POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child have?

[Guest guest]

My 10 year old is interested in History and sports cards. My older son went

through alot of different interests, but now at 16 his only interest is

music but he doesn't really collect anything related to it other than drum

sticks

and ticket stubs. Pam

[Guest guest]

My 8 yr old ds absolutely eats and breathes Pokemon. He has a few other

interests that's he's not as intensely focused on (though I wish he were,

instead of Pokemon), rocks-agates and quartz are his favorites (he's getting a

rock

polisher for Christmas). It's almost eerie to read these posts! R.J. went

through both an astronomy and presidential phase within the last 3 years.

erika

(http://www.winzy.com/f/erikac)

Miranda (13)

ny (11)

R.J. (8)

Beth (6)

Trying to control children by yelling is as utterly futile

as attempting to steer a car by honking the horn.

[Guest guest]

I am trying to get my son " into " something but not sure what. He

seems to have some interest in coins (dates, presidents, new, old)

but didn't know where to start. What do your kids like to collect?

have a great weekend!

[Guest guest]

My son is really into traines. We took him to see the real the tank

engine at MT Hood Railroad.He can tell you every charicter on the show and a

dozen that arent on the show but made by the same company.He lookes them up on

line and finds out when they were made and where how many were made and how

much they are worth now.

<cmcintosh5@...> wrote: YUP My son the same!!! Coins/ dates

/ presidents etc...

So from there you can say HEY>> what happened during the year president

Lincoln was in office?? And .. Study the slavery and the underground

railroad etc..

To broaden his interests!

And I get people sending me coins from all around the world from my friends

online..its quite cute when they realize there is a boy who will truly

cherish where it came from!

-- ( ) POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child

have?

I am trying to get my son " into " something but not sure what. He

seems to have some interest in coins (dates, presidents, new, old)

but didn't know where to start. What do your kids like to collect?

have a great weekend!

[Guest guest]

My 17 yo AS son is obsessed with Mickey Mouse. Anything on this planet that has

The Mouse on it, we have at least one of...

His teacher wants him to develop some hobbies other than Mousabilia and Video

Games. I'd never thought about getting him into collecting coins or something

like that. Hmm...this has some potential! It will be interesting to see what

other parents in this group come up with. Thanks for bringing this subject

up!!!

Pat-Mom to Josh and Sara (17 yo and 14 yo, both AS)

tcstallard <tonya.stallard@...> wrote:

I am trying to get my son " into " something but not sure what. He

seems to have some interest in coins (dates, presidents, new, old)

but didn't know where to start. What do your kids like to collect?

have a great weekend!

[Guest guest]

My AS son was completely into the Tank Engine/trains -- until he

saw the Disney/Pixar movie - Cars -- now that's all he thinks about.

He still likes trains - but cars is his passion.

>

> I am trying to get my son " into " something but not sure what. He

> seems to have some interest in coins (dates, presidents, new, old)

> but didn't know where to start. What do your kids like to collect?

> have a great weekend!

>

[Guest guest]

I am new to posting to this site, but I have been

reading for quite awhile.

My (HFAS) son just turned 6 today and he is into

Space. Or should I say " obsessed " with it?? Anything

to do w/ the moon, planets, stars, asteroids, black

holes....it is almost all he talks or thinks about.

It is actually frightening how much he knows....way

more than my husband and I put together (and then x

100)!! (-:

When he was two I would get up in the middle of the

night and find him standing at his bedroom window

staring out at the moon. As a matter of fact, " moon "

was one of the first words he ever spoke.

-Kara

--- tcstallard <tonya.stallard@...>

wrote:

> I am trying to get my son " into " something but not

> sure what. He

> seems to have some interest in coins (dates,

> presidents, new, old)

> but didn't know where to start. What do your kids

> like to collect?

> have a great weekend!

>

>

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[Guest guest]

playing cards morphed into baseball cards morphed into pokemon, then yugi-oh and

now he is into magic cards. But there was always that " card " theme happening.

On a funny note, when the doctor first suggested autism, I panicked and wanted

to believe it was NOT autism. I got a book about autism and it said that kids

with autism liked playing cards. I don't recall what book but I remember

throwing away every single playing card in the house (he had a huge collection!)

and was feeling relieved when my dh came home, assessed the situation and said a

bit sarcastically, " Whew, now he's not autistic anymore. " LOL. So I got over

that and he's had his card collection ever since. (Can't blame a hysterical

mother for trying, can you?)

He also has collected coins as well. He has many from various countries. We

get him those coin folders you can buy rather cheaply at Walmart or Kmart stores

- like " State Quarters " . And inside is a slot for each of the new state

quarters. He loves stuff like that.

My other ds with HFA doesn't collect anything. He has an obsessive interest in

cars (mostly new model corvettes.) He likes getting the large photo books that

have pictures and factoids in them. Mostly so he can tell me all about the cars

he sees on the road.

Roxanna

( ) POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child have?

I am trying to get my son " into " something but not sure what. He

seems to have some interest in coins (dates, presidents, new, old)

but didn't know where to start. What do your kids like to collect?

have a great weekend!

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[Guest guest]

My son, (8), doesn't really collect anything. But he does keep all

his lego creations for a long time. He is really interested in space

and the only thing he wrote Santa for was a telescope and a medium

sized golf glove. He also likes maps and books about the world. He is

filled with little interesting facts that come out when he pleases. But

if I ask him.... I may not get an answer at all. Gotta love it.

Also, my son refuses to go see Santa this yr. because he wrote him a

letter. He doesn't need to waste Santa's time.

[Guest guest]

YUP My son the same!!! Coins/ dates / presidents etc...

So from there you can say HEY>> what happened during the year president

Lincoln was in office?? And .. Study the slavery and the underground

railroad etc..

To broaden his interests!

And I get people sending me coins from all around the world from my friends

online..its quite cute when they realize there is a boy who will truly

cherish where it came from!

-- ( ) POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child

have?

I am trying to get my son " into " something but not sure what. He

seems to have some interest in coins (dates, presidents, new, old)

but didn't know where to start. What do your kids like to collect?

have a great weekend!

[Guest guest]

Oh yes I know all about the Pokemon thing. When my now 10 yo aspie was 2 it was

all he was interested in. He would put on a " play " imitating them all (151 at

the time) and he'd get upset if you named one for him to do that he'd already

done. He'd say " I already did that one, say this one " It amazed me how he could

keep track of 151 imitations and know which ones he'd done and not done!!! He

also used to collect rocks. I would find boxes full of regular rocks he had just

picked up from our driveway or yard and he would get upset when I'd put them

back outside. Now it's video games, yugio cards, bionicles and just recently he

has finally started to like reading (found out that's almost all he does in

class). I think he would still like to collect rocks, he likes fake stones that

are smooth but I constantly have to tell him to get it out of his mouth so maybe

that wouldn't be the best thing for him to collect !!LOL!!-- Alisha

9732@... wrote: My 8 yr old ds absolutely eats and breathes

Pokemon. He has a few other

interests that's he's not as intensely focused on (though I wish he were,

instead of Pokemon), rocks-agates and quartz are his favorites (he's getting a

rock

polisher for Christmas). It's almost eerie to read these posts! R.J. went

through both an astronomy and presidential phase within the last 3 years.

erika

(http://www.winzy.com/f/erikac)

Miranda (13)

ny (11)

R.J. (8)

Beth (6)

Trying to control children by yelling is as utterly futile

as attempting to steer a car by honking the horn.

[Guest guest]

Well I'm glad to see that my 8 yr old DS is not the

only one obsessed with . He has loved

since he was 2. He knows all of their names and goes

on to the website. He is into Lego Bionicles now and

loves to put them together. Another new passion of his

is to draw. He reads " Captain Underpants " books and

loves to draw the robots.

Science has always been his favorite subject. It's

funny how we as parents see these obsessions and think

we are the only ones. This group has helped me see

that I am not alone and neither is Elijah. :-)

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[Guest guest]

My 8 year old a.s is way into/obsessed with pokemon as well! Hes not really

into anything else...I wish he was.its to the point that I have no idea what

to get him for Christmas and his birthdays anymore...he has tons of pokemon

cards,he has pokemon gameboy sp games.i think he has too much pokemon

cards!! Lol enough is enough...but I still buythem every now and then lol I

know...that don't make any sense really.I just buy him them bcuz I know he

enjoys them and anything to keep him happy

christie

-- Re: ( ) POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child

have?

My 8 yr old ds absolutely eats and breathes Pokemon. He has a few other

interests that's he's not as intensely focused on (though I wish he were,

instead of Pokemon), rocks-agates and quartz are his favorites (he's getting

a rock

polisher for Christmas). It's almost eerie to read these posts! R.J. went

through both an astronomy and presidential phase within the last 3 years.

erika

(http://www.winzy.com/f/erikac)

Miranda (13)

ny (11)

R.J. (8)

Beth (6)

Trying to control children by yelling is as utterly futile

as attempting to steer a car by honking the horn.

[Guest guest]

I have a cousin that might be autistic or at least on the spectrum, somewhere.

He's about 55, but tests in his early 30s. He lives alone, but there are several

areas that need monitoring. Ever since he was about 20, testing at about 10, he

was a chess wiz. He instinctively knows every chess move you can make, and even

back then he could checkmate almost anyone in less than 10 moves. He got so good

that he had to develop his own strategy just to keep the game going.

( ) POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child have?

I am trying to get my son " into " something but not sure what. He

seems to have some interest in coins (dates, presidents, new, old)

but didn't know where to start. What do your kids like to collect?

have a great weekend!

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[Guest guest]

You're not alone! My 12 year old is still obsessed with . Every

gift he is getting is related. I figure there is worse things he

could be involved with so we've used it as a teaching opportunity.

Right now we're working on feelings and how your actions affect others.

Tonya

( ) Re: POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS

child have?

Well I'm glad to see that my 8 yr old DS is not the

only one obsessed with . He has loved

since he was 2. He knows all of their names and goes

on to the website. He is into Lego Bionicles now and

loves to put them together. Another new passion of his

is to draw. He reads " Captain Underpants " books and

loves to draw the robots.

Science has always been his favorite subject. It's

funny how we as parents see these obsessions and think

we are the only ones. This group has helped me see

that I am not alone and neither is Elijah. :-)

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

My son doesn't collect anything really but as he is only 6 and not at school yet

I think it's more that he doesn't really think of collecting things. He is

however more than obsessed with computer and video games. He moves from on to

the other, the xbox to the computer and back again. He'd spend all day there if

we let him and it seems to really calm him when he is over emotional.

Beck j

( ) POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child have?

I am trying to get my son " into " something but not sure what. He

seems to have some interest in coins (dates, presidents, new, old)

but didn't know where to start. What do your kids like to collect?

have a great weekend!

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[Guest guest]

My 6 year old is NASCAR cars and books/magazines on NASCAR, Dinosaurs, and

Kinects/Legos. he went through the the tank engine stage, but that one

is mostly done now. He still likes them, but talking about them and even

playing with them is becoming less and less frequent. Though I think we are on

the very of the Star Wars obsession. But he still tells everyone that hes going

to be an architect and a palentologist (i cant even spell it.) Floored his

doctor with that one.

Re: ( ) POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child

have?

My 8 yr old ds absolutely eats and breathes Pokemon. He has a few other

interests that's he's not as intensely focused on (though I wish he were,

instead of Pokemon), rocks-agates and quartz are his favorites (he's getting

a rock

polisher for Christmas). It's almost eerie to read these posts! R.J. went

through both an astronomy and presidential phase within the last 3 years.

erika

(http://www.winzy.com/f/erikac)

Miranda (13)

ny (11)

R.J. (8)

Beth (6)

Trying to control children by yelling is as utterly futile

as attempting to steer a car by honking the horn.

[Guest guest]

My son was into big time when he was 3. Then it was Spiderman,

Bionicles... different one each year. Made it easy planning his b-day parties.

Now that he's 9 he is currently into this Penguin game on the internet.

ASC <Amarithmoon@...> wrote: My 6 year old is NASCAR cars and

books/magazines on NASCAR, Dinosaurs, and Kinects/Legos. he went through the

the tank engine stage, but that one is mostly done now. He still likes

them, but talking about them and even playing with them is becoming less and

less frequent. Though I think we are on the very of the Star Wars obsession. But

he still tells everyone that hes going to be an architect and a palentologist (i

cant even spell it.) Floored his doctor with that one.

Re: ( ) POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child

have?

My 8 yr old ds absolutely eats and breathes Pokemon. He has a few other

interests that's he's not as intensely focused on (though I wish he were,

instead of Pokemon), rocks-agates and quartz are his favorites (he's getting

a rock

polisher for Christmas). It's almost eerie to read these posts! R.J. went

through both an astronomy and presidential phase within the last 3 years.

erika

(http://www.winzy.com/f/erikac)

Miranda (13)

ny (11)

R.J. (8)

Beth (6)

Trying to control children by yelling is as utterly futile

as attempting to steer a car by honking the horn.

[Guest guest]

My 18 year olds are into warhammer figures. They are metal figures they can

paint and go to tournaments play others (probably other aspies) and win

money (haven't done that yet). But they have to paint each figure and will

eventually have to make a board with hills and trees etc to take to

tournaments. At least this takes them off the computer some so that they can

paint their figures. And now we ordered them some clay were they can make

shields and things for their soldiers and make them unique... We'll see if

they ever make it to a tournament... Which would be a major improvement to

get them out of the house and socializing with other people although I

bet alot of people into warhammer are on the spectrum...

Toni

Re: ( ) POLL: What kind of hobby does your AS child

have?

> My 17 yo AS son is obsessed with Mickey Mouse. Anything on this planet

> that has The Mouse on it, we have at least one of...

> His teacher wants him to develop some hobbies other than Mousabilia and

> Video Games. I'd never thought about getting him into collecting coins or

> something like that. Hmm...this has some potential! It will be

> interesting to see what other parents in this group come up with. Thanks

> for bringing this subject up!!!

>

> Pat-Mom to Josh and Sara (17 yo and 14 yo, both AS)

>

> tcstallard <tonya.stallard@...> wrote:

> I am trying to get my son " into " something but not sure what. He

> seems to have some interest in coins (dates, presidents, new, old)

> but didn't know where to start. What do your kids like to collect?

> have a great weekend!

>

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