Re: a-Aspberger's

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LeAnne,

I will never complain again! All I can say is God Bless You!!!

> Subject: Re: and -ODD This is long guys.

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> Do I spell that right? AS I mean.

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> Every child is so different than each other. So I am

> about to describe each of my kids.

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> Husband: diagnosed with AS

> Can't stand loud or repeating noises. Needs a lot of

> quiet time

> Can't make a decision to dave his life. He works on it

> but all the possiblities get in the way. I have to

> help him narrow it down and prioritize it. He is

> fluent in English and several other languages. He

> could be in Menza his language is so incredible. He

> can't commmunicate. He can't say what he wants to

> others except for me with out long pauses between

> words and thinking. He comes across as short, brass,

> and rude. Extremely rude. He tells you what he thinks.

> He cannot understand emotions nor does he want to. He

> cannot hold a job as a result of all of the above. He

> is brillant but can't manage himself to do his won

> job. He now works for me as my secretary as long as he

> isn't the receptionist. He would be fabulous at

> research but can't decide where to begin. He needs to

> be assigned a topic for example.

> Me- I am AS and Dyslexic and Dysgraphic with sensory

> issues and seizures. I no longer do the side eyes, I

> can look people in faces now and no longer get sick

> doing new things or meeting new people. I think in

> pictures.

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> Rebekah-23 ODD AS ADHD Big sensory issues. SHe was a

> result of the shots in England during the late 70's

> and early 80's. Lots of Autistic kids there. She is

> very socially inappropriate. I wrote a lot about her

> in other emails. Reading by 18 months.

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> -22 AS almost NT now. She had some quirks as a

> child. Side eyes for example. (That is when you look

> at things from the side for fun, or to look at

> people.)

> She says she still does it in private and last year

> made it a goal to look at people in the face. She

> didn't walk until she was almost 2. She crawled

> backwards looking behind her as she went. She didn't

> make a sound until she was 3. I asked a doctor if she

> had a voice box. He told me to count my bleesings. At

> three she suddenly out of the blue started talking in

> sentences. She wouldn't do anything until she knew how

> then she would do it perfectly. Swimming for example

> she would sit and watch everyone swim. On the last day

> of lessons she jumped in the pool and won the race.

> She had make believe friends and each had their own

> voice she would make up. She was extremely shy. Now

> she is a radio broadcaster.

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> ph 21 NT??? liked to pick on people by tapping

> them. Big goof off. Gifted underacheiver.

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> The next two were the terror twins until we took them

> off milk Now they are very laid back unless there is

> an infractions like yesterday. Fortunately, they just

> beat each other up. FUnny huh?

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> 19 AS Computer nerd. Dropped out of school in

> 8th grade and started college classes on his own. He

> is very shy. Can't stand phones. Designs web pages for

> people. Made his won cubby hole in our living room

> with his computer stuff. Has decided to overcome his

> obstacles so some times he is outgoing and social. He

> can't make decisions like his dad. He will go

> somewhere someday. like his sister he didn't talk

> until he was five. THen he had his own language.

> Doesn't do side eyes much anymore.

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> 17 AS Computer nerd. Had his own language until

> he was 5 that only could understand. Couldn't

> count to 1 until he was 8. no idea about seguences

> until he was ten. Extremely shy. We have melt downs

> with both of the above if they haven't had enough

> computer time. He isn't on the earth yet. Still lives

> in his own world. Designs aircraft and space ships

> constantly. He is a walking encyclopedia.

>

> -15 NT!!!!! Loves baseball and is upset that his

> brothers can't figure out how to throw it! He has a

> lot on his plate to do and help with so many siblings

> with AS

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> Seth 13 AS ADD Sigh. We are still working on this

> one. loves art. He is very much like his Dad. He is

> very socially inappropriate but on the overly

> affectionate extreme. Kisses strangers for example.

> Well that stopped a couple of years ago. He didn't

> talk until he was 7. photographic memory. Gifted

> underachiever. Routine walking in concentric circles

> through the day.

>

> I did a colon cleanse, yeast free diet here, removed

> heay metals, etc.

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> 12 NT What a gift.

>

> 10 NT A dancer and her second year in a dance

> company.

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> 8 NT Upset that his brothers won't play ball

> but isn't good enough yet for peter.

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> Enoch 6 CP/Autism/ Angelman's? Can't walk. Can't talk.

> Can't imitate, can follow directions, Side eyes, stims

> all the classic Autism things. Getting better on the

> diet.

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> 2 NT. BUt she toe walks because she imitates

> RAchel dancing ballet around the house.

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> What would set my children off are change of routines,

> even in our crazy household a change might mean going

> somewhere instead of staying home. Milk Milk products

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> We had to be careful with SEth and Rebekah on wording.

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> We try to keep stress levels down for everyone. I do a

> lot of deep pressure on the more agitated kids. I use

> a lot of rewards to get things down. We use time out

> for behaviors. We have behavioral contacts. WE give

> lots of computer time since that seems to calm down

> their very busy brains. we only learned about Autism

> four years ago so we are still learning what works

> with each child. I think that sensory is a big issue

> with these kids. I will probably do heavy metal detox

> one at a time. THe only one is seems to need to be GF

> is Enoch. We did a big elimination diet on all the

> kids 15 years ago. Then figured out their allergies.

> THen the next kids have been normal until Enoch.

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