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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Helping Parents be Open to testing |
| misstippy |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2017, 5:49 pm
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| I know with most people I know who have kids on the spectrum, one parent was always more clued into what was going on than another. I know with my kids, it was like that... but it was the teacher bringing up concerns that actually made it so we could take steps to get on the same page and do somethi... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: PE |
| misstippy |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2017, 5:55 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 817
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racheypie666 wrote: :D That's a brilliant approach to have, you sound like an awesome mom.
Well, I try!  lol!
Thank you! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: PE |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2017, 5:48 pm
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Replies: 11
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| (Why) do PE grades matter, anyway? Do they count towards something in the states? I had top grades in everything except PE, I hated the social aspect mainly, and I was more uncoordinated as a kid. Failing or performing 'below expectation' in that class never affected any other part of my education.... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: PE |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2017, 5:28 pm
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Replies: 11
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| (Why) do PE grades matter, anyway? Do they count towards something in the states? I had top grades in everything except PE, I hated the social aspect mainly, and I was more uncoordinated as a kid. Failing or performing 'below expectation' in that class never affected any other part of my education.... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: PE |
| misstippy |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2017, 5:17 pm
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Replies: 11
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| ok, Good news!! He gets tested multiple times, and will receive a perfect score as long as he continues to improve. He literally can beat his previous time by seconds and it will give him a perfect score. So, it isn't as bad as it looked when I got the grade report! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: PE |
| misstippy |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2017, 7:37 pm
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Replies: 11
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| How do our kids do in PE? My son, who actually always does well in areas of effort, just isn't all that athletically inclined. He's now started middle school and I've received the first round of grades. He scored a 50% in one area because he can't run a 10 minute mile. I find it strange to grade som... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Aspergers and OCD |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2017, 12:40 am
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Replies: 5
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| I just want to chime in and say that i have two kids with ASD and also OCD. And, boy, when things are bad, you're right, it takes a real toll on the family!! We have found that a combination of therapy and medication works for them. The therapy helps explain to them what's happening in the brain.. l... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Raising Teen/tween girls on the spectrum |
| misstippy |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2017, 3:22 pm
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Replies: 5
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| We have not gotten to puberty yet, so I may be speaking totally out of my rear end here. My kids are 8 and 11. My daughter is the younger one and much more sensitive than her brother. BUT, both of them have more meltdowns and problems when their general anxiety is up. So, we have to address that. Bo... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Gender identity in autistic teen girls |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2017, 11:47 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,960
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| I am not autistic and I am not transgender, BUT I think you've gotten a lot of good advice. When I was in my late teens/earlly 20's, I loved looking and acting androgynous. I have never been a "girly girl" much to my mother's dismay!! I am still not very feminine at age 42. I will occasion... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Seek a formal diagnosis or not? |
| misstippy |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2016, 10:39 pm
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Replies: 8
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| I would seek an evaluation for sure. Like someone else said, if you find yourself with an issue at school, it's nice to have all of that stuff in place. From the point you initiate a meeting to have your child assessed to the point you have an IEP in place would take months in my experience. Once yo... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 5th grade boy friendships |
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Posted: 13 Dec 2016, 10:25 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 629
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| There were some really interesting studies a while back that showed that just one good friend is all a child needs to grow up healthy and happy. Many friends is not protective against anxiety, depression, drug use, etc... In fact, kids with a lot of friends can sometimes be swept into things they a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 5th grade boy friendships |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2016, 7:40 am
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Replies: 5
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| I don't feel like those are rude questions. I think they're good questions, and ones I'm sort of asking myself anyway. I think what I'm trying to get out of asking questions like this is exactly what you're saying. Is he unhappy? Is he being bullied? At 5th grade, getting friends to come over still ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 5th grade boy friendships |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2016, 11:16 pm
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| Hi, I've been wondering how I should determine if my son is doing well socially. I'm an extrovert, so I like having lots of friends. I'm guessing he's more of an introvert..... His interest in friends sort of confuses me. I don't know if it's just his personality, the fluidity of relationships at hi... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 11 yo showing more symtoms |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2016, 9:40 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Both of my aspies were also diagnosed with OCD. My oldest, who is now 10, at age 9, was convinced he was covered in poison.. thought he was dying and that we were all dying, too. At a certain point, he thought he had walked through a puddle of gasoline and was covered in it (there wasn't any kind of... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Other parents |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2016, 9:11 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,813
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| This is terrible, but the best way to get invited to parties is to hold a party yourself and invite the other kids. Once you do that, at least some of them will feel obliged to return the invitation the next time they have a kid's party. It would also give you the chance to develop a acquaintance w... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Parents of AS kids: how or when did you know? |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2016, 8:52 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Hi. I have a 10 year old and 7 year old both who have mild ASD. The signs were different with both of them, but one that was the same at a very young age was meltdowns every time we had to transition. With my son, the signs at age 3 were this: Meltdowns at transitions, Spinning or rolling on the gro... |
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