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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Aspergers and height

christinky
 Post subject: aspies taller than average
Posted: 05 Jun 2012, 11:57 am 

Replies: 83
Views: 13,354
in 2007 there was a respectable study (funded by NIH as well as others) which found that children with asperger's were often taller than their siblings and were taller in general. the children were found to have a greater amount of a growth hormone. i do not know if adults are taller (meaning that t...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: q. re: teaching difference between "on accident" v

christinky
Posted: 04 Mar 2012, 2:55 pm 

Replies: 9
Views: 2,028
Thank you, everyone! Your thoughts and insights are helpful. I am new to this. My son just received the diagnosis of Aspergers, and I think he is "growing into" it, though the ADHD was apparent very early. I have been doing a lot of reading, but sometimes I feel incompetent. One reason I feel that w...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: q. re: teaching difference between "on accident" v

christinky
Posted: 01 Mar 2012, 9:57 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 2,028
thanks to you both who have replied so far. i think the first step to controlling your behavior is to take responsibility for it, which is why we are stuck on this one. but you are right: arguing over linguistics won't help. that is one thing i wanted feedback on. my son is only 5, but he might have...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: q. re: teaching difference between "on accident" v

christinky
Posted: 01 Mar 2012, 1:35 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 2,028
my 5 y/o son has ADHD and ASD. he has a lot of impulses that he feels are out of his control. he just turned 5, so i don't expect him to be excellent at controlling impulses, but he doesn't seem to understand about impulses vs. "on accident". or maybe i just don't understand how to explain it yet. h...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: new member says hello

christinky
 Post subject: new member says hello
Posted: 29 Feb 2012, 11:09 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 764
hello. i am a 42 y/o mom of a 5 y/o just diagnosed ASD/ Asperger's. well, his first diagnosis was ADHD w/ impulsivity and "autistic traits." i think he has both Asperger's and ADHD. he has sort-of grown into Asperger's now. anyway, i/ we experience a lot of judgment and isolation in our community, s...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Phone-calls

christinky
 Post subject: hate talking on the phone
Posted: 29 Feb 2012, 10:38 am 

Replies: 12
Views: 2,240
i think a lot of introverts who are considered NT also hate talking on the phone, so its not unusual. seems males can get away with not talking on the phone more than females, because males are allowed to be the strong - silent type in our culture. but there's nothing odd about hating the phone or f...
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