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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: I am anxious, what do you think about my sons' symptoms? |
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Posted: 15 May 2019, 11:47 am
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Replies: 10
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| It's too early to say this for sure, but the patterns you have described kind of sound more like ADHD than ASD to me. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Looks like heading towards some diagnosis, after all... |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2019, 12:33 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,001
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| Kind of sounds like anxiety + learning disorder/ADHD to me, potentially. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When will she be interested in me? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2018, 1:58 pm
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Replies: 20
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| I freaking love her, I can't even explain it. I am so grateful, overall, for who she is and how she is. It's OK if she isn't "normal." I and most members of my family tend pretty strongly towards major introversion to a degree. For example, my dad's dream vacation (which he takes annually... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When will she be interested in me? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2018, 12:20 pm
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Replies: 20
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| I freaking love her, I can't even explain it. I am so grateful, overall, for who she is and how she is. It's OK if she isn't "normal." I and most members of my family tend pretty strongly towards major introversion to a degree. For example, my dad's dream vacation (which he takes annually)... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When will she be interested in me? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2018, 11:51 am
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Replies: 20
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| People on the spectrum often don't express their interest or connections to other people in conventional manners (eye contact, facial expressions, seeking the person out) but it's important to not mistake this for lack of connections or interest. Chances are she does feel a special connection to yo... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When will she be interested in me? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2018, 11:43 am
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Here she is cracking up watching her brother play a video game. This is a good example of how she is. This picture might look "normal" but she is not engaged with him. Him being there is basically irrelevant to her.
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When will she be interested in me? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2018, 11:35 am
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Replies: 20
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| I feel like there is about a 95% chance that her assessment would be inconclusive. She doesn't really have any of the behavioral ASD symptoms except some very minor hand flapping (only when excited, and only for like 1-2 seconds). If someone told me she did meet criteria for ASD, I would honestly be... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When will she be interested in me? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2018, 11:22 am
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Replies: 20
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| Not yet, we did have her assessed by her local community outreach team at 16 months because she wasn't walking or talking at all and only eating puree and bottles, but that's more of a screener than a full assessment. She was set up with physical therapy for walking, OT for eating, and play therapy ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When will she be interested in me? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2018, 10:38 am
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Replies: 20
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| She really doesn't sound too "different" from many kids her age. Many two-year-old children don't exactly "like" their parents. They might like Mommy more than they like Daddy. It's just the nature of the age. They tend to be negativistic. They want their own way. They are not u... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When will she be interested in me? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2018, 10:24 am
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| Thanks. I know some of it is "normal" regardless of diagnosis. My NT son went through a very prominent anti-daddy phase around this age too. I really don't care if it is "fun" play, I just want to make sure she knows I am a person who loves her. The only things she really lets us... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When will she be interested in me? |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2018, 9:41 am
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Replies: 20
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| Hello All - I'm feeling a bit down and just need some feedback/life experience from other parents. I have posted about my daughter on here once or twice before. She just turned two less than a month ago. She does not have a formal diagnosis of ASD but she will likely be evaluated later this year. I'... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: He's gone- |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2018, 12:18 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,580
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| This sounds more like Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, or something along those lines than Autism. Autism is a lifelong condition, you can't develop it at age 13. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: My pregnant aspie wife is falling apart. |
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Posted: 31 May 2018, 10:42 am
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Replies: 24
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| If she is feeling like life is not worth living and not taking care of herself or the baby, she may need intervention. It sounds like she is at least experiencing passive suicidal ideation, if not active suicidal ideation. I know that this is likely a very difficult and scary thing to do, but she ma... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Aspie/ASD* 7 year old, no iep or 504, bullied relentlessly |
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Posted: 29 May 2018, 11:51 am
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Replies: 19
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| That's just frustrating BS. I wonder what the assistant principal's tolerance for being called such names is. I would be severely tempted to test it if I were in your shoes.... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: ASD without sensory sensitivity, obsessions, or tantrums? |
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Posted: 29 May 2018, 11:38 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 714
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| I know this is really hard (because I'm finding this impossible at the moment), but if you can, just watching and waiting will make some things clearer. I mean watching and waiting while getting help, but she's still so little and she really could be a late bloomer in some regards. My son had very ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: ASD without sensory sensitivity, obsessions, or tantrums? |
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Posted: 29 May 2018, 10:18 am
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Replies: 13
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| It's such a complex area even when trained professionals. We're trying to work out how to help our six year old daughter at the moment, and every professional we've seen has had a different take: "Gifted" "Personality disorder" (offered anti psychotics) "ASD with sensory pr... |
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