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wired_different
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20 Jun 2005, 7:56 pm

What ages??

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20 Jun 2005, 8:05 pm

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So the first class was today. It was at a
neuropsychology clinic. A psychologist is in
charge, and there are two helpers (me and
a girl studying sociology in college). The kids
I'm working with are 5-7 years old. There
are six kids in the class (four boys and two
girls). I don't know if all of them are on the
spectrum, or what their diagnoses are. They
obviously have some issues or they wouldn't
see a neuropsychologist.

It went really well for the first day. The kids
are mostly working on team building skills
and how to interact in a group (being polite,
taking turns, listening, giving compliments etc.).
I'll keep everyone posted on how it goes.

Hmmmmmmm?

Describe their uniquely different behaviours?
Describe their common traits?
Take a guess, or stab at who is AS, ASD-PDD,NOS
and HFA.
Describe their appearances and lack of character
traits that you may recognize in books or your
self?

Hmmmmmm?
Just probing,
Ghosthunter

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20 Jun 2005, 9:10 pm

do you see yourself in these kids?
I mean do you think they are what you were like at that age?

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20 Jun 2005, 10:44 pm

wired_different wrote:

do you see yourself in these kids?
I mean do you think they are what you were like at that age?

I was pretty similar to the children when I was 5-7 years old.

Ghosthunter wrote:

Describe their uniquely different behaviours?

One of them was very polite and had a bit of the 'little professor'. Two of them were impulsive, loud, and somewhat hyperactive. One didn't even speak a word. One seemed to get distracted by some of the others.

I can't really answer your other questions yet, Ghosthunter. The class was only two hours. Once I learn the kids' personalities better I might be able to answer it.

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21 Jun 2005, 1:59 am

And I hope to hear more about this
revealing topic! Thankyou Bec!

Sincerely,
Ghosthunter

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21 Jun 2005, 4:25 am

Bec,
Maybe the moderators would be willing to give you a sticky post to tell us about this or maybe you could start a blog.

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21 Jun 2005, 12:23 pm

Bec, I would like to hear from you as well.

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21 Jun 2005, 1:26 pm

Sean wrote:

Bec,
Maybe the moderators would be willing to give you a sticky post to tell us about this or maybe you could start a blog.

That would be cool, but the class only has a few more lessons, so I don't know if it would be worth it. If there is a chance for me to help with more classes later I might start a blog. For now I'll just keep using this thread.

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23 Jun 2005, 7:35 am

When I get work experience I might work at banam marchall (a school for autistics) It's very rewarding

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23 Jun 2005, 4:26 pm

Ghosthunter wanted me to guess what the children have. Okay so here are my guesses:

I think two of the boys might have AS. I think one of the girls has HFA. I think the other girl might have severe ADHD. I haven't been able to figure out the other two boys yet.

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23 Jun 2005, 7:51 pm

IM IN A SOCIAL GROUP TO .IT HARD FOR ME TO HELP OTHER WHO HAVE AUTISM .UNLESS WE ARE KIND OF SIMLUR .I STILL GET HELP FOR MY SOCIAL SKILLS AND BEHAVIOR .I CAN BE AGGRAVIS IF IM GETING OVER LOAD

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23 Jun 2005, 10:39 pm

Bec wrote:

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Ghosthunter wanted me to guess what the
children have. Okay so here are my guesses:

bec wrote:

I think two of the boys might have AS.

What did you observe to make you say this.
One's guesses are better as one practices on
how they surmise them!

bec wrote:

I think one of the girls has HFA.

What does she do that makes her different
from the boys and differenciates her from
AS as well? Use your eye's and intuition
and you will be amazed how much you
can observe and really grasped!

bec wrote:

I think the other girl might have severe ADHD.

Because that requires a different piece of
knowledge. How did you come to that conclusion?

bec wrote:

I haven't been able to figure out the other two boys yet.

Hmmmmm? use what your eyes and instincts
tell you and ponder this!

Sincerely,
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23 Jun 2005, 10:42 pm

For a while I thought I offended you and you
seemed to have dissapeared?

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IM IN A SOCIAL GROUP TO .IT HARD FOR
ME TO HELP OTHER WHO HAVE AUTISM .
UNLESS WE ARE KIND OF SIMLUR .I STILL
GET HELP FOR MY SOCIAL SKILLS AND
BEHAVIOR .I CAN BE AGGRAVIS IF IM
GETING OVER LOAD

That's ok! I am not perfect and if someone
passes my threshold of coping I too make
it known! And how is it going?

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When I get work experience I might work at
banam marchall (a school for autistics) It's
very rewarding

What kind of experience?
What level of school are you in?
Where is Banam Marchall located?

And when you do get this experience,
and work with these folks, I would like
to hear of your observations. I have
read books, and gone online, and
chat with you folks. A face to face
someone may experience can add
much perspective beyond the web and
books!

Sincerely,
Ghosthunter

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24 Jun 2005, 7:31 pm

Not all of the kids (I don't actually know for sure if any of them) have a diagnosis. Some of them might not even be on the spectrum.

Interesting things I have noticed:

Kid #1:
--boy, I think he might have AS
--intelligent
--articulate, but sometimes stutters as if his brain is working faster than his mouth
--isn't easily distracted by other kids
--from what I've heard he has had problems with accidents (don't know if that has relevance)

Kid #2:
--boy, might have AS
--joined the group late, when he was introduced he kept looking at the ground and then he looked at one of the other kids' shoes and said 'His shoes say Nike'
--very articulate, he seems like a small adult

Kid #3:
--girl, might have HFA
--never speaks, if we can get a few words out of her it isn't easy to understand
--doesn't seem to be engaged in what is going on in class, isn't distracted by other kids, but seems distracted by her own thoughts
--doesn't really look at other people, but it doesn't just seem to be an eye contact problem (ex. she would rather face another direction when sitting in her chair)

Kid #4:
--girl, might have ADHD
--speaks quite a lot (some of it unclear/gibberish, they are 5-7 years old though), never on just one topic
--distracted by other kids all the time
--serious lack of focus

Kids #5 and #6 (both boys) seem to be NT from what I can gather. They might just have problems working in groups.

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25 Jun 2005, 1:05 am

Thankyou, Bec!

I love your observations!

Sincerely,
Ghosthunter

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