Guest guest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hey . I have Aspergers, as does my daughter. My son was diagnosed with severe autism 4 years ago. Now he is in the mild range. I would love to know more about adults with autism/aspergers! I taught inclusion last year at a middle school - didnt think much of the idea. I love being a special ed teacher and telling 'my' kids that I have aspergers and ADHD - it lets them know that just because they have a disability it doesnt mean they cant be a success.Glad to hear from you. To: autism-georgia Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:05 AM Subject: Hi. I am new. I am an autism advocate and have autism. I have been interested in autism advocacy for years. I am most interested in inclusion, employment, transitions, treatment rights and advocacy issues which concern others that need awareness. I do not post often. Sometimes I like to share about autism issues though post rarely. I am new to this group. Sincerely, Young Autism Self-Advocate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 oh geeze, didnt know I was replying to everyone! sorry To: "autism-georgia " <autism-georgia > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:07 AM Subject: Re: Hi. I am new. Hey . I have Aspergers, as does my daughter. My son was diagnosed with severe autism 4 years ago. Now he is in the mild range. I would love to know more about adults with autism/aspergers! I taught inclusion last year at a middle school - didnt think much of the idea. I love being a special ed teacher and telling 'my' kids that I have aspergers and ADHD - it lets them know that just because they have a disability it doesnt mean they cant be a success.Glad to hear from you. To: autism-georgia Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:05 AM Subject: Hi. I am new. I am an autism advocate and have autism. I have been interested in autism advocacy for years. I am most interested in inclusion, employment, transitions, treatment rights and advocacy issues which concern others that need awareness. I do not post often. Sometimes I like to share about autism issues though post rarely. I am new to this group. Sincerely, Young Autism Self-Advocate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 No need to apologize. We need to see positive outcomes. Thanks.Sent from my iPhone oh geeze, didnt know I was replying to everyone! sorry To: "autism-georgia " <autism-georgia > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:07 AM Subject: Re: Hi. I am new. Hey . I have Aspergers, as does my daughter. My son was diagnosed with severe autism 4 years ago. Now he is in the mild range. I would love to know more about adults with autism/aspergers! I taught inclusion last year at a middle school - didnt think much of the idea. I love being a special ed teacher and telling 'my' kids that I have aspergers and ADHD - it lets them know that just because they have a disability it doesnt mean they cant be a success.Glad to hear from you. To: autism-georgia Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:05 AM Subject: Hi. I am new. I am an autism advocate and have autism. I have been interested in autism advocacy for years. I am most interested in inclusion, employment, transitions, treatment rights and advocacy issues which concern others that need awareness. I do not post often. Sometimes I like to share about autism issues though post rarely. I am new to this group. Sincerely, Young Autism Self-Advocate = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I agree... As the mother of an ASD girl I love to hear from adults that can make sense of some of my daughter's behaviors and issues. So, not only no need to apologize, but both of you, please do share some of your issues/difficulties/what worked and help us understand our children :-) To: "autism-georgia " <autism-georgia > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:03 PMSubject: Re: Hi. I am new. No need to apologize. We need to see positive outcomes. Thanks.Sent from my iPhone oh geeze, didnt know I was replying to everyone! sorry To: "autism-georgia " <autism-georgia > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:07 AMSubject: Re: Hi. I am new. Hey . I have Aspergers, as does my daughter. My son was diagnosed with severe autism 4 years ago. Now he is in the mild range. I would love to know more about adults with autism/aspergers! I taught inclusion last year at a middle school - didnt think much of the idea. I love being a special ed teacher and telling 'my' kids that I have aspergers and ADHD - it lets them know that just because they have a disability it doesnt mean they cant be a success. Glad to hear from you. To: autism-georgia Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:05 AMSubject: Hi. I am new. I am an autism advocate and have autism. I have been interested in autism advocacy for years. I am most interested in inclusion, employment, transitions, treatment rights and advocacy issues which concern others that need awareness. I do not post often. Sometimes I like to share about autism issues though post rarely. I am new to this group.Sincerely, YoungAutism Self-Advocate= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ditto for what said: “make sense of some of my daughter's behaviors and issues. So, not only no need to apologize, but both of you, please do share some of your issues/difficulties/what worked and help us understand our children”. Thank you for sharing. Regards, Aschmann Sent using Office 365 Exchange Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Welcome . I am a parent of a 24 year old son who has high functioning Autism. I'm glad to meet you. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 welcome, nathan. my son, 19, has high-functioning autism. as his mom, i welcome your input. To: autism-georgia Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:05 AMSubject: Hi. I am new. I am an autism advocate and have autism. I have been interested in autism advocacy for years. I am most interested in inclusion, employment, transitions, treatment rights and advocacy issues which concern others that need awareness. I do not post often. Sometimes I like to share about autism issues though post rarely. I am new to this group.Sincerely, YoungAutism Self-Advocate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hi there. I'm Darlene and my girl is turning 7 and is severe. Nice to meet u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Oh wow, thanks yall. Sometimes when I am with a child that has ASD I can tell what they want/need/ or thinking when they cant verbalize it. Weird I know, but it has come in handy. For instance, I had a non verbal student in my self contained classroom that would run away all the time. He would always run to the gym. I had never been to the gym in this new school, and thought it would be the same kind of smelly loud place that gyms always are. But the second I walked into the gym and the door closed - it was such a calm place - I cant describe it, but it was an awesome feeling. Almost like enveloped in gentle pressure. When I was an inclusion teacher I noticed that my kids with ASD/Aspergers were not successful when called on suddenly by the regular classroom teacher. Especially with 'tough' teachers who would say things like 'come on give me an answer', or 'were you even paying attention?!' Most of them were speechless until the teacher moved on to the next kid. I knew what the problem was with 'my' kids - anxiety makes our brains go blank. Completely blank - like you see the teacher asking you the question and its like she is at the end of a tunnel and the rest of the classroom is just a blur. We are so busy thinking 'Oh God she is calling on me, why me, what if I dont know the answer, what if I get it wrong, is everyone will be looking at me...?' That we miss most of the question and then anxiety blocks everything else. Then we fuss at ourselves 'why wasnt I paying attention, why did I freeze, why cant I pay attention???'I know I am rattling on and on, but let me tell you this last story. I was doing inclusion in language arts. We were discussing the book slaughter house 5. I heard the classroom teacher say that it was about 5 men who were held as prisoners in an old meat freezer. I immediately started thinking things like: was it plugged in?? did they have coats??? I dont think there are bathrooms in meat freezers! was there still meat in there...? I did not zone out intentionally, it just happened. Then the teacher asked me a question from across the classroom concerning the discussion. Guess what happened next? yep, I got a brain freeze! I was thinking 'oh no, I was so worried about the living conditions of those men that I didnt even hear the discussion!' To: "autism-georgia " <autism-georgia > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:59 PM Subject: Re: Hi. I am new. I agree... As the mother of an ASD girl I love to hear from adults that can make sense of some of my daughter's behaviors and issues. So, not only no need to apologize, but both of you, please do share some of your issues/difficulties/what worked and help us understand our children :-) To: "autism-georgia " <autism-georgia > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:03 PMSubject: Re: Hi. I am new. No need to apologize. We need to see positive outcomes. Thanks.Sent from my iPhone oh geeze, didnt know I was replying to everyone! sorry To: "autism-georgia " <autism-georgia > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:07 AMSubject: Re: Hi. I am new. Hey . I have Aspergers, as does my daughter. My son was diagnosed with severe autism 4 years ago. Now he is in the mild range. I would love to know more about adults with autism/aspergers! I taught inclusion last year at a middle school - didnt think much of the idea. I love being a special ed teacher and telling 'my' kids that I have aspergers and ADHD - it lets them know that just because they have a disability it doesnt mean they cant be a success. Glad to hear from you. To: autism-georgia Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:05 AMSubject: Hi. I am new. I am an autism advocate and have autism. I have been interested in autism advocacy for years. I am most interested in inclusion, employment, transitions, treatment rights and advocacy issues which concern others that need awareness. I do not post often. Sometimes I like to share about autism issues though post rarely. I am new to this group.Sincerely, YoungAutism Self-Advocate= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Don't apologize. It's encouraging to hear stories of autistic/Aspergers adults succeeding in life. I'm the father of an HFA boy (age 7) and sometimes I worry about his future. He has no siblings or cousins, so I worry about whether or not he'll be able to take care of himself as an adult. His mother and I are divorcing and sharing custody. I've had him in Tae Kwon Do for about 4 years, I put him in therapeutic riding over the summer and may re-visit Cub Scouts when he starts second grade this fall. Stories of success give me hope for him. We're all here to share stories and advice. Rob > > oh geeze, didnt know I was replying to everyone!  sorry > > > ________________________________ > > To: " autism-georgia " <autism-georgia > > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:07 AM > Subject: Re: Hi. I am new. > > >  > Hey .  I have Aspergers, as does my daughter.  My son was diagnosed with severe autism 4 years ago.  Now he is in the mild range. > > I would love to know more about adults with autism/aspergers!  I taught inclusion last year at a middle school - didnt think much of the idea.  I love being a special ed teacher and telling 'my' kids that I have aspergers and ADHD - it lets them know that just because they have a disability it doesnt mean they cant be a success. > > Glad to hear from you. > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: autism-georgia > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:05 AM > Subject: Hi. I am new. > > >  > I am an autism advocate and have autism. I have been interested in autism advocacy for years. I am most interested in inclusion, employment, transitions, treatment rights and advocacy issues which concern others that need awareness. I do not post often. Sometimes I like to share about autism issues though post rarely. I am new to this group. > > Sincerely, > > Young > Autism Self-Advocate > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 , I get what you were saying about having the brain freeze when asked the question in the middle of the "Slaughter House 5" story. My adult son tends to sometimes get bogged down in the details of written material. He most certainly would not have been able to get past the unusual nature of the characters' imprisonment! He also has issues with processing information fast enough. He may still be on the first few details, while the rest of the class might have already moved on ahead. Any outside noises or distractions will slow him down. As a matter of fact, when testing for classes at our local technical college, he requests an isolated, quiet room with extra time so that he is more able to concentrate & process. We've found that getting advance printed materials or Power Point helps too. Anyway...it's great hearing from everyone. Maybe we can all learn a little from each other. I know my greatest resource over the past 24 years has always been parents of children with a disability or individuals who have ASD. I look forward to hearing from everyone! Thanks, Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Oh yes, processing is a problem, I always think of clever 'come backs' about 10 minutes after the conversation ends! For serious conversations I find that it helps if I say ok, just let me clarify .... then I repeat what I think they said. This might happen a few times depending on how serious the conversation is.Love the power point idea! Thank you To: autism-georgia Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:13 PM Subject: Re: Hi. I am new. , I get what you were saying about having the brain freeze when asked the question in the middle of the "Slaughter House 5" story. My adult son tends to sometimes get bogged down in the details of written material. He most certainly would not have been able to get past the unusual nature of the characters' imprisonment! He also has issues with processing information fast enough. He may still be on the first few details, while the rest of the class might have already moved on ahead. Any outside noises or distractions will slow him down. As a matter of fact, when testing for classes at our local technical college, he requests an isolated, quiet room with extra time so that he is more able to concentrate & process. We've found that getting advance printed materials or Power Point helps too. Anyway...it's great hearing from everyone. Maybe we can all learn a little from each other. I know my greatest resource over the past 24 years has always been parents of children with a disability or individuals who have ASD. I look forward to hearing from everyone! Thanks, Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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