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Hi there!

Welcome to the group. I am presently on C1.

Martie

> Okay, starting my second challenge!! I had a baby last July and am

> ready.

> BFL got me in tremendous shape in 2000.

> I only did one challenge and lost many inches, felt great and was

> strong and healthy for my pregnancy!

>

> Going to start my official challenge next monday.

> Right now I'm doing a pre-BFL get ready set up, LOL! Buying some

> supplies, etc.

> I have to do most of the workouts at home for now.

> Happy BFLing everyone!

[Guest guest]

Hi Renate - Which country are you from? -

haecklers wrote:

> Hi all!

>

> I'm new here. I just read the book " The Cure that Worked " and

> wanted to find out more about what's going on these days with Rife's

> inventions. I've seen lots of machines on the internet for sale and

> pages of frequencies to use for different things, but am wondering

> how to tell the good machines from the imitations, and how do they

> know the frequencies are the right ones?

>

> I'm a member of a group that's advocating for people with AIDS in

> the area and have heard that Rife works very well for people with

> AIDS. I thought it would be neat to get a machine and make it

> available for them to treat themselves if they wish.

>

> It's crazy about AIDS, I read that the type in the US escaped from a

> biowarfare lab in CUBA and is actually Swine Fever, which also

> escaped from Plum Island in New York in the early part of the

> 1900's, while the kind in Africa is more deadly and was

> (accidentally?) spread via Polio vaccines given by the UN. It's

> even on the CDC website (they're denying it but the arguments are

> weak)

>

> Meshes with the paranoid conspiracy theories I love to read about IG

> Farben and the Rockefeller's secret agenda to reduce the population.

>

> Anyways, are there better machines for people with Aids? Is there

> anyone here who knows of people cured from AIDS by Rife and which

> machine they used?

>

> - Renate

[Guest guest]

Hi Renate

It sounds like so many people out there, you are terribly misinformed about what

aids is.

I highly suggest that you read Duesberg's book about aids, as a starting

point. It's on

amazon.com. and is exteremly informitive. Before you start trying to treat

people, best to

know what you are dealing with.

Regards

Warren

[Guest guest]

USA

>

> > Hi all!

> >

> > I'm new here. I just read the book " The Cure that Worked " and

> > wanted to find out more about what's going on these days with

Rife's

> > inventions. I've seen lots of machines on the internet for sale

and

> > pages of frequencies to use for different things, but am

wondering

> > how to tell the good machines from the imitations, and how do

they

> > know the frequencies are the right ones?

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Gwen,

My daughter Sophie is 11 years old and has had a diagnosis of PDD-NOS and

Dyspraxia. Although I have been actively involved in the special needs

community for the last 8+ years here in Seattle, it's rare for me to encounter a

girl in Austism Spectrum. I suspect many girls will go undiagnosed, mainly

because their behavior may not appear as disruptive or out of control compared

to more spirited ones. We can't really make a blanket-statement about this

because I have seen volatile ones in both boys and girls, just like the calmer

or withdrawn ones in both sexes.

Sophie is very sweet, friendly, even-tempered, and relatively easy-going. She

does not have outbursts or temper-tantrums. You'll see her smiling and singing

to herself most of the time. Yet, she shares traits many autistic children

have. Just to name a few:

Over-sensitivity to light, noise, textures, taste, personal space;

Difficulty staying on a topic, reciprocating in conversation in an appropriate

manner, taking turns in conversation;

Delayed echolalia (quoting lengthy passages from books and videos in

inappropriate context and timing);

Over-focusing on a few favorite topics & subjects;

Narrow interests;

Dreamy;

Rigidly rule-based and routine-based;

Takes words literally, having difficulty understanding abstract

concepts/metaphors/sarcasm;

Difficulty reading between the lines and people's facial expressions and voice

tones;

Lining objects in a specific way;

Clueless about money and time;

Difficulty in empathizing;

Shuts down emotionally when anxious;

Gets teary and depressed for no apparent reason;

Difficulty forming friendship with same-age peers, much more comfortable with

older or younger children.

As you can see it's no different from boys in autism spectrum.

My worry is that she tends to internalize the feelings of inadequacy, hurt, and

worries instead of letting it out in one big meltdown. As she enters into

puberty, I'm watching her very carefully how her emotional and psychological

health and self-esteem will stay intact. Girls' world can be so mean, and a

girl like Sophie can get severely alienated socially. Right now, she is doing

OK and has all the interests outside of school such as trumpet, swimming, dance,

and horseback-riding, etc. But I'm very concerned how she will go through the

complex maze of middle-school time.

I'm new in this group, and thank you for letting me share. I look forward to

listening to and learning from other parents how they are working with the girls

in puberty.

Thank you!

-Kai

New here

Hello,

I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with Autism.

Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have expected it

for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this diagnosis because

she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around other children. My

question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate than boys with

Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but all of them

are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and girls with

this disorder?

Thank you so much, Gwen

[Guest guest]

Hi Gwen,

My daughter Sophie is 11 years old and has had a diagnosis of PDD-NOS and

Dyspraxia. Although I have been actively involved in the special needs

community for the last 8+ years here in Seattle, it's rare for me to encounter a

girl in Austism Spectrum. I suspect many girls will go undiagnosed, mainly

because their behavior may not appear as disruptive or out of control compared

to more spirited ones. We can't really make a blanket-statement about this

because I have seen volatile ones in both boys and girls, just like the calmer

or withdrawn ones in both sexes.

Sophie is very sweet, friendly, even-tempered, and relatively easy-going. She

does not have outbursts or temper-tantrums. You'll see her smiling and singing

to herself most of the time. Yet, she shares traits many autistic children

have. Just to name a few:

Over-sensitivity to light, noise, textures, taste, personal space;

Difficulty staying on a topic, reciprocating in conversation in an appropriate

manner, taking turns in conversation;

Delayed echolalia (quoting lengthy passages from books and videos in

inappropriate context and timing);

Over-focusing on a few favorite topics & subjects;

Narrow interests;

Dreamy;

Rigidly rule-based and routine-based;

Takes words literally, having difficulty understanding abstract

concepts/metaphors/sarcasm;

Difficulty reading between the lines and people's facial expressions and voice

tones;

Lining objects in a specific way;

Clueless about money and time;

Difficulty in empathizing;

Shuts down emotionally when anxious;

Gets teary and depressed for no apparent reason;

Difficulty forming friendship with same-age peers, much more comfortable with

older or younger children.

As you can see it's no different from boys in autism spectrum.

My worry is that she tends to internalize the feelings of inadequacy, hurt, and

worries instead of letting it out in one big meltdown. As she enters into

puberty, I'm watching her very carefully how her emotional and psychological

health and self-esteem will stay intact. Girls' world can be so mean, and a

girl like Sophie can get severely alienated socially. Right now, she is doing

OK and has all the interests outside of school such as trumpet, swimming, dance,

and horseback-riding, etc. But I'm very concerned how she will go through the

complex maze of middle-school time.

I'm new in this group, and thank you for letting me share. I look forward to

listening to and learning from other parents how they are working with the girls

in puberty.

Thank you!

-Kai

New here

Hello,

I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with Autism.

Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have expected it

for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this diagnosis because

she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around other children. My

question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate than boys with

Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but all of them

are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and girls with

this disorder?

Thank you so much, Gwen

[Guest guest]

Kai,

Thank you so much for sharing Your daughter sounds a lot like mine. My

daughter does have the temper tantrums though, but for the most part just at

home or in stores; she does well at church and school. Good luck and thanks

again, Gwen

New here

Hello,

I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with Autism.

Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have expected it

for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this diagnosis because

she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around other children. My

question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate than boys with

Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but all of them

are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and girls with

this disorder?

Thank you so much, Gwen

[Guest guest]

Kai,

Thank you so much for sharing Your daughter sounds a lot like mine. My

daughter does have the temper tantrums though, but for the most part just at

home or in stores; she does well at church and school. Good luck and thanks

again, Gwen

New here

Hello,

I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with Autism.

Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have expected it

for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this diagnosis because

she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around other children. My

question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate than boys with

Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but all of them

are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and girls with

this disorder?

Thank you so much, Gwen

[Guest guest]

I dont have much in the ways of Helpful info but I too am Frustrated with the

lack of info on girls on the spectrum. I dont post here often but I do lurk and

read the messages for more knowlege. I have a 3 yr old she is mod - Severe. We

currently have her in the AI Pre-school. I hope you can find what you need here

To Love is not enough, you have to give of your self as well.

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[Guest guest]

Hello Gwen,

Sorry it took you some time to get your diagnosis. We were fortunate

enough to get a quick diagnosis... I am realizing that not to be the norm

unfortunatly. My daughter who is 3 now was Diagnosed last August. My daughter

like yours is very affectionate, especially to adults. She loves to play with

other kids, but its not appropriate. She likes them to chase her, but she hates

when they touch her. One thing that really sets my daughter apart though from

the kids in her AI class is that she doesnt flap her arms or hands and doesnt

have rigid movements. When I watch her classmates in gym class she almost seems

as if she were typical... till you get her in a smaller room and she starts

spinning things and spacing off, looking out the corner of her eyes and such.

She was always very affectionate though and is still cuddly with me. Shes always

asking other adults and Strangers even to pick her up and hold her. We dont have

friends with ASD kids, Although Im looking... so I couldnt provide a comparrison

for you. Welcome to the board

To Love is not enough, you have to give of your self as well.

To: Autism_in_Girls@...: gmoyers@...: Fri, 12 Oct 2007

14:19:28 -0500Subject: New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed]

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[Guest guest]

Hello Gwen,

Sorry it took you some time to get your diagnosis. We were fortunate

enough to get a quick diagnosis... I am realizing that not to be the norm

unfortunatly. My daughter who is 3 now was Diagnosed last August. My daughter

like yours is very affectionate, especially to adults. She loves to play with

other kids, but its not appropriate. She likes them to chase her, but she hates

when they touch her. One thing that really sets my daughter apart though from

the kids in her AI class is that she doesnt flap her arms or hands and doesnt

have rigid movements. When I watch her classmates in gym class she almost seems

as if she were typical... till you get her in a smaller room and she starts

spinning things and spacing off, looking out the corner of her eyes and such.

She was always very affectionate though and is still cuddly with me. Shes always

asking other adults and Strangers even to pick her up and hold her. We dont have

friends with ASD kids, Although Im looking... so I couldnt provide a comparrison

for you. Welcome to the board

To Love is not enough, you have to give of your self as well.

To: Autism_in_Girls@...: gmoyers@...: Fri, 12 Oct 2007

14:19:28 -0500Subject: New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed]

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[Guest guest]

Hi Gwen and Joyce,

As same reason as yours, my daughter did not get the PDD-NOS diagnosis until she

was 7. She was very friendly (saying hi to everyone with a beaming smile) and

affectionate, and did not have the apparent stimming such as " hand-flapping " and

" spinning " . She stayed in a self-contained Dyspraxia program when she was 1st

and 2nd grade. After her motor-planning issues improved significantly, we had

to push the issue of autistic nature of her challenges.

Often people think autistic children shy away from human interactions and keep

to themselves. You all know that's not always the case. There are many outgoing

autistic kids out there. Our challenge was that Sophie did not understand the

personal boundaries and safety issues, and went to pretty much anyone who

returned her smile and then she used to hug them and professed her love for

them. If you can picture a little girl's face planted on a stranger's loin,

you'll understand how inappropriate that was. It took us a long time to make

her understand the circle of intimacy (who she can kiss/hug/say

I-love-you/invite to our house/sleepover!!) and appropriate/inappropriate

touches. By the end of 3rd grade, she was getting it. But, I am very concerned

how she will deal with boys as she gets into puberty.

Hope you won't have these challenges.

I'd love to hear from other parents who have preteen/teen-age daughters.

Thanks,

Kai

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed]

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[Guest guest]

Hi Gwen and Joyce,

As same reason as yours, my daughter did not get the PDD-NOS diagnosis until she

was 7. She was very friendly (saying hi to everyone with a beaming smile) and

affectionate, and did not have the apparent stimming such as " hand-flapping " and

" spinning " . She stayed in a self-contained Dyspraxia program when she was 1st

and 2nd grade. After her motor-planning issues improved significantly, we had

to push the issue of autistic nature of her challenges.

Often people think autistic children shy away from human interactions and keep

to themselves. You all know that's not always the case. There are many outgoing

autistic kids out there. Our challenge was that Sophie did not understand the

personal boundaries and safety issues, and went to pretty much anyone who

returned her smile and then she used to hug them and professed her love for

them. If you can picture a little girl's face planted on a stranger's loin,

you'll understand how inappropriate that was. It took us a long time to make

her understand the circle of intimacy (who she can kiss/hug/say

I-love-you/invite to our house/sleepover!!) and appropriate/inappropriate

touches. By the end of 3rd grade, she was getting it. But, I am very concerned

how she will deal with boys as she gets into puberty.

Hope you won't have these challenges.

I'd love to hear from other parents who have preteen/teen-age daughters.

Thanks,

Kai

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed]

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[Guest guest]

Gwen

Jumping in late here, but since you asked; my 14 year old has low tone and

didn't walk until over two. Welcome, to you and the other new folks,

Melinda

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[Guest guest]

Gwen

Jumping in late here, but since you asked; my 14 year old has low tone and

didn't walk until over two. Welcome, to you and the other new folks,

Melinda

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for replying Joyce

I have only been with this group for a couple of days, and you guys have helped

me so much already!!! This is my opinion that girls are just naturally more

affectionate and social, so it would make sense that females with Autism are

more social as well. My frustration is that a lot of people comment that my

daughter doesn't appear to have autism, because she is affectionate (especially

to adults). She also doesn't have the hand-flapping, although she does

self-stim in other ways that are not as obvious.

Also I wanted to ask if any of your girls have mental retardation or physical

delays? My daughter has low tone and sensory issues. She did not walk until

she was 2 1/2 years old. Thanks again, Gwen

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed]

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for replying Joyce

I have only been with this group for a couple of days, and you guys have helped

me so much already!!! This is my opinion that girls are just naturally more

affectionate and social, so it would make sense that females with Autism are

more social as well. My frustration is that a lot of people comment that my

daughter doesn't appear to have autism, because she is affectionate (especially

to adults). She also doesn't have the hand-flapping, although she does

self-stim in other ways that are not as obvious.

Also I wanted to ask if any of your girls have mental retardation or physical

delays? My daughter has low tone and sensory issues. She did not walk until

she was 2 1/2 years old. Thanks again, Gwen

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed]

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[Guest guest]

I also have had people tell me that doesnt look " sick " . People at first thought

I was just upset that she didnt talk. We all know that there was more than that.

I had one of her catechism aids tell me she is not autistic and she has PDD.

Suddenly everyone is a doctor. I just smile and say she fit more than 6 of the

charateristics. There are others that look at my other 2 girls to figure out

which one has autism. ( I have 5 kids). They often think its the big one because

she is quite.

Gwen Moyers wrote:

Thank you for replying Joyce

I have only been with this group for a couple of days, and you guys have helped

me so much already!!! This is my opinion that girls are just naturally more

affectionate and social, so it would make sense that females with Autism are

more social as well. My frustration is that a lot of people comment that my

daughter doesn't appear to have autism, because she is affectionate (especially

to adults). She also doesn't have the hand-flapping, although she does self-stim

in other ways that are not as obvious.

Also I wanted to ask if any of your girls have mental retardation or physical

delays? My daughter has low tone and sensory issues. She did not walk until she

was 2 1/2 years old. Thanks again, Gwen

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

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[Guest guest]

I also have had people tell me that doesnt look " sick " . People at first thought

I was just upset that she didnt talk. We all know that there was more than that.

I had one of her catechism aids tell me she is not autistic and she has PDD.

Suddenly everyone is a doctor. I just smile and say she fit more than 6 of the

charateristics. There are others that look at my other 2 girls to figure out

which one has autism. ( I have 5 kids). They often think its the big one because

she is quite.

Gwen Moyers wrote:

Thank you for replying Joyce

I have only been with this group for a couple of days, and you guys have helped

me so much already!!! This is my opinion that girls are just naturally more

affectionate and social, so it would make sense that females with Autism are

more social as well. My frustration is that a lot of people comment that my

daughter doesn't appear to have autism, because she is affectionate (especially

to adults). She also doesn't have the hand-flapping, although she does self-stim

in other ways that are not as obvious.

Also I wanted to ask if any of your girls have mental retardation or physical

delays? My daughter has low tone and sensory issues. She did not walk until she

was 2 1/2 years old. Thanks again, Gwen

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

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Thank you Kai! Did you suspect PDD-NOS when she was younger? Gwen

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

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Thank you Kai! Did you suspect PDD-NOS when she was younger? Gwen

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

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,

You read my mind I was just going to ask how you all comment to others when

they challenge the diagnosis! That is a great thing to say to them about

fitting more than 6 of the characteristics....my daughter actually had 8 of

them. Another thing that is hard is that Audrey can hold it together when she

is at school and then when she gets home, she starts acting out more. So

usually the people who comment never really see her at home where she is

comfortable. They also don't realize that yes, she can make eye contact, but

she has been TAUGHT to look at people, etc. Anyway, I don't mean to be negative

about others, but for some reason it bothers me when others try to challenge her

diagnosis. Gwen :~)

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Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

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Hi Gwen,

My daughter Sophie is 11 now. She was under the category of " Developmental

Delays " until we got the Dx of PDD-NOS at 7. Just like your daughter, most

people are still surprised to hear that she is autistic, because she does not

seem to fit in the preconceived idea of " autism " . I do count my blessing

because as kids get older, the gap between our kids and typical kids get wider

and wider academically and socially, and our girls may have a little easier time

to " fit in " because of the absence of hand-flapping, etc. (although she has

more private self-stimming, such as humming, lining things up, organizing

objects.) And school teachers and staff tend to be more accommodating because

our girls are so " charming and sweet " .

Yes, Sophie has significant learning disabilities and I have been working with

her very closely on academics. I expect that to continue throughout her school

years. She also has dyspraxia that affects motor planning. It affected her

oral, fine, and gross motor skills. She has been doing swimming, dancing,

gymnastics, and horseback-riding, and all these fun activities in " natural "

settings (as opposed to therapy rooms) helped her muscle tones significantly as

well as her self-esteem.

She had a serious sensory issues (noise, lights, tactile sensations,

temperatures, taste, colors, rain drops, etc), but as gentle and slow, but

methodical & repeated exposures to these things have helped her tolerate more

and more as she got older. Yes, there is hope. Things will get better!! Food

is still a huge challenge for us though.....

Thanks,

Kai

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed]

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[Guest guest]

Hi Gwen,

My daughter Sophie is 11 now. She was under the category of " Developmental

Delays " until we got the Dx of PDD-NOS at 7. Just like your daughter, most

people are still surprised to hear that she is autistic, because she does not

seem to fit in the preconceived idea of " autism " . I do count my blessing

because as kids get older, the gap between our kids and typical kids get wider

and wider academically and socially, and our girls may have a little easier time

to " fit in " because of the absence of hand-flapping, etc. (although she has

more private self-stimming, such as humming, lining things up, organizing

objects.) And school teachers and staff tend to be more accommodating because

our girls are so " charming and sweet " .

Yes, Sophie has significant learning disabilities and I have been working with

her very closely on academics. I expect that to continue throughout her school

years. She also has dyspraxia that affects motor planning. It affected her

oral, fine, and gross motor skills. She has been doing swimming, dancing,

gymnastics, and horseback-riding, and all these fun activities in " natural "

settings (as opposed to therapy rooms) helped her muscle tones significantly as

well as her self-esteem.

She had a serious sensory issues (noise, lights, tactile sensations,

temperatures, taste, colors, rain drops, etc), but as gentle and slow, but

methodical & repeated exposures to these things have helped her tolerate more

and more as she got older. Yes, there is hope. Things will get better!! Food

is still a huge challenge for us though.....

Thanks,

Kai

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed]

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,

You read my mind I was just going to ask how you all comment to others when

they challenge the diagnosis! That is a great thing to say to them about

fitting more than 6 of the characteristics....my daughter actually had 8 of

them. Another thing that is hard is that Audrey can hold it together when she

is at school and then when she gets home, she starts acting out more. So

usually the people who comment never really see her at home where she is

comfortable. They also don't realize that yes, she can make eye contact, but

she has been TAUGHT to look at people, etc. Anyway, I don't mean to be negative

about others, but for some reason it bothers me when others try to challenge her

diagnosis. Gwen :~)

New here

Hello,I am really excited to visit with other families who have girls with

Autism. Our daughter was diagnosed in July of this year, although we have

expected it for quite some time. She had a difficult time receiving this

diagnosis because she can be affectionate and she sometimes wants to be around

other children. My question is do you all find that girls are more affectionate

than boys with Autism? I know quite a few parents with children with Autism, but

all of them are boys. Can you tell me the major differences you find in boys and

girls with this disorder? Thank you so much, Gwen [Non-text portions of this

message have been removed]

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