RE: I got two books today!

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ok, i gotta ask ... who is Tony Attwood?

(don't flame me)

(SAHM in GA)

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n 33, mo, no formal dx

Phoebe, 11 wks

I got two books today!

> I know..books...my undoing.

>

> I got 'The speed of Dark' and 'Thinking in Pictures' :-D

>

> I bought a Tony Attwood DVD at the conference plus a book called 'The

Social

> Skills Picture Book'. I'm leaving that one lying around hoping that

Jacqui

> picks it up. :-D

>

> I love books :-D

>

> Penny

>

> ~Accept what nature provides and celebrate the differences~

> April IS Autism Awareness Month!

>

>

>

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tell me how do you like them when you read them. Have you notice that

lots of people here like books?

Cecilia from Perú, mom to Dessirée (05/07/99)

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De: Penny

Enviado el: Jueves, 01 de Mayo de 2003 09:52 p.m.

Para: Parenting Autism

Asunto: I got two books today!

I know..books...my undoing.

I got 'The speed of Dark' and 'Thinking in Pictures' :-D

I bought a Tony Attwood DVD at the conference plus a book called 'The

Social

Skills Picture Book'. I'm leaving that one lying around hoping that

Jacqui

picks it up. :-D

I love books :-D

Penny

~Accept what nature provides and celebrate the differences~

April IS Autism Awareness Month!

[Guest guest]

> I know..books...my undoing. >

LOL...mine, too. But if ya gotta collect something, might as well be

something that feeds your mind, huh?

> I got 'The speed of Dark' and 'Thinking in Pictures' :-D >

" Thinking in Pictures " is a really interesting book. She gets really

into her animals. :-)

I think the thing I liked best about this book is the way she

describes having to set up tangible examples of symbolic

concepts...way cool.

> I'm leaving that one lying around hoping that Jacqui

> picks it up. :-D >

This is a strategy that Donna suggests for kids with

autism...indirectly confrontational, I think she calls it.

> I love books :-D >>

Yup.

Raena (who is waiting for books to arrive by mail, a phone call from

the local bookstore about a book ordered a while back, and a book my

sister found that she is sending...all while trying to finish a book

borrowed from ' OT...eeks!)

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> I got 'The speed of Dark' and 'Thinking in Pictures' :-D

>

I'm halfway through The Speed of Dark. It's amazing. It has brought up

some points about the NT world that just floor me - like we always teach our

kids the conventional things to say - please, thank you, I'm sorry - and

they always say them at the appropriate time, once learned...but do WE?

Jacquie

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> This is a strategy that Donna suggests for kids with

> autism...indirectly confrontational, I think she calls it.

It is a strategy that works VERY well with ERic. Lately with homework I just

add the sheet to the pile on the dining table and remark, in passing,

" there's homework on the table when you feel like it, " and then keep moving

in the opposite direction.

He's doing about one sheet a night now! :-)

> Raena (who is waiting for books to arrive by mail, a phone call from

> the local bookstore about a book ordered a while back, and a book my

> sister found that she is sending...all while trying to finish a book

> borrowed from ' OT...eeks!)

Oh, do I hear ya. Went to the library this week and paid $30 in late fees.

I had NO intention of picking up more books until I finished the speed of

dark...but one book wouldn't hurt, right?...went home with a backpack FULL.

<sigh>

Jacquie

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I wish we could have a book swap. I can't figure out any way that we could

make it work though unless we could get non profit status and get free

postage

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I just checked out the Speed of Dark from the library. Compelling from

page one.

Maggie

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Ready, set, go!!!!!

Maggie

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I wish for a book swap too.

Maggie

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> I just picked it up too at the library. Anyone wanna race and see who

gets

> done first? BAHAHAHA

I'm halfway through. If anybody beats me, I'll expect to know why you're

neglecting your kiddies! :-P

Jacquie

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In a message dated 5/2/03 5:11:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vhunnius@...

writes:

> I'm halfway through. If anybody beats me, I'll expect to know why you're

> neglecting your kiddies! :-P

I'm on page 52. Unless you're done by now I just might since is

sleeping. It's my only talent. Reading at the speed of light! Or should I

say dark? It's a very marketable skill NOT.

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>

> I love books :-D

Oh, me too.

Salli, currently escaping from autism by reading a murder mystery

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A very well respected expert on Aspergers...

:-D

We don't flame here.

http://www.tonyattwood.com

Penny :-D

Re: I got two books today!

ok, i gotta ask ... who is Tony Attwood?

(don't flame me)

(SAHM in GA)

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I think a lot of us hear like books.

For me, they are a great escape, plus I always learn something.

Of course, that's when I actually have the opportunity to read.

Penny :-D

RE: I got two books today!

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tell me how do you like them when you read them. Have you notice that

lots of people here like books?

Cecilia from Perú, mom to Dessirée (05/07/99)

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WOW , you DO read fast.

Maggie

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OMG...Are you living here?

<<<<<<

I have 1 SK book going now plus a Stanley Greenspan book

<<<<<<

I have the same things going!!! I'm reading Dreamcatcher right now...you?

And I'm working on the Greenspan book AND have started Temple Grandin's

" Thinking in Pictures " .

Penny

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I answered it. which means you deleted MY response. You KNOW how I feel

about those things, Salli.

;-)

Penny

Re: I got two books today!

>

> ok, i gotta ask ... who is Tony Attwood?

>

Hey, isn't anyone gonna answer 's question. I mean I am two days

late here! (maybe I deleted the answer?)

Tony Attwood is probably the best know Asperger Syndrome expert. He has

written a book called Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and

Professionals, and has written a number of articles on it. I gather he is a

good speaker and he does a fair amount of lecturing.

Salli

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>>I'm reading Dreamcatcher right now<< Great book! I am reading " Hearts in

Atlantis " , good so far but I keep falling asleep and bending the pages LOL.

Warm Regards

& ASD 11/25/00 in Maine

RE: I got two books today!

OMG...Are you living here?

<<<<<<

I have 1 SK book going now plus a Stanley Greenspan book

<<<<<<

I have the same things going!!! I'm reading Dreamcatcher right now...you?

And I'm working on the Greenspan book AND have started Temple Grandin's

" Thinking in Pictures " .

Penny

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>

> I answered it. which means you deleted MY response. You KNOW how I feel

> about those things, Salli.

>

> ;-)

Uh-oh. I'm in trouble now.

Sorry, Penny. I promise not to do it again!

Salli

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> A murder mystery, Salli!!! What one? I love murder mysteries and am

always looking for good ones I haven't yet read.

>

I am a big re-reader, Janae, so I am just reading an old Dick Francis (well,

actually I am on to another one by now since I read much the way does

(tested at 700 wpm when I was ten and getting faster ever since...), Flying

Finish, I think.

I love to start reading a favorite author knowing that I won't have to be

hunting for a book for several days until I can finish all of them. I need

something to read always.

Salli

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I carry a book with me where ever I go too. If I run out of new

material, I revisit old, comfortable authors.

Maggie

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In a message dated 5/4/03 6:35:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

bunnytiner@... writes:

> (tested at 700 wpm when I was ten and getting faster ever since...), Flying

> Finish, I think.

>

can you test this? That would be cool!

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>

> > (tested at 700 wpm when I was ten and getting faster ever since...),

Flying

> > Finish, I think.

> >

>

> can you test this? That would be cool!

>

I supposed we could test it, but there are different reading speeds. The

speed at which one reads the last five pages of a very exciting book is a

lot different from the speed at which one reads a very boring book not of

one's own choice.

Salli