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24 Jan 2008, 1:48 am

Darn, we don't have cable anymore so I couldn't watch...

Just wondering if it was any good...



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24 Jan 2008, 5:58 am

missed it too



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24 Jan 2008, 6:16 am

go here - I'm reading it now - going to see if they have a video available too

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=4177353&page=1



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24 Jan 2008, 12:57 pm

i just watched it.............so hard to look at it and not feel like my daughter has aspergers............



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24 Jan 2008, 10:19 pm

Thanks!



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24 Jan 2008, 10:34 pm

watched it too thanks for the link. was interesting



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24 Jan 2008, 10:59 pm

Thanks for posting the link.

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"We overtly teach social skills to girls," Myles said. "They are told not to get angry, they are told to be nice, they are told to share -- all of those behaviors."

Myles believes these social skills are not as ingrained in boys as they are in girls. "It's more appropriate, if you will, for a boy to have a tantrum and major meltdown than a girl," Myles said.


Weren't we just talking about this in another thread?



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24 Jan 2008, 11:41 pm

KimJ wrote:
Thanks for posting the link.
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"We overtly teach social skills to girls," Myles said. "They are told not to get angry, they are told to be nice, they are told to share -- all of those behaviors."

Myles believes these social skills are not as ingrained in boys as they are in girls. "It's more appropriate, if you will, for a boy to have a tantrum and major meltdown than a girl," Myles said.


Weren't we just talking about this in another thread?


Yes, we were and it's also been posted in Women's Issues. Apparently it's getting quite a bit of attention.



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25 Jan 2008, 4:31 am

Interesting. Wonder if I've got Aspergers!



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25 Jan 2008, 7:23 am

Well, much to my surprise my DVR was acting wacky and taped 4 hours of ABC - and I got to see the story. I watched it with E - and I have to tell you - I cried. I cried because I went through pure hell trying to get someone to tell me what the hell was wrong my baby.
I saw that little girl sitting by the sliding glass door, pulling her hair and the tears just statted flowing. It broke my heart. It reminded me of Ellie - and the discussion with the adult where she said "but nobody wants to be my friend" killed me.

It was an excellent show, and I feel justified - I'm not a bad parent, and I'm not a wacko.



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25 Jan 2008, 12:03 pm

the more i think about it, the more i want to push to have my daughter re-tested...........currently, her dx is ADHD. the similiarities between my daughter and Kaede are heartbreaking........my daughter even dresses the same ( dress & pants).
my daughter doesn't have any friends, and she just can't figure out how to make them. she gets so stuck on things having to be her way.....



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25 Jan 2008, 1:03 pm

I didn't get to see the show, but I read the article online, and it sounds a LOT like my oldest granddaughter. Katlin is almost 10 and has sensory issues, she's a "drama queen" to the Nth degree, she doesn't feel like anyone wants to be friends with her. We're starting to talk more about her issues with the therapist (dividing the hour between the two girls) and hopefully he can help her become more socially adept. I sure never felt like I was very good at social situations like the playground, so I'm not much help. She has a tentative dx of ADHD, but I wonder...


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25 Jan 2008, 1:47 pm

ster wrote:
the more i think about it, the more i want to push to have my daughter re-tested...........currently, her dx is ADHD. the similiarities between my daughter and Kaede are heartbreaking........my daughter even dresses the same ( dress & pants).
my daughter doesn't have any friends, and she just can't figure out how to make them. she gets so stuck on things having to be her way.....


My daughter and I both have the ADHD diagnosis, even though we both are like Kaede and you're daughter.



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25 Jan 2008, 1:53 pm

ster wrote:
the more i think about it, the more i want to push to have my daughter re-tested...........currently, her dx is ADHD. the similiarities between my daughter and Kaede are heartbreaking........my daughter even dresses the same ( dress & pants).
my daughter doesn't have any friends, and she just can't figure out how to make them. she gets so stuck on things having to be her way.....


It's true that people are reluctant to recognize autism in girls. The social worker who first evaluated my daughter came out and said "we usually reserve that diagnosis [autism] for boys." 8O



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25 Jan 2008, 2:16 pm

the doc said that my daughter's eye contact was too good to be aspergers...........my daughter spent much of the time performing for the doc~ she wants to please adults desperately. to the point that she breaks out crying hysterically if she thinks she's disappointed an adult.



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25 Jan 2008, 3:59 pm

Could you see someone who was an expert in girls with autism? Are there any in your area? If you have that feeling, you're probably right.