408
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:19 pm Subject: The "D" word for autism? |
The one I would have voted for is not on the list, “discrimination”
bookwormde |
| Topic: A bit of a research question... |
bookwormde
Replies: 8
Views: 396
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:41 pm Subject: A bit of a research question... |
| Unless the person was an immediate danger to himself or someone else a tazer would be out of the question. Generally if you do not chase someone they will not run. Just with any patient who is scared ... |
| Topic: Some people just want to free us from the prison of our mind |
bookwormde
Replies: 88
Views: 2793
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:25 pm Subject: Some people just want to free us from the prison of our mind |
| Obviously this “advertisement” uses a representation (not very accurate to start with) of a subset of the spectrum population and leaves the impression that this is representative of the whole of the ... |
| Topic: New here and need a lot of advice! |
bookwormde
Replies: 11
Views: 564
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:13 pm Subject: New here and need a lot of advice! |
Willard
With a NT child that might be more probable, but with and aspie it may just be curiosity which is just not restrained by social convention. In either case it may put her at risk in environm ... |
| Topic: basketball |
bookwormde
Replies: 4
Views: 264
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:06 pm Subject: basketball |
| Yes you are very fortunate that he has adapted to it. The only real acute issue I can see is if someone is not “following the rules”. In this case he is likely to tell the referee, so it would probabl ... |
| Topic: AS and holidays/birthdays/special events |
bookwormde
Replies: 15
Views: 456
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:57 am Subject: AS and holidays/birthdays/special events |
| Just remember that for the most part these are social contrivances, so for many aspies they seem very superficial. What is the real difference if you are 364 or 365 days old. As to the differential be ... |
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