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calla

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Location: Fairwood, Renton, Washington
Health interests: Asperger's, Autism, Gluten Intolerance, Grave's disease
Other keywords: parenting, dancing, designer

My son has Aspergers - which dominates my family's lives.

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rosie Posted on 01/18/2008

Thanks for joining Trusera and being a part of creating a groundbreaking new resource for the community. We are very excited to have you as a member! We hope you find Trusera to be both useful and ...

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official diagnosis and more

We've been working for almost a year to get my son an official diagnosis. Honestly, we only need it for his school. He's so smart that the school PT wants to cut his services and I've been fighting a losing battle with her.Yesterday afternoon I got the call at 2:16 (Max will apprec... more

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passing out, depression, number obsession, depression, OT, Prozac, ...

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It's amazing how crazy my life has become. All I do now is put out fires with what feels like a tiny plastic pail of water.We did get an extended weekend a couple of weeks ago and saw family in California. We panned for gold!Good times, for sure, but they are few and far between. I... more

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living paycheck to paycheck, humor, life has become one emergency a...

another one?

It's not that I haven't known all her life that my daughter, Jade, was different. She's always had some interesting issuesBetween the ages of 3 and 6, she obsessively tied everything together. All of her toys, stuffed animals, cars, books, art supplies, etc. would be tied up with w... more

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Conversations (8)

calla - on January 17, 2008

My eight-year-old son has Aspergers.

Greg - on January 21, 2008

Yeah, I'm originally from SLC. Luckily I broke the lock on my cage and escaped!

I'm loving Seattle. The only place I've gone for shows yet is Chop Suey (on Madison and about, what... 14th?), and I really liked it there. I hear Neumo's on Pike is pretty good as well. I've been keeping up with upcoming shows via either NowOnTour.com or Last.fm's events section.

Welcome to the site!

calla - on February 25, 2008

I went to the Showbox SoDo Saturday night (The Hives were playing!!!) Although pretty big, the show was really intimate. I feel like I got to know The Hives.

I'm starting to feel like I will eventually figure Seattle out.

Melissa - on March 24, 2008

Thank you for the comments and connection. It is amazing how hindsight provides such a clearer picture, isn't it?

calla - on March 25, 2008

I think of all the confusion and questions and misunderstanding with my son. The more we learn the easier our lives are.

Thanks to trusera - we can figure more out together.

Thanks.

leana - on March 25, 2008

Read "Autism Is Not An Excuse" and tell me if you think you could possibly do this with Max - in fact, ask Lucretia and see what she says. Wouldn't it be great to be able to get this result from him?! Love, Mom

calla - on March 25, 2008

Been there, done that, seen the blank stares.

Every autistic kid is different. The dude responds well to rewards and not at all to punishments. It's like punishing a blind man for not seeing the sun.

farmwifetwo - on March 25, 2008

To make a token/bribing system work you have to have set activities and then once those are completed the child gets the toy of choice. In the meantime those toys are put away. They are not accessible outside of these times to the child.

For ex http://momembracingautism.blogspot.com she uses it for homeschooling.

Maddy (trusera and www.whittereronautism.com) uses it to get homework and other tasks completed after school.

The school does it for both boys - little boys' token board is in the shape of a computer with the pieces cut out.

I don't have my world that well organized and we tried it here and it was a mess. Hence, going at it from the other direction. I set the timer on the microwave, he knows exactly how much time is left. Doesn't mean I don't use it. They come home from school, bathroom/snack. TV goes off at 4, little boy gets the DS - eldest does his homework. Eldest gets the DS - little boy does his homework. I just can't plan the token system to work 100%. So, I don't.

But there must be structure and there must be rules and a fence-line. Even the 6yr old knows when he's in the wrong. He'll swipe something of mine and I'll put my hand out for it, and he runs away and puts it back.

No... means no.

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