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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: My mother and I - some advice please |
| MomofThree1975 |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 3:41 pm
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Replies: 23
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| Momsparky, I have a lot of respect for you and I sorry your parents were abusive. However, the OP did not say her mother was abusive. She said her mother was a boring, repetitive, old, uneducated, and a worry wart. That does not add up to abusive in my book. There are a lot of parents with very youn... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: My mother and I - some advice please |
| MomofThree1975 |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 2:41 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,859
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| Yes that sounds like the perfect attitude to me MomofThree if you want to stay in your children's life, particularly when you do that because it's the right thing to do for yourself rather than worry about your children withdrawing. With my mum, there's just no way I can expect she'll be as enlight... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: My mother and I - some advice please |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 12:35 pm
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Replies: 23
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| I am trying hard to understand where you are coming from. You do have a right to live your own life as best you see fit. My mom is also in her 70s and after my father died, we have all made sure to spend more time with her. Our relationship has it's moments when she drives me crazy but at the end of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NTs, I don't understand what motivates you |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 7:23 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,105
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| It's interesting to say the least, that a question is asked about what NT's want. But when the NTs answer the question, the answers are totally disregarded for some more fantastical answers. If the idea is to have a lively discussion about "them vs us", then carry on. But if you actually want someth... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NTs, I don't understand what motivates you |
| MomofThree1975 |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2013, 11:26 pm
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Replies: 30
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| I don't think the original post was about the middle-class white working man, try again.. OK. NTs, I don't understand what motivates you Are you primarily motivated by sex and the need for power? ^This is the question I was responding to. I'm an NT who has walked this earth for nearly 6 decades. I ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Really tired, not sure if this is Aspergers or Brattiness. |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 12:57 pm
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Replies: 29
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| I don't believe that kids will always be good if they can be. Kids are not little adults, but they are little people. PEOPLE will not always be good if they can be. NOBODY is successfully on their best behavior all the time-- if they tell you they are, they're either lying through their teeth or go... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: these moments mean so much |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 11:55 am
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Replies: 14
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That is awesome!!
My son is very awkward. I think I might look into that for him. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Any success treating NLD? |
| MomofThree1975 |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 10:07 am
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Replies: 2
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| M son is only 4 so this might not apply for an adult, but a lot of the PBS and Nick Jr shows deal with social and emotional well being. Luckily he likes them. We have seen him pick on some cues, especially when we watch it with him and re-enforce it. He has now learned to ask someone if they are oka... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is having an autistic child a burden? |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2013, 12:26 pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 16,448
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| Speeking as a sociologist or a cavewoman (one looking in vs one looking out) a high needs child would be a burden on the family/group, taking away resourses that could be used on a low needs child. In. Some cultures, high needs children were abandoned or considered a bad omen. A man who had a high n... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Really tired, not sure if this is Aspergers or Brattiness. |
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Posted: 21 Mar 2013, 10:59 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,772
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| My ASD son is 4 and has communiction delaays,as well as other things. However, he knows that even when he is having a bad moment, he remembers his manners. I don't think being purposely insulting is an ASD trait,I think that is just bad manners and it is not tolerated at home. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Socializing witrh Children |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2013, 1:05 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,399
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| I am 38 and went to public school in NYC. I was also in the AP classes in HS and the advance classes in JHS (elementary school is kind a blur). I was with the nerdy kids, I was a nerdy kid, and was never meant to feel bad about being smart. In fact, we were all pretty well adjusted. In HS I played v... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Autistic children more prone to say extreme things? |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2013, 12:27 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,485
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| I can't say for certain. My NT 6 yo (and all the other young adult NTs in my family) tend to say things to get a rile out of their parents. I remember in my early teens telling my mother some pretty harsh things because I wanted to hurt her feelings. The fact is, children always test the boundaries ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Socializing witrh Children |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2013, 11:43 am
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Replies: 11
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| In the work place, you need to be able to socialize with adults. However, it can be very lonely growing up not being able to socialize with your peers since most kids spend the majority of time with kids their own age. As a parent, I would be uncomfortable with the adult who seeks my children out as... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is having an autistic child a burden? |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2013, 7:33 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 16,448
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| For those of us with more severely autistic kids the stress levels are order of magnitude greater because of the constant fear that if something happens to us then who the 'fack' is going to look after our child. I agree with this. My child isn't a burden. What I have is a fear of what should happe... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: eye contact |
| MomofThree1975 |
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Posted: 19 Mar 2013, 8:42 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,271
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| I have seen that there is a wide gaping hole between what is done in school and what is done in the workplace. I feel like I need to prepare my son from now, how to live independent of me and possible function in the work place. That means, he gets to have his "down" time, but he also needs to pract... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 3.5yr old's obsession with feet |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 4:37 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 16,559
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| My son just turned 4 and went through a period (months) of wanting to kiss evryone, on the lips. I have no issues with him kissing me but for everyone else, its a no-no for obvious reasons. He has communication delays so I couldn't just tell him one time and he would get it. Instead, I became the an... |
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