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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Rather nervous to be here... But Hi, I'm new |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2012, 10:09 am
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Replies: 9
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| Welcome Tayla! My son (aged 14) has recently been diagnosed with aspergers and we haven't told him yet and been trying to work out the best time to tell him, he is so moody and angry at the moment I suppose we were afraid it would make him feel worse and I suppose it might but in the long run it sho... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Hands up if you're not going to a party tonight |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2011, 8:09 am
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Replies: 92
Views: 6,993
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| I honestly couldn't think of anything worse than going to a New Years Eve party! Well there might be worse things I suppose but I certainly am happy to be staying home. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi , I have asperger and I want to kill myself |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2011, 7:14 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,057
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Hi Faysal,
I'm so glad to read your post. You'll be ok if you keep communicating. You will find that there really are a lot of good caring people out there who really want to help you.
Keep strong xx |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: sleep disorders |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2011, 6:43 pm
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Replies: 9
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| My eldest son is 14. He has AS and he hardly sleeps at all no matter how much exercise he gets. I suppose he's insomniac. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Some advice on a relationship please. |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2011, 3:58 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Hi Butterflywings80, It sounds to me like your current relationship is only a bit better than your last one. It's hard to see how you could love your partner when he makes you feel ugly, unattractive and undesirable physically and mentally. Its also clear that you know that you know you really need ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi , I have asperger and I want to kill myself |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2011, 9:47 am
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Replies: 26
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| Hi Faysal, Just the fact that you have joined this forum means that you do want to communicate with people. And you have already found that others here know just what you are going through, so keep on communicating. And go one step further and ring a suicide helpline. Things will get better for you xx |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: do you hate it when people tell you to be happy? |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011, 5:40 pm
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Replies: 39
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ok, I feel I should defend myself here.
Telling my son to cheer up used to work when he was younger, but not when he reached his teenage years so, as I said, I don't say it to him anymore.
I agree it is annoying and insulting for older kids and adults but not so much for younger kids. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: do you hate it when people tell you to be happy? |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2011, 1:50 pm
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Replies: 39
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| My son, aged 14, gets really really cross if I tell him to cheer up, so I don't do it anymore! He seems to be grumpy a lot of the time and still looks grumpy even when he isn't. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: No friends and no relationships - totally alone in the world |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2011, 5:08 pm
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Replies: 92
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| My son is fourteen and his best friend is me, his mum and i'm well aware that most boys of his age do not want their mum as their best friend. However he has made some friends on facebook. You can also make really good, supportive friends on forums. I know it's not the same as being with a real live... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hoping to belong here |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 6:54 pm
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Replies: 22
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| That's very comforting Sciolet, you are right because the school he's in at the moment is tiny with very small classes so It will be less intense in a bigger school. Quite scary too though when he's used to such a small school. Hopefully he will be able to make friends. The machine gun worked out re... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hoping to belong here |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2011, 11:48 am
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Replies: 22
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| Hi Sciolet, So sorry I didn't answer you before, i've been having a few health problems. At the moment my son's making a replica of a first world war machine gun. It's pretty good too! We are a happy family now but had lots of troubles in the past and probably will do again. My older son's just been... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: thomas the tank engine |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 24 Sep 2011, 4:55 pm
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Replies: 22
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| My son was completely obsessed with Thomas for years, he knew absolutely everything about it. He's 14 now and claims he's not interested anymore, but still looks up the website every so often! |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hoping to belong here |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2011, 9:33 am
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Replies: 22
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| Hi Sciolet, I think you have wisdom beyond your years. Yes, my sons projects can become overwhelming at times and cause a lot of stress, especially if things start to go wrong. He spent all day saturday making a rocket launcher, he filled it with more sparkler bits and set fire to it, hoping to send... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Old question.....need new insight...... |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 5:45 pm
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Replies: 18
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| My son has been impossibly difficult from about the age of four months onwards. He was always struggling and screaming (day and night) and I was never able to take him anywhere on my own, just too difficult. As he grew he became ever more argumentitive. I should say that in between being angry and d... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Intelligent Child/ Slow to Produce Work |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 5:44 pm
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Replies: 14
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| My son struggled to keep up with the rest of the class when copying from the board, he frequently had to miss break and to carry on writing, and almost always had to bring school work home to get it finished. He's very accademic, just slow all though primary school. He seems to have speeded up a bit... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hoping to belong here |
| Verinda |
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011, 12:24 pm
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Replies: 22
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| Thanks Sciolet, I will probably take you up on that offer Well you'd probably enjoy my sons latest escapade. He found two packets of unused sparklers, left over from last Halloween. He chipped off all the sparkler bits and put them in a bag. This evening he set fire to the pile of bits which burst i... |
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