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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: this made me laugh |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2012, 12:21 am
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| ah, I wasn't so clear Most kids would reply " yes, and she wrote you back" my daughter answered the question exactly as it was asked actually, I'm happy this happened the teacher realized that this seems to be the reason she doesn't understand what she's expected to do in homework/test questions, an... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Truth about Asperger marriage failure rates? |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2012, 12:31 pm
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Replies: 83
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| It would also be interesting to see statistics of aspie-aspie marriages |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Autistic child removed from home due to mothers religion |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2012, 6:42 am
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Replies: 46
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| I find it hard to believe how this can be legal |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: this made me laugh |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2012, 5:53 am
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| I just had an appointment at my 4th grader's school...or so I thought The teacher had written me to arrange an appointment with the school guidance counselor and herself to discuss strategies for my not-yet-diagnosed daughter I got to the school, and was greeted by a very puzzled guidance counselor ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Diff between "special interest" and real love |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2012, 1:59 am
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Replies: 3
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| How do you tell the difference between being infatuated by a man who becomes your "special interest", and real feelings of love for the person? I think the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive, but I fell into this trap years ago when I married. Now divorced and aware of my aspieness, scared o... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Nature vs Nurture |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2012, 11:01 am
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Music Lessons |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2012, 1:27 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,981
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| Please consider that people on the autistic spectrum tend to have a different way of learning. This is especially true for learning music, so traditional music lessons might backfire (or at least not show as much progress as one would expect). As an example, I am proficient in about half a dozen in... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Music Lessons |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2012, 12:23 pm
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Replies: 12
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| My daughter asked for a violin when she was 3. I finally bought her one for her 6th birthday. Best thing I could have done for her. Her talent and perfectionism were sometimes obstacles because she would judge herself very harshly and have meltdowns. But it was still the best thing I could have done... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Difficulties being an aspie and a mom |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2012, 6:49 am
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| I have 5 children mine are older now and we've come to asperger's only recently while evalualting my teenage daughter. All 5 show traits, and no doubt these traits are from my genes. best advice I can give is to make sure to schedule regular downtime for yourself so that you remain a calm parent. I ... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Do you make eye contact? |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2012, 6:20 am
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Replies: 81
Views: 18,519
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| I can make eye contact briefly at the beginning of a conversation but not if the conversation lasts any length of time - I find the contact too intense and it makes me uncomfortable. ^ this if you can afford it, seek another evaluation my daughter fits the criteria, and after listening to a lengthy... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: teachers can't handle hyper, aspie teen, suggestions? |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2012, 4:40 am
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Replies: 4
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| thank you chronos did a lot of blood work twice, nothing remarkable. The ritalin she took for a bit made her tired, but she stopped taking it as it wasn't helping Anyway, I don't remember the explanation accurately, but I was told that what she has LOOKS like ADHD with a capital H, but is indeed som... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Nature vs Nurture |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2012, 4:35 am
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Replies: 20
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thanks everyone --this has become an interesting discussion
I'm a bit overwhelmed with work right now, hoping to read this through a bit better in a few days |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: teachers can't handle hyper, aspie teen, suggestions? |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2011, 2:03 am
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| I suggested to the homeroom teacher that they build a 5-behavior contract with some kind of signal system. My daughter usually doesn't realize she's being disruptive. Being that she's an 11th grader, she also has many teachers, so I'm not sure how helpful this will be. Not all staff members are will... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: teachers can't handle hyper, aspie teen, suggestions? |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2011, 11:57 pm
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| so, parent teachers conferences are coming up this week My 16yr old's homeroom teacher said that many teachers are complaining about her hyperactivity and restlessness. (psych explained it's a co-morbid and not ADHD. We previously tried ritalin, didn't help) She learns in a class with kids who don't... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Nature vs Nurture |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2011, 3:16 pm
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| I think that even if my kids did engage in "imaginative play", I wouldn't have remembered because as a probable aspie I don't think I would have payed attention to this as much as other mothers might. I seriously felt like I had amnesia. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Nature vs Nurture |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2011, 3:07 pm
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Replies: 20
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| I started wondering about myself when I didn't quite grasp what he meant by imaginative play. I think he meant that dolls are used as characters with relationships. I am ashamed to admit that I remember thinking even as a child that kids who "play house" are not as intelligent as I-who was busy desi... |
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