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Forum: School and College Life Topic: What Academic Accommodations Are Useful to You? |
| cartersmom |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2008, 7:55 pm
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Replies: 8
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| What is a befriender? And does it help? |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Finally a place people will understand..... |
| cartersmom |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2008, 7:21 pm
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Replies: 25
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| I'm so glad you found this site! My son with AS is 14, almost 15. He was diagnosed at 10. Before that we were told he had a "speech delay". My nephew, age 15, also has AS. This site can help you when you don't know where to turn. I have come here many, many times to ask what to do when I was at the ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Should I transfer to one of these cities? |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2008, 7:15 pm
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| Tim, there are plenty of Aspies in North Texas. I live here too. I know. But maybe they just aren't hanging out where you are! Maybe you need to find a group that could help you meet people. If this girl is willing to consider moving here, maybe you could also cut her some slack on the other require... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Other spectrum kids in son's class |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2008, 12:31 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I teach special education preschool. The demands of school and tasks that may appear "simple" can be very difficult for children with ASD. The reason they may appear "normal" in other situations is that many children have coping mechanisms to help them in those situations. Sometimes they work, somet... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Elderly people with Asperger's |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2008, 7:22 pm
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Replies: 16
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| I am doing research for my Master's degree in Special Education. I am seeking anecdotal information about individuals with Asperger's, regarding their education (or lack of it) during the periods before Asperger's was identified. Also, has anyone received a diagnosis of Asperger's at an elderly age ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Grandparents |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2007, 8:07 am
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Replies: 8
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| This is a really sensitive topic, but I'll tell you what worked for me and you can see if it applies to you. I think most people are really frightened when they hear "autism". And I think as parents we have had time to deal with that word and the implications and because we deal with it day-in and d... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: It's my turn to rant (sorry) |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2007, 8:00 am
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Replies: 10
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| It is a fine line between "you can't play" and bullying. As a Special Ed teacher and the parent of a son with AS, I believe in the "you can't say you can't play" model; for elementary kids, this is not unrealistic. Your child's school should understand that if he is bullied, that can be construed as... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: I think my brother has Asperger's. What should I do? (long) |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2007, 7:44 am
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| As the mother of a son (age 14) With Asperger's and a daughter (almost 19) Without, I was so happy to see this post. You obviously have so much love and concern for your brother! That is not as common as you might think. The situations you describe are, I'm afraid, fairly typical for kids with AS. T... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: If you have no idea what you want to do in College...... |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2007, 9:52 am
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Replies: 15
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| I know what you mean about getting really into the subject you are studying. It can be helpful if you are really absorbing the information, but it doesn't sound like that's happening for you. You are studying a lot, and studying HARD, but the information is not really sinking in, or you're at least ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Homework and Consequences |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2007, 9:38 am
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Replies: 7
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| Thanks to everybody who wrote in. You have given me new hope and motivation: IT CAN BE DONE! This was a long week and I don't know that it was very productive. He brought home a progress report: all A's, except math, a 47 average. So there we have it. We'll keep trying and I will step it up. Thanks ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: If you have no idea what you want to do in College...... |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 9:35 pm
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| I'm so sorry, Tucan. As you can see, I'm an emu egg and a pretty lame one. Don't even know OP. Sorry. So I mixed up a reply and have confused you. I apologize. I still say go for what you enjoy. I am the same age as you -1 and I just started a whole new career. All the other starters are my daughter... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Communication Block, Please Help... |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 9:29 pm
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| This sounds a little to me like a "stimming" activity, like my son used to do with (!) pennies. He would line the pennies up like little soldiers and move them around but if I questioned it, he would just say, "Yeah, playing with the pennies". She is probably just layering and lining up the tissue a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Teaching Organization, Planning and Decision Making |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 9:22 pm
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Replies: 13
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| I posted this on another link but maybe you guys can help me. My 14 yo DS just REFUSES to do homework. He is just toasted after a day at middle school. I take a lot of it on myself, as I've never enforced enough rules or responsiblities on him here. So how do I convert now? The idea of him automatic... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: If you have no idea what you want to do in College...... |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 9:14 pm
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Replies: 15
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| That's where your advisor comes in (is that the OP?). I really would suggest looking at two things: first, if your dad is an accountant, he has a good idea of what it takes. Do you like the work he does? Does that environment suit you? Some people like the office and working with numbers and some pr... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Help with Homework, PLEASE! |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 9:08 pm
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| He has an IEP which is almost completely re: behaviors (lack of compliance, staying where he should, etc). He has just NEVER wanted to work! It is so hard to understand. I believe he lacks some basic math skills, and he failed the last state standardized test. We had to have an ARD to place him in 8... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Would you defer telling your parents and siblings if: |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 9:01 pm
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Replies: 4
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| You have to do what's best for you and your boy. Someday, when they are ready to understand, you can explain it all. By then you will be at a different stage as well. Right now it is all pretty fresh and it is like you're grieving. Find some other parents or a group that has experience with AS and y... |
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