Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 OK, youse guys, I had 4 Girl Scouts, 3 of whom went on to be Explorers, 2 of whom received Girl Scouting's highest award - equal to Eagle Scout; those 2 were my twins. (PLUS I was a co-leader.) So I can imagine the excitement in the Jahnke household. I had a friend with triplets a year younger than my twins. I had one older and one younger. She had 2 older. When we'd walk to the mall with our brood of 9, people'd remark: " Oh look - a nursery school! " Betsy, your grandies are in my prayers! Bobbe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 EEEEK! lol Marta > people'd remark: " Oh look - a nursery school! " > >> Bobbe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Well I was a Girl Scout when I was between 11 and 14 or so. I would have to say it helped me. I really enjoyed all the outdoorsy stuff and craft stuff. I even went to Camp by myself a couple of times. Since I shared some of the interests with the other girls I felt like I fit in better with the group and was able to feel more connected and accepted. Also, with leaders who could give one on one attention and a lot of structure to the activities and everything, it was something I could fit into pretty well. It was also good in that my Mom got involved as a parent assistant, so I felt more secure doing stuff. This was also when I was going through puberty and I think it helped to see what that meant for other girls. It was a challenging time though, since with all these new perspectives and closer contact with kids my age, I also really began to see the ways I was different from them. For that reason especially, your daughter will need a lot of support and encouragement to to talk about these experiences and revelations. Now one thing to remember is that this was a long time ago, early 1960's, and I have no idea what is going on now in scouting. As far as welcoming girls with disabilites there are probably many changes for the better. Best of luck. Anastasia on 6/10/07 12:03 AM, mry_yp at marylou13@... wrote: I am wonderig if any one out there knows and girls with Autism that has been or is a part of the Girl Scout organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Well I was a Girl Scout when I was between 11 and 14 or so. I would have to say it helped me. I really enjoyed all the outdoorsy stuff and craft stuff. I even went to Camp by myself a couple of times. Since I shared some of the interests with the other girls I felt like I fit in better with the group and was able to feel more connected and accepted. Also, with leaders who could give one on one attention and a lot of structure to the activities and everything, it was something I could fit into pretty well. It was also good in that my Mom got involved as a parent assistant, so I felt more secure doing stuff. This was also when I was going through puberty and I think it helped to see what that meant for other girls. It was a challenging time though, since with all these new perspectives and closer contact with kids my age, I also really began to see the ways I was different from them. For that reason especially, your daughter will need a lot of support and encouragement to to talk about these experiences and revelations. Now one thing to remember is that this was a long time ago, early 1960's, and I have no idea what is going on now in scouting. As far as welcoming girls with disabilites there are probably many changes for the better. Best of luck. Anastasia on 6/10/07 12:03 AM, mry_yp at marylou13@... wrote: I am wonderig if any one out there knows and girls with Autism that has been or is a part of the Girl Scout organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Hello, My daughter with Asperger's is finishing up her 9th year in Girl Scouting. She began as a Daisy in Kindergarten and is now finishing up the 8th grade. It is so a part of her life I don't think she can imagine not being a Girl Scout. Of course as the years have gone by the troop has gotten smaller and smaller but the group that remains has some very common interests and that makes a world of difference. This year we even had another girl with Asperger's (brought us up to 3) join and she melted into the group very well. Of course the fact she is also reads the same kind of books that the rest of the troop helped that, too. All seven in our troop are avid readers, we have to limit the number of books they can bring on our overnight activities to insure that they are socializing, this issue is not limited to the girls on the spectrum. One of our NT kids has a definate problem separating herself from her books. has grown so much in scouting, this year she has been demonstrating some good leadership skills (not bossiness). I haven't seen this skill generalized outside of Scouts but I am hopeful. As far as Scouts helping out at the Walk for Autism. I know that Girl Scouts has a strict rule against raising funds for another organization, however, that doesn't mean that they couldn't help out in some way. For example, passing out T-shirts at the registration sale or pouring and handing out water for the walkers are things that they could do to help that wouldn't be in conflict with Girl Scout rules. Good luck with the walk and the Girl Scouts. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Hello, My daughter with Asperger's is finishing up her 9th year in Girl Scouting. She began as a Daisy in Kindergarten and is now finishing up the 8th grade. It is so a part of her life I don't think she can imagine not being a Girl Scout. Of course as the years have gone by the troop has gotten smaller and smaller but the group that remains has some very common interests and that makes a world of difference. This year we even had another girl with Asperger's (brought us up to 3) join and she melted into the group very well. Of course the fact she is also reads the same kind of books that the rest of the troop helped that, too. All seven in our troop are avid readers, we have to limit the number of books they can bring on our overnight activities to insure that they are socializing, this issue is not limited to the girls on the spectrum. One of our NT kids has a definate problem separating herself from her books. has grown so much in scouting, this year she has been demonstrating some good leadership skills (not bossiness). I haven't seen this skill generalized outside of Scouts but I am hopeful. As far as Scouts helping out at the Walk for Autism. I know that Girl Scouts has a strict rule against raising funds for another organization, however, that doesn't mean that they couldn't help out in some way. For example, passing out T-shirts at the registration sale or pouring and handing out water for the walkers are things that they could do to help that wouldn't be in conflict with Girl Scout rules. Good luck with the walk and the Girl Scouts. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 My daughter is 7 and JUST bridged to Brownies last week. She has been in Daisy's the last two years and LOVES it! We have 4 wonderful leaders. Beth has come along way in this troop and she is one of 4 special needs kids in the troop (16 girls total, more joining next fall) She's done 2 overnights with out me, and we went on a mother daughter campout as well. She's done all the field trips and has not had one problem. I grew up in Girl Scouts and am now an Adult Girl Scout, I plan to be cookie mom next year as well. I am soooo glad I got Beth invovled in scouts and I know she is glad as well. She talks about it all the time! She will also be attending a summer day camp (girl scouts) for the second time this summer. She only had one problem there last year and that involved her fear of clowns, but as it turns out quite a few other girls had the same issue! Crystal B http://www.myspace.com/breger3 http://bethpuzzle.blogspot.com/ http://www.youravon.com/cbreger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 My daughter is 7 and JUST bridged to Brownies last week. She has been in Daisy's the last two years and LOVES it! We have 4 wonderful leaders. Beth has come along way in this troop and she is one of 4 special needs kids in the troop (16 girls total, more joining next fall) She's done 2 overnights with out me, and we went on a mother daughter campout as well. She's done all the field trips and has not had one problem. I grew up in Girl Scouts and am now an Adult Girl Scout, I plan to be cookie mom next year as well. I am soooo glad I got Beth invovled in scouts and I know she is glad as well. She talks about it all the time! She will also be attending a summer day camp (girl scouts) for the second time this summer. She only had one problem there last year and that involved her fear of clowns, but as it turns out quite a few other girls had the same issue! Crystal B http://www.myspace.com/breger3 http://bethpuzzle.blogspot.com/ http://www.youravon.com/cbreger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I am so glad that your daughter has had a good experience with Girl Scouts. Congratulate her from me on her bridging. I don't know what my daughter would have done without Scouting. The organization is so wonderful and accepting of girls with special needs. Although, I know some volunteers are a little aprehensive about it sometimes, the organization does it's best to make sure all girls are included. I know one of my girls had a bad experience in another troop where the leader and the girls were not so understanding and nice. However, I am not sure how much information they were given about Asperger's, if any. The mom only tried again with our troop because my co-leader and I both work in an ASD Center Program and she trusted us to treat her daughter with dignity and respect. It has turned into a wonderful experience for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I am so glad that your daughter has had a good experience with Girl Scouts. Congratulate her from me on her bridging. I don't know what my daughter would have done without Scouting. The organization is so wonderful and accepting of girls with special needs. Although, I know some volunteers are a little aprehensive about it sometimes, the organization does it's best to make sure all girls are included. I know one of my girls had a bad experience in another troop where the leader and the girls were not so understanding and nice. However, I am not sure how much information they were given about Asperger's, if any. The mom only tried again with our troop because my co-leader and I both work in an ASD Center Program and she trusted us to treat her daughter with dignity and respect. It has turned into a wonderful experience for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 My daughter Allie is a fourth generation scout, and started as a Daisy. She loves scouting, and her troop definitely increases her opportunities to socialize. Her first 4 years I was a parent volunteer or Co-Leader in the troop, and for the past 2 years I have been her Leader. I was so completely amazed when Allie came to me and asked to go to resident summer camp the very first time. She was only a Brownie, but she new what she wanted - enough to get her hair cut short and learn to wash it all by herself in order to earn the trip! She made a number of personal strides that spring to reach a level of self-help competence that would let her make it at camp! Allie will be going into her 3rd Junior year this fall, and our troop will be working on our Bronze Award. In two weeks she will go to her 3rd year of resident GS summer camp, a new one week Space Camp during which she will get to go to NASA twice, including a mock mission to Mars at the Challenger Center for Space Education and a behind the scenes tour at NASA. Sandi (Allie's Mom) Houston In a message dated 6/9/2007 11:05:03 P.M. Central Daylight Time, marylou13@... writes: [i would like to know just how much Girl scouting has helped or not helped girls with autism. ] Lizzy's Grandma ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 My daughter Allie is a fourth generation scout, and started as a Daisy. She loves scouting, and her troop definitely increases her opportunities to socialize. Her first 4 years I was a parent volunteer or Co-Leader in the troop, and for the past 2 years I have been her Leader. I was so completely amazed when Allie came to me and asked to go to resident summer camp the very first time. She was only a Brownie, but she new what she wanted - enough to get her hair cut short and learn to wash it all by herself in order to earn the trip! She made a number of personal strides that spring to reach a level of self-help competence that would let her make it at camp! Allie will be going into her 3rd Junior year this fall, and our troop will be working on our Bronze Award. In two weeks she will go to her 3rd year of resident GS summer camp, a new one week Space Camp during which she will get to go to NASA twice, including a mock mission to Mars at the Challenger Center for Space Education and a behind the scenes tour at NASA. Sandi (Allie's Mom) Houston In a message dated 6/9/2007 11:05:03 P.M. Central Daylight Time, marylou13@... writes: [i would like to know just how much Girl scouting has helped or not helped girls with autism. ] Lizzy's Grandma ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Are you looking for her to join a troop? Have you checked the GS website? Or asked a local school? http://www.girlscouts.org/ There is a tab that says find a council, that should help you get a local contact number. my dd who is 7 is in her 3rd year of girl scouts and LOVES it! lvchowdah wrote: Hi, I live in Mission Viejo area and looking for contacts for my 10yr old who is hfa. Any help would be appreciated. Ed Crystal B http://www.myspace.com/breger3 http://bethpuzzle.blogspot.com/ http://www.youravon.com/cbreger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Are you looking for her to join a troop? Have you checked the GS website? Or asked a local school? http://www.girlscouts.org/ There is a tab that says find a council, that should help you get a local contact number. my dd who is 7 is in her 3rd year of girl scouts and LOVES it! lvchowdah wrote: Hi, I live in Mission Viejo area and looking for contacts for my 10yr old who is hfa. Any help would be appreciated. Ed Crystal B http://www.myspace.com/breger3 http://bethpuzzle.blogspot.com/ http://www.youravon.com/cbreger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hi, Both my daughters are Girl Scouts and I am adult Girl Scout. Jen is in her tenth year and Kim is in her thirteenth year. It has been wonderful and rewarding experiences for both my daughters. Bev Weakley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hi, Both my daughters are Girl Scouts and I am adult Girl Scout. Jen is in her tenth year and Kim is in her thirteenth year. It has been wonderful and rewarding experiences for both my daughters. Bev Weakley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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