| Author |
Message |
 Topic: I don't want to complain about an autistic child but |
serenity
Replies: 37
Views: 849
|
 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:30 pm Subject: Re: Sad |
| Maybe it's me....go ahead and flame away.....but I find a good part of this thread to be an extremely sad commentary by a group of people who should know much better, having experienced some of this s ... |
| Topic: I don't want to complain about an autistic child but |
serenity
Replies: 37
Views: 849
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:35 am Subject: I don't want to complain about an autistic child but |
| Maybe you could catch one of the parents outside, and talk to them then? Unless the boy is inside of a very, very secure fence I don't feel that he should be outside unsupervised like that in the fir ... |
| Topic: blowing things way out of proportion, but not on purpose? |
serenity
Replies: 18
Views: 306
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:07 am Subject: blowing things way out of proportion, but not on purpose? |
| Yeah I do it more often than I'd like. It's always the tiniest thing that open the floodgates for me. One thing happens that changes my plan, I'm okay I'm handling it, then some loud repetitive noi ... |
| Topic: Positive Things That Others Did |
serenity
Replies: 10
Views: 351
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:22 am Subject: Positive Things That Others Did |
If I was afraid of something, no matter how ridiculous it was, my parents never laughed at me.
If I was doing something generally considered socially unacceptable, the policy was that I could do it ... |
| Topic: Do you have a Sensory Integration Disorder? |
serenity
Replies: 23
Views: 387
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:10 am Subject: Do you have a Sensory Integration Disorder? |
| I don't really like the smell of Vicks, but I wonder if a dab of my fav perfume under my nose would work the same? Smells are by far my worst sensory issue. I can't stand to be in crowded places wit ... |
| Topic: Positive Things That Others Did |
serenity
Replies: 10
Views: 351
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:45 pm Subject: Positive Things That Others Did |
What positive things did your parents, other family members, and community do you for you?
In raising my boys it's important to me that I give them every opportunity to be happy that I can. We are ... |
| Topic: The Animal Archetype Test |
serenity
Replies: 12
Views: 201
|
Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:27 pm Subject: The Animal Archetype Test |
| I got The Cat, too. The description fits me pretty well. |
| Topic: The How Many Cats Will Eat You Test |
serenity
Replies: 8
Views: 216
|
Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:19 pm Subject: The How Many Cats Will Eat You Test |
Like Catnip
You will be eaten by 22 Cats! |
| Topic: How did your parents put you down for your symptoms? |
serenity
Replies: 71
Views: 1527
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:12 pm Subject: How did your parents put you down for your symptoms? |
"If something doesn't come easy you don't even want to try."
"You need to toughen up, and quit being such a wimp."
"You have no common sense."
"The dog listens/behaves/minds better than you ... |
| Topic: Read this crap!! |
serenity
Replies: 59
Views: 1320
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:43 pm Subject: Read this crap!! |
Is it true that "Mental retardation is present in 75-80% of individuals with autism. "?
That sounds like bullcrap to me, and she doesn't cite any sources. 
No, I highly doubt that's true. Th ... |
| Topic: Can you not stand to be anywhere near someone that's smoking |
serenity
Replies: 27
Views: 468
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:52 pm Subject: Can you not stand to be anywhere near someone that's smoking |
| I hate it when fat people breathe harder than everyone else and use more oxygen than the rest of us - that is sooo not fair, and unhealthy for those of us who have to like, breathe more carbon dioxide ... |
| Topic: Anyone ever picked last when choosing teams in grade school? |
serenity
Replies: 36
Views: 522
|
Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:46 pm Subject: Anyone ever picked last when choosing teams in grade school? |
| I wasn't always last. Sometimes, they'd pick me before they picked the boy with muscular dystrophy. Yeah, I'm that uncoordinated. I remember there was a short time where my class had an odd number ... |
| Topic: Read this crap!! |
serenity
Replies: 59
Views: 1320
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:23 pm Subject: Read this crap!! |
Mental retardation is present in 75-80% of individuals with autism. 
Where does she get her statistics???? |
| Topic: Do the Self DX'd REALLY Have AS? |
serenity
Replies: 172
Views: 4392
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:50 am Subject: Do the Self DX'd REALLY Have AS? |
| PDD-NOS doesn't have anything to do with how "severe" or "mild" symptoms are. There's people with PDD-NOS that are nonverbal, and need daily assistance, and some that are like the woman you've descri ... |
| Topic: Do the Self DX'd REALLY Have AS? |
serenity
Replies: 172
Views: 4392
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:47 pm Subject: Do the Self DX'd REALLY Have AS? |
| PDD-NOS doesn't have anything to do with how "severe" or "mild" symptoms are. There's people with PDD-NOS that are nonverbal, and need daily assistance, and some that are like the woman you've descri ... |
| |
