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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Anyone else have child with chronic gastro symptoms? |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 12:01 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,971
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| My son has persitent gastro problems and I didn't know why. Once I got his sensory disorder and 'need for sameness' under control, his diet vastly expanded in selection. Once his diet expanded his gastro problems went away. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Apologies for my unannounced absence |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 11:59 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,111
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| Though I haven't been around long enough yet to know if it is usual for people to explain absences beforehand or not. I'm just really bogged down with life right now. My job stinks, it's tough being a single mother, my "divorce" is not going smoothly, and I just feel so danged exhausted all the tim... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Griefing - videogame social harassment |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 11:56 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 7,366
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AspieOtaku wrote: Ive had my stepdad grief me and stalk me online luckily the rest of the server hates his guts as well as i and have had him banned a few times.
I am sorry you have to deal with that! Sounds extremely irritating!! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: medication for AS with ADD |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 2:46 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,395
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| Attentive Child, which is a supplement blend, has helped my child immensly. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Griefing - videogame social harassment |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 2:39 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 7,366
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| Based on my experience and stories from others, I strongly suggest you learn how to use xbox and any other online forum your child is on. I also suggest you insist one of the rules for being on these games/sites is that you have the passwords. You should go online and check all the messages and post... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son chronically lying about completing HW |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 2:28 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,554
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| Some students need their parents to be more involved until they are older. You should take time out of your day to make sure he does his homework. This may require you to have an assignment notebook signed off by his teachers everyday. If you want his homework done you will have to do more parenting... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: state specific forum= Georgia |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2012, 12:55 pm
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Replies: 1
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| I am not aware of any state specific forum on here. If you are looking for a local group you might want to check on meetup.com or start one on there instead of Yahoo. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Child getting VERY CONFUSED by directions |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2012, 12:51 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,986
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| Does he understand what 'touch' means? Not have you showed him, does he understand it? |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Ever have this problem with Medicaid? |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2012, 12:43 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,086
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| I am in IL. Illinois is basically bankrupt. Having medicaid in IL has changed in the past few years. A situation like you described used to be easy, like you said. Now because IL doesn't pay their medical bills for over a year and often denies legitimate bills all together, the doctors either don't ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: First visit to a Psychologist |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2012, 12:37 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,125
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| The very best piece of advice I can provide is trust your gut instinct with the psychologist you have chosen. If you gut tells you what the pdoc is saying doesn't feel right then it isn't. Always remember just because they have a degree doesn't mean they are right. I am saying this because, although... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Interesting alternative to Ritalin? |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 12:35 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,679
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| I wish that somehow the playing field could be leveled between alternative therapies and Big Pharma. Some alternatives may be very effective but due to the tremendously high cost of getting things through FDA trials, it is impossible to bring them to market as an FDA approved product or to even con... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Strange behavioral changes-caused by removal of gluten? |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 12:29 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,837
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| Bjtao, we had previously been artifical flavor, dye, preservative, etc free and I did see reduction in frustration and agitation but nothing as significant as what I am seeing now. Since my son has been pretty stable, it made it a lot easier to start cleaning up stuff like that. I have had many unr... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Question about our 8mo old |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 12:15 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,586
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| All that sounds normal to me but only time will tell. Check for allergies. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Non-"Program" things that have helped your AS chil |
| bjtao |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2012, 10:24 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 951
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| I love this thread! Thanks for posting. Unfortunately for me, my personality is not condusive to having a PDD child AT ALL. I am not detail oriented, I can't relate to having alternative learning needs, I am an 'on the fly', no plans needed type person. The only thing that helped my son is my insane... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Interesting alternative to Ritalin? |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2012, 10:18 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,679
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| A lot of us are Aspie/Aspieish and are adverse to trying things with no scientific evidence behind it. Also, wherever there are parents who are desperate for help, there are scams to capitalize on that. Lots of us are cautious for that reason. (Not trying to start a flame war ---just answering the ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Tantrums and meltdowns at nine years old |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2012, 10:11 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,011
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| IDK what dose of Abilify the doc put him on, but this is very strong medication. A change of .5mg either way can make a huge difference. Also, it is often helpful to reduce Abilify rather than increase if any issues get worse. My son ended up being on 2.5mg. We increased in .5mg doses and ended up h... |
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