Hi Darren: I haven't ever heard of meds specifically to treat sensory issues. I know a little on nonverbal learning disability. I can always do some research...
can someone with as or nvld be a successful clinical psychologist/social worker? why is nvld not as known as AS? Darren...
darren981@...
Jan 3, 2004 4:38 am
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Hi Elizabeth, I've been looking for a good book lately, maybe I'll check it out on your recommendation! Also,I agree with you about The Out of Sync Child, I'd...
what is "latah"? ... From: Steph Haynes To: AIPL@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [AIPL] American Normal Hi Elizabeth, I've...
Mitzi Mizray: Latah is a disease of the mind where the "startle reflex" is exaggerated. When a person with latah becomes startled they will stay that way for...
hi all... i'm the mom of a wonderful 11-year old asperger diagnosed son....he is homeschooled, and is either with his dad (we are divorced,...
Angelbaby2sweet@...
Jan 7, 2004 5:03 pm
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Hi, First let me introduce myself... My name is Amber Perry. I'm in Bend, Oregon, and I was diagnosed with AS at 21 in 1998. I can honestly say that I'm 26 now...
Hi Michele my son is the same age as yours. We had the same problems with hygiene, my son now will take a shower no matter what. I think it did have a lot to...
dianemdecker@...
Jan 7, 2004 6:59 pm
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Hello, We will perhaps someday move to the metro New York area (NY, NJ, Connecticut areas) for my husband's job in the banking industry. We have a 4 yr old...
we have found that our 4 year old son WITH AS is retaining french way better thatn our 4 year old son who DOESN'T have As. He remembers things so well, it's...
Hi Michele, I would like to know how it's going homeschooling your son. I have a 13 yo who is getting absolutely nowhere in school and I'm exhausted trying to...
Oh, one more thing, another reason about not showering or bathing could be if you dont pick up on the smell, you may not know you need to shower, d...
darren981@...
Jan 7, 2004 8:21 pm
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I never did pick up on it as a kid. I had to rely on routine and the occasional prompt from classmates. I think I was driven by showering being a 'rule' I had...
I have an 11 yr old son with AS...seems we have the opposite problem..at least as far as bathing goes....he wants to bathe all the time....2 or 3 times a day...
Puberty has a significant impact on boys needing to bath regularly and brush their teeth. I think AS boys develop later so they may fall behind their peers in...
cottrell@...
Jan 7, 2004 9:51 pm
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Michele, Hi, I just got a e-mail from you and a few other people that have kids that have As. I work with a student that is in the 5th grade that has As. I...
I as well have a 12 yr old son dx with AS .. he hates taking baths/showers.. but he loves water.. there is a difference to taking a bath and just being in the...
Hello, group - My 11 year old AS son attacked another child the other day at school. As in any other instance when he did that, the child was getting annoying....
meormsby@...
Jan 8, 2004 1:34 pm
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Hi Mary Eileen my son is in the 6th grade and the school wants to do the same with him. I have an advocate that I take with me to all my meeting and bought the...
dianemdecker@...
Jan 8, 2004 3:20 pm
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Middle school is hell for normal kids and I think it's far worse for AS kids who don't get social clues which include hygiene. AS kids have significant ...
cottrell@...
Jan 8, 2004 5:24 pm
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I totally understand about the hygiene issue. My 9 year old son will take a bath if I remind him. but I have to say wash your hair, or he won't. The issue I'm...
heekry@...
Jan 9, 2004 6:41 pm
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Bed wetting has to do with brain development. AS kids simply develop later. Please ask your doctor about a prescription nose spray that can be used at bedtime...
cottrell@...
Jan 9, 2004 6:46 pm
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Hi, What I suggest (and I even need to do this) is making a list of things he should do in the morning (shower, brush teeth, etc.) and post it somewhere in his...
Sorry If that wasn't supposed to be sent privately. I hit the wrong button on accident I think. Amber L. Perry Bend, OR ... From: Amber L. Perry To:...
I am an ex-foreign language major.. (It's too much to do that and computer science at the same time.) I'm great at German, French, and Spanish. People have a...
Yeah, it's easier for someone else to pick up on your smells than yourself, because you're used to them. It's weird I know. Amber L. Perry Bend, OR ... From:...
Thanks for your input, Diane. i'm from Spring-ford school district in PA. It's @ 20 minutes NW of Valley Forge. Last year, in elementary school, the Emotional...
meormsby@...
Jan 10, 2004 2:25 pm
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In a message dated 1/9/2004 11:09:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... I talked to the doctor, she said he will out grow the bed wetting....
heekry@...
Jan 10, 2004 6:57 pm
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it's so great to hear about all the benefits of AS, I really try to focus on that because I do see it as a gift in a lot of ways, I'm really patient with the...