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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: BIG problem! Need some advice... sorry for length. |
| janwr |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 11:03 am
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| hi kristen, i sort of know what you're dealing with...just in a different situation. even the best school can be very ignorant or indifferent to any child they deem as a "problem" or not the "norm". my daughter has AS, specific phobias, and is highly gifted. the school has labeled her as LD...and sh... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Problem-making |
| janwr |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2007, 7:00 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,513
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Problem-making |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2007, 6:55 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Hello, I have a daughter who is eight years old and recently diagnosed with asperger. I do not have a whole lot of experience of aspergers and I feel like I`m not coping very well. Since this is all very new to us, my daughter is still in a normal class at school but will move to a smaller group af... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I want to be "cured" |
| janwr |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2007, 6:19 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,580
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| janwr , I define AS :D excellent way to put it! I define AS :) oh, and that's an awesome picture by the way! Is that your girl? ZanneMarie by the way, I got the quote from here: http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/autism02.htm yes, thats grace. shes such an amazing, intelligent kid. shes also very fr... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I Need To Get Out More... |
| janwr |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2007, 2:49 am
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Replies: 27
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| my husband got into video games when he was abot your age...he has AS. he had your same problem. he took up fishing. its very methodical...our 8 1/2 yr old daughter, also AS, loves it too. if you can find a place it can be a very relaxing sport. you can start alone and then try a place where there a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I want to be "cured" |
| janwr |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2007, 2:36 am
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Replies: 60
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| ive been on this site to talk with other parents. my daughter is almost 9 and has AS. my husband also has AS and my son is following. it took me a while to figure out what NT was. to be honest i truly dont think ANYONE has a so called "normal" brain. im bi-polar and if you met me you would call me a... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: what age did you start having a period? |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2007, 1:59 am
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Replies: 75
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| i hope you dont mind me asking...my daughter will be 9 this summer. she has AS and my husband, who is also AS have talked openly to her about her period, sex, etc... she has firmly decided she just isn't going to ever have a period...period. any suggestions on making it easier for her when the time ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: parents of girls with aspergers |
| janwr |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2007, 10:08 pm
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Replies: 7
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| thanks...we're working on the cause and effect with her. she also has hyper/hyposensitvity and specific phobias. her sense of smell just doesnt seem to exist. thanks for the logic reminder...i forget that sometimes. grace lives in a very literal world while my world, as an artist is very gray. its t... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Feeling Hopeless.....sliding through the cracks at school |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2007, 9:30 pm
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Replies: 9
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| wow! my daughter was hiding in the yellow "tunnels" on the playground in K5, freaking out at the end of the day at bus time, and she got put on yellow for wetting her pants. we knew nothing of this until the pants wetting incident. we pulled her from school. legally a child doesnt have to attend sch... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Wrongplanet Musicians' Showcase |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2007, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 1,727
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: parents of girls with aspergers |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2007, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,656
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| i'm new here and so glad to see other parents i can talk to. my 8 1/2 year old daughter was diagnosed at 5 with AS. i'm having a hard time finding info about girls with AS. from the few things i have read and witnessed, there are marked differences. grace has a huge imagination...there is no telling... |
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