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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Needing good online articles on Aspergers &/or SPD |
| Maude |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2015, 12:27 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 744
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| I'm wanting to take advantage of next month being national Autism awareness month by posting some online articles/blog posts onto FB to help my family and friends to better understand Aspergers and sensory processing disorder. Do any of you have some favorites you can share with me? My son is almost... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Book suggestion? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2015, 10:13 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 666
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| I actually got Tony Attwood's The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome in the mail yesterday, and I began reading it right away. I was AMAZED when I read his description of the social development in children with AS. It's as if he were writing specifically about my son. All this time, I've been baf... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Book suggestion? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2015, 10:16 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 666
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| I'm looking for a good book to give to family members to help them understand AS. DH's family can't see how DS6 can possibly have AS because, "He's so social!" (He's in your face, in your space, overly loud, awkward, and doesn't understand social cues, though.) I bought Can I Tell You Abou... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Wondering if I may have AS, too, or if I'm over-analyzing? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015, 12:04 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,715
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| We're getting ready to do a screening for Aspergers (HFA) in my 6-year-old son, and I've long thought (and am now quite certain) that DH has AS also. But now, after reading an article, I'm looking at myself and wondering if *I* actually have AS also and, if so, what that would mean for our 4-year-ol... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is this typical for AS child? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015, 12:02 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,391
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| Thank you, both. I do wonder, though, if I've just researched to the extent that I'm over-analyzing myself. I'm going to post a new thread, a list of some of the things I see in myself that has me wondering. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is this typical for AS child? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015, 11:34 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,391
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| Fitzi, I know that the counselor can also do testing on ADHD b/c she said that, while she specializes in AS/HFA, she could do an evaluation for both (not sure what other evaluations she could do). The neat thing is that the reason she specializes in AS is because her own son (now in college) has AS.... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is this typical for AS child? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 8:27 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,391
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| Waterfalls, so you think doing both is a bad idea? Shoot, I thought maybe it was a good call. I did contact his teacher, and she gave me the following observations: - Argues with teacher often - Aggressive with peers (not always anger-based) - Says the word "donut" a lot - Interrupts often... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is this typical for AS child? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 7:45 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,391
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| Thank you for your feedback. As far as the evaluation, and this may sound a bit overboard, but we are doing 2 of them. We are doing one evaluation with a developmental specialist, and I am going to ask for a full evaluation to be done. My fear all along with doing that, however, is that he does so w... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Kids say the darndest things |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 5:46 pm
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Replies: 610
Views: 350,435
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| Conversation with DS6 this morning: Me: Zeke, I need you to go to your room and get pair of socks and come back to put your socks and shoes on. Zeke: (putting his socks on a couple minutes later) Oh, I have to get a different sock. This is the one I keep my pretzels in. Me: Um...say what? Zeke: Pret... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is this typical for AS child? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 5:16 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,391
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| As you all may know by now, we're getting ready to do an ASD screening with DS6, who we think has AS. He has been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder (proprioception seeker and auditory sensitivity) and severe ADHD. What has always puzzled me are the things he gets in trouble for at school an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dissecting myself....does this sound like AS? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2015, 3:27 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 468
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| We're getting ready to do a screening for Aspergers (HFA) in my 6-year-old son, and I've long thought (and am now quite certain) that DH has AS also. But now, after reading an article, I'm looking at myself and wondering if *I* actually have AS also and, if so, what that would mean for our 4-year-ol... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: So frustrated, but should I be? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2015, 10:04 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 837
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| That's good to know, Zette. Thank you so much. We're new to IEP's and still have a lot to learn. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Any way to save forum posts for future reference? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2015, 10:02 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 855
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Great, thank you!  |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: So frustrated, but should I be? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2015, 5:24 pm
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Replies: 4
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| I spoke with the special education teacher at Zeke's school today about some of the red flags we're seeing for Asperger's. I told her we've decided to do a screening in April, and she said that it wouldn't change anything as far as his IEP, even if he is diagnosed. I find this very frustrating. Just... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Any way to save forum posts for future reference? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2015, 9:03 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 855
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| I've been going through the parenting forum to find advice on how to work on certain skills with my 6-year-old son who I think has Asperger's. Does anyone know if there is a way to save specific posts or comments without having to copy and paste? There's some really great information here! TIA. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Does this sound like Aspergers? Tips on getting diagnosis? |
| Maude |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015, 6:53 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,673
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| Waterfalls, I agree with you about O.T. being a good option. He really needs to O.T., but we live in a very small town, and the nearest O.T. is a couple hours away. I was actually shocked to find out there is someone in town who does in-home ABA therapy. We are very limited on what we have where we ... |
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