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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Anyone else have a VERY clingy child? |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2011, 9:58 pm
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Replies: 7
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| My 5 year old has always been extremely clingy with me. He is practically attached to my leg all day. He wants to talk to me all the time and even sits outside the bathroom when I'm in there. His whole day is ruined if he can't see me in the morning before school. He makes it impossible for me to s... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: what is empathy? how does one empathize? |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2011, 9:13 am
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| "Empathy" is one of those silly buzz words used in pop psychology as of late that doesn't really mean anything of substance. Most people have it confused with "sympathy," and the two are NOT the same thing. "Sympathy" means that you feel what someone else is feeling. It is a shared emotion or senti... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Am I a little old for grad school? |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2011, 10:52 pm
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Replies: 17
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I am 29 and just started grad school. School has taken me a long time because I couldn't pick a major  |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Anyone else have a VERY clingy child? |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2011, 10:31 pm
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| My 5 year old has always been extremely clingy with me. He is practically attached to my leg all day. He wants to talk to me all the time and even sits outside the bathroom when I'm in there. His whole day is ruined if he can't see me in the morning before school. He makes it impossible for me to sp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have these issues? |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2011, 10:50 pm
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| When I was a child, it would send me into a full blown meltdown if my mother backed out of plans. I would not care why, and had no empathy for her if she was sick, tired, or didn't feel like doing what she had said. In my mind she told me we were going, to such and such a place, and that was what sh... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: "Giving Marijuana to Autistic Children" |
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Posted: 15 Jan 2011, 6:55 pm
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| I have only negative feelings for marijuana. I have not met one person who uses on a regular basis that is "normal" by any means. I have seen people have massive mood swings, become addicted, lose their jobs, go to jail, and destroy their relationships. None of them were on anything except marijuana... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: problems telling parents that i love them |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2011, 9:53 am
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Replies: 9
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| I always had this problem, especially when I was younger. I just could never say “I love you too". I am terrible with reciprocal emotion, but I am better if I initiate the emotion. I have found that if I get a "feeling" and I say it first, I am OK. So, as it may be hard to say you love someone when ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: New with a question |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 10:21 am
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Replies: 24
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| My son is VERY imaginative! He is constantly creating his own little fantasy worlds and you should see his drawings! I remember reading that children with AS are often over-imaginative, rather than what is seen in classic Autism. I have seen this in action a number of times. For example, recently, I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: are these consistent with aspergers symptoms? |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2011, 2:40 pm
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| I just want to add that I have known many people who are diagnosed with AS who do lie; even compulsively. I do not think you can say that people with AS never lie, and never cheat. In the past, when I have lied, I would rationalize it in my head. I remember when I was really young; I would always sa... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: another asd dx in family, diffs between classic/AS siblings |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2011, 7:35 pm
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| Here are some differences I have noticed with the children in my family. They are definitely on opposite sides of the spectrum. (These are individual observations and will not be the same for other children) Classic child (boy): Hyposensitive Rocks, bounces, cartwheels, spinning Lots of trouble with... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: physical deformity in aspergers? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2011, 9:56 pm
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Replies: 110
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| Someone linked a study showing that certain physical traits were more likely among autistic people than the rest of the population. It's not just in anyone's head, there's observed differences. Not everyone has them, many do. Nothing to be defensive about. I do not see why people are getting defens... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Mom and Dad not Mommy and Daddy |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2011, 10:11 pm
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Replies: 52
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| I wish my son would call my mommy, or even mom. He addresses everyone in an overly formal way. He is 5 and he calls me "mother". He only resorted to mother, because I told him to stop calling me by my first and last name every time he addressed me. It was driving me crazy! He calls his friends by th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you believe PDD should be a separate diagnosis? |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2011, 9:56 pm
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| The title of this thread is confusing. Like another member said, "PDD" and "ASD" are synonymous. How can there be separate diagnosis for PDD? Additionally, the initial post said that the observations were noticed at an event for AS? Then are you asking if there should be 2 types of AS? I have observ... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: OMG I didn't even realize I still have an eating disorder |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2011, 3:20 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I suffered from severe anorexia for almost 14 years. It is the most unpleasant thing I have ever done to myself. I was down to 76 pounds at one point, and in and out of treatment centers for years. I put my family, friends ,and lovers through hell. I had seizures, anemia, heart problems, and almost ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Throwing up when upset. |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2011, 2:46 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Why was your son discharged from OT? It sounds like he still needs OT. If he is vomiting during or after a meltdown its probably safe to say that it is a physical reaction to stress however like Chronos suggested I would bring this up to his doctor and see if you can get it to see a pediatric GI sp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: physical deformity in aspergers? |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2010, 8:43 pm
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| Very interesting study. These two parts stood out to me particularly. "Indeed, there is strong indication that individuals with schizophrenia may display evidence of craniofacial dysmorphology. I have been struggling to find another recent paper on facial / cranial measurements that had a set of di... |
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