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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Elementary School Advice Please |
| SocOfAutism |
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Posted: 13 Sep 2021, 8:05 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,179
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| My son is 7. He has ADHD, anxiety, and sensory processing disorder. He also has rough and bumpy skin, which usually is a minor issue. And he is gifted, which also is usually not a big deal one way or another. It seems like now in the second grade he is being sensory assaulted every day with sing-son... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Toddler Teeth |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2021, 3:53 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,460
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| You already have some good suggestions here, so I'll just add one more nugget. My husband is also sensitive to tooth brushing. He is 44 and has had many years of experience with this. Several years ago our dentist told him to book an extra cleaning each year and that would make up for his under brus... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 13yo DS problem |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2021, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,276
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| Agree, get his dad to discuss this with him. If his dad is not around, get a grandfather or uncle to discuss it. If not, book him in with a male pediatrician or urologist. He is likely not giving you a good description of the problem because he is embarrassed. You are left to guess what is going on,... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Teaching "social skills" at home |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2021, 3:24 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,555
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| It's important to put in your two cents, but you really will need to get someone outside of the home to back you up. Preferably a male, closer to his age, but an older male will do as well. My son is 7 with what seems to be rather severe ADHD. My husband is autistic and I am NT. Our son does not lis... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How many of you have diagnoses of ASD &schizophrenia? |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2021, 3:10 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 791
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firemonkey wrote: SocOfAutism wrote: Firemonkey, what are you saying about ECT? I don't understand.
. I had at least 2 sets of ECT with 6 per set
What did it do in your case? Did it help or make thing worse? |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: I'm afraid and ashamed of myself |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2021, 12:24 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,646
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| I'm not sure where you are, but in the states you can get a doctor's note to get you out of pretty much anything. You would get an IEP (individualized education plan) that would document that you are disabled and as such entitled to certain accommodations so that you can receive the same education a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How many of you have diagnoses of ASD &schizophrenia? |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2021, 12:12 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Firemonkey, what are you saying about ECT? I don't understand. Both of my parents (and other people of that generation) had many, many rounds of ECT in the late 1960s and early 1970s supposedly for "depression" and "schizophrenia", but it was actually for drugs or general misbeha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ever get in trouble for a facial expression? |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2021, 12:06 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,471
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| What you do is pick out some part of whatever they are telling you that is the least boring to you and ask them to tell you more about that. It builds a genuine point of interest between you and the other person. It makes it easier for you to focus on the conversation, which will give you an appropr... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why are killers' accounts removed only after on social media |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2021, 10:06 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,537
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| I will not name names, but one of my previous reading forums was taken down because shooters kept posting their manifestos on it. In more than one circumstance, even linking livestreams to their shootings. There was lots of other things there to read, so it was rare you'd come across this sort of th... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Taliban defeats America |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2021, 9:41 am
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Replies: 151
Views: 8,602
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| Well so the New Taliban are saying they are cool with womens education, jobs, will require hijab but not burka, will not be trafficking drugs, and will not be targeting Westerners or Western allies. They sound pretty reasonable so far, as Islamic rule goes. Maybe they will stick to it. I'm amazed th... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Advice on telling kids about their autism |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2021, 9:30 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,765
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| Duck- my son sometimes says really negative things about himself like that as well. He judges himself as being so different from other kids and then he always focuses on where he comes up short. It seems to help him if other kids notice something special about him and call attention to that. Like ho... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Insight Wanted - Sensory Overload |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2021, 7:30 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 833
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| Yes it is sensory overload. You have to deal with it by working in breaks for yourself. I don't know what kind of work you do or what kind of environment you're talking about, OR if you have disclosed your autism status, but I agree with being discreet with your coping mechanisms. Workplaces can be ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: MILLIONS of Evictions...and Jobs |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2021, 7:22 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,847
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| I think you are missing a zero in the above figure. There are roughly 330 million people living in the US per the last census. Lol, yes, thank you. Also, isn't the US Census supposed to include EVERYONE? Not just a the few people who are upset with an issue and decide to respond ? Exactly. I don't ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Advice on telling kids about their autism |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2021, 8:34 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,765
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| I don't think parents should tell their kids they "are" anything. You can say that their doctors have diagnosed them with this that or the other, but really it is up to them to decide when they are older. That is what I have told my son. He is 7, and honestly, many doctors have diagnosed h... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Eugenics isnt bad and we need to stop acting like it is |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2021, 8:27 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,356
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| Lots of people can find examples of something they'd love to have eradicated. Maybe it's something you don't see value in because you don't have it, or maybe it's something you don't see value in because it's something you see as a fault in yourself. Getting rid of something because YOU don't like i... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Mayor of LA Signs Ordinance Criminalizing Homelessness |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2021, 8:15 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,611
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| It's probably a good thing I'm not in charge of problems like this. If I had complete control over an area with a homeless problem, and had no personal accountability, I would alien abduct maybe 10 representative homeless persons and set them up in some kind of debriefing/detox situation with Dr. Dr... |
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