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 Forum: Kids' Crater   Topic: Anybody befriend the younger sibling of an Aspie?

Aroundaround
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 3:25 pm 

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I'm trying to open some possibilities for our 13-year-old Aspie who totally melts down when you even mention AS, autism, or even just talk about HIM at all. He can't get anywhere if he doesn't acknowledge how his brain is wired. But we can't talk directly to him, so I was thinking of another way: I ...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: How to help my stepson?

Aroundaround
Posted: 07 Feb 2008, 11:33 am 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,488
I will track down "The Explosive Child." Sounds like a resource I could use. As for "always getting his way," I certainly didn't mean that to be any kind of reflection on YOUR parenting (about which I know next to nothing): it's more a commentary on what's going on in my family right now: the whole ...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: How to help my stepson?

Aroundaround
Posted: 06 Feb 2008, 6:53 pm 

Replies: 13
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Friends? None. Not even at school. He says he doesn't want any, but his dad thinks he only says that to preserve some semblance of control over his situation. His dad thinks that he does want friends, but because he hasn't been developing any social skills, he's left out all the time. He does use th...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: How to help my stepson?

Aroundaround
Posted: 06 Feb 2008, 6:19 pm 

Replies: 13
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Thank you all for your responses. I'll try to answer some of your questions to flesh this out a bit. First question: How much do I know about Asperger's? As much as a caring individual with excellent research skills can glean in 2 years of internet and library searches. Enough to know that we need t...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: How to help my stepson?

Aroundaround
 Post subject: How to help my stepson?
Posted: 06 Feb 2008, 1:04 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,488
Hi. I'm the new stepmom of a 13-year-old Aspie (formal Dx at age 5 or so) who is having a really hard time and I'd like to help. Here's the major problem: his behaviour. Frequenltly rude and combative, he just seems to want to fight and to dominate others (includng his father and myself) absolutely....
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