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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: My son has started to hurt himself |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2009, 12:39 pm
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Replies: 22
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| My 10 year old son does this too (punching his own head, and occasionally other things like trying to choke himself). In school, his teacher has made great headway by not tolerating the behaviour. It won't be medicated away. It's something he's making an active choice to do, a strategy to get out of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can You Have To Many Cats |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2009, 5:40 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 5,054
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| The limit is two cats under my local city bylaws. Isn't that absurd? Yes, I have.... more. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: [25+ Age] L & D Forums for High-Functioning Adult AS? |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2008, 12:14 pm
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Replies: 353
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| On this board, I suspect that fairly academic topics will seem too dry and boring to attract the teenage-boy mindset. At least I would hope so. I think if you present a topic in the same style in which you wrote this post, like-minded people would be inclined to reply. Years ago, I was on a women's ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: My 11-year-old brother attacked me with a piece of metal |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2008, 6:21 pm
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Replies: 14
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| My sister used to do this kind of thing when we were kids. A knife, usually. And my little brother went at me with a floor lamp once, smashing it in the process. I was bigger and stronger than them, so they went for weapons. I don't want to downplay what you have experienced, but just to say I survi... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: POST YOUR INK (let's see your tattoos) |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2008, 3:00 pm
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Replies: 75
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| I love the spirally one most. They are all interesting and unique. I am very much a fan of tattoos. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: runs in the family |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 12:30 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Much like my family. I'm also single parenting 2 kids (one diagnosed with ASD and the other with a diagnosis pending approval from a fly-in child psychiatrist). We started with homeschool, then moved to regular school when my relationship with the kids' dad ended. The kids are doing fine in school t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Now we playyyyyy.... got an aspie for a secret santa! |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2008, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 23
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Great topic!
Best: a stack of CDs of obscure but beautiful music I never would otherwise have discovered
Worst: a large, tacky made-in-China snowman ornament (too large to discretely dispose of) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How Come I can Communicate Better by Typing? |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2008, 2:50 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I can relate to this as well, especially when it comes to subjects that I'm feeling emotional about. The closer it is to my heart, the harder it is to speak in conversation about-- but I can write up a storm. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: So am i fired or what? |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2008, 10:08 pm
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Replies: 31
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| Not sure where you are... but in Canada it's to your benefit if you can get them to lay you off officially (not fire you). Then you are eligible for employment insurance, if you have worked enough hours. If you quit, you aren't eligible (if I understand it correctly). There is a form they need to fi... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: So am i fired or what? |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2008, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 31
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| Consider yourself free to job-hunt for something mroe inspiring and rewarding. :) I so remember these sorts of experiences... it's happened to me in several retail/service type minimum wage jobs. Totally sucks. They should have given you a couple weeks' notice, but instead this type of employer says... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi from the Yukon |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2008, 8:38 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,109
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There are Artemisia species that grow around here (perennial and biennial types).  |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi from the Yukon |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2008, 9:47 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,109
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| Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! This is such a lively online community; I'm totally impressed. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: I want to go home...... |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2008, 5:17 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Magique, your daughter and mine seem to have a lot in common. My daughter (6) is also... different... with other children, though very bright and articulate with people she's comfortable around (mainly family). One advantage she has in school is her strong reading skills. I attribute this in part to... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi from the Yukon |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2008, 1:33 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Spudnik: hauling fuel or food? We sure use more than we make here. :( Your trip plan sounds well worth doing! Dawson likely hasn't change a whole lot since your ancestors were there, apart from the souvenirs-- the business are required to maintain the old facades. Thanks for the welcome, JerryHatake... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi from the Yukon |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2008, 12:18 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Hey Spudnik, were you delivering survival goods for us crazy northerners? I think the town's nothing special-- lots of corrugated metal buildings, vinyl village suburbs, Starbuck's, Timmy's, WalMart and the other usual suspects-- it's the landscape around here and the wild places that I love. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi from the Yukon |
| Artemisia |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2008, 11:48 am
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Replies: 20
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| Hey, I guess I should have started here eh? I found this website through a twist of events on Facebook. I'm in Whitehorse, Yukon where I live in a house with my two remarkable kids and way too many domesticated animals. My son (10) is diagnosed with autism specrtum (Asperger's) and my daughter (6) i... |
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