Re: Dreaming of the first day of SCHOOL!!!!!

[Guest guest]

And I am sitting here after another interesting round of emails with

last year's teacher, at my initiation. I gotta say, that guy is a

trooper

to deal with ME. I am still awaiting an answer from the principal

about

this year's teacher's inservice and meeting before the school year.

School starts next Tuesday. Geez, let it better than last year.

Jackie

[Guest guest]

My son is at his absolute worst during the summer as

well. All the fighting and arguing...I love that

Staples commercial from a few years back, " It's the

most wonderful time of the year... " w/the dad riding

the shopping cart throwing school supplies in it and

the kids are miserable! LOL cracks me up!!! I love my

son, but he needs school, routine, friends uh well at

least classmates. he can't do the friend thing.

Everyone that gives him the time of day for one second

is suddenly his " best friend " .

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[Guest guest]

Wow,I'm So Sorry you all have to go through those problems with

School.

We are looking forward to school this year only because Annie has a

teacher who not only has taken special Classes and some OT classes on

how to help AS and PDD kids

not only tht because she is a suicide survivor (parent)

she is our local ARC president as such she is helping us to

reestablish our local chapter to help not just the kids in her class

but all the AS kids and adults in our county.

I wish you all the best and would like to know if any of you have

local ARC chapters that could help you with the school problems?

[Guest guest]

My son's highest frustration is school. I wish we had more available here

for him. The public school was awful for him, but he liked being with all

his friends. The school he goes to now is for kids with behavior problems,

not exactly geared for AS but it is waayyy better than public school.

However, he doesn't have many friends because the class size and school are

small and kids are from all over the county and neighboring counties, so not

always close either. He is not the best at making friends either, but

really wants to have more friends, we live out of the city, in a rural

area, so not really any close neighbors with kids either. He is not good at

sports, he loves swimming, but there are no close swim lessons/teams close

either. As a mother I want to do more, to help him have more friends, but

not that easy here.

Kathy K

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On Aug 7, 2006, at 5:18 PM, wrote:

> Wow,I'm So Sorry you all have to go through those problems with

> School.

I will make sure we don't have problems at school this year. :-)

I noticed they just posted a new ad at our school for an additional

(or maybe replacement, I don't know) special ed teacher for LD.

That's who we get, they don't have an autism designation in our state.

They are also advertising for a vice prin with special ed experience.

And, I looked at the middle school and found out the name of the new

autism resource gal over there. According to the state license board,

it doesn't look like she was employed in the state anywhere last year.

You mean I am the only one that looks for these kinds of things?

Jackie

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I'm so glad we're not the only ones looking forward to school!!! LOL!

Our boy is 6 and starting First Grade on the 21st. He's VERY excited!

So are we..... *maniacal laughter*

He's currently in a licking phase. It can end any day now. Really! Gross.

My aunt has a son w/ AS and a host of other neuro-disorders and she'll

be visiting us (just her, my cousin is 17 now) later this month. I'm

VERY excited because she hasn't seen Max since he was 5 mos old and

she'll be here for his first day of school.

The last week has been chaotic, at best, so I'm counting down the

days at this point!

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Nope. I look those people up at the state website too! Good for you!

Roxanna

Re: ( ) Re: Dreaming of the first day of SCHOOL!!!!!

On Aug 7, 2006, at 5:18 PM, wrote:

> Wow,I'm So Sorry you all have to go through those problems with

> School.

I will make sure we don't have problems at school this year. :-)

I noticed they just posted a new ad at our school for an additional

(or maybe replacement, I don't know) special ed teacher for LD.

That's who we get, they don't have an autism designation in our state.

They are also advertising for a vice prin with special ed experience.

And, I looked at the middle school and found out the name of the new

autism resource gal over there. According to the state license board,

it doesn't look like she was employed in the state anywhere last year.

You mean I am the only one that looks for these kinds of things?

Jackie

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[Guest guest]

Did you think about doing something like 4H?

Roxanna

RE: ( ) Re: Dreaming of the first day of SCHOOL!!!!!

My son's highest frustration is school. I wish we had more available here

for him. The public school was awful for him, but he liked being with all

his friends. The school he goes to now is for kids with behavior problems,

not exactly geared for AS but it is waayyy better than public school.

However, he doesn't have many friends because the class size and school are

small and kids are from all over the county and neighboring counties, so not

always close either. He is not the best at making friends either, but

really wants to have more friends, we live out of the city, in a rural

area, so not really any close neighbors with kids either. He is not good at

sports, he loves swimming, but there are no close swim lessons/teams close

either. As a mother I want to do more, to help him have more friends, but

not that easy here.

Kathy K

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You are too funny Sandy!

My boys need those loving tones but with a ring to it (high pitched)

almost singing like. (that is if they are occupied.) it is the only

way to get their attention.

How old is your son with ODD?

School... ahh the pleasure to many moms and dads.

*grin*

lisa

>

> My ds age 9 does not respond well to sweet loving tones; He always

> responds better when he is yelled at severely. Does anyone else

notice

> that with their children, is it an Asperger thing or a 9 year old

thing

> or a boy thing, since that's the way Daddy is also. I am going

nuts

> today because my other boy has been diagnosed with ODD last week,

these

> 2 clowns were diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy 3 yrs ago and I

thought

> that was it, (which is enough)...My life consists of therapy after

> therapy after therapy, one to help this problem another to help

that

> problem oh and did I mention, I work outside the house too? Day

off?

> What's that, Not in the summer, these kids fight all day because

of the

> fact that they are so opposite, I mean c'mon

Asperger+ODD?!...Sorry! I

> don't mean to sound so pathetic but isn't that one of the benefits

of

> these groups?...I can't wait til the 1st day of school

>

[Guest guest]

> How old is your son with ODD?

Brad is 8 yrs old...He was up til 2am this morning ...one thing set him

off last night and that was it, the monster came out...we call him the

JERK

> School... ahh the pleasure to many moms and dads.

>

[Guest guest]

*ouch*

>

> > How old is your son with ODD?

> Brad is 8 yrs old...He was up til 2am this morning ...one thing set

him

> off last night and that was it, the monster came out...we call him

the

> JERK

>

> > School... ahh the pleasure to many moms and dads.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hey, I just want to input some free advice. I don't mean to judge or

anything like that (uhoh) but I want to give you some food for thought.

If, that is IF you call him " the jerk " to his face, this could be very

detrimental to his health. I grew up being told that I would be

worthless to anyone or for anything. Granted,I was outright abused, but

even something meant to get your point across can be taken totally the

wrong way. It may well be that he doesn't really enjoy what he goes

through when he is out of control. He may actually feel very guilty for

it. Changing behaviour with ODD isn't easy either. It takes time. Hope

I haven't offended or anything, just hope that he isn't in earshot. I

know it's tough though, my stepson is getting out of Boys Town next

week and he is ODD and 12. He is remarkably a different boy, but that

took nearly a year of aggressive therapy and training. Well, love and

peace and all,

Dave-

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<advocateforaspies@...> wrote:

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> *ouch*

>

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> >

> > > How old is your son with ODD?

> > Brad is 8 yrs old...He was up til 2am this morning ...one thing set

> him

> > off last night and that was it, the monster came out...we call him

> the

> > JERK

> >

> > > School... ahh the pleasure to many moms and dads.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Well, now I am worried that I have offended or something like that,

it certainly was not my intention. I am just going by my own

experience and memories. Anyway, I really hope I haven't offended

here.

Dave

> > >

> > > > How old is your son with ODD?

> > > Brad is 8 yrs old...He was up til 2am this morning ...one thing

set

> > him

> > > off last night and that was it, the monster came out...we call

him

> > the

> > > JERK

> > >

> > > > School... ahh the pleasure to many moms and dads.

> > > >

> > >

> >

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