Re: Not sure what is going on...Xbox withdrawal????

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Miriam,

That is the funniest thing Ive ever heard, bitterest of enemies but

can still act civilized to each other. You should send that to the

president. Please continue to share his outlandish phrases with us. I

know I can always use a good laugh. When I read your post I was

lagughing so loud my son and husbabd wanted to know what was so funny

and I read your post and they are now both cracking up. Please let

your son know that he spreads joy to all. Thank you, and by the way I

heard that Mozart did have asperger syndrome also. Alot of our great

men and inventors have been known to have asperger syndrome so it

looks like your son falls in that same catagory. gina

> > >

> > > From: Miriam <callis4773@>

> > > Subject: ( ) Re: Not sure what is going

on...Xbox

> > withdrawal????

> > >

> > > Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 9:18 PM

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > It really is amazing to compare a good school environment to a

> bad

> > > one. was in a terrible school in Texas and he was

miserable.

> I

> > > kept thinking, " Where has my happy little boy gone? " Then he

was

> > > transferred to another school in the district that had a

> > centralized

> > > social skills classroom just for kids with high functioning

> autism

> > or

> > > asperger syndrome. He went from doing no class or homework at

> all,

> > > having extreme issues with aggression, meltdowns every day,

> > > depression and anxiety (age 7) to a complete 180 within weeks

of

> > > starting the school with the CSSC which was a good environment.

> The

> > > aggression declined and was nearly gone by age 9. 's first

> year

> > > there he won the Principal's award for good citizenship because

> of

> > > his improved behavior. He won an award for his artwork and he

> > > started writing poetry. He's an amazing poet! I love to read

his

> > > work.

> > >

> > > Here is his latest. He had an assignment to write about his

> > > thumbprint using analogies:

> > >

> > > " The comet moving slowly in the light-ridden space.

> > > The ripples it leaves behind in space like its water.

> > > The ripples slowly becoming more psychadellic.

> > > In the comets movement a vortex forms in the middle of it.

> > > From all of these things the weirdness of space is born. "

> > >

> > > Here's a thing he wrote about his sister. Not a poem but about

> why

> > > she's his best friend.

> > >

> > > " Rayleigh is my sister which automatically makes her my best

> > friend.

> > > We are siblings. We play all the same video games. We play

Super

> > > Smash Brothers Melee for the Gamecube and want to get a Wii

along

> > > with Super Smash Brothers Brawl. It has a character named Lucas

> > from

> > > Earthbound 2. My sister and I play MMORPGs (Massively

Multiplayer

> > > Online Role Playing Games). We enjoy them a lot.

> > >

> > > When we're not playing video games we just resort to our

> computers,

> > > but if there's something very cool going on inside or outside

> then

> > we

> > > take part in that. We like to have snowball fights when there

is

> > > enough snow. Sometimes we go bowling. Back in Texas I had a

> > > trampoline but it's gone now that we're in New Hampshire. We

> liked

> > to

> > > go boing boing boing boing. When there was ice on the

trampoline

> we

> > > liked to slip on it. On occasion we will watch some TV.

Sometimes

> > we

> > > like to watch videos on our computer.

> > >

> > > We have brown hair. We are both very smart and sometimes we

like

> to

> > > read together.

> > >

> > > There are lots of things that are different about us even

though

> > > there are lots of things that are the same about us. I like

Greek

> > > Mythology so I like swords used in Greek Mythology. I'm a guy

and

> > > she's a girl. I have Asperger Syndrome my sister is

Neurotypical.

> > We

> > > both go to different schools. I go to *******. She goes to

> *******.

> > I

> > > have short hair. She has long hair. I played baseball last year

> > while

> > > she likes shoes, did ballet and plays with dolls. Rayleigh has

a

> > > hamster. I have a dog.

> > >

> > > Rayleigh and I like to eat different food. Rayleigh eats

shrimp,

> > > vegetables, spaghetti with sauce and she likes steak. I seem to

> > like

> > > Ramen and Nuggets. We also both like to eat peanut butter and

> jelly.

> > >

> > > My sister seems to do a lot of stuff that really interests me

but

> > > then she starts to annoy me. She probably has no idea she has

> > annoyed

> > > me until I go screaming a lot and then she has no idea why I'm

> > > screaming so she thinks about it. And then finally comes up

with

> > the

> > > conclusion that she annoyed me. And then I just go up to my

room

> > and

> > > watch videos and then I just try to find her and it turns out

> she's

> > > by my side.

> > >

> > > She seems to like it when I am imitating certain things that

she

> > > likes.

> > >

> > > My sister is my best friend because I love her and we're in the

> > same

> > > family. Either way I look at it I'm stuck with her for the rest

> of

> > my

> > > life until I die so I figure I just make the best of what I

have.

> I

> > > understand why she acts the way she does. Rayleigh always makes

> the

> > > funnest games. When the game is over I stop and think what I'd

be

> > > doing right now if I didn't have a sister like her. I don't

want

> to

> > > have any other girl for my sister besides her. So I try to keep

> her

> > > happy. But if she gets on my nerves I go crazy. "

> > >

> > > I have a nice little collection of all of his poems and stories

> now.

> > >

> > > Miriam

> > >

> > > > miram....

> > > >  

> > > > Thank you for your long post and writing about what the

doctor

> > said

> > > to you.  I think you were right...about the

environment. ..things

> > > going wrong in school....he felt his teacher was unfair to

> > > him ...making him finish the reading assignment and not making

> the

> > > others finish.  He then shut down in math...so then he had to

> > finish

> > > the math too...plus he had 9 science words...to look up....he

was

> > > fustrated becuase the teacher said they could not use the

> glossary

> > in

> > > the back of the book...it has to be found in the chapter...it

> > > frightened him and overwhelmed him....

> > > >  

> > > > It is amazing what happens to our children when they are

> > anxious. 

> > > After battling all night we finally got the homework all

> > done...told

> > > him see ...it wasn't that bad and we could have had it done in

1

> > > hour. Sometime I try to ease things up for him....write the

math

> > > problems donw so he just has to solve them....read things to

him

> > and

> > > make him tell me the answers.  I have always told my son we are

> > here

> > > to help him and lift the anxiety and some of the weight off

him. 

> > > Later that night my husband talked to him about homework...and

my

> > son

> > > admitted he was AFRAID of homework. Wow...that is some

> > insight....he

> > > probably gets very anxious about it.

> > > >  

> > > > We too have limited Video games. It does improve him over the

> > long

> > > run when he is not on it.... in fact last night we caught him

up

> at

> > > 10:30 pm reading a book...reading! Wow!

> > > > We too have a rule ....no tv, xbox until all homework is

> done....

> > > >  

> > > > Thanks for the advice....

> > > >  

> > > > Jan

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >  Jan Rushen

> > > > Smile because it is contagious!! !!

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Now Miriam....you must write a book....put all his poems in there and his little sayings...and then when he reaches 40...you can give it to him as a birthday gift...they sell blank books...no lines and it is hard cover....the students and I wrote a book 2 years ago ...they came out so cute... or you could do one with all his poems and another with all his cute sayings and draw pictures ...say of the toy....how neat would that be!!!! I gotta do it too!!!

I'll never forget when we told my son...he was 5 or 6...we were going to CVS to get poppys' drugs....he shouted out from the back seat...NO....I sat and looked at him....like where did that come from...and then it dawned on me....he meant NO DRUGS!!!! Oh, too funny....so then I had to explain....I still think about it and laugh....

Jan

Jan Rushen

Smile because it is contagious!!!!

From: Miriam <callis4773@...>Subject: ( ) Re: Not sure what is going on...Xbox withdrawal???? Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008, 4:31 PM

Thanks so much. Thank you everyone. I love my son's poems and other written work too. He has a way with words. His handwriting can be quite good if he wants to work at it but mostly it's atrocious. He wants to get it done as fast as possible and will NOT slow down even though I keep telling him other people need to be able to read it. He kind of reminds me of Mozart in the movie Amadeus. There is some thought that Mozart had asperger syndrome too, by the way. Anyway, the Kaiser didn't like his new opera so he ripped it up and threw it on the fire. When people asked him if he had copies he pointed to his head and said, "It's all up here. Making copies is all scribbling and bibbling." Well it was something like that. Anyway, that's how is about written work. But he's amazing on the computer. He made up his own way of using most of his fingers for typing and is a much faster typist than I am. If

he could stop and check his work I expect he could get a job doing data entry. I expect with maturity he'll also gain some work related skills. LOL. He's only 11 afterall. has been known to say some hilarious things too. I used to volunteer at his school's library when we were still in Texas. If I volunteered on a particular day always rode home with me instead of taking the bus. So on one of these occasions had this toy with him. It's one of those plastic things with a ring at one end that you put around your foot and a ball at the other. You swing the foot with the ring around and jump over the ball end with your other foot. Not sure if I'm describing it right. Anyway, I asked him where he got it and he said, " gave it to me." I hadn't heard of a in his class so I asked him, "Who is , is he your friend?" I'm always cautious about these "friend" things.

answered, "No, actually we're the bitterest of enemies." Keep in mind he was 9 years old at the time. Next I asked him, "If you're the bitterest of enemies, why did he give you a gift?" then said, "Just because we're the bitterest of enemies doesn't mean we can't act civilized." I laughed and laughed. I told other people and they all kept telling me I should have him write and tell that to the president. LOL.Miriam> > > > From: Miriam <callis4773@ >> > Subject: ( ) Re: Not sure

what is going on...Xbox > withdrawal?? ??> > > > Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 9:18 PM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > It really is amazing to compare a good school environment to a bad > > one. was in a terrible school in Texas and he was miserable. I > > kept thinking, "Where has my happy little boy gone?" Then he was > > transferred to another school in the district that had a > centralized > > social skills classroom just for kids with high functioning autism > or > > asperger syndrome. He went from doing no class or homework at all, > > having extreme issues with aggression, meltdowns every day, > > depression and anxiety (age 7) to

a complete 180 within weeks of > > starting the school with the CSSC which was a good environment. The > > aggression declined and was nearly gone by age 9. 's first year > > there he won the Principal's award for good citizenship because of > > his improved behavior. He won an award for his artwork and he > > started writing poetry. He's an amazing poet! I love to read his > > work. > > > > Here is his latest. He had an assignment to write about his > > thumbprint using analogies:> > > > "The comet moving slowly in the light-ridden space.> > The ripples it leaves behind in space like its water.> > The ripples slowly becoming more psychadellic.> > In the comets movement a vortex forms in the middle of it.> > From all of these things the weirdness of space is born."> > >

> Here's a thing he wrote about his sister. Not a poem but about why > > she's his best friend.> > > > "Rayleigh is my sister which automatically makes her my best > friend. > > We are siblings. We play all the same video games. We play Super > > Smash Brothers Melee for the Gamecube and want to get a Wii along > > with Super Smash Brothers Brawl. It has a character named Lucas > from > > Earthbound 2. My sister and I play MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer > > Online Role Playing Games). We enjoy them a lot.> > > > When we're not playing video games we just resort to our computers, > > but if there's something very cool going on inside or outside then > we > > take part in that. We like to have snowball fights when there is > > enough snow. Sometimes we go bowling. Back in Texas I had a

> > trampoline but it's gone now that we're in New Hampshire. We liked > to > > go boing boing boing boing. When there was ice on the trampoline we > > liked to slip on it. On occasion we will watch some TV. Sometimes > we > > like to watch videos on our computer.> > > > We have brown hair. We are both very smart and sometimes we like to > > read together.> > > > There are lots of things that are different about us even though > > there are lots of things that are the same about us. I like Greek > > Mythology so I like swords used in Greek Mythology. I'm a guy and > > she's a girl. I have Asperger Syndrome my sister is Neurotypical. > We > > both go to different schools. I go to *******. She goes to *******. > I > > have short hair. She has long hair. I played baseball

last year > while > > she likes shoes, did ballet and plays with dolls. Rayleigh has a > > hamster. I have a dog.> > > > Rayleigh and I like to eat different food. Rayleigh eats shrimp, > > vegetables, spaghetti with sauce and she likes steak. I seem to > like > > Ramen and Nuggets. We also both like to eat peanut butter and jelly.> > > > My sister seems to do a lot of stuff that really interests me but > > then she starts to annoy me. She probably has no idea she has > annoyed > > me until I go screaming a lot and then she has no idea why I'm > > screaming so she thinks about it. And then finally comes up with > the > > conclusion that she annoyed me. And then I just go up to my room > and > > watch videos and then I just try to find her and it turns out she's > > by my

side.> > > > She seems to like it when I am imitating certain things that she > > likes.> > > > My sister is my best friend because I love her and we're in the > same > > family. Either way I look at it I'm stuck with her for the rest of > my > > life until I die so I figure I just make the best of what I have. I > > understand why she acts the way she does. Rayleigh always makes the > > funnest games. When the game is over I stop and think what I'd be > > doing right now if I didn't have a sister like her. I don't want to > > have any other girl for my sister besides her. So I try to keep her > > happy. But if she gets on my nerves I go crazy."> > > > I have a nice little collection of all of his poems and stories now.> > > > Miriam> > >

> > miram....> > > > > > Thank you for your long post and writing about what the doctor > said > > to you. I think you were right...about the environment. ..things > > going wrong in school....he felt his teacher was unfair to > > him ...making him finish the reading assignment and not making the > > others finish. He then shut down in math...so then he had to > finish > > the math too...plus he had 9 science words...to look up....he was > > fustrated becuase the teacher said they could not use the glossary > in > > the back of the book...it has to be found in the chapter...it > > frightened him and overwhelmed him....> > > > > > It is amazing what happens to our children when they are > anxious. > > After battling all night we finally got the

homework all > done...told > > him see ...it wasn't that bad and we could have had it done in 1 > > hour. Sometime I try to ease things up for him....write the math > > problems donw so he just has to solve them....read things to him > and > > make him tell me the answers. I have always told my son we are > here > > to help him and lift the anxiety and some of the weight off him. > > Later that night my husband talked to him about homework...and my > son > > admitted he was AFRAID of homework. Wow...that is some > insight....he > > probably gets very anxious about it.> > > > > > We too have limited Video games. It does improve him over the > long > > run when he is not on it.... in fact last night we caught him up at > > 10:30 pm reading a book...reading!

Wow!> > > We too have a rule ....no tv, xbox until all homework is done....> > > > > > Thanks for the advice....> > > > > > Jan> > > > > > > > > Jan Rushen> > > Smile because it is contagious!! !!> >>