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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Getting blamed for everything |
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Posted: 25 Jun 2015, 8:12 am
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| I doubt he is mad at you. The other concern is that he cannot grow up thinking there are "safe" people to hit. Honestly, I think even with everything else and all my other concerns, that is my number one concern. I don't want my son to think it is OK to hit women, or family or that domest... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this an example. of an NT "doing something"? please helpp |
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Posted: 18 Jun 2015, 9:44 pm
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| Any NT input? I am NT. Since your friend thought he was annoyed, you are probably right that when he told you he didn't work there, that was your cue to not ask further questions, yes. But it is more complicated than that phrase indicating that you should stop asking; it's about his tone of voice w... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Technological singularity |
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Posted: 18 Jun 2015, 9:31 pm
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| Guys, I think he is monologuing. I used to feel offended, but I now realize that this is serving a need for him. I try to read to see if there is anything I can "gather" from his perspective that might be useful, then I move on. Yes I think you are right. Irritating because I think he has... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Getting blamed for everything |
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Posted: 18 Jun 2015, 9:07 pm
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| Thanks. I was super excited when he hit me instead of the stranger, but then when I looked in the mirror later, I realised that it's weird that I did a happy dance (in my head :wink: ) about my son bruising my face. It's true that it is communication, speaking of looking on the bright side. He has h... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What happens when we are too old to care for them ? |
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Posted: 18 Jun 2015, 8:56 am
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| I am in a very dark place right now, and worried about how or where my son will end up after my time (or when I eventually get too physically and emotionally unable to care for him). What options exist for adults with severe autism, whose siblings or family no longer is able to or willing to care f... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Getting blamed for everything |
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Posted: 17 Jun 2015, 6:47 pm
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| I made a post before about how my son gets really aggressive towards me whenever his dad leaves. But I've noticed that it's not just that- it's anytime he doesn't like something that happens really. He's almost 16 and he is severely autistic/ non-verbal. It is a huge problem because he is really big... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Technological singularity |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2015, 9:41 am
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| Eikonabridge: I actually liked you at first. I thought you had something interesting, but you're so condescending, rude, and full of yourself that you've completely lost my vote. You have a sample size of two people for goodness' sake! If YOU have any scientific training at all (and notice how I am ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Engineering/building toy recommendations |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 8:10 pm
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Replies: 13
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| We have snap-circuits and we have to have him use it with supervision because my son also is not keen on instructions and there are some rules that have to do with not short-circuiting the thing that have to be followed on the instructions. There is a lot of flexibility, if you are not into doing t... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: ABA - manager vs provider |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2015, 10:04 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Where my kids got diagnosed, the staff highly recommended they get 8 hours of ABA per day, and gave us various names of people to contact. We've talked to some of them but no ABA so far. I was told the same thing. I was all for it...until I saw the cost of it! 8O The thing is, the way it works arou... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Engineering/building toy recommendations |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2015, 9:43 pm
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| How about flying model rockets? I used to build and launch model rockets. Just in case you can't tell from my avatar. OP - Does your son like models? In addition to building/launching rockets, I used to like building cars and airplanes. Even though I was a bit messy with the glue/paint. How about a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Technological singularity |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2015, 11:17 am
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| Autistic children are specifically born for our modern technological world. [...] It is the parents and educators who need to catch up to the modern technological world. Oh I disagree. I think that's a ridiculous thing to assert, actually. First of all, autism has been around since before the 'mode... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Engineering/building toy recommendations |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2015, 10:44 am
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| Thanks! He does not follow instructions, so it has to be something he can figure out on his own and do his own thing with. Mousetrap might be good for teaching him to follow instructions because it's probably fairly simple instructions and I think he would like the contraptions... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: “Recovery” from the diagnosis of autism – and then? |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2015, 10:11 am
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| That's a good point. I've been tossing this around since that lady turned up in the news pretending to be black. It made me think of a time when my cousin faked having good vision in both eyes. She memorized the eye chart with her good eye and recited it when they tested her bad eye, so she wouldn'... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Engineering/building toy recommendations |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2015, 6:20 pm
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| My son's birthday is coming up and I am thinking about getting him some kind of toy... he's not really into toys but he likes building stuff and especially lately he has been into making chain reaction set ups with dominoes and marble rail and stuff like that. We have a lot of marble rail and differ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: "To the Family Members Who Exclude a Loved One With Autism" |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2015, 9:56 pm
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| I can see how this is a problem for some families. I did not agree with it for my family though, and the article seems to be trying to apply this to all families whose extended family isn't involved? Personally, I would never expect my children's extended family to take them anywhere ever. My kids a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Swearing --- not what you think |
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Posted: 12 Jun 2015, 9:27 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Maybe you could tell him it's okay if he hears or reads other people's swearing, but he isn't allowed to swear yet because he's too young or something. That's a fairly straightforward rule. If he's bothered by hypocrisy that might not work though... |
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