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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Parent with a question about stimming |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Hi bobreed, This is the sort of thing that varies from person to person but I'll share my experiences and observations about stimming in case it helps. I would often get compulsions to stim as a kid and if you had asked me why I wouldn't have been able to answer either, even now it's not really easy... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Therapist recommendations — New York City |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 7:41 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I live on Long Island but did go to a support group once that was facilitated by Lynda Geller, a psychologist who practices in Manhattan, she founded this organization http://spectrumservicesnyc.com/aboutus.html. I've never been to a therapy session with her but she seemed good from the group. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Prejucises by autistic people about autism |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 6:20 pm
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Replies: 109
Views: 68,985
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| Sometimes when I read this forum there are interesting topics and interesting posters, but sometimes I get annoyed of autistic people on this forum with prejudices. i believe that the majority of people on wrong planet do not have autism. i think that very many people are attracted to their idea ab... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Student Teaching advice |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2012, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I think you handled it appropriately. If they hug you again I'd just give them a quick pat on the back and send them on their way. Some degree of physical contact and affection is acceptable in schools, though I know it really depends on the setting (I've never been to a parochial school so I don't ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Hurricane Sandy |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2012, 5:17 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,969
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| Wow, Sandy. Let's see... Can anybody here say "hype"? This storm was completely underwhelming. Power outages and, if you live within like 5 miles of the ocean, flooding. Yeeeeah...I'm not gonna say this was any worse than your average thunderstorm. Except maybe for the flooding, which affected the ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dermatillomania - and a question. |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2012, 4:12 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,795
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| My understanding was that skin picking perceived imperfections is more on the OCD spectrum than a stim. Personally I've never picked at anything I perceived to be an imperfection and I've been a skin picker as long as I can remember; I just love the sensation of picking. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ABA Therapies? |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2012, 6:27 am
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Replies: 21
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| Callista, after reading your initial post I had assumed you had been in an ABA classroom yourself. Receiving a star chart does not count as ABA; by that logic then just about every kid in the education system has had ABA. Those were some pretty strong accusations to make about ABA without having exp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ABA Therapies? |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 3:20 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,504
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| Callista most behaviorists don't think that way, actually most ABA classrooms are highly individualized to suit the needs as well as interests of the students and ask student's opinions frequently, they certainly don't treat them like blank, thoughtless boxes. Whenever possible, teachers involve the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ABA Therapies? |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 7:38 am
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Replies: 21
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| If the OP's friend wants to help autistic kids, then I recommend going into education to develop materials and techniques to teach autistic kids in ways that work for them based on how their brains work. A good ABA program does that. That's why it's used for kids with autism (though many of princip... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ABA Therapies? |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 7:18 am
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Replies: 21
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| Callista, modern ABA programs are nothing like you describe. Or at least good ones aren't; I have seen behaviorist approaches poorly implemented so I'm sure there are still places out there run that poorly still exist, but I'll say again, whether or not ABA is appropriately implemented is dependent ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ABA Therapies? |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,504
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| I'm just curious as to what you consider humanistic therapies? Something like floor time? The thing about floor time (aside from the fact that there's very little to no research to support it) is that it's only effective for a certain portion of people in the autism population, it may help children ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ABA Therapies? |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 7:33 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,504
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| I've never received ABA therapy myself but I'm studying ABA and I love it. I can understand why ABA has a bad reputation, actually when I first observed an ABA classroom I was very disappointed in what I saw but after studying it more thoroughly and having more observations in different settings I c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is a live concert bearable for us? |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 7:15 pm
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Replies: 73
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| I've gone to a few concerts and they can be fun. If you like the music and if the audience isn't too drunk/rowdy it should be okay. The first concert I went to was a symphonic metal concert. The guy I was with wanted to stay in the mosh pit, just walking through the mosh pit pre-concert stressed me ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Neuropsych says I don't have Aspergers? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2012, 4:04 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Aspergers in adult women, even in girls, can be really difficult to recognize and there are a lot of professionals out there who don't know what to look for. I was once told by a psych at my university that I had anxiety and depression and not AS, but neither of those disorders covered the broad ran... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: No More Nostalgia Critic |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2012, 5:37 pm
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Replies: 22
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| I am disappointed that the NC is ending, but honestly I haven't really been into his reviews the past few months, I do think it's better to end with dignity than to let the show drag on. I do hope he comes back on occasion, since there are movies I would really like to see him review. Milo and Otis ... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: The Lorax (the movie) |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2012, 4:56 pm
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Replies: 4
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| I enjoyed the film, but don't think it lived up to its potential. It could have been better if it didn't have the O'hare subplot and instead focused on the Onceler's transformation into a greedy villain. I mean the majority of the book was pretty much focused on the Onceler destroying the forest, th... |
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