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Name: youlover | Date: Jul 9th, 2008 8:02 AM
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Name: Wendy | Date: Jul 11th, 2008 12:11 AM
My son is 9 and has just been diagnosed. I have no one to talk to. All my friend's kids are "normal". 

Name: Wendy | Date: Jul 11th, 2008 12:19 AM
I would get a new school. Also, I think some states have laws about schools HAVING to do an IEP (I think). Our school has been wonderful, but I would definately move him. 

Name: Julie | Date: Jul 11th, 2008 9:15 PM
My son was diagnosed with asburgers when he was 10. He is now 18. He has been through a lot. Some of the schools he has been in didnt understand him. Finaly got him in a public school that did understand asburgers. With the special services and a 1 on 1 ed tec he is in 12th grade on the honer roll and has 4 friends that make time in there scedules for my son when they can. He is a very loving and caring person. It has taken a long while for him to learn some of the social skills he needed. It takes a lot of patients and understanding. We as parents are there safe place. I am now in the phase of trying to get my son ready for life on his own. This is going to be another slow but steady adventure for me. He has always said mom I don't want to be 18. I always want to live home with you. I have reashured him always that he dosent have to move any whare until he is ready. I think this has realy helped him. We are thinking of building a garadge with an appartment over the top for him to live in for as long as he wants. This seams to be something he is interested for now. My son loves to read fiction and has read every thing the librarys have around here. Dose any one know about any lending librarys like mail order or any thing like that? Thank you for listening to my rambeling. Take care Julie 

Name: Wendy | Date: Jul 12th, 2008 2:54 AM
Sorry so many from me in a row...I have never done chat rooms. My sons w/aspergers has major rages. He gets in a "zone" and it doesn't seem that he can stop them. Not always, and we never know when they will occur. Can anyone tell me if they experience the same thing? What do you do? Does anyone w/aspergers have any suggestions?-can you tell me how he is feeling?what he is thinking? 

Name: Julie | Date: Jul 16th, 2008 12:23 AM
Hi Wendy, I can simpthasise with you. I to use to think my son's rages came from nowhere. They seam to way over react to every thing. But it dose get better with age. It did with my son anyway. He is now 18. I started seeing problems when he was 3 years old. Didn't get a asburgers dx until he was 10. It seamed to me like I was fighting a endless battle. I have been a single parent most of my life made it twice as hard. Children with asburgers do not process events the same as your quote normal kids. They have to learn all the social ques that most children pick up on naturley. Some times you are seeing a reaction to something that may have happened earlyer in the day or even earlyer in the week this is acording to some litariture I have been reading. One good book to read is "Bullying" strategies and solutions writen by Nick Dubin. This man has Asburgers him self, It is a very informative book. For some of you others with school isues with your children. It also has information in the book about I.E.P.s and other helps. Hope this helps you. Take care Julie 


Name: Wendy | Date: Jul 16th, 2008 12:33 AM
Thank you Julie. I will definately check the book out. I had heard from a friend that his rages could be caused by something earlier in the day. Especially when he is at school. That he may be holding back all day and some little, unrelated thing, might set him off. Especially since home is a "safe" place. Is your son on medication? 

Name: Julie | Date: Jul 17th, 2008 3:26 PM
Wendy, Yes my son is on medacations. his Dx are Asbergers Disorder, Mood Disorder NOS, ADHD, PTSD. His meds areClomipramine, Guanfacine, Seroquel these all work together for him very well. He also is on Clonidine. This he needs to help him sleep at night. His mind races and he will stay awake all night if he dosen't take it. He is very good about taking his meds. I set them up for him for the week. He takes them fathfully morning and bedtime. I don't even have to remind him anymore. People have different opinions on asburgers and meds verses diet. Every one has there own opinion. I guess its what ever works for your child. I guess what I can suguset is to read all you can get on Asburgers find out what fits your child and go with that. You will figure out what is best with the help of profesionals and litarature. Just remember our children are very special. They work best with a lot of patients and listening to them at all times. For me the younger years where the hardest because the simple fact that Asburgers children have to learn every thing social q-s, facial expressions and what they mean, they take things very litaraly, example if when I told my son when he was younger to "go fly a kite" he probaly would have gone looking for one. They don't under stand sarcasum. This can be very hard on them in school with other children. Good luck Wendy hope I have helped. If you have any more questions I would be glad help. Julie 

Name: Chris | Date: Jul 21st, 2008 10:18 PM
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Name: Leslie | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 2:13 AM
I have a 9 year old son with Asperger's , ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. He is integrated into a summer camp with a 1:1 but he is not wanting to be there, says he's stressed, won't participate in any activity and tried running away today...what to do?????? 

Name: Mitchmom | Date: Jul 28th, 2008 12:58 AM
I am at a crossroads with our eleven year old son. He's mildly Aspie, and knows he's different, but as he is growing, he is battling anger because of being misunderstood. I am about to transition him into a public school program, and need some practical known psychological guidance in relating to him with regard to managing his anger and acceptance of correction from his "authoritiy" figures. He is not violent, but when he makes a poor decision, and is reprimanded, he panics and then begins to cry and gets really scared that he has messed up beyond repair. It's so sad, and we've been working steadily on redirection, but this social aspect is so challenging for him and all who love and direct him.. 

Name: lisasing | Date: Jul 28th, 2008 1:21 AM
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Name: Jason | Date: Aug 2nd, 2008 6:04 AM
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Name: Sue | Date: Aug 6th, 2008 9:54 PM
Hi
My 11 year old daughter was just diagnosed with Aspergers and ADHD YESTERDAY (Aug 5th) ...I can sure use someone to talk to ! My email addy is [email protected] 

Name: lisasing | Date: Aug 7th, 2008 1:46 AM
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Name: jason | Date: Aug 13th, 2008 5:24 AM
my name is jason i have asbergers i am very shy i do not look relaxed when people are looking at me cause i think people automtically do not like me but I am trying to get over that and act cool. I am very shy I do not have a lot of friends and most of the time by myself and when i go out I am with my mom. 

Name: Jeff H | Date: Aug 21st, 2008 7:00 PM
Hello I'm Jeff, I'm an aspie and i was diagnosed when i was 18. I would say the main thing that kept me from keeping friends when i was young was because i always had a poor judgement on who were my friends, every i moved up a grade and my own circle of friends got smaller. I realized that the higher my grade got the more groups were formed. I couldn't understand why i had to be involved in a group, i was always a big guy in high school so why did all the football players say that i needed to be in football? or baseball? hell why do i have to be in a sport that i dont enjoy? that kind of pressure was always put on me and i was shunned, made fun of and eventually when our class were doing group work the teacher needed to put me into a group because no one would offer or no one would except my offer in being in their group, and most of the time i would get graded on how i performed in a group, which was always terrible, i was always by myself even with 4 people around me doing the same project, my input wasnt always valued even though i knew more than them, sometimes they just wanted my input and acted like they cared about me but after the grades were passed out it was like they had forgotten i even existed until a new group project was started that was right up my alley. School in general was hell, i liked to learn but i was surrounded by people too proud and arrogant to learn and it was their job to ruin it for everyone. if there was anything that my parents could of helped me with it would of been... an explaination. I hope to be an expert in Aspergers someday because i have experianced so much so the tip i'd like to give to parents and even people with my disorder is you need an explaination. you cant tell kids, "dont pick that up" you need to tell them why they cant pick that up, your not dealing with a puppy your dealing with a human being and human beings need explainations, and kids with aspergers need constant expalinations. so instead of saying " dont pick that up" say, "you'll get cut by that sharp glass if you pick it up, let me get that" i know this is not a good example but it's the only thing i could think of to get my point across, even the simplest things need explainations, sometimes they decide one day to go against you and end up getting cut. you have to ask them why they made that decision, you'll be suprised by the reason. if you incorporate explaination into peer pressure, daily activities and other stuff i can guarantee it will make stuff alot easier, well easy aint quite the word, perhaps you'll need half the dose of asprin instead of the full dose for that parental headache.

by the way, im 20 and i have no kids, i just have a nephew i see once in awhile, thats where i get realizations from, not that he has aspergers but he reminds me alot of myself when i was a kid, he actually does 10x better socially than me. 

Name: Jo-Ann | Date: Aug 22nd, 2008 12:31 AM
My son is 10 and in the process of being evaluated- at my expense and request- for aspergers. I am a school social worker and Ben is our youngest child of 8. He fits the DX to a T! 

Name: tboots | Date: Aug 28th, 2008 6:30 PM
me too 

Name: tboots | Date: Aug 28th, 2008 6:31 PM
new here and confused on this chat room 

Name: jacqui rogers | Date: Aug 31st, 2008 8:38 PM
my 7yr.old girl has friends that are 10yrs. old. my daughter is swearing and has a bad attitude. How can I help her not be so bad? What should I do? 

Name: Sonia | Date: Sep 3rd, 2008 11:46 AM
Hi, i have 2 boys aged 12 and 14 my 12 year old was dianosed last year with ASD, aspergers. I am still trying to unerstand. i have done a lot of reading i am still baffled. my son has been lying from a young age he also steals which has become worst the last year. he has a crimnal record. i can not control his behaviour. When he is confronted he says it was not him. all the stories i am reading i have not yet read any other mothers with kids of aspergers saying they have problems wih lies and stealing daily from home. Also food from his dinner plate being hidden around the house. A lot of strange behaviours going on. Is there anyone out there that knows what i am talking about? 

Name: Glenda | Date: Sep 7th, 2008 2:28 AM
My daughter has Asperger's Syndrome. She just recently graduated high school. Now it is on to making a life for herself--which is hard because she has no friends--she so wants to fit in. 

Name: April | Date: Sep 8th, 2008 10:04 PM
My son is 8 and was diganosed with Asperger's 2 years ago. He is sooo smart but will not do his work. Any ideas on how to coax him. It is only the second week of school and he is already behind. And Juliet I don't know if your child is old enough but the specialists at school digagnosed my son. 

Name: april1379 | Date: Sep 8th, 2008 10:20 PM
I have an 8 year old son who was diagnosed with asperger's 2 yrs. ago. He is brilliant but bsolutly refuses to do his work. I'm frustrated and so are the teachers. Any ideas on how to coax him into doing his work? School has only been in for 2 wks. and he is already behind. 

Name: Sam | Date: Sep 10th, 2008 9:34 AM
I have an 8 yr ols AS daughter and we are waiting for a referral to occupational therapy which I am hoping really helps with some advice. I too can cope with the obsessive behaviour (I think I could have AS too now I've looked into it) I am struggling most with her agression during 'meltdown' and the frequency of these (several times a day) We really really have a job to get her out of the house and this is particularly difficult on school mornings. I also have 2 older daughters and 2 foster children which I think I have to stop doing as my Aspie really can't cope with fostering. Any advice though on just going out would b useful thank you. Please don't just say use a visual aid such as a timetable though cos I already do this and she just destroys it when she doesn't want to do something on it lol 

Name: jimee | Date: Sep 23rd, 2008 2:34 AM
hi my name is jimmee i have auspergers i am looking for a chat sit were i can find ppl to talk to like myself i am high functioning autism and i had to be taken out of school at a ealy age i dont know but is this a site for auspies. 

Name: anet | Date: Sep 25th, 2008 3:59 PM
HI 

Name: skye | Date: Sep 27th, 2008 8:50 AM
hi carol. I know i'm not a parent but i am a child with asperger syndrome. Can u please give me some advice for it because i want 2 b like everyone else, not 'odd' as people c me. 

Name: carin | Date: Sep 27th, 2008 10:17 AM
my son newely diagnosed w/aspergers he is 5 i noticed probs when was 3..but everyone in the family just said he was a boy..now i am overwhelmed and really don'tknow what to do he is seeing a threapist..but he is so selfl isolating that it makes me rallly sad...he has even gone to the point of telling me "i don;t tink you are pretty" or "i want you to blow up"...he has started kindergarten and having a very difficult time...i'm looking for support and help 

Name: Bethany | Date: Oct 27th, 2008 12:30 PM
My son has aspergers. This is only one problem but he wont wear underwear cause of sensory disfunction associated with aspergers. I was hopeing for any suggestions on how to help him get over this. School is complaining and I'm tired of being questioned from the principle. I have tried for the past four years to beat this issue but I feel I have lost this battle years ago. 

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