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Hi ,Thanks for your reply. I will look for the book you mentioned ASAP. I didn't know that gender makes a difference so I have already learnt something new in this group that I need to know. My six year old is our daughter. She is very bright academically and doing a mix of grade one/grade two work. The types of interactions that seem most stressful seem to relate to activities where there is a larger group with a wider age range (older children) and where there is time to get bored (long breaks in work as for instance during longer water breaks or long waits in line for a turn, long time backstage).But this isn't the only situation in which friction occurs.One issue we have identified is a negative reaction to a

perceived rejection.Thanks,ta. To: autism-aspergers Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Introduction

Welcome ta

Aspergers is quite different between boys and girls, so knowing

which your child is would help. Also, when it comes to questions

about schooling, education systems differ so much that you will need

to let us know where you are.

One book I would recommend is "Strategies for Building Successful

Relationships with People on the Austism Spectrum" by R King.

It is written from the perspective of someone who has autism.

On 26/07/2012 1:46 PM, ta v.

Schimonsky wrote:

Hi:

A short introduction: I believe one of my children

may have aspergers but won't have a formal evaluation

until end of September as I could not get an appointment

before then.

To start, I thought I would just read what the group

has to say until I have a better idea of the questions I

might have that the group could maybe help with. At

this point I don't yet know what to ask about.

Also, I don't feel very knowledgeable yet about

aspergers and hope to become more educated.

I thought in the long run that it would be nice to

have support from other parents who have had some

experience or just have understanding.

Perhaps an initial question I could ask is if anyone

has recommendations for books/materials I could read

that would be helpful to better understand aspergers and

also any recommendations for books/materials that offer

a guide for teaching one's child coping strategies in

social interactions.

The information should be helpful for a child around

six.

Thanks,

ta.

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I read this book that I got from the library and it really gave me a grip on the

whole aspect of the spectrum. It was written, in my opinion, for every person

and did not have so many technical terms that it was hard to follow. It also

gave little stories that were examples of different behaviors. From it, I

gathered that my son probably has PDD-NOS, and I would recommend it to anyone

who has a desire to know more about autism.

" A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism: How to Meet

the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive " by Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson

and McPartland

I would highly recommend reading, if only to just check it out through your

local library.

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> Hi:

> A short introduction:  I believe one of my children may have aspergers but

won't have a formal evaluation until end of September as I could not get an

appointment before then.

> To start, I thought I would just read what the group has to say until I have a

better idea of the questions I might have that the group could maybe help with.

 At this point I don't yet know what to ask about.

> Also, I don't feel very knowledgeable yet about aspergers and hope to become

more educated.

> I thought in the long run that it would be nice to have support from other

parents who have had some experience or just have understanding.

> Perhaps an initial question I could ask is if anyone has recommendations for

books/materials I could read that would be helpful to better understand

aspergers and also any recommendations for books/materials that offer a guide

for teaching one's child coping strategies in social interactions.

> The information should be helpful for a child around six.

> Thanks,

> ta.

>

[Guest guest]

I have that book next to my bed! I also have to recommend Tony Attwood's the

Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome. This book helped me to understand why so

many cases Asperger's syndrome seem so different. At the beginning, it was very

hard for me to understand my son's dx. I was expecting ADHD, not autism. After

reading this book, I can see all the shadow symptoms in myself.

Kristy in VA

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> > Hi:

> > A short introduction:  I believe one of my children may have aspergers but

won't have a formal evaluation until end of September as I could not get an

appointment before then.

> > To start, I thought I would just read what the group has to say until I have

a better idea of the questions I might have that the group could maybe help

with.  At this point I don't yet know what to ask about.

> > Also, I don't feel very knowledgeable yet about aspergers and hope to become

more educated.

> > I thought in the long run that it would be nice to have support from other

parents who have had some experience or just have understanding.

> > Perhaps an initial question I could ask is if anyone has recommendations for

books/materials I could read that would be helpful to better understand

aspergers and also any recommendations for books/materials that offer a guide

for teaching one's child coping strategies in social interactions.

> > The information should be helpful for a child around six.

> > Thanks,

> > ta.

> >

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