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    Post Date 3/25/06 10:07 am
    Topic: RE: Today really SUCKS!

    Jenn, first let me say I'm sorry that you are going thru this. I only have one little girl and she has asperger. She wasn't dx'd until she was 7 or 8. Before that all they would tell us was that she was adhd. So we lost all the early intervention. Thank God you have that on your side. Some days with her are wonderful, almost normal then others are a totaly nightmare. All I can say is stay strong and when you can't ask for help. I keep reminding my self that if it is this hard on me I can only imajine how it must be for them. Pam
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    Post Date 3/25/06 9:57 am
    Topic: RE: A little Rant/Rave

    I totally understand what you mean. We are just now fine tuning my daughter's help as well. Our biggest hurdle has been family thinking that we just need to beat her normal. Pam
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    Post Date 3/25/06 9:34 am
    Topic: RE: Cool Forum

    Hello KD, I am so glad to meet you. I have an 11 yo daughter with as. I am so glad to see an adult with this condition. I needed to know that there is a chance for her to grow up, get married, and even have children of her own. Welcome to this board. Come here a lot. I check in about every two days since there is not a whole lot of activity. I will see your post eventually though and will respond. Pam
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    Post Date 3/19/06 2:57 pm
    Topic: HAVE I FAILED THE TEST?????

    I have an 11 y/o aspie daughter. She cannot bathe, dress herself correctly, brush her teeth, etc... Is it because she can't or shr doesn't do it to my satisfaction? How did you handle these things?
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    Post Date 3/19/06 2:53 pm
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    Post Date 3/19/06 2:49 pm
    Topic: HAVE I FAILED THE TEST????

    MY 11 Y/O ASPIE CANNOT BRUSH HER TEETH ALONE? SHE CANNOT DRESS HERSELF AND GET IT RIGHT. SHE DID HOWEVER MANAGE TO LEARN THE SHOES AND SOCKS WITH THE HELP OD A MAJIC MARKER WITH A BIG L/R WRITTEN IN THE APPROPIATE SHOE(THANK GOD). TELL ME DOES YOU ASPIE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS OR DID I FAIL TO TEACH HER? PAM
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    Post Date 3/19/06 12:45 pm
    Topic: RE: My Son Driving???

    I know your concern with the driving..Got an 11 year old aspie. As for the diability that should be fairly easy. We have had faith on diability for about two years now. All I did was fill out the app and within 45 days I got her award letter. It May be different when they are already 18 I don't know but I doubt it. Pam
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    Post Date 3/18/06 11:58 pm
    Topic: RE: HOW DO YOU HANDLE THE STRESS?

    First of all let me say congratultions on your surgery. I will say a prayer that all is well. Faith my little girl is 11 in years and about 7 or 8 in age. Like your son she is as loving as a kitten when she can be. I keep telling myself that if I think it's bad on me just imagine what it is like being her. She is actually asperger (high functioning). She is very hyper and that's where the problem comes in most of the time. We went to a wedding tonight. She was wonderful during the ceremony, then when we got to the reception she was ready to eat the cake and she meant now!!Lol I tried to calm her and to explain to her the order of things but oh no. We finally had to excuse ourselves and go home. Immature on my part I admit but I was a little angry that we had to leave yet another function because of autism. I feel so guilty because I have it better than some parents and feel I have no right to complain. I try my best to not compair her to other children but there again it's hard not to when my niece who is 6 can dress herself completely potty trained and acts age appropriate and my 11 year old can't. I think I am just having myself a big ole pity party. I'm dealing still with the guilt (did I do something to cause this) the greif(what happen to the normal child I was suposed to have) and some days the just plain ole I don't want this anymore. God forgive me. My husband is so good with her. He has the patience of job with her and I don't. How can that be? She is flesh of my flesh. Will it get better with age or worse? We have her in special-ed for math only. She is very smart. All she has to do is hear something and she knows it. Like history, science, spelling but poor baby can't add 2+2. We have her in therapy- one on one and group. I am clueless to what else we can do for her. I have wanted to ask, if she will grow to be a self-sufficient adult one day, but am terrified of the answer. Some days I say ofcourse she will and others I don't know. Pam
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    Post Date 3/18/06 9:52 pm
    Topic: HOW DO YOU HANDLE THE STRESS?

    I love my daughter. But sometimes I just can't handle it. How do you and what do you do? Pam
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    Post Date 3/18/06 9:47 pm
    Topic: RE: Autistic girls and Menstration

    My 10 yr old did the same thing. I am considering the same thing. She is just not mature enough for it.
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