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 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: How do YOU deal with parenting stress and anxiety?

Ninjago
Posted: 05 May 2014, 10:28 pm 

Replies: 28
Views: 1,897
I play minecraft with my family, including my son. He loves it, and I highly recommend getting on together. We talk, plan, laugh, go on adventures... He can be strong and brave and creative - all the things he can't manage in real life. He started when he was 4, amazingly quick to pick it up. Routin...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Terminology, correct words to use, I need help

Ninjago
Posted: 05 May 2014, 5:56 pm 

Replies: 10
Views: 673
Wow, what an amazing life! I'll have to look up savant though. Bleh - yes, I expect he will be able to choose for himself eventually. 6 seems so young, but if he understands something he tends to understand it very well. I just need to get better at communicating in a way that makes sense to him. Th...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Terminology, correct words to use, I need help

Ninjago
Posted: 05 May 2014, 1:07 am 

Replies: 10
Views: 673
according to the person first terminology of my social work profession, i have autism, i am a person with autism. according to the identity first terminology often preferred by the autistic community, i am autistic. so it's whatever the person who is affected is comfortable with. This is what I was...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Terminology, correct words to use, I need help

Ninjago
Posted: 05 May 2014, 1:05 am 

Replies: 10
Views: 673
Haha, thanks for all the replies. Im not worried about how other people refer to him, but mostly how he thinks of himself (and what we his family say). From what you have all said, it looks like he will decide whether wants to be an Aspie, or someone who has aspergers/ASD. He has always insisted he ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Terminology, correct words to use, I need help

Ninjago
Posted: 04 May 2014, 10:54 pm 

Replies: 10
Views: 673
Hi there, My boy is currently undergoing diagnosis, though it's pretty clearly aspergers. I need help knowing how to refer to things, as my reading here indicates the power of the words chosen. From what I have gathered - someone IS austistic, but they HAVE Aspergers? But you can BE and Aspie? Not A...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Coping with invasion of personal space when stimming

Ninjago
Posted: 01 May 2014, 10:07 pm 

Replies: 4
Views: 1,442
Hi, I'm just new here but thought I'd say I understand. My son is 6, and goes in repeated circles in the living room, throwing himself into the couches. We normally just stay out of the way but the other day I was sick and just wanted to relax on the couch, he drove me nuts! He had no idea why I was...
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