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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What should I do for the next 6 months!?! |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2009, 12:50 pm
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| It is important to know that you do not need to have a diagnosis to get an educatinal classification (although it can make it easier in "uniformed schools). from the time you request an educatinal evaluation till the IEP meeitng to review new needs is typically linited to 60 days (although soem stat... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Signs of AS in babies |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2009, 12:41 pm
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I work and communicate with a lot of "I get it" parents and it is very clear that the sensory differentials are there from birth. My child had are hard time with brest feeding and is still "food defensive" to a significant extent.
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Looking for advice |
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Posted: 22 May 2009, 6:20 am
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Replies: 13
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You might also want to review some of Stanley Greenspan’s work with “floor time”
It is a play-based program, so if PTSD is a component, it is probably one of the least invasive ways to attempt some therapy, here is a link
http://www.dirss.com
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Neanderthal theory of Autism |
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Posted: 22 May 2009, 5:49 am
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Replies: 173
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| This has been debated often, some people do not want to consider it since they have an outdated understanding of what a Neanderthal was like. Is it a hypothesis or theory, it really does not matter a whole lot to most people, it just make for interesting thoughts. For anyone who understands the gene... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anthony Hopkins -- as good as Aspie! |
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Posted: 22 May 2009, 5:31 am
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Replies: 45
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| Yes he does appear to have some Autism spectrum characteristics and adaptive manifestations, could they be from some other cause certainly, but it have been my experience that when I pick up characteristics in people (which is quite frequent) if they are open enough to talk about openly and it in de... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: For those who have ever doubted child's dx... |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 7:32 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Some children are highly self adaptive and some programs provide amazing therapies and supports that can allow for amazing progress, however non of this changes the underlying genetics and as the social demands increase at 5 or 6 anxiety manifestation often occur and additional supports, therapies a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Looking for advice |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 7:20 pm
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| The manifestations that you are seeing are most likely form anxiety, whether this is from PTSD, HFA/Aspergers or some combination of the 2 is hard to tell without an evaluation by a highly experienced clinical team in both areas. Reading Tony Attwood’s “the complete Guide to Aseprgers” C2007 will pr... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Imagination and Asperger's |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 7:10 pm
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Replies: 37
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| Lack of imagination is a discredited and antiquated concept, which came about as an uninformed interpretation of repetitive behavior which is a manifestation of anxiety primarily form the lack of innate social skills. Most of the world greatest inventors and many artist and philosophers have autism ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: There has to be a treatment besides drugs... |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 6:57 pm
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Replies: 8
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| One thing to remember is that medications have no long-term therapeutic efficacy to the core issue they can serve as a short term “bridge” to allow for an effective social and EF skills program to take hold. It sound like both your children have significant EF differentials and proper educational ac... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Aspergers son refusing to sleep |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 6:44 pm
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Replies: 46
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| There are some pretty good indications that we require less sleep so keep that in mind. Pick some activates that he can do in bed, so he can unwind on his schedule. If you r child is exceptionally intelligent he may need a lot more intellectual challenges than you would expect at his age. Also if yo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is HFA misdiagnosed as Asperger's? |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 6:18 pm
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Yes the anger will pass once you realize what a gift you have been given despite tha challenges it has and will continue to give you.
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is HFA misdiagnosed as Asperger's? |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 6:11 pm
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| I am always amused by the all or nothing mentality of AS vs NT. There are a large number of genes involved and the number that have none or all is probably relatively small. Zoonic is going through a personal battle of self-awareness, we all do this along our journey to a fuller understanding of the... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: SAMPLE Strengths & Needs for IEP... and School Safety Pl |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 5:39 pm
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| That is a reasonably comprehensive template to individualize from, I am surprised that you do not address bullying prevention. In our state we can designate the area around our child as an area of special concern so the school has to “pay special attention” to indications or precursors of bulling in... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Psychiatry |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 3:25 pm
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Replies: 47
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| The problem with psychiatry and Autism is that psychiatry is based on a “disease” model and therapies are predicated on alleviating and eliminating symptoms. While this can have significant benefits it often overlooks the genetic and societal underpinning which create the maladaptive manifestations ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Cure NTs |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 2:13 pm
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Replies: 70
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How much do you want to bet that as you tried to turn NTs into Aspies that they would develop all and more of the maladaptive manifestations that spectrum individuals develop when people try to make them more “NT”
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you consider AS a formal "disability"? |
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Posted: 21 May 2009, 2:07 pm
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Replies: 64
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| You really have to think about it in the same light as ADA. Most people think of ADA as a disabilities law, when in fact it is an anti- discriminations law. It is the same with AS we have genetically based different levels of abilities, some which are beneficial and some which create challenges beca... |
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