14yo girl with AS and depressed

[Guest guest]

This is my first time posting even though I have been following other

families for a little while now. My daughter was hospitalized 2weeks

ago for depression with ideas of self harm and suicide. She was

diagnosed with AS in the fall of 2005. She is currently in her first

year of high school in NYC and she knows the AS is " getting in the way

of her being normal " (socially) Are there other families in NYC with

adolescent AS kids? I'm also looking for a new school; her current

school is great academically, but lacks all the services she needs.

Thanks so much.

[Guest guest]

I am responding as a mom. Trust your instinct. " Normal " - is a word used

by the people who don't understand and cannot relate to anything out of the

standard realm of expectations. I hope that you are able to find support

and resources for you and your daughter that raise her up to find her place.

For my daughter, it was Key Club, for others it is chess, or sports, or

science. In high school, many of the relationships are superficial and

revolve around interests. Does your daughter have a special hobby or

interest? Have a good day. Helen

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From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of manga3nyc

Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:49 PM

Subject: ( ) 14yo girl with AS and depressed

This is my first time posting even though I have been following other

families for a little while now. My daughter was hospitalized 2weeks

ago for depression with ideas of self harm and suicide. She was

diagnosed with AS in the fall of 2005. She is currently in her first

year of high school in NYC and she knows the AS is " getting in the way

of her being normal " (socially) Are there other families in NYC with

adolescent AS kids? I'm also looking for a new school; her current

school is great academically, but lacks all the services she needs.

Thanks so much.

[Guest guest]

Hi we are from PA. I have a 14 yr old grandson who I am raising. He is

Asperger/Bipolar & has been hospitalized a few times. He knows about his Dx's &

deals with it though counseling & talking about it. Does your daughter have an

IEP in her school? Take care,Betty

manga3nyc <manga3nyc@...> wrote:

This is my first time posting even though I have been following other

families for a little while now. My daughter was hospitalized 2weeks

ago for depression with ideas of self harm and suicide. She was

diagnosed with AS in the fall of 2005. She is currently in her first

year of high school in NYC and she knows the AS is " getting in the way

of her being normal " (socially) Are there other families in NYC with

adolescent AS kids? I'm also looking for a new school; her current

school is great academically, but lacks all the services she needs.

Thanks so much.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you! I am not an AS expert but I have always been perceived

as " different " and I tell her that normal is not an absolute term and

that if you look around everyone has issues.I am grateful that other

parents know what I'm feeling because sometimes the ones closest to

you don't even get it. That's how my daughter feels about her aunts.

>

> I am responding as a mom. Trust your instinct. " Normal " - is a

word used

> by the people who don't understand and cannot relate to anything

out of the

> standard realm of expectations. I hope that you are able to find

support

> and resources for you and your daughter that raise her up to find

her place.

> For my daughter, it was Key Club, for others it is chess, or

sports, or

> science. In high school, many of the relationships are superficial

and

> revolve around interests. Does your daughter have a special hobby or

> interest? Have a good day. Helen

>

>

>

> _____

>

> From:

> [mailto: ] On Behalf Of manga3nyc

> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:49 PM

>

> Subject: ( ) 14yo girl with AS and depressed

>

>

>

> This is my first time posting even though I have been following

other

> families for a little while now. My daughter was hospitalized

2weeks

> ago for depression with ideas of self harm and suicide. She was

> diagnosed with AS in the fall of 2005. She is currently in her

first

> year of high school in NYC and she knows the AS is " getting in the

way

> of her being normal " (socially) Are there other families in NYC

with

> adolescent AS kids? I'm also looking for a new school; her current

> school is great academically, but lacks all the services she needs.

> Thanks so much.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

-She actually does have an IEP but I've had little success in getting

it implemented. She's in a small HS that's so academically focused

they forget these kids are just that..kids. They only worry about

whether she's turning in her lab reports and projects.

Unfortunately, it took a hospitalization and failing classes for the

teachers to finally understand that she needs more support than she's

been getting. Thank you Betty

-- In , Jewel

<truegrittle@...> wrote:

>

> Hi we are from PA. I have a 14 yr old grandson who I am raising. He

is Asperger/Bipolar & has been hospitalized a few times. He knows

about his Dx's & deals with it though counseling & talking about it.

Does your daughter have an IEP in her school? Take care,Betty

>

>

>

>

>

>

> manga3nyc <manga3nyc@...> wrote:

> This is my first time posting even though I have been

following other

> families for a little while now. My daughter was hospitalized

2weeks

> ago for depression with ideas of self harm and suicide. She was

> diagnosed with AS in the fall of 2005. She is currently in her

first

> year of high school in NYC and she knows the AS is " getting in the

way

> of her being normal " (socially) Are there other families in NYC

with

> adolescent AS kids? I'm also looking for a new school; her current

> school is great academically, but lacks all the services she needs.

> Thanks so much.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

You are welcome.

Betty

manga3nyc <manga3nyc@...> wrote:

-She actually does have an IEP but I've had little success in getting

it implemented. She's in a small HS that's so academically focused

they forget these kids are just that..kids. They only worry about

whether she's turning in her lab reports and projects.

Unfortunately, it took a hospitalization and failing classes for the

teachers to finally understand that she needs more support than she's

been getting. Thank you Betty

-- In , Jewel

<truegrittle@...> wrote:

>

> Hi we are from PA. I have a 14 yr old grandson who I am raising. He

is Asperger/Bipolar & has been hospitalized a few times. He knows

about his Dx's & deals with it though counseling & talking about it.

Does your daughter have an IEP in her school? Take care,Betty

>

>

>

>

>

>

> manga3nyc <manga3nyc@...> wrote:

> This is my first time posting even though I have been

following other

> families for a little while now. My daughter was hospitalized

2weeks

> ago for depression with ideas of self harm and suicide. She was

> diagnosed with AS in the fall of 2005. She is currently in her

first

> year of high school in NYC and she knows the AS is " getting in the

way

> of her being normal " (socially) Are there other families in NYC

with

> adolescent AS kids? I'm also looking for a new school; her current

> school is great academically, but lacks all the services she needs.

> Thanks so much.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Cheap Talk? Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.

>

>

[Guest guest]

What is normal anyway? Some times people think everyone should be like them. It

would be a very boring world if everyone was the same.

Take care,Betty

manga3nyc <manga3nyc@...> wrote:

Thank you! I am not an AS expert but I have always been perceived

as " different " and I tell her that normal is not an absolute term and

that if you look around everyone has issues.I am grateful that other

parents know what I'm feeling because sometimes the ones closest to

you don't even get it. That's how my daughter feels about her aunts.

>

> I am responding as a mom. Trust your instinct. " Normal " - is a

word used

> by the people who don't understand and cannot relate to anything

out of the

> standard realm of expectations. I hope that you are able to find

support

> and resources for you and your daughter that raise her up to find

her place.

> For my daughter, it was Key Club, for others it is chess, or

sports, or

> science. In high school, many of the relationships are superficial

and

> revolve around interests. Does your daughter have a special hobby or

> interest? Have a good day. Helen

>

>

>

> _____

>

> From:

> [mailto: ] On Behalf Of manga3nyc

> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:49 PM

>

> Subject: ( ) 14yo girl with AS and depressed

>

>

>

> This is my first time posting even though I have been following

other

> families for a little while now. My daughter was hospitalized

2weeks

> ago for depression with ideas of self harm and suicide. She was

> diagnosed with AS in the fall of 2005. She is currently in her

first

> year of high school in NYC and she knows the AS is " getting in the

way

> of her being normal " (socially) Are there other families in NYC

with

> adolescent AS kids? I'm also looking for a new school; her current

> school is great academically, but lacks all the services she needs.

> Thanks so much.

>

>

>

>