Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Hello all, I am wondering if all or most aspies are work oriented. My is 10 and he has never understood why kids would play. He just doesn't get doing something when there is nothing to show for it. Tag is a good example. Why run around the school yard, touching people and making them " it " It accomplishes nothing. We actually had to talk to the principal and get him excluded from games of tag, it irritated him so much! The school was very understanding, thank goodness! Today started his first job! He is being paid by our church to keep the sidewalks shovelled all winter. When he heard they were looking for someone to do this, he went straight to the minister and applied! I think the minister thought it was a joke but I talked to him and he accepted who then began praying for snow! He couldn't wait to get to work! Today after school, I took him to the church and he shovelled every flake of snow from the area he is to look after! I am so very proud of him!! But it did make me wonder if this drive to work and accomplish things instead of playing, is a normal thing for people with aspergers. Anyone else have an aspie who loves to work? I hope he continues to love to work, after a long winter with lots of snow!! Estevan, SK Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Mine is the total opposite. He loves to play tag and hates to work. Kids at his age hate to play tag. Would sooner be in your situation.rebafan1430 <wmgodfrey@...> wrote: Hello all, I am wondering if all or most aspies are work oriented. My is 10 and he has never understood why kids would play. He just doesn't get doing something when there is nothing to show for it. Tag is a good example. Why run around the school yard, touching people and making them "it" It accomplishes nothing. We actually had to talk to the principal and get him excluded from games of tag, it irritated him so much! The school was very understanding, thank goodness!Today started his first job! He is being paid by our church to keep the sidewalks shovelled all winter. When he heard they were looking for someone to do this, he went straight to the minister and applied! I think the minister thought it was a joke but I talked to him and he accepted who then began praying for snow! He couldn't wait to get to work! Today after school, I took him to the church and he shovelled every flake of snow from the area he is to look after!I am so very proud of him!! But it did make me wonder if this drive to work and accomplish things instead of playing, is a normal thing for people with aspergers.Anyone else have an aspie who loves to work? I hope he continues to love to work, after a long winter with lots of snow!!Estevan, SKCanada Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Mine is the total opposite. He loves to play tag and hates to work. Kids at his age hate to play tag. Would sooner be in your situation.rebafan1430 <wmgodfrey@...> wrote: Hello all, I am wondering if all or most aspies are work oriented. My is 10 and he has never understood why kids would play. He just doesn't get doing something when there is nothing to show for it. Tag is a good example. Why run around the school yard, touching people and making them "it" It accomplishes nothing. We actually had to talk to the principal and get him excluded from games of tag, it irritated him so much! The school was very understanding, thank goodness!Today started his first job! He is being paid by our church to keep the sidewalks shovelled all winter. When he heard they were looking for someone to do this, he went straight to the minister and applied! I think the minister thought it was a joke but I talked to him and he accepted who then began praying for snow! He couldn't wait to get to work! Today after school, I took him to the church and he shovelled every flake of snow from the area he is to look after!I am so very proud of him!! But it did make me wonder if this drive to work and accomplish things instead of playing, is a normal thing for people with aspergers.Anyone else have an aspie who loves to work? I hope he continues to love to work, after a long winter with lots of snow!!Estevan, SKCanada Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 That's great . I don't know. All during jr. high and high school, my daughter loved to do her homework; never had to be asked if it was done. There may be some great satisfaction in the boundaries of a task and then getting it done. Francine p.s. He's right about tag. It is pretty stupid! But then, so is so much of what we do. In a message dated 12/11/2007 12:37:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, wmgodfrey@... writes: Hello all, I am wondering if all or most aspies are work oriented. My is 10 and he has never understood why kids would play. He just doesn't get doing something when there is nothing to show for it. Tag is a good example. Why run around the school yard, touching people and making them "it" It accomplishes nothing. We actually had to talk to the principal and get him excluded from games of tag, it irritated him so much! The school was very understanding, thank goodness!Today started his first job! He is being paid by our church to keep the sidewalks shovelled all winter. When he heard they were looking for someone to do this, he went straight to the minister and applied! I think the minister thought it was a joke but I talked to him and he accepted who then began praying for snow! He couldn't wait to get to work! Today after school, I took him to the church and he shovelled every flake of snow from the area he is to look after!I am so very proud of him!! But it did make me wonder if this drive to work and accomplish things instead of playing, is a normal thing for people with aspergers.Anyone else have an aspie who loves to work? I hope he continues to love to work, after a long winter with lots of snow!!Estevan, SKCanada See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 My son and hubby both !!! Wags! Wags! Wags! Lowry "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." Author Ben Autism and Aspergers Treatment From: wmgodfrey@...Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 05:56:13 +0000Subject: aspies and work ethic ... Hello all, I am wondering if all or most aspies are work oriented. My is 10 and he has never understood why kids would play. He just doesn't get doing something when there is nothing to show for it. Tag is a good example. Why run around the school yard, touching people and making them "it" It accomplishes nothing. We actually had to talk to the principal and get him excluded from games of tag, it irritated him so much! The school was very understanding, thank goodness!Today started his first job! He is being paid by our church to keep the sidewalks shovelled all winter. When he heard they were looking for someone to do this, he went straight to the minister and applied! I think the minister thought it was a joke but I talked to him and he accepted who then began praying for snow! He couldn't wait to get to work! Today after school, I took him to the church and he shovelled every flake of snow from the area he is to look after!I am so very proud of him!! But it did make me wonder if this drive to work and accomplish things instead of playing, is a normal thing for people with aspergers.Anyone else have an aspie who loves to work? I hope he continues to love to work, after a long winter with lots of snow!!Estevan, SKCanada HO HO HO, if you've been nice this year, email Santa! Visit asksanta.ca to learn more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 sunrose101@... wrote: > > > That's great . I don't know. All during jr. high and high school, > my daughter loved to do her homework; never had to be asked if it was > done. There may be some great satisfaction in the boundaries of a task > and then getting it done. > > Francine Louie's been working as an assistant sexton at our church for around 3-4 years now, and his boss has nothing but good things to say about him. He does his job exactly as he's been told to do it, every time. I think it has to do with his perfectionism....if it isn't done right every time, it bugs him. Funny thing is, he absolutely hated homework during school. It made no sense to him to do it after he'd done schoolwork all day already....and they kept giving him the same books year after year, unless we watched them like hawks. Plus, I think Louie finds working for pay fulfilling. Even though it's a part-time (2 days a week) job, he has to file taxes every year like " the other people " (what he calls us typical folks), and all his walking cash isn't government money. He's almost 28 now, so it means a lot more to him to act like a man and not a boy....and that includes working for a living. Annie, who loves ya annie@... -- “6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on 's throne and over his kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgement and justice from this time forward, even forever.” -- Isaiah 9: 6, 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Funny thing, hates having to do homework! He just can't seem to ever get things done. I think it has to do with the money. He loves working to make money so he can pick and choose what he wants to buy. Doing homework isn't rewarding for him because the only reward he can understand is money. Well, that's what I think, anyway!! In the meantime, continues to pray for snow. We usually have a lot of snow but haven't had much since he was hired for shovelling!! Estevan, SK Canada -- Re: aspies and work ethic ... sunrose101@... wrote: > > > That's great . I don't know. All during jr. high and high school, > my daughter loved to do her homework; never had to be asked if it was > done. There may be some great satisfaction in the boundaries of a task > and then getting it done. > > Francine Louie's been working as an assistant sexton at our church for around 3-4 years now, and his boss has nothing but good things to say about him. He does his job exactly as he's been told to do it, every time. I think it has to do with his perfectionism....if it isn't done right every time, it bugs him. Funny thing is, he absolutely hated homework during school. It made no sense to him to do it after he'd done schoolwork all day already....and they kept giving him the same books year after year, unless we watched them like hawks. Plus, I think Louie finds working for pay fulfilling. Even though it's a part-time (2 days a week) job, he has to file taxes every year like "the other people" (what he calls us typical folks), and all his walking cash isn't government money. He's almost 28 now, so it means a lot more to him to act like a man and not a boy....and that includes working for a living. Annie, who loves ya annie@... -- “6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on 's throne and over his kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgement and justice from this time forward, even forever.” -- Isaiah 9: 6, 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Good for Louie, I think it's great that he can have a job that makes him feel important, like he's doing something useful! And making his own money is good for him too, I'm sure! Estevan, SK Canada Louie's been working as an assistant sexton at our church for around 3-4 years now, and his boss has nothing but good things to say about him. He does his job exactly as he's been told to do it, every time. I think it has to do with his perfectionism....if it isn't done right every time, it bugs him. Funny thing is, he absolutely hated homework during school. It made no sense to him to do it after he'd done schoolwork all day already....and they kept giving him the same books year after year, unless we watched them like hawks. Plus, I think Louie finds working for pay fulfilling. Even though it's a part-time (2 days a week) job, he has to file taxes every year like "the other people" (what he calls us typical folks), and all his walking cash isn't government money. He's almost 28 now, so it means a lot more to him to act like a man and not a boy....and that includes working for a living. Annie, who loves ya annie@... -- “6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on 's throne and over his kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgement and justice from this time forward, even forever.” -- Isaiah 9: 6, 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 work has order play often is random aspies and work ethic ... > Hello all, I am wondering if all or most aspies are work oriented. > My is 10 and he has never understood why kids would play. He > just doesn't get doing something when there is nothing to show for > it. Tag is a good example. Why run around the school yard, touching > people and making them " it " It accomplishes nothing. We actually > had to talk to the principal and get him excluded from games of tag, > it irritated him so much! The school was very understanding, thank > goodness! > Today started his first job! He is being paid by our church > to keep the sidewalks shovelled all winter. When he heard they were > looking for someone to do this, he went straight to the minister and > applied! I think the minister thought it was a joke but I talked to > him and he accepted who then began praying for snow! He > couldn't wait to get to work! Today after school, I took him to the > church and he shovelled every flake of snow from the area he is to > look after! > I am so very proud of him!! But it did make me wonder if this drive > to work and accomplish things instead of playing, is a normal thing > for people with aspergers. > Anyone else have an aspie who loves to work? I hope he continues to > love to work, after a long winter with lots of snow!! > > > Estevan, SK > Canada > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 It's hide n seek here...hard finding places to hide at 10 years old.andre quesnel <gacoldduck@...> wrote: Mine is the total opposite. He loves to play tag and hates to work. Kids at his age hate to play tag. Would sooner be in your situation.rebafan1430 <wmgodfreysasktel (DOT) net> wrote: Hello all, I am wondering if all or most aspies are work oriented. My is 10 and he has never understood why kids would play. He just doesn't get doing something when there is nothing to show for it. Tag is a good example. Why run around the school yard, touching people and making them "it" It accomplishes nothing. We actually had to talk to the principal and get him excluded from games of tag, it irritated him so much! The school was very understanding, thank goodness!Today started his first job! He is being paid by our church to keep the sidewalks shovelled all winter. When he heard they were looking for someone to do this, he went straight to the minister and applied! I think the minister thought it was a joke but I talked to him and he accepted who then began praying for snow! He couldn't wait to get to work! Today after school, I took him to the church and he shovelled every flake of snow from the area he is to look after!I am so very proud of him!! But it did make me wonder if this drive to work and accomplish things instead of playing, is a normal thing for people with aspergers.Anyone else have an aspie who loves to work? I hope he continues to love to work, after a long winter with lots of snow!!Estevan, SKCanada Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Keep informed, Keep posting, Keep trying. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 One way it was explained to me is that once students leave school, they have a hard time seeing the need to do school work at home. In their mind they tend to process it kind of like this - " I don't have to clean my bedroom at school, so why do I have to do my math at home? " They have a very hard time messing school with home and home with school. Teachers really need to be more understanding of that when assigning work. To me, as a teacher, it made perfect sense. So, at the middle school level (and of course I teach level 3) unless a student refuses to do the assignment during class time, I do not assign homework. The only " homework " I assign is my Minute by Minute reading and that is free reading where they have to have a certain amount of minutes read for the month. Otherwise, I allow class time to get assignments done. As far as the free reading, it is more of a skill building tool. I am teaching them something they can do for fun to occupy their time that is free (and they only need to do it about 10 min per day). Hope that helps. Have a blessed day. A- > > > > > > That's great . I don't know. All during jr. high and high school, > > my daughter loved to do her homework; never had to be asked if it was > > done. There may be some great satisfaction in the boundaries of a task > > and then getting it done. > > > > Francine > > Louie's been working as an assistant sexton at our church for around 3-4 > years now, and his boss has nothing but good things to say about him. > He does his job exactly as he's been told to do it, every time. I think > it has to do with his perfectionism....if it isn't done right every > time, it bugs him. Funny thing is, he absolutely hated homework > during school. It made no sense to him to do it after he'd done > schoolwork all day already....and they kept giving him the same books > year after year, unless we watched them like hawks. > > Plus, I think Louie finds working for pay fulfilling. Even though it's > a part-time (2 days a week) job, he has to file taxes every year like > " the other people " (what he calls us typical folks), and all his walking > cash isn't government money. He's almost 28 now, so it means a lot more > to him to act like a man and not a boy....and that includes working for > a living. > > Annie, who loves ya annie@... > -- > " 6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the > government will be upon His shoulders. And His name will be called > Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. > 7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He > will reign on 's throne and over his kingdom, to order it and > establish it with judgement and justice from this time forward, even > forever. " -- Isaiah 9: 6, 7 > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 ok I will say it again! That is why I homeschool my aspies! > > > > > > > > > That's great . I don't know. All during jr. high and high > school, > > > my daughter loved to do her homework; never had to be asked if it > was > > > done. There may be some great satisfaction in the boundaries of > a task > > > and then getting it done. > > > > > > Francine > > > > Louie's been working as an assistant sexton at our church for > around 3-4 > > years now, and his boss has nothing but good things to say about > him. > > He does his job exactly as he's been told to do it, every time. I > think > > it has to do with his perfectionism....if it isn't done right every > > time, it bugs him. Funny thing is, he absolutely hated homework > > during school. It made no sense to him to do it after he'd done > > schoolwork all day already....and they kept giving him the same > books > > year after year, unless we watched them like hawks. > > > > Plus, I think Louie finds working for pay fulfilling. Even though > it's > > a part-time (2 days a week) job, he has to file taxes every year > like > > " the other people " (what he calls us typical folks), and all his > walking > > cash isn't government money. He's almost 28 now, so it means a lot > more > > to him to act like a man and not a boy....and that includes working > for > > a living. > > > > Annie, who loves ya annie@ > > -- > > " 6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the > > government will be upon His shoulders. And His name will be called > > Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of > Peace. > > 7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. > He > > will reign on 's throne and over his kingdom, to order it and > > establish it with judgement and justice from this time forward, > even > > forever. " -- Isaiah 9: 6, 7 > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Did this subject go off topic?valet_4u <valet_4u@...> wrote: ok I will say it again! That is why I homeschool my aspies!> > >> > >> > > That's great . I don't know. All during jr. high and high > school,> > > my daughter loved to do her homework; never had to be asked if it > was> > > done. There may be some great satisfaction in the boundaries of > a task> > > and then getting it done.> > >> > > Francine> > > > Louie's been working as an assistant sexton at our church for > around 3-4> > years now, and his boss has nothing but good things to say about > him.> > He does his job exactly as he's been told to do it, every time. I > think> > it has to do with his perfectionism....if it isn't done right every> > time, it bugs him. Funny thing is, he absolutely hated homework> > during school. It made no sense to him to do it after he'd done> > schoolwork all day already....and they kept giving him the same > books> > year after year, unless we watched them like hawks.> > > > Plus, I think Louie finds working for pay fulfilling. Even though > it's> > a part-time (2 days a week) job, he has to file taxes every year > like> > "the other people" (what he calls us typical folks), and all his > walking> > cash isn't government money. He's almost 28 now, so it means a lot > more> > to him to act like a man and not a boy....and that includes working > for> > a living. > > > > Annie, who loves ya annie@> > --> > "6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the> > government will be upon His shoulders. And His name will be called> > Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of > Peace.> > 7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. > He> > will reign on 's throne and over his kingdom, to order it and> > establish it with judgement and justice from this time forward, > even> > forever." -- Isaiah 9: 6, 7> > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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