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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Humorous Faux pas |
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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 10:58 pm
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| I can certainly remember, at a major birthday party in my honour - and my brain was racing too fast - when somebody greeted me with "Happy birthday" I automatically said "Happy Birthday" back to them. Hmmm, I doubt that it was their birthday too that day. Goodness knows what they thought. Well, hec... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Parents will you help out here |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2011, 10:28 pm
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Replies: 14
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| To my way of thinking, I believe that would have meant the one on the 2nd floor, or the floor directly above the food court. But there's nothing wrong with asking for clarification if you're not sure what someone means, and even if the guy didn't know why you weren't understanding him, he is neverth... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: HOME SCHOOLING? What time of day do you teach the lessons? |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2011, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Shoot, man!! I'm moving to Montana!! !!:wink: |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: HOME SCHOOLING? What time of day do you teach the lessons? |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2011, 1:35 pm
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| Do you have such options in the US to bypass exams or what would you do? It depends on each individual state. We live in NY, with lots of regulations. Homeschoolers are required to take end-of-the-year exams every other year until 7th grade - on alternate years, a portfolio of their work is offered... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Are we dealing with learning disabilities, too? |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2011, 1:26 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Yes to audio books! We've done them for a couple of months (audible.com) and he LOVES them. Audible is like a membership site, which works for us, but as mentioned - you can get them for free elsewhere. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: HOME SCHOOLING? What time of day do you teach the lessons? |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2011, 8:15 am
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| AS mom & Ediself: I don't know if it would help or not, but sometimes we just stress the "you have to do it this way because it's a rule" concept. Since my kid is (fairly) black and white, we occasionally go in that direction. Sometimes we also have conversations such as: J: I don't care about..... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How Does one deal with the unhappiness? |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011, 8:04 pm
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Replies: 22
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| From what I understand, this is common with AS kids. They expend huge amounts of mental energy during the day trying to handle and keep it together in school, and by the time they get home, there isn't anything left. Hence, a meltdown....or two. We pulled our son this year to home school, but what h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why does he look in windows?... |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011, 1:01 pm
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Replies: 17
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Oh -
Todesking:
After I realized he was embarrassed, I told him your story about looking at car windows and what some people thought! He giggled.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why does he look in windows?... |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011, 12:37 pm
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So, I asked him why, nicely, saying I was interested. He got embarrassed, and said it was "personal."
Oh, well. 
I'll just have to speculate, until he tells me some day! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why does he look in windows?... |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011, 7:18 am
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Replies: 17
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Pensieve:
I loved your response . And yes, he does also have ADHD!...and is distractable. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why does he look in windows?... |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2011, 7:15 am
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Replies: 17
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Quote: Does he like looking at spinning things like fans? 
No - he has used them for a project and playtime, though!  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why does he look in windows?... |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2011, 9:04 pm
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Replies: 17
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[quote="Wallourdes"]Well, you could ask him... I mean direct question really work well with autistic, just ask nicely - feelings can get hurt autistic or not .
I have thought about asking directly in the past, but didn't want to embarrass him.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why does he look in windows?... |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2011, 8:09 pm
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| Hi, Parent of an 11-year old here, with a question that I don't have an answer to. Sometimes when my son (diagnosed AS) is talking or explaining something to me, he watches himself in the reflection of the window, or a glass case, if we're around one, and partly talks "to himself," at the same time ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Are we dealing with learning disabilities, too? |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2011, 6:33 pm
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| Tracker: I just wanted to thank you for all the time you spent putting together your answer for me! Wow! :lol: Your "options" section jogged my thinking, and I have a couple of questions for my son to try to clarify what writing is like for him, physically and mentally. I mean, obviously I know it's... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Are we dealing with learning disabilities, too? |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011, 9:44 am
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Replies: 18
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| Thanks so much for all the thoughts and suggestions! Iceb: I downloaded the free 30-day trial of "Kidspiration," the kid's version of "Inspiration." It just might have some possibilities - even my NT daughter was fooling around with it last night, and objected when I had to kick her off the computer... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Are we dealing with learning disabilities, too? |
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Posted: 31 Jan 2011, 10:39 am
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Iceb:
What software were you able to use to help you with essays and writing? How did you deal with full-blown academics?...did someone read to you all the time, or did you have software to help with that also? |
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