Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 My daughter (13) has what I think are imaginary friends as well. She is definitely talking to somebody a lot and there is no one there. She will use stuffed animals to talk to, like Minnie Mouse and Piglet. Sonetimes she seems to have make friends out of some of the kids in her videos. I too wonder sometimes if it is because she is lonely for friends. I am getting her an autism dog at the first of the year (it is being trained now) and I hope that will give her some companionship. C. In a message dated 10/24/2008 11:58:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lhofmeister@... writes: My daughter is 16 and in spite of having a mountain of dolls and stuffed animals, she has about 6 highly treasured items. These include a few very dirty stretch head bands, some pieces of yarn, a rubber-band and a piece of dolls clothing. She has given them all names, they have birthdays and she has them do activities and trips with her. It saddens me to think that maybe these are made up friends to take the place of friends that she doesn't have in in the sense that we would think of having a friend. LorenLong Island NY imaginary friends To: _Autism_in_Girls@Autism_in_GiAut_ (mailto:Autism_in_Girls ) Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 11:06 AM Alyssa's got a class of imaginary students today that she's teaching. When we left for a quick grocery trip, she told them all " bye! " , and at the store, she said, " phone's ringing! " She usuallly says that when she hears a phone ring, so I figured she heard a cell phone from somewhere in the store. But then I noticed she had her hand to her ear (as if she were holding a phone) and she was talking to someone. I told her to tell him she'd call him back because we're in the middle of shopping. And when we got home, she told her imaginary students, " We're back! " [] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] **************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1211202682x1200689022/aol?redir= http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 My 4yr. old Abbie is a " teacher " also, not so much with imaginary friends. She will corral some poor child at daycare and " teach " him or her and bless their hearts they usually cannot escape her! Subject: imaginary friends To: Autism_in_Girls Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 11:06 AM Alyssa's got a class of imaginary students today that she's teaching. When we left for a quick grocery trip, she told them all " bye! " , and at the store, she said, " phone's ringing! " She usuallly says that when she hears a phone ring, so I figured she heard a cell phone from somewhere in the store. But then I noticed she had her hand to her ear (as if she were holding a phone) and she was talking to someone. I told her to tell him she'd call him back because we're in the middle of shopping. And when we got home, she told her imaginary students, " We're back! " [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 My daughter is 16 and in spite of having a mountain of dolls and stuffed animals, she has about 6 highly treasured items. These include a few very dirty stretch head bands, some pieces of yarn, a rubber-band and a piece of dolls clothing. She has given them all names, they have birthdays and she has them do activities and trips with her. It saddens me to think that maybe these are made up friends to take the place of friends that she doesn't have in in the sense that we would think of having a friend. LorenLong Island NY imaginary friends To: Autism_in_Girls Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 11:06 AM Alyssa's got a class of imaginary students today that she's teaching. When we left for a quick grocery trip, she told them all " bye! " , and at the store, she said, " phone's ringing! " She usuallly says that when she hears a phone ring, so I figured she heard a cell phone from somewhere in the store. But then I noticed she had her hand to her ear (as if she were holding a phone) and she was talking to someone. I told her to tell him she'd call him back because we're in the middle of shopping. And when we got home, she told her imaginary students, " We're back! " [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 maybe its better having a rubber band and yarn friend than none. At least your dd is guaranteed no unwanted surprises from these items.My AS son´s little brother loves to make stuffed balls and little pets out of textile rubbish and plastic eyes,he has them in his pocket and he also has many real friends in real life.having a vivid imagination could be a blessing. You are never bored with yourself then. --- Den fre 2008-10-24 skrev loren hofmeister : Från: loren hofmeister Ämne: Re: imaginary friends Till: Autism_in_Girls Datum: fredag 24 oktober 2008 17.58 My daughter is 16 and in spite of having a mountain of dolls and stuffed animals, she has about 6 highly treasured items. These include a few very dirty stretch head bands, some pieces of yarn, a rubber-band and a piece of dolls clothing. She has given them all names, they have birthdays and she has them do activities and trips with her. It saddens me to think that maybe these are made up friends to take the place of friends that she doesn't have in in the sense that we would think of having a friend. LorenLong Island NY imaginary friends To: Autism_in_Girls@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 11:06 AM Alyssa's got a class of imaginary students today that she's teaching. When we left for a quick grocery trip, she told them all " bye! " , and at the store, she said, " phone's ringing! " She usuallly says that when she hears a phone ring, so I figured she heard a cell phone from somewhere in the store. But then I noticed she had her hand to her ear (as if she were holding a phone) and she was talking to someone. I told her to tell him she'd call him back because we're in the middle of shopping. And when we got home, she told her imaginary students, " We're back! " [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Where do you get an " Autism Dog " ? How do they train it? Theresa > > My daughter (13) has what I think are imaginary friends as well. > She > is definitely talking to somebody a lot and there is no one there. She will > > use stuffed animals to talk to, like Minnie Mouse and Piglet. Sonetimes she > > seems to have make friends out of some of the kids in her videos. > > I too wonder sometimes if it is because she is lonely for friends. > > I am getting her an autism dog at the first of the year (it is being > trained > now) and I hope that will give her some companionship. > > C. > > > In a message dated 10/24/2008 11:58:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > lhofmeister@... <lhofmeister%40email.com> writes: > > My daughter is 16 and in spite of having a mountain of dolls and stuffed > animals, she has about 6 highly treasured items. These include a few > very dirty stretch head bands, some pieces of yarn, a rubber-band and a > piece of dolls clothing. She has given them all names, they have > birthdays and she has them do activities and trips with her. It saddens > me to think that maybe these are made up friends to take the place of > friends that she doesn't have in in the sense that we would think of > having a friend. LorenLong Island NY > > imaginary friends > To: _Autism_in_Girls@Autism_in_GiAut_ > (mailto:Autism_in_Girls <Autism_in_Girls%40yahoogroups.com>) > > Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 11:06 AM > > Alyssa's got a class of imaginary students today that she's teaching. > When we left for a quick grocery trip, she told them all " bye! " , and > at > the store, she said, " phone's ringing! " She usuallly says that when > she > hears a phone ring, so I figured she heard a cell phone from > somewhere > in the store. But then I noticed she had her hand to her ear (as if > she > were holding a phone) and she was talking to someone. I told her to > tell him she'd call him back because we're in the middle of shopping. > And when we got home, she told her imaginary students, " We're back! " > > [] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Our daughter says Jesus' daughter keeps her company.........we haven't yet broken the news that we believe Jesus never had kids. Ah well, she doesn't seem to mind the theological implications of this, hehe. ________________________________ To: Autism_in_Girls Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 11:06:19 AM Subject: imaginary friends Alyssa's got a class of imaginary students today that she's teaching. When we left for a quick grocery trip, she told them all " bye! " , and at the store, she said, " phone's ringing! " She usuallly says that when she hears a phone ring, so I figured she heard a cell phone from somewhere in the store. But then I noticed she had her hand to her ear (as if she were holding a phone) and she was talking to someone. I told her to tell him she'd call him back because we're in the middle of shopping. And when we got home, she told her imaginary students, " We're back! " [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Mr. Lee she may be of saying to you she is of sleeping with the angels? I to had of words much similar to her as a child and people would think of this as psychoisis sorts of thinking oddly they were of too ignorant to understand how sensitive of my world was to things that others could not see, hear or feel that my being could. sondra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Her & Allie would get along great. Sometimes Allie takes all her Care Bears, dolls, etc, and arranges them like a classroom with her little desk at the front. That, or puts them all in a row & says they're on a choo-choo train. Sometimes she will draw dozens of pictures of people we've taken to call " Allie friends. " When ever we leave to go somewhere she'll gather them all up & hold them. If you take just one out of the pile, she can tell within seconds and go on a mad hunt for that Allie friend. Debi - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 My daughter (10) frequently babysits a group of imaginary children. When she was younger she often played with characters from her favorite videos. She also has some odd items that she is very attached to, mostly pieces of other toys that belong to her brother. I expect these imaginary friends are easier to deal with, she knows how they will respond and she doesn't need to worry about how she is supposed to act or if she is being judged. She definitely seems more relaxed in their company than with most real kids. > > My daughter (13) has what I think are imaginary friends as well. She > is definitely talking to somebody a lot and there is no one there. She will > use stuffed animals to talk to, like Minnie Mouse and Piglet. Sonetimes she > seems to have make friends out of some of the kids in her videos. > > I too wonder sometimes if it is because she is lonely for friends. > > I am getting her an autism dog at the first of the year (it is being trained > now) and I hope that will give her some companionship. > > C. > > > In a message dated 10/24/2008 11:58:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > lhofmeister@... writes: > > > > > My daughter is 16 and in spite of having a mountain of dolls and stuffed > animals, she has about 6 highly treasured items. These include a few > very dirty stretch head bands, some pieces of yarn, a rubber-band and a > piece of dolls clothing. She has given them all names, they have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Thank you Sondra, I had never seen it that way before. Lee ________________________________ To: Autism_in_Girls Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 10:53:18 AM Subject: Re: imaginary friends Mr. Lee she may be of saying to you she is of sleeping with the angels? I to had of words much similar to her as a child and people would think of this as psychoisis sorts of thinking oddly they were of too ignorant to understand how sensitive of my world was to things that others could not see, hear or feel that my being could. sondra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 > It saddens me to think that maybe these are made up friends to take > the place of friends that she doesn't have in in the sense that we > would think of having a friend. LorenLong Island NY > > Alyssa's got a class of imaginary students today that she's > teaching. When we left for a quick grocery trip, she told them > all " bye! " , and at the store, she said, " phone's ringing! " She > usually says that when she hears a phone ring, so I figured she > heard a cell phone from somewhere in the store. But then I noticed > she had her hand to her ear (as if she were holding a phone) and > she was talking to someone. I told her to tell him she'd call him > back because we're in the middle of shopping. And when we got home, > she told her imaginary students, " We're back! " > I don't have imaginary friends, it's more like 'imaginary alternate selves' - I like to role play as some character I imagined. My brother and I both like to role play, but in different ways - he really likes social interaction and has little/no interest in solitary role play, and he doesn't mind if the story is really boring just as long as someone is playing with him. I'm the opposite, I'm in it for the story and can't stand a boring story. Often I prefer to role play alone because then I'm more in control of the story, but if I'm stuck I often ask my brother to play a certain character in a certain setting to help me get the scene right. In the past few years I've been doing a lot of fiction writing of these stories so that maybe I can get a book published. Supposedly autistics lack imagination - I know that's nonsense! Regarding it being a replacement for real friends, I often see an assumption that autistic sources of enjoyment can't be as good as typical sources of enjoyment and so it must be a replacement because we can't get the more typical things (it's a bit like the theory that gays are afraid of or unsuccessful with the opposite gender and that's why they're gay). In some cases, this is true, but very often we simply are more interested in our own idiosyncratic forms of enjoyment than in the more standard things. Ettina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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