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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are SOO many kids on spectrum now??? |
| NickyLynn |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2010, 9:05 am
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| You may have something there, actually. My son seemed slightly odd when younger but nothing major when interacting with adults. That is why many didn't see it. If he had been working on a farm or something growing up and/or in a small school, he might have been able to hide more. It's in overwhelmin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are SOO many kids on spectrum now??? |
| NickyLynn |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 10:28 pm
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| I should also add I don't entirely see this as a bad thing. The kids nearby are great people. We love having them in our lives. It's more that I just wonder at the prevalence. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are SOO many kids on spectrum now??? |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 9:49 pm
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| Well diagnosis or no, there is something going on. When my son was younger, I couldn't stop him from licking other kids at the library. I don't know how better to explain this was not simply quirkiness. Saying at 5 to an adult woman "YOU NEED to SPANK your father" referring to spanking her daughter ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are SOO many kids on spectrum now??? |
| NickyLynn |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 9:40 pm
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| Willaful - and NONE of these kids as far as I know have been diagnosed except for the boy with ADD (which I believe was upgraded to general "mental illness" later) and he was sent to attend a day facility that can handle this. No, the one boy was born and grew up here - the siblings moved here 2 yea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are SOO many kids on spectrum now??? |
| NickyLynn |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 9:35 pm
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| Boy I know what you're saying, and maybe I just didn't notice, but I don't remember kids being this "odd" growing up. I had no peers who spoke in stilted tones or rocked. No one shouted or threw themselves down when overwhelmed. I knew a couple of kids who struggled in school but they were in very t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am at a loss - was it autism? Quirkiness? I need to know |
| NickyLynn |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 8:42 pm
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| Callista - this is useful stuff. I always feel at the fringes of this AS stuff because even my mom who is a teacher basically says "Um you're crazy. Your son is normal and fine." It took my husband cringeing and watching my son interact with a friend through the window when he was about 5 to really ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why are SOO many kids on spectrum now??? |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 8:26 pm
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| Sorry that I'm posting again so soon, but I have another question about spectrum issues. My husband and I are baffled. We have 4 kids that live or did live within our neighborhood that seem to be either on the spectrum or have related issues. We live in a middle-class type neighborhood in a newer de... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am at a loss - was it autism? Quirkiness? I need to know |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2010, 8:11 pm
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| Thanks for the ideas. We actually tried taking him to a counselor a few years ago when he was "worse" and they didn't seem to think he needed diagnosis because he seemed to be happy and doing fine. And while not all of life offers answers I would just really like to know. His intense interests when ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I am at a loss - was it autism? Quirkiness? I need to know |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2010, 11:01 pm
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| My son growing up has been really different from his peers. However I see him now - he's in 8th grade and he may not be the coolest kid in his class, but there is no rocking, he shows empathy and moments of not over-the-top teen angst. So now I'm left wondering... Can anyone give me SOME idea of wha... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Convincing me he is normal is NOT helpful |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 11:06 am
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| Ah yes, I know well about my son playing "monster". It's the only way other kids have ever wanted to play with him. My husband's response to any games of this kind with neighbor kids is total fury. He sees how it ends up every time. My son gets tired of the play "being ganged up on". When he was you... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How to teach personal space? |
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Posted: 17 May 2009, 10:13 pm
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| Did you ever see the close talker on Seinfeld? That was my son. He would go within inches of someone's face. And when we would be walking together he would follow on my heels so close I would about trip. I taught him for talking to people that he should be about an arm's length away. I told him if m... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Convincing me he is normal is NOT helpful |
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Posted: 17 May 2009, 7:51 pm
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| Oops. I forgot I wanted to add a few current examples. The one that is the greatest problem for my son now (and this I know could be any kid) but he has a really hard time after each class getting organized and getting to the next one. He uses his planner and does what he needs to do. BUT somehow th... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Convincing me he is normal is NOT helpful |
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Posted: 17 May 2009, 7:40 pm
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| Some really great insightful responses. You know - it's a good question - is it for me or him? I know that perhaps part of me never got over the isolation as a parent of having a "different" child. Parents thought my son was a behavior problem - for example licking other children like a dog when he ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Convincing me he is normal is NOT helpful |
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Posted: 17 May 2009, 8:52 am
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| OK, does anyone else get frustrated by the fact that everyone spends a lot of energy assuring you your child is "normal"? Making me just feel like a crappy parent who is trying to assume the worst about my child? I don't think it's helpful at all to be unaware of my son's struggles. I have ALWAYS kn... |
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