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 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: How to tell your Aspie kid?

smurf
Posted: 17 Apr 2012, 3:39 pm 

Replies: 24
Views: 3,541
I wouldn't exactly recommend this approach, but here's what happened for us. My son overheard us mention Aspergers at a few doctors and therapy apps. He started commenting that he didn't want to be in the social skills class because "some of those kids have Aspergers.". I was on the verge of tellin...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Why try to fit in

smurf
 Post subject: Why try to fit in
Posted: 28 Mar 2012, 3:59 pm 

Replies: 4
Views: 1,079
He's gone through hoops, assessments, therapies....all to fit in, but now his class are to hear a story about a little boy who has some social difficulties. I need to find the best way to tell him before his class hears the story. He's seven and I know it's time but sad that he just can't be accepte...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Kids say the darndest things

smurf
Posted: 25 Jan 2011, 3:44 pm 

Replies: 610
Views: 351,736
When my son was four he was asked what his mum's name was. He gave my name. When he was asked what his dad's name was he said it was "babe". :lol:

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Telling my son

smurf
Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 4:25 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 1,682
We were first told by my son's nursery teacher when he was 3 that she thought he might be different and speech therapist gave us unqualified diagnosis of pervasive development disorder (verbally Aspergers) but three years later dad still got head in the sand and playing catch-up. Hey, ho. We get wha...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Why does he have to change to stop being bullied

smurf
Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 3:36 pm 

Replies: 9
Views: 2,420
Thanks to everyone that responded. It's great to be able to talk things through and you've given me a lot to think about.

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Why does he have to change to stop being bullied

smurf
Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 4:39 pm 

Replies: 9
Views: 2,420
My lad is only six and I'm already feeling the need to get therapies for the sole purpose of making sure my son doesn't stand out in the playground. He may or may not be Aspergers. Two separate speech therapists at different points in his development have given their opinions (age 3 and recently) an...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: How do you feel about AS being abolished in the DSM-V?

smurf
Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 3:59 pm 

Replies: 30
Views: 4,676
Would kids really be expected to go through the whole diagnosis assessments all over again if they had already been diagnosed with AS? Are people aware of how much stress the kids go through for these assessments and how much it affects their confidence every time some so-called professional makes t...
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