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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What kind of schooling does your child attend? |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2017, 3:10 pm
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| My 6 year old son was just diagnosed high-functioning ASD. I have homeschooled him Pre-K through 1st grade. I have four kids, though, and he has gotten so much worse. I have even gotten comments from his CCD teacher (for religious class) that he just has lots of trouble absorbing information, and ju... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: We got a diagnosis! |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2017, 7:15 am
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Replies: 5
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| It doesn't really sound like a diagnoses if they still don't know what he has if they were thinking he may have ADHD or anxiety and someone suspecting Bipolar. Did they exactly say what he has after all the testing than saying he may have this or that? The test was specifically focusing on autism a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: We got a diagnosis! |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2017, 10:40 pm
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| So I posted last week how our 6 year old son's problems were escalating. We weren't supposed to get in to a doctor for awhile, but it just so happened that this week they had a sudden opening for the psychiatrist (that my son's pediatrician wanted him to see) and an opening for a formal autism test.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help! Escalating Fast! |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2017, 8:43 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Thanks everyone for all your responses!! ! The autism testing center called and said they had an opening, so we immediately grabbed it. Today he went and he had an 1 1/2 testing. She said she is going to email me the rest of the testing and then she will add up the results to see whether autism is h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help! Escalating Fast! |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017, 8:39 pm
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| At first, it sounded a lot like an austism spectrum disorder. However, I can't recall reading about anyone forgetting what happens during a meltdown. It might happen, but most of us who are called high-functioning will remember it with chagrin. I learned eye contact very early. It's just another sk... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help! Escalating Fast! |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017, 8:25 pm
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| I'm sorry you are going through this. I am not a professional, so this is just an amateur's opinion, but it sounds more like a seizure, like some event in his brain than a typical meltdown. Does anything seem to trigger the events? How long do they last? My daughter gets stuck emotionally and melts... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help! Escalating Fast! |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017, 7:17 pm
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| Thats good to know! Thanks! Has anyone seen this in any of their children or experienced it? It probably doesnt sound too serious on my above message, but if you saw him, it is just so scary. His heart races and he becomes drentched in sweat during these episodes. What breaks my heart is that he is ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help! Escalating Fast! |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2017, 5:29 pm
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| My son is 6 years old and we have been trying to figure out what is wrong with him for over a year now. I've been told by many people that he sounds like he is high spectrum autistic. I even had a couple school teachers at church come up to me afterwards, after witnessing him having a pretty bad day... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Could my son have autism? |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2016, 9:39 am
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Replies: 29
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| I also home school, and as far as mini camps and the like go, it really depends. I would never do it with mine because honestly I would never rust someone not trained in ASDs to deal with my son's issues properly. There are summer things I do with him, but I am there, and can handle things with him... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Could my son have autism? |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2016, 10:48 am
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Replies: 29
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| Does he stick out his tongue to mock people? No, definitely not. It is like he can't helped himself at all. Like in the above circumstamces: really excited, out in public, or when greeting others that is not his immediate family. He will sometimes lick himself also when he is real nervous. I have n... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Could my son have autism? |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2016, 8:51 am
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| Thanks! I'll have to check that out! Hopefully there is one nearby! He would be in heaven! :) Quick question, is sticking his tongue out an autistic trait? I've gotten so used to it since he was a baby, but my doctor has brought it up the past few appointments, but I guess I kind of ignored her, bec... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Could my son have autism? |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2016, 7:44 am
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Replies: 29
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| I do actually homeschool my children. I always put my kids in little classes or mini camps, though, to help socialize them. Is that not recommended? Homeschooling him has been VERY difficult on myself and him. He gets frustrated over the simplest things and it takes him about 3-5 times longer than i... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Could my son have autism? |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2016, 6:48 am
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| Thanks! I watched a couple of them so far. It just all makes sense now. He has always been my little engineer. Very smart when it comes to that! In fact at age 4 I put him in an engineering camp and he got first place against 3rd graders almost every time. But when it comes to everything else, he ha... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Could my son have autism? |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2016, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 29
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| Thanks everyone! My husband and I really feel relieved that we may have figured this out! We have been reading some things and even have watched a few YouTube videos of mid to high-functioning autistic children. It just seems to fit him and everything we have been through since he was born. I cannot... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Could my son have autism? |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2016, 12:37 pm
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Replies: 29
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| The rigid rules of someone with autism can seem just like obsessive compulsive disorder. But, in my experience, someone with autism can be distracted with a "shiny new toy" while OCD cannot. This is very interesting. When I first was pregnant with him many years ago I remember reading tha... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Could my son have autism? |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2016, 10:30 am
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Replies: 29
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| I was just recalling how literal he is about everything. I always thought it was funny (in a good way). For example, we made a box into a boat. My daughter was calling a box, but my son kept getting upset with her saying that it is a box. Everytime she called it a boat he would get more and more ups... |
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