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Yes, is a pickle when it comes to food. My husband, who sits next to

her at the dinner table, will have the same exact food on his plate as hers,

and she’ll still sneak her hand around his arm somehow and grab his food.

They even wrote a social story for her to use at school, but I quess

everyone else’s food just looks more appealing to her.

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From: Autism_in_Girls

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You wrote:

" but can't seem to stop stealing the food and eating it LOL. "

^This was so funny and I could relate to this so much! I bet everyone

at school is used to this now?!

Shanna

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> > Welcome Shanna,

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> > My name is and my daughter, Kaitlyn, will be 18 in

> March.

> > You'll learn a lot from all the wonderful parents on this list.

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Hi Jane,

Sounds like our daughters were made from the same mold LOL. I

still have to help her with her hair and shower also. My also does

that standing around thing too. Sometimes she’ll “get stuck” in a certain

spot in our house and trying to move her out of it is like trying to move a

cement truck. She is about 5 foot tall and only 100 lbs., but sure is super

strong. is verbal, but kind of loses her language when she’s really

upset or having a meltdown and I have to guess what is wrong and how to fix

it.

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[mailto:Autism_in_Girls ] On Behalf Of JANE JOHNSON

Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 9:51 AM

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,

's programming sounds great. We don't have anything quite like that

here. (I'm in Ohio)

Jenna's class goes to various worksites eg: Holiday Inn (laundry) and they

have a cafe that is run by special needs children that they go and prepare

and serve food to public.

Jenna loves to clean up after dinner here at the house, and I can get her to

go and transfer laundry to dryer for me, and then get it out when its done.

We are working on her phone skills right now. That is hard for her .

My main issue as her mother, is that I still have to prompt her to take her

shower, and I still have to help with the hair washing and her bra,

otherwise she could be totally independent in the bathroom. Guess I'm just

tired of helping in those areas with her. I can also tell that she doesn't

really like me to help her. Wants to do it on her own. Also noticed as she

is older now, that she gets bored and just sort of " stands around " at times,

I ask her if there is something she wants and she says " no " but if I ask her

if she wants to go somewhere, she always says " yes " . A few years ago, all

she wanted to do was stay at home. So... I think she is a normal teen in

alot of ways, but just cannot express to to me what she really wants to do,

even though she is verbal.

Thanks for listening.

Jane

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" mailto:JBelle456%40comcast.net " JBelle456comcast (DOT) -net> wrote:

Hi Jane,

Nice to meet you! would be a senior if she was in a

regular ed program. She is in an autistic support/ABA/-lifeskills program

which was created a few years back to handle adolescents with autism who

were going through tough and serious puberty issues which prevented them

from participating in the regular high school population. just loves

her school. The staff is very compassionate and understanding and handle any

aggressive incidents toward them with the same patience and understanding.

has come so very far since entering this program. The two classrooms

are set up like a home. She has a full kitchen with which she prepares her

lunch every day. There is a washing machine and dryer, a bed, table and

chairs, etc…all the amenities for learning how to take care of herself and a

home. Her academics are taught using applied behavioral analysis methods

that she’s had since early grade school. This year we added more

prevocational academics to try and prepare her for the working environment

after she graduates at 21. She’s been setting the table at school for

banquet service, but can’t seem to stop stealing the food and eating it LOL.

..

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On Behalf Of JANE JOHNSON

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Subject: RE: Re: introduction to this message board

Debi and ,

I hardly ever post here, but had to respond. My daughther is 18 also and

looks about 14 or 15. They still automatically hand her a kids menu at

restaruants. My daughter wears no make-up, and I figure that is one reason.

Curious as to what programming your 18 year old daughters are involved in

now. Jenna is still a senior.

Thanks

Jane

Dougherty " mailto:JBelle456%-40comcast.-net " JBelle456@-comcast.--net>

wrote:

Dear Debi,

Yep..my baby will be 18…WHEW! She looks like she is still around

13 too. I wonder if any other girls on this list that are in their teens

look younger than they really are?

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, I can't believe she's gonna be 18!!!! It doesn't seem that she

should be that old already.

Debi

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> Welcome Shanna,

>

> My name is and my daughter, Kaitlyn, will be 18 in

March.

> You'll learn a lot from all the wonderful parents on this list.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi and Happy New Years to you, Diane!

We live in Pa. in Bucks County. Our school district, Council Rock, pays the

Bucks County Intermediate Unit to provide this placement for her.

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From: Autism_in_Girls

[mailto:Autism_in_Girls ] On Behalf Of ds2400

Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 11:02 AM

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, what state do you live in? This sounds like a good program she's in.

By the way, happy new year!

Diane ('s Mom)

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, I can't believe she's gonna be 18!!!! It doesn't seem that she

should be that old already.

Debi

>

> Welcome Shanna,

>

> My name is and my daughter, Kaitlyn, will be 18 in

March.

> You'll learn a lot from all the wonderful parents on this list.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing the NT story Amnesty. I'm been reading this thread and

is already starting to do the same thing. Since I have no other

children, I'm often not sure what " typical " kids do at any given stage.

Nice to have that input. I'm a little reassured.

Diane ('s Mom)

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>

> Also noticed as she is older now, that she gets bored and just sort

of > " stands around " at times, I ask her if there is something she

wants and >she says " no " but if I ask her if she wants to go

somewhere, she always >says " yes " . A few years ago, all she wanted to

do was stay at home. >So... I think she is a normal teen in alot of

ways, but just cannot >express to to me what she really wants to do,

even though she is >verbal.

I spent last week with my 18 year old sister. She has OCD, but is

otherwise NT. She did a lot of sitting around looking bored too, and

when I asked her what she wanted to do I got " Nothing " or " I don't

know. " If I asked her if she wanted to go somewhere, she'd say yes,

but never have any input on where she wanted to go. So I think a lot

of that is just a teen behavior. Teenagers are just not good

communicators in the best of situations!

Amnesty

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