newbie to the group :)

[Guest guest]

Hello all

I have a 6 year old daughter who was diagnosed with Aspergers last year

at this time. SHe is currently in Kindergarten, and for the most part,

scholastically is caught right up with her peers. My frustration with

her is her lack of social skills. Kids will come up to her & say

hello , and she screams " I dont want them to talk to me ! " It is

totally embarrassing for me, and I feel for her, as if this continues,

she will never have any friends. THe even more sad part is that I dont

think she cares if she has friends at all. I just wanted to

say " hello " to everyone, and say how happy I am that this board exists

for us to vent to each other

THANK YOU!

[Guest guest]

( ) newbie to the group

Hello all

I have a 6 year old daughter who was diagnosed with Aspergers last year

at this time. SHe is currently in Kindergarten, and for the most part,

scholastically is caught right up with her peers. My frustration with

her is her lack of social skills. Kids will come up to her & say

hello , and she screams " I dont want them to talk to me ! " It is

totally embarrassing for me, and I feel for her, as if this continues,

she will never have any friends. THe even more sad part is that I dont

think she cares if she has friends at all. I just wanted to

say " hello " to everyone, and say how happy I am that this board exists

for us to vent to each other

THANK YOU!

Hi!

Welcome to our group!

She really needs help with social skills. The school should be working with

her on these kinds of skills and/or you can contact local area speech

therapist who may know of a social skill group you could get her in to.

There are also great books as well - " Teaching your child the language of

social success " and " Thinking about you Thinking about me " are two that are

nice.

Roxanna

[Guest guest]

This is a common issue with our kids. And I know as a mother it just breaks my

heart to watch my daughter have issues like this. Do you have any other

children? Or a friend that has children her age, or neighbors? I suggest you

try some " social stories " with her.

DOES ANYONE HAVE SOCIAL STORIES WE CAN SHARE? My 7 yr old first grader's

speech teacher does social stories with her.

Plan with a Mom ahead of time and plan a fun play date. As the children are

interacting you and the other Mom can kind of coach the children. For example,

have the Mom tell her child that we are going to help your child " learn " how to

be a friend. Maybe plan a fun craft or something and while the kids are doing

this encourage them to interact with each other. " , ask Kaitlin to pass

you the glue. " " Ask Kaitlin what color marker is her favorite. " Then after

the playdate talk to your daughter and tell her what a great friend the other

child is and how good your daughter is at making friends. (Self fulfilling

proficy is very powerful.) Even if you honestly don't feel it went that well

STILL reinforce her and tell her what a good friend to this child she is.

Sometimes our children need to be taught skills that other children just kind

of develop on their own. You are blessed that she is strong cognitively

because she can be taught how to interact.

(Mom to 7 yr old triplet daughters - one with aspgers.)

godsmack537 <godsmack537@...> wrote: Hello all

I have a 6 year old daughter who was diagnosed with Aspergers last year

at this time. SHe is currently in Kindergarten, and for the most part,

scholastically is caught right up with her peers. My frustration with

her is her lack of social skills. Kids will come up to her & say

hello , and she screams " I dont want them to talk to me ! " It is

totally embarrassing for me, and I feel for her, as if this continues,

she will never have any friends. THe even more sad part is that I dont

think she cares if she has friends at all. I just wanted to

say " hello " to everyone, and say how happy I am that this board exists

for us to vent to each other

THANK YOU!