Asperger's Syndrome and Too Much Commotion
Even though we have 2 people in our family with Asperger's Syndrome (while I will still believe our youngest is going to be #…
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Showing posts with label self management. Show all posts
Asperger's Syndrome; Hard on a Marriage
Over 12 years ago I met my husband and we were engaged only after 2 short months. We were married 4 months after that. Too short…
characteristics
diagnosis
distractions
marital difficulites
processing delay
self management
spouse
worries
Too Dependent with Asperger's? Have I Taken Care of Too Much?
Here's a picture of our little family all wind blown at the park. We look all perfect and happy, don't we? I'd like…
acceptance
Asperger Support Group
characteristics
labeling
misunderstanding of social rules
self management
socialization
spouse
worries
Why Should It Matter? Telling A Boy About His Asperger's
Here's my cute MJ. 11 years old with Asperger's. In my last post I was all concerned about MJ really understanding what…
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labeling
misunderstanding of social rules
self management
socialization
spouse
worries
Should You Tell Your Child They Have Asperger's?
The years are going by. MJ just had his 11th birthday. 11. Next fall he will be starting Junior High School. He's not a litt…
504 Accommodation Plan
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5 Hours of Homework!? Searching for a Better Plan for Help with Aspergers
Things had been working out pretty well for MJ. His 504 Plan seemed to be working and he had a PDA that he remembered most of th…
504 Accommodation Plan
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Using a PDA for help with Asperger's
For the past many school years one of MJ's biggest challenges was organization. It wasn't that he was so disorganized, b…
504 Accommodation Plan
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Communication
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Introducing Asperger's to the 6th Grade Teacher
MJ has skipped a whole grade and was starting 6th grade this year. Skipping grades with Asperger's? It might be extra chal…
characteristics
misunderstanding of social rules
processing delay
self management
socialization
swimming
toe walking
Swimming Lessons, Asperger's, and Awkwardness
A kid with Asperger's Syndrome isn't always the most coordinated kid in the world. A lot of the time their movements com…
504 Accommodation Plan
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gifted
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psychologist
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testing
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Special Ed?
So, it was the end of the year for 4th grade and all of the sudden we found out the principal who had been so wonderful and accom…
characteristics
Communication
misunderstanding of social rules
observations
self management
socialization
spouse
Spazzing Out in Public, The Need to Teach What is Socially Acceptable
Most of the time you would think there is nothing different about MJ and that he is just a typical 9 year old boy. But then othe…
Problems of Labeling, Segregating, and Isolation
I've recently been in a lot of social situations with families or groups where there has been a kid with autism. Well, first…
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Communication
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processing delay
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socialization
spouse
Asperger's in the Office
Here we are. See my cute husband? It's been an interesting road with him and Asperger's. Many days I'm grateful to…
504 Accommodation Plan
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Communication
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Completing the 504 Plan
So, we met with the Social Worker, the Principal, and MJ's teacher on a Friday to write up a list of goals on the 504 plan. …
The Need to be Cued
2nd Grade went by without hardly any struggles (probably because of the great works of his teacher who knew him well by now) exce…
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