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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Oh God, the restaurants ! !! ! |
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Posted: 27 May 2007, 10:16 pm
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Replies: 25
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| Eating out is a major problem for us too. When my mom was alive, my parents would come down to visit every month or so, and my dad doesn't like fast food or pizza places, so we'd go to a regular slow-food restaurant and Vlad would want to explore. At buffet-style places, he'd get up anytime an adult... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Escape Artists? |
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Posted: 25 May 2007, 9:22 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,609
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| I met with the assessment worker today, and explained what happened, and how I intend to make sure it doesn't happen again, the alarm, the dog tags, etc. She agreed that it was a good plan. However, it seems it might be awhile before we get the kids back. My husband needs to get a job, and we need t... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Escape Artists? |
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Posted: 25 May 2007, 3:10 am
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Replies: 14
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| We keep the house clean, but CPS tends to assume the worst and exaggerate. A sink full of clean dishes in a rack waiting to be put away can look like a sink full of dirty dishes if you just glance at it from across the room. As for dangers: my first memory is of cutting my finger off with an unopene... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Escape Artists? |
| StitchwitchD |
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Posted: 25 May 2007, 12:05 am
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Replies: 14
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| We know his wandering is a problem now. It had been a problem last summer- he'd sneak out and ride his trike around the block. However, up until CPS forced me to move out of the home, it had been 8 months since he'd left the yard on his own. It was only after I went to stay with friends that he star... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Escape Artists? |
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Posted: 24 May 2007, 10:09 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I don't know if he understands that he's been put in foster care because he ran away, or if he understands that we could lose him forever if he does it again. As far as the dangers of him wandering on his own, he knows how to look both ways before crossing the street, and is very cautious about it. ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Escape Artists? |
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Posted: 24 May 2007, 5:31 pm
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Replies: 14
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| My son, Vlad, has always been an escape artist. Even as a baby, he would climb out of his stroller and crawl away as fast as he could. He never seemed to have any separation anxiety, never looked back, just went. Last summer, he figured out how the lock on the front door worked, and started slipping... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When A Parent Refuses to Acknowledge a Condition Exists |
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Posted: 22 May 2007, 2:20 am
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Replies: 11
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| I don't know why people deny it. My MIL still insists there's nothing wrong with my son, but she's insane. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Scoring the Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale |
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Posted: 18 May 2007, 10:43 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 24,007
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sinsboldly wrote: What's he watching?
Merle
He was watching wrestling. The soonest I can turn it in is next Tuesday, and it doesn't NEED to be done until next month, I'm just being impatient. I guess I've waited 2 years, so waiting another month won't kill me. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Scoring the Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale |
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Posted: 18 May 2007, 9:05 pm
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Replies: 6
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| I took my son to see a specialist this morning, and she gave me a bunch of copies of something called the Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS), and told me to fill it out (circling the traits/behaviors that I've noticed in my son) and have my husband and my son's teacher do the same. Each behav... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Back to being in crisis |
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Posted: 01 May 2007, 8:24 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Well, he's back to being cooperative and trying to make things work. I took him out job-hunting today. I've been staying relatively emotionally blank through much of this. If he's being nice, I'm nice back. If he gets upset, I end communication for the day. I'm trying to avoid letting him get me ups... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Back to being in crisis |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2007, 2:18 am
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Replies: 10
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| I've cut off all contact with him for now. I'm ignoring his IMs, and I de-friended him on LJ, and I've disabled him elsewhere online. I think it'll be easier for me to get my head together if I don't have to deal with his taunts and mindgames. When I told him that I wasn't willing to talk to him if ... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Tripping (LSD and shrooms) and Asperger's |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2007, 12:03 am
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Replies: 78
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| I knew a guy in college who was brilliant but a bit naive, and had a brother who was in a mental institution because of schizophrenia. A mutual friend set about corrupting him, introducing him to various mind-altering substances and open-minded women. At first, he was just having fun. Then he tried ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Back to being in crisis |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 11:39 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Both of you seem pretty out of line. I mean, there's no law that says you have to like each other or forgive each other for infidelity, but you should at least try to be civil to each other for the sake of your kids. I couldn't care less if he managed to find a girlfriend. Monogamy wasn't even in o... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Back to being in crisis |
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Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 9:56 pm
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Replies: 10
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| We had court today. The judge decided that if I'm going to pick up or drop off the kids, it needs to be in a public place, not our driveway. I said that was fine, but I wanted my vehicle and my debit card, which everyone seemed to think was reasonable, except of course my husband. Tonight, we had th... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Why is everything taken from me? |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2007, 10:56 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,995
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| As long as there is life, there is hope. I know it's cliche, but things can get better, and problems can be resolved. My neice Caasi killed herself a few years ago. She was 19. I loved her so much, she was a beautiful person. I wonder what her life would be like if she hadn't killed herself- maybe s... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Suicide in the Family |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2007, 9:46 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 936
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| My niece killed herself in January 2004. She was 19. It was horrible, and I still don't know what to say to make things better because nothing seems to make things better, although I think it helps my sister to have someone to talk to because most people get sick of hearing about it after awhile. Sh... |
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