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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Potty Training HELP!! !! |
| islandmother |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2011, 9:46 am
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Replies: 23
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| If anyone out there could offer some help, I would be eternally grateful... We have a 4 year old Aspie son who is great at peeing in the toilet, however, he is scared to death of the toilet. He knows when he needs to go, asks for us to put a diaper on him, goes into the bathroom (he needs his priva... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Kind of Afraid and Don't Know What to Do ... |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2011, 6:53 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Just a thought I wanted to add- even though your problem seems to already be resolved. I have a friend who is a musician who turned part of his rental house into a sound studio. The landlord actually let him deduct a portion off the rent for this home improvement. The room, i.e. "sound-studio" is es... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Please help me help my Mom |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2010, 2:00 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,946
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| I really feel for you. Wrongplanet has helped me immensly. I believe myself to be NT. My son was recently diagnosed with Aspergers. I believe there are many people in my family who are also on the spectrum - most of them in denial. Most of them also believe there is nothing different about my son - ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Mom and Dad not Mommy and Daddy |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2010, 1:25 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 8,914
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| Why do you care and feel the need to relegate what OTHERS call their loved ones? Showing LOVE is not a rule, it's a choice - and often times calling someone mommy or daddy is one way to show love - it shows a relationship. If you don't like it - don't use it. I have friends who's young children cal... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why is being "weird" so bad? |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2010, 1:17 pm
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Replies: 80
Views: 20,351
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It's difficult to interact with the unpredictable, unreadable, and sometimes incomprehensible; the outcome may not necessarily be pleasant.
"Weird" is a pretty vague term. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Help me find an appropriate/obscure way to deal with this. |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2010, 8:28 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,826
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lelia wrote: Maybe a toy desk on his desk to touch?
GREAT IDEA! I'm going to use this! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Mom and Dad not Mommy and Daddy |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2010, 8:24 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 8,914
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| Why do you care and feel the need to relegate what OTHERS call their loved ones? Showing LOVE is not a rule, it's a choice - and often times calling someone mommy or daddy is one way to show love - it shows a relationship. If you don't like it - don't use it. I have friends who's young children call... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you "feel" loved by another? |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2010, 10:44 pm
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Replies: 54
Views: 7,198
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| I am an NT and I love several Aspies. I've noticed that sometimes Aspies, think I show love when I am interested in their special interest, and that I don't love them when I'm not interested in their special interest. This can be a problem because I can be interested in a special interest and apprec... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Negotiating (or trying to) with my ex-AS husband. |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2010, 5:50 pm
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Replies: 19
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| "But I believe that he could alter his responses with work. ...... he could learn to respond differently at least in some circumstances ...Perhaps he just simply can't .....see the need, the impact. " He CANNOT alter his response. His brain does not work that way. He CANNOT learn to respond differen... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: First time in history!! !! The NT/AS open hotline ! !! !! ! |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 1:20 pm
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Replies: 2,515
Views: 797,947
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| Clancy - I just re-read your post. I think this is what you were getting at.... with my husband, even when he's with me and we're having a conversation with each other and all is going well - I feel invisible. You start to wonder, how can he love me if he can't see the whole picture?! This is common... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: First time in history!! !! The NT/AS open hotline ! !! !! ! |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 1:10 pm
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| Clancy - If you're daughter is an NT - this will be very difficult for her in the long run. The research shows that Aspie men that marry NT women are happy with low incidence of depression, for their NT spouses the rate of depression is around 90%. I'm speaking from experience here as well.... I und... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: First time in history!! !! The NT/AS open hotline ! !! !! ! |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 12:42 pm
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| Chibi- I'm an NT and YES, YES, YES - I think twice, three times, or more before calling someone a jerk! Calling someone a jerk may pretty much end, or severely damage any relationship you have with the person you are talking with. To NT's many things Aspies say without thinking come across as the AS... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: NT kid behaviour, for reference? |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 11:42 am
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Replies: 9
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| As an NT mom of a son recently diagnosed (8 years old) as Aspergers - I can tell you I noticed something off from the moment he was born. I have been to many various social services, psychologists, etc., and did not get a diagnosis until now. I was SO tired of people telling me his behavior was "nor... |
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Forum: Stats Topic: Age of self-awareness. |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 54
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| As a mother of an 8 year old boy recently diagnosed with Aspergers - I am curious - at what age did people who believe themselves to be Aspie, become self-aware that they were different than NT's? Did you notice a difference in yourself as a child? |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Diagnosis of Aspergers for my son - now what? |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2010, 8:22 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,765
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| ediself and DenvrDave, thank you for your responses. They've been very helpful. For the time being, I think I'm keeping this information private. I will confirm it to his teacher - she's noticed already and was very encouraging about us getting a diagnosis. It has been helpful for her. My extended f... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Testing and diagnoses question... |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2010, 1:42 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,379
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| I just got an Aspergers diagnosis for my son, today (as a matter of fact), from a privately hired psychologist. My son is 8 years old and we have had "issues" with behavior since pre-school. No one at the schools ever thought autism, everyone thought ADHD. Problems persisted and I took him to severa... |
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