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 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Aspergers and conversation skills?

Tereo
Posted: 21 Aug 2014, 7:40 pm 

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Thanks ive done loads of reading on AS but never heard of that... again its somehow reassuring to put it in context. On its own it would break your heart.

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Aspergers and conversation skills?

Tereo
Posted: 21 Aug 2014, 9:41 am 

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Another thing Ive noticed is how difficult he finds simple things like turning on the computer even. The other night he said that it really upset him that his younger brother could do things like tidying and he couldn't. (As brother had got a reward for some tidying).... he said there are ao many th...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Aspergers and conversation skills?

Tereo
Posted: 20 Aug 2014, 7:00 pm 

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Yes watching my son I realise how important it is to be able to figure things out and not be afraid to make a mistake. He won't do anything anymore as making mistakes makes him melt down, art , writing , computer games,sports. Everything s 'too hard' ..

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Aspergers and conversation skills?

Tereo
Posted: 20 Aug 2014, 9:04 am 

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Id have been delighted a few years ago if they said he wasn't on the spectrum. My husband was very happy. But there's so many issues I found tge context of aspergers helpful. When I was told that he wasnt even borderline I was surprisingly disturbed by this and started to find the issues much harder...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Aspergers and conversation skills?

Tereo
Posted: 19 Aug 2014, 6:55 pm 

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I hear what your saying. Its the point the psycologist is making too that If he's capable of that (even very occasionally) its not asd. However is it possible to 'pretend' as others are suggesting. As his mother its always since he was a little baby been very hard work to make and maintain a 'connec...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Aspergers and conversation skills?

Tereo
Posted: 19 Aug 2014, 10:49 am 

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Thanks a lot for replies. You've confirmed what I thought myself. She was very patronising .. when I was explaining concerns we have about my sons social skills she said 'some parents just want their children to be more sociable', which isn't the case at all me and dh are introvert s ourselves. Anyh...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Aspergers and conversation skills?

Tereo
Posted: 18 Aug 2014, 10:45 am 

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hi all... wondering could anyone advise... we're in the middle of dilemma as regards diagnosis of our son and very confused. We've been thinking our 8 yo DS perhaps has aspergers last couple of years. School suggested it initially and we've been working with public psychologist who has been into sch...
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