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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: General Program vs Centralized Program |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2016, 6:35 pm
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| Thanks for posting that Understood link, Tawaki. I'm not the original poster here, but we're really new to the IEP/Special Ed stuff. I really think we need to go to our local ASD advocacy association or something and ask them if they can give us tips on what to look for. The school district, and his... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else feel sad when plants die? |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2016, 6:28 pm
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Yes, but only because it's symbolic of my inability to remember things, like watering the plants.  |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: General Program vs Centralized Program |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2016, 6:37 pm
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| Our son is in a small special ed class, but it's at a regular elementary school. The class goes into the "mainstream" class for a few hours a day and they also have lunch and recesses, assemblies, etc. with the rest of the school. He attended a general ed kinder class for a few weeks in Oc... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Should I seek a second opinion? |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2016, 9:18 pm
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| Actually, I wanted to thank you for being brave enough to tell me that you chuckled at the descriptions I had written of him. I could keep saying this so many different ways, but for someone who is seasoned in this stuff to read it and react that way feels so much better than the opposite that I ge... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Should I seek a second opinion? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 7:48 pm
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| Your comment about his shift to introversion made me think of something I just read about the "observer perspective" that parents must provide for their children until they are old enough to be their own observer. The book is written by a psychologist who specializes in Asperger's/HF ASD, ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Should I seek a second opinion? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 7:29 pm
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| My advice is to identify the patterns preceding the behavior. My son, for example, would start to appear more excited and engaged, but would also be increasing his efforts to gain control of the situation (giving out more directions, trying more and more to direct the actions of those around him, o... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Should I seek a second opinion? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 7:04 pm
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| DW_a_mom - your reply is excellent. I was thinking the same thing about the complexity of testing a HF toddler. I think it was difficult to test my then-5 year old, b/c he couldn't/wouldn't comply for most of it. He had the same scatter of points you describe. I actually feel better, after reading y... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Should I seek a second opinion? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 6:52 pm
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| The thing that confuses me, though, is that it's not an angry aggression. It's an obsessive, reactionary, knee-jerk aggression. He always has a straight face and doesn't seem to do it ever out of a desire to harm, but rather to defend his own self. Or a sensory, always needing to touch others thing... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Should I seek a second opinion? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 6:29 pm
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| One of the things that was suggested to me by the psychologists was to place him in daycare/preschool as a way to "test" that the evidence that I'm giving them is actually happening across the board. This is where I get seriously wary...I have a child who has made it clear across the boar... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Should I seek a second opinion? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 5:04 pm
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| What I want to emphasize here is that the diagnosis that "all of his behaviors are just to get a reaction from you" doesn't make sense to me. My kid wants to be successful and feel good. He's basically communicated that to us. So ignoring whatever his behaviors are trying to tell, to avoi... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Should I seek a second opinion? |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 4:29 pm
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| I'm joining the "I haven't read through the other posts" crowd, so I'm sure I'm repeating some things. :lol: Bless your soul. :heart: I can relate to much of what you are going through! My six year old son was diagnosed a month ago, but we've suspected there was something "different&q... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Reality, Fantasy and Speech |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2016, 10:59 am
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| I know you didn't ask for opinions. But if you'll forgive me, I'll reinforce your instincts here. You son sounds like a terrible candidate for ABA. ABA basically trains kids like they are dogs or lab rats. Your 6 year old is already seeing the world through (his own) logic. He's going to see right ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Reality, Fantasy and Speech |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2016, 8:20 pm
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| I'm definitely with you on this, my political and philosophical leanings are towards the real far-left and anarchism :wink: , so I'm not a big fan of public education/indoctrination. My reasons for homeschooling go beyond the fact that the schools here lack any services or support for special needs... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: spd? would therapy do anything? |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2016, 8:00 pm
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| He may not have social issues at all. Hear me out... Sometimes kids with sensory issues avoid other kids, not because they don't desire to socialize, but because other kids are unpredictable. They bump into you without warning. They can be loud. They can make sudden movements. They can come into yo... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: spd? would therapy do anything? |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2016, 8:16 pm
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| sagerchatter - I am curious what the delays were that were more than the usual? I'd love to observe my son to see if it's similar. Was your son able to improve with age? I feel like my son will be behind socially for awhile but with age may meld more and more. Yes, I think he has improved with age.... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: spd? would therapy do anything? |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2016, 2:02 pm
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| You are pretty much describing my son, to a "t". My son is older by a few years, but he was exactly the same. We didn't have him in daycare until just recently, and at that point we were able to see that his social skills are delayed more than just an adjustment curve. It *could* be differ... |
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