Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 There are lots of us from Michigan. We are by the Detroit Zoo. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 There are lots of us from Michigan. We are by the Detroit Zoo. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 That sounds good! It would be neat if all us michigan people could meet. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 That sounds good! It would be neat if all us michigan people could meet. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I'm in Macomb county, by the mall (Macomb Mall) how about you? I may have to look into that (second set of books) in the future. Carol Latimer wrote: I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I'm in Macomb county, by the mall (Macomb Mall) how about you? I may have to look into that (second set of books) in the future. Carol Latimer wrote: I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I am in Oakland County near the lin Cider Mill. Don't know if you've heard of that but they have the best cider and donuts in the county (in my opinion anyway, especially when they are fresh, hot and greasy, lol) Crystal Breger wrote: I'm in Macomb county, by the mall (Macomb Mall) how about you? I may have to look into that (second set of books) in the future. Carol Latimer wrote: I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I am in Oakland County near the lin Cider Mill. Don't know if you've heard of that but they have the best cider and donuts in the county (in my opinion anyway, especially when they are fresh, hot and greasy, lol) Crystal Breger wrote: I'm in Macomb county, by the mall (Macomb Mall) how about you? I may have to look into that (second set of books) in the future. Carol Latimer wrote: I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Yes, I used to go there as a kid, haven't been there in a while though. That's the one with some cool stores with in walking distance right? Like a Christmas store and such? Carol Latimer wrote: I am in Oakland County near the lin Cider Mill. Don't know if you've heard of that but they have the best cider and donuts in the county (in my opinion anyway, especially when they are fresh, hot and greasy, lol) Crystal Breger wrote: I'm in Macomb county, by the mall (Macomb Mall) how about you? I may have to look into that (second set of books) in the future. Carol Latimer wrote: I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. 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Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Yes, I used to go there as a kid, haven't been there in a while though. That's the one with some cool stores with in walking distance right? Like a Christmas store and such? Carol Latimer wrote: I am in Oakland County near the lin Cider Mill. Don't know if you've heard of that but they have the best cider and donuts in the county (in my opinion anyway, especially when they are fresh, hot and greasy, lol) Crystal Breger wrote: I'm in Macomb county, by the mall (Macomb Mall) how about you? I may have to look into that (second set of books) in the future. Carol Latimer wrote: I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. 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Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 That's the area I grew up in, and we are there alot! Plus we go to church out there too. Maybe we could get together at the zoo or something this summer? Ploveabby@... wrote: There are lots of us from Michigan. We are by the Detroit Zoo. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 That's the area I grew up in, and we are there alot! Plus we go to church out there too. Maybe we could get together at the zoo or something this summer? Ploveabby@... wrote: There are lots of us from Michigan. We are by the Detroit Zoo. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Abby is out of school the same day. She is counting down the days.LOL Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Abby is out of school the same day. She is counting down the days.LOL Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Beth is done with school June 14th I believe so anytime after that we are avaliable all the time! Ploveabby@... wrote: That sounds good! It would be neat if all us michigan people could meet. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Beth is done with school June 14th I believe so anytime after that we are avaliable all the time! Ploveabby@... wrote: That sounds good! It would be neat if all us michigan people could meet. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 There are some stores within walking distance. The Christmas Attic is no longer there though. The women that owned it retired. That building is a restaurant now. 's favorite store is the lin Saddler, she is WAY into horses, lol. Crystal Breger wrote: Yes, I used to go there as a kid, haven't been there in a while though. That's the one with some cool stores with in walking distance right? Like a Christmas store and such? Carol Latimer wrote: I am in Oakland County near the lin Cider Mill. Don't know if you've heard of that but they have the best cider and donuts in the county (in my opinion anyway, especially when they are fresh, hot and greasy, lol) Crystal Breger wrote: I'm in Macomb county, by the mall (Macomb Mall) how about you? I may have to look into that (second set of books) in the future. Carol Latimer wrote: I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. 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Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 There are some stores within walking distance. The Christmas Attic is no longer there though. The women that owned it retired. That building is a restaurant now. 's favorite store is the lin Saddler, she is WAY into horses, lol. Crystal Breger wrote: Yes, I used to go there as a kid, haven't been there in a while though. That's the one with some cool stores with in walking distance right? Like a Christmas store and such? Carol Latimer wrote: I am in Oakland County near the lin Cider Mill. Don't know if you've heard of that but they have the best cider and donuts in the county (in my opinion anyway, especially when they are fresh, hot and greasy, lol) Crystal Breger wrote: I'm in Macomb county, by the mall (Macomb Mall) how about you? I may have to look into that (second set of books) in the future. Carol Latimer wrote: I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. 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Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Cool. What church do you go to? The two closest to where I live are St. Owen's or the lin Community Church. The zoo sounds great. I just heard they have warthogs now. Crystal Breger wrote: That's the area I grew up in, and we are there alot! Plus we go to church out there too. Maybe we could get together at the zoo or something this summer? Ploveabby@... wrote: There are lots of us from Michigan. We are by the Detroit Zoo. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Cool. What church do you go to? The two closest to where I live are St. Owen's or the lin Community Church. The zoo sounds great. I just heard they have warthogs now. Crystal Breger wrote: That's the area I grew up in, and we are there alot! Plus we go to church out there too. Maybe we could get together at the zoo or something this summer? Ploveabby@... wrote: There are lots of us from Michigan. We are by the Detroit Zoo. Pennie Abby's Mom ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Yup, that was the place, bummer that it's gone. I'll have to try to get DH and Beth there this fall. Carol Latimer wrote: There are some stores within walking distance. The Christmas Attic is no longer there though. The women that owned it retired. That building is a restaurant now. 's favorite store is the lin Saddler, she is WAY into horses, lol. Crystal Breger wrote: Yes, I used to go there as a kid, haven't been there in a while though. That's the one with some cool stores with in walking distance right? Like a Christmas store and such? Carol Latimer wrote: I am in Oakland County near the lin Cider Mill. Don't know if you've heard of that but they have the best cider and donuts in the county (in my opinion anyway, especially when they are fresh, hot and greasy, lol) Crystal Breger wrote: I'm in Macomb county, by the mall (Macomb Mall) how about you? I may have to look into that (second set of books) in the future. Carol Latimer wrote: I was able to " unofficially " get a second set of books for her in elementary school but at her private school that wasn't an option unless I wanted to buy an extra set but that was not in my budget. What part of MI are you in? Crystal Breger wrote: No advice, my daughter just turned 7! But I just wanted to say hello, I'm from MI as well. I really like the idea of keeping a second set of books at home. In high school I ALWAYS carried all my school books with me, just in case. The only thing I kept in my locker was my coat. Carol Latimer wrote: Hi and the group, I am from Michigan, USA, and my daughter is 14 years old with Asperger's. The description of your daughter sounds similar to mine. was born full term, but she did have some complications at birth. She is also very intellegent and I too worked a lot with her as a young one with academics. I did so because thrived on it. She liked to work and it actually kept her calm and happy. I understand now that for her work is play but play is work. I had a hard time getting help for her in school when she was younger because she didn't have any major behaviors at school. At home was always a different story. When she was young I got a lot of agressive behaviors and I was very frustrated. I am a single parent and I wouldn't have survived without the wonderful support of my family and my church. I suspect that if I am not somewhere on the spectrum myself I am awfully close to it. I understand so many of her issues because they are so similar to my own. Some are different but she is so much " my child " it isn't funny. I was diagnosed with A.D.H.D. when I was 24 but since that was 's first diagnosis I am not confident that my was anymore correct than hers was. I think they only look for what you tell them you suspect and no further. Since attention issues can be a symptom of Asperger's it fits. I suspected with it because that's was I was diagnosed with. She wasn't correctly diagnosed with Asperger's until the summer between her fifth and sixth grade school year. Even though I had suspected it since third grade. She didn't get the A.D.H.D. diagnosis until 2nd grade and I had been arguing with the school system over it since she was 4 and in the districts Head Start program. We are now in a new school district and will be starting high school in the fall and we are getting ready to do our first IEP that is not Speech related. (In the old district she only had a 504 plan and it was a fight to get that). This district is bending over backwards to get things in place before she enters thier school in the fall. I am nervous about the IEP because I don't know what goals or accomodations to ask for. I have a couple in mind but I am unsure on the others. is very high functioning needs no academic assist but is socially challenged and has great difficulty with attention, focus and organization. I am not sure how to relate this to high school life in terms of accomodations and IEP goals. I do know that I want to ask for a second set of school books for home so that she doesn't need to remember which ones to bring home and which ones to leave in her locker. (She will either bring none or all of them.) Anyone out there with high school aspies have any suggestions? We are currently homeschooling the private school she was attending from 6 to 8th grade refused to put a stop to a bullying situation because they never caught the students in the act. It hasn't been easy. I am looking forward to her going to school come fall. wrote: Hi everyone, I've been a member for a while but only just now remembered that I was and thought I would introduce myself, and my daughter. My name is . I'm a 26 year old single Mum from Australia. I work in IT and am doing a triple major at university (not anything to do with IT). My daughter, Hannah, is 6.5 years old. She was born at 26 weeks, and on March 8th this year was diagnosed with Asperger's...no-one else I know has an ASD girl and I'm struggling to get her teachers to listen to me because she doesn't act out in class and doesn't present like most of the boys do. She is highly intelligent and finds academics easy, she is also brilliant at mimicry - but I've worked on that with her for a long time and sometimes I wonder if I should have. I have been told that I am probably on the spectrum myself, but I refuse to go through all the tests for a diagnosis. I don't need to know, but I have been teaching Hannah my own coping mechanisms ever since I noticed that she was a little too much like me for comfort. I really feel for her. She desperately wants friends, but can't quite make a connection. She says she has friends but her interactions are shallow and one-sided. Very difficult to explain to her, but still...<sigh> Anyway, that's us. 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