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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Fighting the good fight---alone |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2012, 7:38 pm
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| I have been having deep periods of feeling down in response to feeling so alienated from other spec. ed. parents. I have been in my current town for 3 years and my son was dx 2 1/2 years ago. I jumped right into all the parent groups I could find. One was an advisory council for spec. ed. 2 others w... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Meet the teacher night last night -Ugh! |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2011, 8:42 pm
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Replies: 11
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| You need to document this so when it does go wrong, you can cite your email showing that the teacher was not complying with the iep. Basically, what you wrote in you email, you can take snippets to piece together to make a memo for the record to the assistant principal of the school. I would say som... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: My non verbal 4 year old son keeps smacking his face! HELP! |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2011, 7:14 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,565
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| That this behavior started the last two weeks of school is very telling.What was going on during that time? Did you discuss this with his teachers? What were they able to tell you? It could be that he saw other students doing this behavior or that he got angry and he turned his anger on himself. Wha... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Raised by Aspergers parent |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 3:29 pm
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Replies: 625
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| My father didn't make sense to me when I was a child. He was strict. Lie and you got hit with a bamboo stick on the back of the legs. He bought a lie detector (not with the hook up electrode machine) but it measured some voice waves. It was humiiatting to not be trusted on a basic level. Talk about ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Recommended Reading on AS/Parenting |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 3:01 pm
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Replies: 126
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annotated_alice wrote: The Explosive Child
by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.
Understanding and Helping Easily Frustrated, "Chronically Inflexible" Children. Brilliant book. Practical, positive parenting methods.
This book is a must read and is truly helpful. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Mom with an aspie son here |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2011, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 8
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| This past couple of years has been a mind-blowing year for me. My son was diagnosed with asperger's at age 8, and now he's 10. I realized my father also has asperger's. As a child I used to be on the receiving end of my father's rage's as I called them., I had a very scary childhood, but with my son... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Has anyone successfully improved picky eating? |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2011, 6:36 pm
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| First off, I think 25 is a huge number. When my son was that age he ate maybe half the number of foods your son does, just to give you some perspective. I have other kids and I've never been too bothered by a picky eater. Heck, I'm a picky eater. What's worked for my son was mere exposure. From food... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Questions from a NT mom about her aspie son |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2011, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 25
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| Thanks for the input that it is more effective to merely leave him alone without a dialogue about it. Got it. What about school? He has some pretty rough days. I seem to spend much of my time fighting with the school to stop mis-labeling my son as merely a defiant boy who won't listen. His triggers ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Questions from a NT mom about her aspie son |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 7:08 pm
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Replies: 25
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| If someone could give me some input on how to respond to my son more effectively at the onset of a meltdown and then after the meltdown has occurred, I'd appreciate it. Also, would you please offer suggestions on what to do and what not to do before during an after the meldtown? My son, 10 years old... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Social skills class w/ lower functioning kids and my aspie |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2011, 1:12 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,923
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| With my son there were 4 kids. Two kids were almost non-verbal. My son, elementary school, reads at a high school level. The real troublemaker in the room, only description that comes to mind now, was hyper as all heck. My son was and is used to being in leadership roles and this is not the area tha... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Social skills class w/ lower functioning kids and my aspie |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2011, 9:01 am
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Replies: 14
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| I requested a meeting to discuss the setting and as you can imagine, school staff said my kid could absolutely have positive social interactions that could help his social skills. That he needed to learn to get along with all types of kids. My input meant nothing and as usual, I just document the he... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Lecture worth listening to |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 8:20 pm
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Replies: 3
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| The Comic/Tragic Politics of the Autism/Asperger World: Columbia University Lecture If you have the time this is well worth listening to: GRASP Executive Director, Michael John Carley was the recipient of the Columbia University Center for Bioethics' 9th Anniversary Herbert G. Cohen, MD, DOS Memoria... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: SAMPLE Strengths & Needs for IEP... and School Safety Pl |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2011, 7:08 pm
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Replies: 100
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| You lost me at "they have extensive training" I find that most/many schools have inadequate training and they create the illusion that they know what they're doing when it comes to working with kids on the spectrum. I've found further evidence of this when school staff routinely blame our kids for b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you control meltdowns? |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2011, 12:53 pm
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Replies: 27
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| Anger before a meltdown can be intensely strong. What about trying a physical stunt that would exert energy and drain the anger? Some suggestions? Wall push ups; sit with legs crossed and put your hands on the floor and try to lift your body off the floor; do a plank (lie down don your stomach and r... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Pets and Dying |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2011, 12:36 pm
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Replies: 13
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| My son recently lost a fish and it was horrible. He screamed and screamed and then finally cried. The anger was a full on 10. When I lost my pet bird I stayed in my room, didn't want to eat, was sad, mad, etc. I listened to the tape recordings I made of my bird talking and my mother lost it and trie... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Social skills class w/ lower functioning kids and my aspie |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2011, 11:44 am
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Replies: 14
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| How would you suggest negotiating with a school to get your child into a better fitting social skills group? My child is in one, for ESY, and the other children have much lower verbal skills. There's just no way he can practice appropriate interactions with lower functioning kids. My son is an aspie... |
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