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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: I never thought I would be able to say how proud I am! |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 2:18 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,225
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| That's great! Must be a good feeling to see your son doing so well. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Very Upset - Incident at school |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2009, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 24
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| This is the first time I've had to deal with an unpleasant incident at school. My son (nearly 6) wanted to join the after school sports club. Even though his motor skills are not great I was pleased he wanted to join in. Well, today I got there early to pick him up because I wanted to see how he wa... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: School Issues |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 10:16 pm
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Replies: 15
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| We had our conference today. As the homework is our biggest issue, the teacher is going to try to have my son do some of it in class. I don't know how well that is going to work. She says he has time when he finishes his other work but sits and draws pictures. They did say that homework should take ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: School Issues |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 7:51 am
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Replies: 15
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| Thanks so much for all of your feedback, support and very helpful information! I had heard about how third grade is often difficult for kids who were doing fine with the previous grades, and I hoped this would not happen for my son. The reason I haven't pressed for the IEP is that he's done so well ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: School Issues |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2009, 7:03 pm
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Replies: 15
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| The thing with the IEP is that after I turned in his diagnosis two years ago in order to get the IEP process going, they never got back to me so finally I asked what was going on with it and was told "oh, he doesn't need one since he is on grade level." Is that something I can demand? A friend of mi... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Describe your child's first two years |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2009, 6:45 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,877
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| My son has PDD-NOS and sensory issues. He was colicky for the first six months. We tiptoed around him because he was so easily agitated. I couldn't open his bedroom door at night and check on him because as quiet as I was, he'd immediately wake up. I couldn't rock him to sleep like I could my older ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: School Issues |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2009, 3:31 pm
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Replies: 15
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| First of all, how much homework should a third grader be doing? I am just overwhelmed, even more so than my son since it all falls on me, with all this homework he is getting. It's been averaging two or more hours per day, and that does not include reading time, monthly word problems and special pro... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Do you tell your child? Other parents? |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2007, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,608
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SweXtal wrote: Formulation error from a person that doesn't have english as native language. Me. Instead of a clue, it would probably been better to say something like my 2 cents of worth. Thanks anyway for giving me a clue 
No biggie! Thanks for your response. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Do you tell your child? Other parents? |
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Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 2:56 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I have much more than a clue, thanks. LOL. Not sure what was meant by that but "get a clue" is usually considered an insult, meaning "you are stupid." One purpose of a board such as this is to gather from the experiences of others. Many of you have already been through what is to come for us. I appr... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Do you tell your child? Other parents? |
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Posted: 08 Nov 2007, 3:56 pm
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Replies: 11
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| So, when did you tell your child that he/she had Asperger's? Although I have always known that something was different with my son, we recently got his DX of PDD-NOS (though I know it's Asperger's). He goes to regular classes and has made a friend who called to invite him over to play. Do I tell the... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Birth trauma and kids with Asperger's |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 11:59 am
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Replies: 30
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| Mine was a typical pregnancy, labor and delivery. He was a very difficult baby though, and I knew from the beginning that things were different. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: getting haircuts |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 11:47 am
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Replies: 52
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| Yes, that would be me! I took him in for one haircut and he kicked the lady! I used to cut him hair when he was little when he was asleep!! !! I'd put a towel under him and cut away. Now though, he's 7 and he did a great job getting his haircut at a salon the last time. He wouldn't let me or his bro... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Sensory issues - clothing |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 11:35 am
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Replies: 30
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| I think that for my son, it almost gets worse as he gets older (7). Maybe better and worse, if that makes any sense. Now he knows what bothers him and will choose certain clothes. If I don't have clean what he wants to wear, then comes the falling down and the tantrum. He has a drawer full of nice s... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: my school district is denying my Aspie services |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 11:20 am
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Replies: 14
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| I think you can demand he be tested for learning disabilities. My son has PDD-NOS and due to his testing (IQ, etc), which was private testing, the school councellor said it looks like he will qualify for some services. So far he has functioned pretty well in a regular class and seems to do ok with t... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Help me get chores and homework on my aspies agenda! |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 11:11 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 5,279
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| I agree with the above posts about using rewards. For my son, no computer till homework is done. Oh, you want to go outside and ride your bike? Just get that homework done and you may go. Whatever the child wants to do, just use that as a reward (not a given) until he does what is required. As far a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Advice please.. |
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Posted: 01 Oct 2007, 9:20 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,439
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| Hmmm, my son is very dramatic when he is upset about something. If the shorts he likes are not clean, he has this way of falling to the ground. It's actually sort of funny, despite being very aggravating because he's taking so much time to get ready for school. If someone bumps him, he acts like he'... |
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