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Recent content by discus150

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    Autism & Empathy

    I don't respond with much sympathy when it seems someone is doing for attention. Which I think people perceive as unsympathetic. Also I think others reaction may be disproportionate or unhelpful to the situation. The students with autism I observed seem very empathic to those who are hurting...
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    Being Assessed for Autism by a Speech & Language Therapist?

    when my daughter were evaluated it was by speech language, occupational therapist and a psychologist. according to him someone on the spectrum has some kind of delay in language, environmental issue and social /emotional deficit.
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    List of school friendly sensory tools

    I have found pencil pouches that are made of mermaid sequins (magic) sequins my self and both of my girls enjoy moving their hands back an forth on these, and it won't stick out at school like many sensory tools do. Has anyone else found useful solutions? Also boy cut shorts underwear is the...
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    Back to school clothes shopping

    My nine year old needs socks. She would prefer not to wear shoes. Socks she finds most kinds intolerable. Has anyone one found a sock brand comfortable? I also prefer not to wear shoes or socks, so I can't help her much with this.
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    What’s With the Good Morning Thing?

    I never got it, and I forget to say it sometimes. One time I was called into my boss' office over it. When my daughter asked me why we said good morning, I had no idea.
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    What are your views of self diagnosis?

    I support both decisions, after hearing about Asperger, i researched it a little, I worked with a lot of children who were at different places on the spectrum and diagnosed my children an myself. Initially I worried about sending them to school with any kind of diagnosis, but after seeing a...
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    Failure to Thrive

    We need more people with ASD. But brace yourself all that childhood stuff comes back and hits you. It hard to not get fire up around a lot of issues. Teachers can be dumb. I'm a sped teacher.
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    How to talk to my daughter about her possible Aspergers

    I also make a point of emphasizing different/unique, and not bad or wrong. Emotions are a big spot where kids struggle to understand it how we act on the emotion, not the emotion that's good or bad. This is what I work with my children and students on.
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    How to talk to my daughter about her possible Aspergers

    I focused on helping my daughters with the symptoms, and strategies for dealing with those symptoms. I did start talking with them about autism and Asperger before they were evaluated, but I also explained that they had characteristics similar to someone on the spectrum. And I emphasized that...
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    To ask for help or not to ask

    I get frustrated when I ask people for help or say I don't know something, then they get upset because I don't know something. Then they tell me I don't ask enough questions, so I'm not trying to get better at my job or not a team player. Or I ask a question they answer something else, so I...
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    Therapy frustration!! Grr.

    I called to get an appointment to do an intake so I could start seeing a therapist. It took me two months to get up resolve and schedule an appointment. Then a rude lady on the phone told me I couldn't schedule an appointment I had to walk in, 3months later I still haven't managed to get there...
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    Special needs education VS Mainstream

    There's an expression"the squeaky wheel gets the grease". The kids who express emotions externally aren't necessarily the ones in the most pain. Even if they get the most support. Some of us suffer in silence.
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    Special needs education VS Mainstream

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    Special needs education VS Mainstream

    Have you tried some strategies fo lessing anxiety or interaction. Like wearing head phones to deter NT from talking to you or a book. Sometimes having something in you hands to play with can help anxiety.
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    Don't Be Shy To Introduce Yourself

    Hi I am Rose, I started to suspect I had Asperger's several years ago. Both of my daughters we're diagnosed two years ago. I decided to start looking into different forums because it has become increasingly obvious that I am not functioning as well at work as I thought.
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