Re:Obsessions

July 3, 2003

I think it would be really interesting to hear about the different

obsessions our kids have. I know TK's son likes Bionicles. At least that

is an interest he can share with his peers. (OK, I know that is not comfort

when you hear about it for the fifty-millionth time.......)

's obsession is the Titanic. I swear, sometimes I think I know as much

about the Titanic as Cameron does. I sometimes think that if I have

to sit through Rose and Jack sinking on that da$# ship one more time, I will

scream! Not to mention the Lego ships that are all over my living room in

various stages of sinking. Or the debris field recreated at the top of the

stairs. Oh, did I mention how he turned our staircase in to a " Grand "

staircase by taping paper decorated with curlicues all up and down the

banister? And his bedroom is the " bridge. " Complete with a life-size helm

made out of tinker toys. Oh, this also leads to the research subs in the

tub, bathroom sink, plastic bins, etc. Can't say the kid ain't

creative..........

Of course, then we feed the obsession by buying him books about Titanic and

taking him to the museum display up in Los Angeles. (We are going next

weekend. I am actually excited. I hear it is an excellent display). I

never know if I should limit the obsession or let him run with it. It seems

to bring him so much happiness (I know, I know, a disaster that claimed 1500

lives should not bring him happiness. But he is fascinated on the mechanics

of how it sank, and the research subs that found it. Not the people.)

Debi (the one in San Diego)

July 3, 2003

Sometimes feeding an obsession is a good thing.

Maybe you should take him to see the Queen , get him into other

boats or other boat wrecks. What about the Edmond Fitzgerald?

You're in CA right? Isn't that where the Queen is docked? I

went there once as a child, when it was anyhow. I loved the indoor

pool room. They also have a wonderful pool lobby where there is an

aquatic petting zoo of sorts. I was completely obsessed with the sea

cucumbers when I was about 8. : )

My son is pretty much into video games. He plays so many and plays

them so well that he completes them quickly and has to wait for new

ones to become available online. It wouldn't be so strange if he

were just getting into it now, like his peers, but he was into it

when he was 3, just the same way. He will probably still be playing

video games when he's 15, just about the same way, I'm guessing.

> I think it would be really interesting to hear about the different

> obsessions our kids have. I know TK's son likes Bionicles. At

least that

> is an interest he can share with his peers. (OK, I know that is

not comfort

> when you hear about it for the fifty-millionth time.......)

>

> 's obsession is the Titanic. I swear, sometimes I think I

know as much

> about the Titanic as Cameron does. I sometimes think that

if I have

> to sit through Rose and Jack sinking on that da$# ship one more

time, I will

> scream! Not to mention the Lego ships that are all over my living

room in

> various stages of sinking. Or the debris field recreated at the

top of the

> stairs. Oh, did I mention how he turned our staircase in to

a " Grand "

> staircase by taping paper decorated with curlicues all up and down

the

> banister? And his bedroom is the " bridge. " Complete with a life-

size helm

> made out of tinker toys. Oh, this also leads to the research subs

in the

> tub, bathroom sink, plastic bins, etc. Can't say the kid ain't

> creative..........

>

> Of course, then we feed the obsession by buying him books about

Titanic and

> taking him to the museum display up in Los Angeles. (We are going

display). I

> never know if I should limit the obsession or let him run with

it. It seems

> to bring him so much happiness (I know, I know, a disaster that

claimed 1500

> lives should not bring him happiness. But he is fascinated on the

mechanics

> of how it sank, and the research subs that found it. Not the

people.)

>

> Debi (the one in San Diego)

July 3, 2003

What is it about the skin on her face? Is it a concern about the way

it looks or is she developing some sort of body dismorphic disorder?

> Here are some of my 14 yo daughter's obsessions over the years

> 1. whales

> 2. scooby doo

> 3. titanic

> 4. Harry Potter (specifically Radcliffe, the actor)

> 5. Lord of the Rings

> 6. Smallville

> 7. and most recently...a negative OCD thing...her face...the skin

on her face. UGH

> Toodles!

> >^..^<

> Maralee

> Re:Obsessions

>

> I think it would be really interesting to hear about the

different

> obsessions our kids have. I know TK's son likes Bionicles. At

least that

> is an interest he can share with his peers. (OK, I know that is

not comfort

> when you hear about it for the fifty-millionth time.......)

>

> 's obsession is the Titanic. I swear, sometimes I think I

know as much

> about the Titanic as Cameron does. I sometimes think that

if I have

> to sit through Rose and Jack sinking on that da$# ship one more

time, I will

> scream! Not to mention the Lego ships that are all over my

living room in

> various stages of sinking. Or the debris field recreated at the

top of the

> stairs. Oh, did I mention how he turned our staircase in to

a " Grand "

> staircase by taping paper decorated with curlicues all up and

down the

> banister? And his bedroom is the " bridge. " Complete with a

life-size helm

> made out of tinker toys. Oh, this also leads to the research

subs in the

> tub, bathroom sink, plastic bins, etc. Can't say the kid ain't

> creative..........

>

> Of course, then we feed the obsession by buying him books about

Titanic and

> taking him to the museum display up in Los Angeles. (We are

going next

> weekend. I am actually excited. I hear it is an excellent

display). I

> never know if I should limit the obsession or let him run with

it. It seems

> to bring him so much happiness (I know, I know, a disaster that

claimed 1500

> lives should not bring him happiness. But he is fascinated on

the mechanics

> of how it sank, and the research subs that found it. Not the

people.)

>

> Debi (the one in San Diego)

>

July 3, 2003

>> My son is only five and already has a number of obsessions that

we are trying to curb these are just a few:...<<

My four-yaer-old son is also consumed with Star Wars, he LOVES the

flying scenes. We mostly just use the movie as a 'push off' point

for other learning activities - who knows, maybe he'll be an

astronaut someday. :-)

(I've often wondered in space wasn't the best place for some high-

functioning autistics, my son especially: No sense of gravity,

complete inability to get dizzy, comforted by tight spaces, very

mechanical and mathmatic, creative thought processes, etc...)

>>My husband doesn't help much as he is also obsessed with Super

Heros and has a huge comic book collection hence our son's name.

Xmen are his fav.<<

I sold my comic book collection a few years ago - I really wasn't

able to keep collecting, too expensive, and I liked the thought of

active collecters enjoying the things I had aquired. I loved the X-

men too, though The Beast was my fav. :-)

July 3, 2003

>> My son is only five and already has a number of obsessions that

we are trying to curb these are just a few:...<<

My four-yaer-old son is also consumed with Star Wars, he LOVES the

flying scenes. We mostly just use the movie as a 'push off' point

for other learning activities - who knows, maybe he'll be an

astronaut someday. :-)

(I've often wondered in space wasn't the best place for some high-

functioning autistics, my son especially: No sense of gravity,

complete inability to get dizzy, comforted by tight spaces, very

mechanical and mathmatic, creative thought processes, etc...)

>>My husband doesn't help much as he is also obsessed with Super

Heros and has a huge comic book collection hence our son's name.

Xmen are his fav.<<

I sold my comic book collection a few years ago - I really wasn't

able to keep collecting, too expensive, and I liked the thought of

active collecters enjoying the things I had aquired. I loved the X-

men too, though The Beast was my fav. :-)

July 3, 2003

I have two boys, Meckenzie Age 6 ADD and Zakary Age 3 Autism. My

oldest son beat the spyro game at age 3! I couldn't believe it and

most people think Im crazy..but he did! He started playing video and

Pc games at age two and now beats games so quickly we are getting

quite a collection...lol

Corrie

In autism-aspergers , " Eva " <barnett3l@c...> wrote:

> Sometimes feeding an obsession is a good thing.

>

> Maybe you should take him to see the Queen , get him into

other

> boats or other boat wrecks. What about the Edmond Fitzgerald?

>

> You're in CA right? Isn't that where the Queen is docked? I

> went there once as a child, when it was anyhow. I loved the

indoor

> pool room. They also have a wonderful pool lobby where there is an

> aquatic petting zoo of sorts. I was completely obsessed with the

sea

> cucumbers when I was about 8. : )

>

> My son is pretty much into video games. He plays so many and plays

> them so well that he completes them quickly and has to wait for

new

> ones to become available online. It wouldn't be so strange if he

> were just getting into it now, like his peers, but he was into it

> when he was 3, just the same way. He will probably still be

playing

> video games when he's 15, just about the same way, I'm guessing.

>

> > I think it would be really interesting to hear about the

different

> > obsessions our kids have. I know TK's son likes Bionicles. At

> least that

> > is an interest he can share with his peers. (OK, I know that is

> not comfort

> > when you hear about it for the fifty-millionth time.......)

> >

> > 's obsession is the Titanic. I swear, sometimes I think I

> know as much

> > about the Titanic as Cameron does. I sometimes think that

> if I have

> > to sit through Rose and Jack sinking on that da$# ship one more

> time, I will

> > scream! Not to mention the Lego ships that are all over my

living

> room in

> > various stages of sinking. Or the debris field recreated at the

> top of the

> > stairs. Oh, did I mention how he turned our staircase in to

> a " Grand "

> > staircase by taping paper decorated with curlicues all up and

down

> the

> > banister? And his bedroom is the " bridge. " Complete with a

life-

> size helm

> > made out of tinker toys. Oh, this also leads to the research

subs

> in the

> > tub, bathroom sink, plastic bins, etc. Can't say the kid ain't

> > creative..........

> >

> > Of course, then we feed the obsession by buying him books about

> Titanic and

> > taking him to the museum display up in Los Angeles. (We are

going

> next

> > weekend. I am actually excited. I hear it is an excellent

> display). I

> > never know if I should limit the obsession or let him run with

> it. It seems

> > to bring him so much happiness (I know, I know, a disaster that

> claimed 1500

> > lives should not bring him happiness. But he is fascinated on

the

> mechanics

> > of how it sank, and the research subs that found it. Not the

> people.)

> >

> > Debi (the one in San Diego)

July 3, 2003

--- I have a question. SInce my youngest was diagnosed with autism I

have seen alot of signs in my husband. It may be very possible that

he has AS. Talking about obsessions, he will have an interest and

study it for days. Right now its politics and our future democratic

runner. But for a little while it was web design. Now, he just

decided to teach himself frontpage, dreamweaver, and all photshop

programs on his own! In fact a sample of his work that he taught

himself is www.sliverfish.com Anything he decided he is interested

in , he goes all out. Also taught himself to program and build PCs.

Along with that, he is a homebody. Not much into family gatherings

and he is very passive unless backed into a corner. His IQ is around

149 and has scored a bit higher. DO you think its possible? That my

boys may have inherited his obsessive behaviors? I mean, all of his

obsessive behaviors are good ones! He is not impulsive, well

alittle, but not crazy like draining the bank account and

stuff..lol. When he gets focused on any particular thing I have to

remind him alot about things that need to be done. Sometimes for a

week. he means well and tries to get right on it if I nag ..lol

which I refrain from doing because I know he means well. He is a

great man and a great father and I would never, EVER, change him.

Corrie king

Meckenzie age 6 ADD

Zakary age 3 Autism

In autism-aspergers , annie <annie@r...> wrote:

> We don't call it " obsession " with Louie. We call it his " area of

> expertise, " and he just calls it research. Anyway, he's very into

> television and radio. Not so much watching and listening

(although he

> does, but not so much anymore) as studying. He knows all the tv

> stations in the world, even the satellite ones and the European

> satellite ones. Not only that, but he knows what's on them in

the

> way of programming, too; the shows and their showdates and

times.

> And he knows what shows were on American tv before he was born.

What he

> uses as his research tools are newspapers from all over the world,

as

> well as the TV Guide in present and long past issues (his oldest TV

> Guide is from 1966), and books on media that are mostly lists of

> stations and facts about them. We got him the radio/tv guide that

the

> pros in broadcasting use for Xmas last year, and he just loved

it.

>

> As a side product of his research, he knows all the newspapers

published

> in the US, UK, and Mexico, and quite a few in Europe. He's also

taught

> himself Spanish (some years ago with the telenovelas on the Spanish

> stations), and is teaching himself French so he can read the French

> newspapers TV sections.

>

> That's Louie's thing. Broadcast media.

>

> Annie, who loves ya

annie@r...

> --

> " If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're headed. " --

> Chinese proverb

July 3, 2003