Aspergers

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  1. Trish

    Trish New Member

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    Hello to all. I don't get to get on here much anymore so I want to say hello. The ones who know me know my daughter was diagnosed with ADHD, Bipolar, and Anxiety years ago. They are now saying she has Aspergers. To me this really makes sense. She has the poor motor skills, sensory issues, and the bad social issues. Now, I am trying to change some of the way I've homeschooling. I have always taught hands on. She needs that. I want to include things like how to handle certain social situations and manners. Anything that would help her improve her life skills. If you have any information that would help me. I would be grateful. Websites, books, and any experiences dealing with it. That would be great. I'm desperate. Vicki is now 13 and the teenage years are rough enough. She sure don't need all this too. Have a good day.
     
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  3. Tina Razzell

    Tina Razzell New Member

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    My son was mildly autistic, I did a lot of therapy at home. He did later lose his diagnosis, but in my view remained borderline. He's just graduated and now lives alone. What I did was read and digest The Out of Sync Child and The Out of Sync Child has fun and that was my Bible. I put the other children in school so I could work with him one-on-one a lot. I believe it worked.

    One of the best things I did was to take him out for breakfast once a week and discuss the week. We had huge anger issues and we discussed his triggers and responses and just about stopped the outbursts.

    I'm currently working on writing a book of his life story, but it will be a year before it's out.
     
  4. Marty

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    Ds is high functioning autistic. We have always done his therapies at home. We use a lot of role playing and are big into costumes. Costumes help with appropriate dress for formal occasions, and proper etiquette and clothing care. Tea parties help with social eating and decorum. Ds is into top hats and tails so we are learning how to be a gentleman, which he is trying very hard to be.
    I warn him when possible when we meet new people and explain how he should act (i.e. shaking hands, standing straight, don't mumble).
    Role playing helps with the social issues. We act out meeting someone new before I introduce him to anyone he doesn't already know. And as much as is possible, I try to find a picture of the new person so he can see what they look like before meeting them. That seems to help with the anxiety. When that's not possible, I explain if the person is male or female and something about them to make them a little more familiar to him.
    We are hitting puberty and sensory issues are going a little haywire. I did explain to him to expect that they would and so far he has dealt pretty well with them. I do praise him for his faint (almost invisible) mustache. So he is looking forward to "shaving". I also have told ds about sensory issues I have and had as a child. I HATE sock seams. He now asks if I felt this or that when I was a kid. Being able to express those and finding out he's not alone in having sensory issues seems to help.
    I don't know if this is what you're looking for but hope it helps.
    Marty
     
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    Trish New Member

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    Ladies, thank you. I have thought about the role playing. The role playing puts them in a situation but not really in it. I like that. I want to do therapy at home as part of her school. This will help her daily. I appreciate the help. Yes, these is the things that I am hunting for.
     
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    I did a lot of role playing. I had 3 boys, one autistic, one ADHD, and there was a lot of fighting and aggression. I would take them out of the situation and we would reenact situations they had been in with me guiding them as to the correct behavior.

    One thing I did do was to give my son complete sentences he should say when someone talked to him. We had the classic lack of eye contact and he would mumble one word answers when someone spoke to him. I would say, "when someone says X, you should reply Y" and he did.
     
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    We use a digital camera/camcorder to record his role playing. Then he get to watch himself and we discuss what he did and what he should have done. It's very hard for them to realize how the appear to others. Seeing themselves in a video or camera often brings it into perspective for them.
    Dressing up helps them find their own sense of style and uniqueness. For us it has helped eliminate the "I want the latest thing because so-and-so has it." And it can spark their creativity.
    If you want any specifics or have any questions, feel free to ask. :D
     

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