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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What is it like to be a Parent of an Aspie? |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2007, 11:02 am
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Replies: 146
Views: 36,572
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| a constant learning experience..learning to help my teen find activities that match who she is rather than me encouraging something to change her or something that I think is good for her. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Depression in Mothers of AS kids. |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2007, 10:50 am
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Replies: 39
Views: 4,010
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| I suggest checking your thyroid level too. Low thyroid (hypothyroidism) can cause depression. If you've had sudden weight gain and lack of ability to focus and concentrate at the same time, that's often the sign of a thyroid problem. Just a simple blood test will will give you your TSH and T4 levels... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How many parents have taken the Aspie quiz ? |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 13 May 2007, 10:46 am
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,343
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Your Aspie score: 26 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 187 of 200
You are very likely neurotypical |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Any Anaheim Ducks fans? |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 13 May 2007, 10:30 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,020
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| Hope they make the Stanley Cup finals |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: GARDASIL (HPV) vaccination for teenage girls? what to do? |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 13 May 2007, 10:13 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,847
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| Thank you all for opinions..looks like the "yes" for Gardisil far out weighs the "no's." My 17 year old daughter has AS. I'm not worried about her "getting austism" from Gardisil-just worried about possible complications in the future. Yet...I've always taken the approach with childhood vacinations,... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Perceptions... (funny) |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 06 May 2007, 11:14 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,602
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| This rings so true! My daugher's math teacher (thanks to our school 504 plan) is now giving her his set of notes after every math class. It was just too much for her to listen to him and write her own notes and absorb the information too. She was too stressed trying to write down all the details rat... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: GARDASIL (HPV) vaccination for teenage girls? what to do? |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 06 May 2007, 11:05 am
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Replies: 41
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I'd love some opinions on this. I know some feel these vaccinations (including all the ones most of us got for our kids when they were babies) could be related to autism. The HPV isn't required in our state as it is in Texas but I need to decide if my daughter should get it.
Thanks! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: No problems at school = not AS? |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 06 May 2007, 10:41 am
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Replies: 23
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| Hi Java, This sounds very familiar. My daughter wasn't diagnosed until last year at 17. Do you know what your child is talking incessantly about? Maybe that's her special interest and it bores the other kids. Or, maybe as with my child, she wasn't able to read the social cues from others - maybe she... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: any 'curb your enthusiasm' fans around |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2007, 9:17 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 866
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| The show fantastic and I've never known one that I can watch over and over and still laugh everytime. Anyone watch De Ali G? |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Any HBO fans, De Ali G show? |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2007, 12:11 am
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Replies: 4
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| Sasha BaronCohen is fantastic with his 3 seperaate charactors. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: MTV show on autism tonight and Sunday |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 8:32 am
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Replies: 67
Views: 6,888
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| MTV True Life series has a documentary on Autism..follows 3 young adults.. one has AS and wants to be a comedien. Airs tonight (March15) and Sunday March 18 9-10 on MTV ( Times might vary in different areas) Never saw the series before so don't know if its a good one. You can Google Search it. Just ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: MTV show on Autism tonight and Sunday |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 8:31 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 862
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| MTV True Life series has a documentary on Autism..follows 3 young adults.. one has AS and wants to be a comedien. Airs tonight (March15) and Sunday March 18 9-10 on MTV ( Times might vary in different areas) Never saw the series before so dont know if its a good one. You can Google Search it. Just t... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Are there any adult aspies who watch kid shows? |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2007, 8:27 am
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Replies: 72
Views: 8,259
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| My 17 year old Aspie likes Pokomon, Digimon, Avitar, Sabrina (the real people series not the cartoon) Strange Days ( on Discovery channel) |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: No Diagnosis Given |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2007, 11:32 am
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Replies: 12
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| I agree - trust your instincts. I learned the hard way. Had been taking my daugher to a psychologist for many years (she's a teen now) for social skills issues (not able to make friends) need for routine as well as some speech challenges, fine motor skill issues (got her some OT when she was younger... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Taking the SAT exam |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2007, 9:14 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,670
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| I found working with the school psychologist a great help as they have say over the academic counselor. That's the key- to get the psychologist on your side. Did you get a letter from the professional who did the diagnosis? That helped me too in the application process for the SAT accomodations. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you like going the mall and just walking around? |
| EmmaMom |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2007, 2:24 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,087
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| My Aspie just likes the mall when she knows what she needs, knows where to go, gets it and that's it. All these years before we knew she had AS, it used to get so stressed for both of us to go shopping, I ended up shopping for clothes for her. It was just too much for her to go through the racks, tr... |
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