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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do parents of aspies take care of themselves? |
| kotka |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2006, 7:01 am
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Replies: 18
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| SweXtal, you are so right about "one answer per individual." I think that's why I started this topic, because I'm trying and I'm curious about how other people are trying. And what it seems to come down to is we all do everything we can for our kids, it's so worth it to do that. But at the end of th... |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Parent's question about chess and game-playing |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2006, 5:59 am
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Replies: 9
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| Juliette--I am going to print out your response and use it for a reminder--it is exactly how I feel I (and E's teachers, and his dad, etc.) should be interacting with E on a daily basis! I hope that's OK with you. What a perfect little encapsulated statement. Thank you! This weekend we had an intere... |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Parent's question about chess and game-playing |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2006, 7:45 pm
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| Great insight from all! And great suggestions, too....strangely, he suddenly picked up a trumpet this week and asked to start lessons, I'm going to let him play at home for a while and start him slowly; he can join band next year if he wants. I too think that music is a great introduction to social ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do parents of aspies take care of themselves? |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2006, 7:36 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Oh, great story! Wow, though, about the science teacher. |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Parent's question about chess and game-playing |
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Posted: 22 Nov 2006, 6:04 am
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| Hi all. My 8 yo aspie son started playing chess in 1st grade. While he wasn't an instant prodigy, he enjoyed it and became quite good, quite quickly. Once he started playing games with other people, he started becoming very anxious. The best I could figure was that he would inspect the board and wan... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do parents of aspies take care of themselves? |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2006, 4:54 pm
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| Agreeing with aspiesmom1 about the true source of stress. And isn't it true that if they look "good" the supports drop down at school....it's sad to even contemplate the ramifications of that statement. This evening I will be attending a seminar about AS supports in junior high and high school in ou... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do parents of aspies take care of themselves? |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2006, 6:22 am
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| Brosmadre--I've sort of come to the same conclusion, my life is what it is, and I really identify with a lot of what you wrote (including the glass of wine instead of laundry--on the nights I can stay awake past 9 pm that is!). I'm just still struggling with this whole concept, though. I'll think I'... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi I'm new--my son has Asperger's |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2006, 6:08 am
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Replies: 12
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| Boy am I embarassed--I skipped right over Hexel's asking for more info about the prompting because it seems so "normal" to me. Yes, E. requires tons of prompting. During 1st and 2nd grade, teachers were very talented about passing behind him while talking with the whole class, gently pressing on his... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: any NT moms with Aspie kids? |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 6:42 am
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Replies: 14
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| An NT mom with aspie inclinations, 8-year old AS son and 5-year old NT daughter. Although I feel like I "get" my son better than I do my daughter, I recognize that I need to provide both kids with a social upbringing--I'm challenged by both of them!! ! My son, for obvoius reasons. My daughter, becau... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do parents of aspies take care of themselves? |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2006, 4:00 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Hi KimJ--Yeah, E generally seems to handle things well at school, though we go through regular times when it all seems to fall apart and there's an intense flurry of e-mails, phone calls, information gathering, consultation, eventually an IEP meeting, brainstorming, attempt at a resolution and ultim... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do parents of aspies take care of themselves? |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2006, 7:40 am
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Replies: 18
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| I'm very new here, so forgive me if this is a duplicate subject. I was scrolling through the topics and there is so much to read and learn, what a wealth of information! I have an 8-year old son (I'll call E) who was diagnosed at the end of 1st grade; we are incredibly lucky to be in a school that i... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi I'm new--my son has Asperger's |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2006, 6:18 am
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Replies: 12
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| Thanks everybody for the nice welcome! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi I'm new--my son has Asperger's |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2006, 7:40 am
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| Hi all, just a brief introduction. My 8-year old son has Asperger's, he was diagnosed through the public school at the age of 6. We've since received an alternate diagnosis of PDD-NOS through the pediatrician, due to his need for speech therapy when he was 4-5 years old. He's a great kid, but I'm so... |
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