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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do you survive this? |
| Mom_of_Lucas |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2009, 4:02 pm
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Replies: 36
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| These are all such great suggestions! Thank you all so much. MommyJones: I like the picture schedule idea. I just started (as in last week) doing something kind of like that. I went out one day and took a ton of photos of all the places we typically go (grocery store, city park, day care, friends' h... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Some observations on growing up with AS, with an AS dad |
| Mom_of_Lucas |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2009, 7:21 pm
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| Chizpurfle52595: Your remarks somewhat offended me. I didn't mean to be flippant. So let me clarify my intentions for you and everyone else: I was merely sympathizing with some of what Fedaykin described. I'm NT, and it's in my nature to try to relate to people however I can. When I'm upset, it help... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Some observations on growing up with AS, with an AS dad |
| Mom_of_Lucas |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2009, 2:45 pm
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| Sorry your family life was so messy. I don't pretend to understand everything you have gone through, but I can sympathize on at least two levels: 1. I think most people reach a stage where they look back at their childhood and realize, "Wow, my family was really weird. Not the normal people I though... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do you survive this? |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2009, 10:25 am
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| Wow. Bribes. I don't know why I didn't think of that. Lucas will do anything for fruit. I wonder if he'd understand the concept of "you can't have the apple now, but you can have it in a moment IF you hold mommy's hand without fighting." It's worth a try. gbollard, thanks for sharing some of your se... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do you survive this? |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2009, 9:03 pm
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Replies: 36
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| Thanks for the good advice, everybody. I am going to apply these techniques to Lucas the next time we go out (or the next time he tantrums at home). My husband and I were doing some of this earlier, and Lucas responded really well to it, but we slacked off. Then, in the past 6 weeks or so, he amped ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How do you survive this? |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2009, 1:25 pm
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| I see all kinds of great tips for dealing with autistic kids, but none of them seem to apply to really young children (like 2 or 3 years old) who still can't grasp concepts outside the immediate here and now. And I'm going CRAZY trying to figure out how to deal with some of the worst problems I've e... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Kids say the darndest things |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2009, 1:46 pm
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Replies: 607
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These are so funny 
I love the one about the cat named "pregnant!" Priceless. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Hi...New here... |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2009, 1:42 pm
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| Hi Remsmom. Good luck with the evaluation in Arkansas. I live in Tupelo, Mississippi, and we have to travel for certain things, too, but we are fortunate enough to have almost everything we need right here in the city. There are days, though, that I wish someone would start an autism village where f... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When did your kids start talking? |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2009, 1:35 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Lab Pet, that's amazing you're pursuing a neuroscience degree. Are you doing it to further understand autism? I wish I had that kind of background now that I have Lucas. As it is, I'm a writer and communications specialist. Funny how I make my living "communicating" and then my son comes along, and ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: New to the site. |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2009, 11:43 pm
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| momof3boys: In regards to your question about getting family members to accept your suspicions about your son, I have my own experience with that. When I first realized something was different about Lucas, he was only 17 months old. I wanted to get him evaluated, but my husband thought I was totally... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: New to the site. |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2009, 8:55 pm
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| Hi momof3boys! I'm kind of new here myself, as I just found this site a couple weeks ago. I visit all the time now. Your middle child sounds exactly like our only son, Lucas. The inexplicable crying as an infant, the way he seemed content by himself, the teeth grinding, the delayed speech, the prefe... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is a diagnosis important? |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2009, 11:17 am
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Replies: 12
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| Monarch, I can sympathize with your worries about your son. It's hard to watch our children suffer. Know that you are in good company here. As for getting your son evaluated by a specialist, you should talk to your family doctor about your suspicions and get him to write a referral to a specialist i... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When did your kids start talking? |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2009, 10:59 am
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| Hi LabPet. I enjoyed your video, and I laughed out loud at some of the book titles (Autism and Not You was my favorite). :D Thanks for your suggestion about writing. Lucas loves the alphabet and knows his ABCs backward and forward, but I don't think he knows yet how to read or spell. At least, I hav... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Kids say the darndest things |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2009, 9:57 am
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Replies: 607
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| Remember that old TV show hosted by Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby? I couldn't wait for my son to start talking so we could collect a few gems of our own. Of course, his autism delayed that, but we're finally starting to get some funny stuff from Lucas, who will turn 3 in August. I'd love to hear som... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Whats the most unusual/cutest thing your child brings to bed |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2009, 9:51 am
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Replies: 30
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| Our 3-year-old always cuddles with his blue baby blanket, which he calls "Twinkey." But there's usually his book du jour (Green Eggs and Ham the past couple months) laying nearby, as well as his stuffed Barney toy, which sometimes gets tossed from the bed but sometimes stays through the night depend... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How to teach son to bath himself |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2009, 9:40 am
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Replies: 11
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| My son is only 3, so we're not there yet. But maybe you could try teaching your son one step at a time. For example, spend one week working on just running the bath water. Then add the next step when he has mastered that by himself and without prompting. And so on. It might take a year, but just pec... |
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