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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Need to proceed with a vacation aspie son home |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2016, 8:56 am
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| My son was supposed to be away at college but had a difficult first year so instead will be taking a semester at community college while living at home in the Fall. My husband and I planned a long awaited trip without him thinking he'd be at his college but instead he'll be at our house by himself f... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: son had to leave college after 4 weeks |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 10:50 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Update: DS has been back at school for a month with his Irlen lenses and performing without any of the initial issues that led to his withdrawal from college! However, I have no idea how he's really doing except he thinks he's passing classes so far. He's always too busy studying to talk - we get a ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: son had to leave college after 4 weeks |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2015, 10:28 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Follow-up post: DS had his Irlen screening and most of the diagnostics today - he definitely has Irlen and my husband and I were both tearful with joy at this conclusion. He fatigued during the appointment - having been there for 3 hours, so will return tomorrow for a shorter session to finish up an... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: son had to leave college after 4 weeks |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2015, 12:06 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,168
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Yesterday at the followup appt, after determining that ibuprofin did not work, she did order the triptan med to try, so we will try it - I appreciate your thoughtful input, SocofAutism!! !  |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: son had to leave college after 4 weeks |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2015, 10:32 pm
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Replies: 12
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| btbnnyr, we've got many doctor appointments - thanks. I realize Irlen Syndrome is controversial, but just like my work as a speech pathologist, we see certain auditory sensory type programs work for many people - and still there are those who like say they don't have any evidence that they work. I a... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: son had to leave college after 4 weeks |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2015, 8:40 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I spent time googling Irlen Syndrome and it totally fits!! I am very hopeful that that is the issue and we have an appt. with a leader in the field in a week. He had always used devices with such low contrast that I could never see the words, and didn't mind reading with hardly any overhead light. T... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: son had to leave college after 4 weeks |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2015, 6:26 am
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Replies: 12
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| I don't think he was googling when the headache came on in the example I gave, but overnight I did research Irlen Syndrome and I think that totally fits his symptoms. I just don't know if it can come on at 18 when he never had these symptoms before. But he always kept his contrast on his devices so ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: son had to leave college after 4 weeks |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2015, 1:08 pm
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Replies: 12
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| He loved it, was social, in the right school, roommates were great etc etc. Started getting visual disturbances, confuse and headaches which interfered with getting assignments completed, and after a few weeks he gradually experienced them more often and I signed him out on medical withdrawal. He sa... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son who we think lies about hs projects |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2015, 6:45 am
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Replies: 8
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| I don't think they will insist he hand in the project. Graduation is a week from tomorrow, and the teacher is very laid back. DS had great grades all year, and this one project is 40% of his 4th mp grade. So if he takes a failing grade on the project, he'll still do fine for a final grade. I'm not c... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son who we think lies about hs projects |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 10:03 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Thanks for all of your various perspectives and insights. I remembered that I posted something similar about 2 years ago, with an update about a year ago. I don't know how to bump up a thread, but if you search my posts, you can find it. You'll see that my DS admitted that he has lied at times in th... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son who we think lies about hs projects |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2015, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 8
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| My DS is off to his first choice college in August and wrapping up HS now. He had this big project for a class that he had been struggling with - kind of a research project in computer science. He got an extension and now the night before his presentation to the class, he tells us he lost all the fi... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son chronically lying about completing HW |
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Posted: 15 May 2014, 7:32 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Well, it's been over a year since the initial thread - not sure if it is still active, but I wanted to give an update on my DS! We had a few Math emergencies when he would melt down at 9pm the night before a math test, when he did not feel ready due to his chronic procrastination. I acquired a tutor... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son chronically lying about completing HW |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 5:00 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I appreciate all of the thoughtful suggestions and insights I've received on this common topic! I have read Ross Green's The Explosive Child when my DS was a preschooler and have since then learned to pick my battles. I did have a good phone call with him after school today. He actually answered the... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son chronically lying about completing HW |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 2:16 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Well, we've been down this road before. He has had lots of support for his executive function issues along the way, requiring less and less since becoming more independent in high school. He generally gets A's and B's in his Honors and AP classes and has really taken the initiative in making his sch... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: son chronically lying about completing HW |
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Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 9:17 am
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Replies: 11
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| DS is an Aspie with ADHD and is a sophomore in HS where he is in a selective Computer Science Academy. He is very bright. When he was young he was unable to tell a lie - being brutally honest to a fault all the time, but for years now, his procrastination has led him to lie about what hw he has, usu... |
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