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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Son hears voices |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2017, 1:08 pm
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| Wow, what a thoughtful reply. I think this may be the case and I will pursue it-thanks tons- Paul |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Son hears voices |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2017, 10:06 am
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| My son is 12 years old and within the past year has began to hear voices like other kids praying to the devil ect. My biggest fear has always been that he is schizophrenic. Having worked on a psychiatric unit for 30 yrs, I know there is nothing more debilitating than this disorder. Have any of you p... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 900 dollars to determine elegilbility for DDRO |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2017, 2:34 pm
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| They use so many acronyms- so bear with me. I live in New York and have a child with Aspergers. He,s 12 now and we,re concerned about his future. We applied for assistance at OPWDD to get him help in jobs ETC. We were visited by a social worker that documented Caleb's history. We then went to a work... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son's IQ |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 20 May 2017, 1:50 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,198
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| Just asking-if we do nothing, what would be the repercussions of having a documented IQ score of this level? Paul |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son's IQ |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 19 May 2017, 1:17 pm
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Replies: 26
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| My son who is 11 yo has his IQ tested recently and the score came back 50! We consider Caleb very smart, he reads and writes well, his vocabulary is exceptional.He is very poor in math but OK in other subjects. We feel he has insight way above other children his age.50-how could this be. We're think... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Can anyone recommend a book |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2017, 1:31 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 720
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| about the birds and bees for an 11yo aspergers boy? He is starting to ask a lot of questions! Paul |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 11 yo showing more symtoms |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2016, 10:17 pm
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Replies: 10
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| My wife had multiple miscarriages in her previous marriage and had 2 with me. I thought she would give up but said "one more try" after some acupuncture. She finally got her boy and has been the most wonderful mother EVER. I thought when we had KK it might have been a mistake- but when I s... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 11 yo showing more symtoms |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2016, 4:39 pm
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Replies: 10
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| If anyone with an an autistic child has any insight into this behavior- please chime in!! Paul |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 11 yo showing more symtoms |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2016, 4:01 pm
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| Our son ,who is diagnosed with aspergers, has been showing symptoms of OCD and other symptoms. He ,today, used the bathroom and as he flushed the bowl-he started to reach into the toilet until I said NO. I then asked him what he was doing, he said "I thought Maysey (our cat) was in the toilet. ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 11 YO son having violent thoughts |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2016, 9:45 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Our 11 yo boy is telling his mom that he is having thoughts of a bullet going through her head and thoughts about cracking his nieces head open, among other very violent thoughts. Said he won't act on those thoughts but he is very disturbed by them and wondering why he's having thoughts like this. D... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Caleb and friends |
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Posted: 18 Jul 2016, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Yes, my son goes to a camp funded by the Rotary- great camp and will be his 3rd year -but it doesn't start til mid August. Paul |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Caleb and friends |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 17 Jul 2016, 9:35 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Well, here is summer and Caleb has no friends. He is a beautiful Aspergers boy who could be a true friend to someone. His "weird" way of interacting has left him with no one. He will keep pursuing friends because he is very courageous but his failures make me ready to cry. How can I help h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: SCHOOLS |
| victorytea |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2016, 9:04 pm
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Replies: 3
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| We moved to a school district because of their excellent reputation. Come to find out it was based on academics. The teachers thrive on students who are great achievers and the special kids are always left out. Is there any way to find schools who have excellent ratings for compromised children? Tha... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Can we take any legal action against children who won't sto |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2015, 12:01 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Caleb will be ten this coming Saturday. Gosh, there has some wonderful, helpful, thoughtful responses to my post. Thank You. I don't mean stop now and will continue to check for any further advice. Paul |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Can we take any legal action against children who won't sto |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2015, 6:25 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,592
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| Waterfalls; he has an IEP due to his aspergers and also his hemihypertrophy. I plan to work more closely with the school to make things better for Caleb. The odd thing is - he likes school. Paul |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Can we take any legal action against children who won't sto |
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Posted: 21 Jun 2015, 1:04 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,592
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| Oliveoil, Caleb is much too spiritual to take the approach of striking back. He won,t even retaliate to name calling by calling a name back. He says "2 wrongs don't make a right" I.E. He is of the turn the other cheek model. My 1st boy who is 25 years older than Caleb learned not to put up... |
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