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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: How/when do you talk to your aspie about puberty? |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2006, 12:28 am
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Replies: 14
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| My daughter just turned 10 and I know we need to talk about periods and puberty and stuff. I just don't know how to approach it. She is very technical and medically minded and she has a vague idea I think but then some things just really throw me. A couple weeks ago she asked me " why do people have... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: any NT moms with Aspie kids? |
| ghatti |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2006, 12:21 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,257
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| I am an NT mom with an AS daughter, a NT son, and NT daughter. I understand where you are coming from. I always dreamed of being like my mom. The cool mom that everyone wanted to hang out at my house. My AS daughter is 10 and the other two are 5 and 2 respectively. I feel bad sometimes that I don't ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Drinking a lot of fluids |
| ghatti |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2006, 11:23 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,741
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| My as daughter doesn't drink enough and my NT son drinks constantly. I think some kids just have different preferences. As for the bedwetting we had the same problem with my daughter up until she was almost 9 years old. Nothing we did worked until she started sensory therapy. we started brushing her... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: "seeing things" |
| ghatti |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2006, 11:17 pm
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Replies: 12
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| How old is your son? My daughter went through a phase where first it was bugs coming out of the receptacles - we had to put something i nfront of every receptacle in the room to get her to sleep at night. After the bugs there were skeletons on the wall. Luckily when we moved the "skeletons" stayed a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: teacher needs ideas |
| ghatti |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2006, 10:59 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Well, after 4yrs of fighting for a diagnosis we finally got it. We also finally got a teacher who cares. My DD is 10 and in 4th grade. Her teacher thinks she is a wonderful, gifted child and loves having her as a part of her class. She has tried asking the school counselor (big joke! another post!) ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: unintentional 'lying'? |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2005, 10:13 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I know my 9 year old doesn't mean to be lying and I'm not sure I'd really classify it as lying either. It's just what is said and how it is processed are so different. I really don't know what to do about it. :( For example we just had the following exchange between me, her, and a friend: Maggie: D-... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Question please |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2005, 10:44 am
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Replies: 21
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| We have never really said to my 8 yo that "you have ..." We used practical examples to help her understand why. Things like. You want to ride and bike and its hard, well the OT will help you so you can have an easier time learning how to ride the bike. You get frustrated by misunderstanding, the ST ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Worried grandma - Needs advice |
| ghatti |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2005, 10:33 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,879
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| I was referred to a speech pathologist, because, while specializing in speech issues, they must have knowledge of how the brain functions, or doesn't in some cases, and how that effects motor skills and behavior. You were fortunate to find a very good pathologist! My daughter's discovered the pragma... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: I am just frazzled today |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2005, 9:16 am
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Replies: 6
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| Here you need my bag of hershey kisses and pb cups more than I do *hands over big bag of chocolate* I don't know if this will help but my friend has an ODD son and when he ran out of meds was pretty bad for awhile. (moved, doctor would'nt call in refill - big mess!) She called the police and explain... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: New here.. 8 yo with AS and suicide talk...please help |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2005, 9:05 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,822
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| I wouldn't wait until the doctor's appt. That is way too long. Have you told the doctor of the suicide threats? If so and he hasn't seen you ASAP then I think you need to find a new doctor. In the meantime get him somewhere now. Take him to the ER or a mental health intake. Call a hotline for suppor... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Worried grandma - Needs advice |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2005, 8:55 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,879
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| I would recommend Brain Gym and would also recommend that your children see a neuro-educator or a speech pathologist, because they are trained in sensory integration disfunction and can get your granddaughter the referrals she needs. An Occupational Therapist is the person who is most likely to diag... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Diet and Behavior |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2005, 7:09 am
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Replies: 3
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| Food allergies can have drastic results on behavior. My son has food allergies(FA). A small amount of his allergen and he is a terror for days sometimes! I hope your allergist is having you avoid peanut also. That is a very serious one. M son can go from no reaction to anaphalaxis and back to no rea... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Worried grandma - Needs advice |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2005, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 12
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I would have the parents look into Sensory Integration Dysfuntion. It sounds a lot like that. My dughter has mild AS and SID. Look into the book The Out of Sync Child. You are welcome to PM me also.
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: depression again and no help in sight! |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2005, 1:28 pm
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Replies: 10
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| We homeschooled last year because they would rather have let her be put in remedial classes rather than spend some extra time on a few concepts. (Long story) And the school was not accepting of her or willing to help. The problem we ran into last year though was that she did not deal well with her b... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: depression again and no help in sight! |
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Posted: 16 Dec 2005, 9:20 am
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Replies: 10
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| Thank You for the volunteering idea. She does love animals. Maybe I can find something for her at the Environmental Center? I am having a hard time finding anyone who will work with us because of not having Medicaid. My insurance has some mental health coverage but it is very limited and very few pa... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: expects perfect grades |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2005, 9:06 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,351
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| I constantly assure her that I do not expect perfection. I am always telling her that it is okay to make mistakes. That that is how we learn. Her first grade teacher was terrible. Always on her. Wouldn't give her a 100 on a test because she felt she didn't try hard enough with her handwriting and th... |
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