Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 How wonderful! Congratulations to your son! Will you share with us what information is included on the personal awareness card? I can see that being very helpful. -Mich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!! I think it's awesome that he told the manager about AS. I've wondered what we'd do when it comes time.My son is 14 and he's found out that Culver's will hire at 14........and so I wonder if I should encourage him to do the same as your son. Sigh. Soooo great to hear such wonderful news!!!! Attack and enjoy every minute of life. Try everything.....protect everything. Robin I just introduced a group called SibKids to my 8-yr-old daughter so she has an outlet to share frustrations, experiences, etc... with other siblings of special needs kids. It's a group and here is the link: group/SibKids/ There aren't a lot of posts like this listserv, but it's started to gain a little momentum recently. My daughter really likes it. "Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out." From: Roxanna <MadIdeasaol (DOT) com> Sent: Fri, July 9, 2010 10:17:47 AMSubject: Re: ( ) Siblings It might be nice to find something they both like to do to encourage more play time together - buy a family puzzle, a game they both would enjoy, etc. And maybe get little brother involved in something else that gets him away from his big brother for a while (play dates? gymnastics? swimming?) Sibling interactions can be tough. And it's hard to find a balance. As for when they fight, I would not just tell your 7 yo to "use your words" but also walk him through it by giving him the words he needs during the moment and then having him repeat. Either he will learn from that or if he already knows, he will get annoyed at having to do it with you and start doing it himself. RoxannaWhenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. ( ) Siblings My 7-year-old DS adores his 4-year-old NT brother, or at least he used to. Lately he has lost interest in playing with him, which is causing a whole new set of problems. Now my youngest has begun to do things he knows annoys his brother, just so he can set him off and - by default - get his attention. The result is my oldest loses his temper, chases him, screams at him, and sometimes hits him. I've heard the "boys will be boys" routine, and I know that siblings bug one another, but I'm really concerned about this. I've talked to my 4-year-old about not being a bully, I've talked to my 7-year-old about using his words and telling us when he gets annoyed, I've given them both time outs, I've taken away toys, I've taken away priveleges.. . I'm running out of ideas. My 7-year-old is pretty tall and strong and my 4-year-old is pretty small. To him it's just a game but I know my oldest takes this seriously and these inciden ts are getting more frequent. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Yes it is wonderful. The awreness card was an idea i tweaked from in this group. It is essentially for police etc but also works well in other situations. I will let post on this as it was her idea or I will just re post hers. It is great and was an alternative to the bracelet. I had a heap made and we just give them out when we feel it's neccesary. Kel I will keep climbing the mountain. Sent from Kel's iPhone On 14/07/2010, at 7:17 AM, <michmull@...> wrote: How wonderful! Congratulations to your son! Will you share with us what information is included on the personal awareness card? I can see that being very helpful. -Mich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Good for him!! CC: From: jazjamloch@...Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:04:15 -0700Subject: ( ) Re: part time job Hi all,Just wanted to share good news.My ds went for an interview at hungry jacks yesterday and got the job! He starts sat week and will work around school hours.I was so proud of him in the interview. In other interview he has gone off on his own and I have had no idea what he said! This time I was invited, so I was able to prompt him. He Aldo handed over his personal aspergers awareness card! This was on his own accord. The manager said this helped because she thought he looked bored and was dragged there! Lol gotta love monotone voice. It's great news and will give him the experience in the workforce he needs.Kel I will keep climbing the mountain.Sent from Kel's iPhone On 10/07/2010, at 1:29 AM, MacAllister <smacalli > wrote: I just introduced a group called SibKids to my 8-yr-old daughter so she has an outlet to share frustrations, experiences, etc... with other siblings of special needs kids. It's a group and here is the link: SibKids/ There aren't a lot of posts like this listserv, but it's started to gain a little momentum recently. My daughter really likes it. "Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out." From: Roxanna <MadIdeasaol> Sent: Fri, July 9, 2010 10:17:47 AMSubject: Re: ( ) Siblings It might be nice to find something they both like to do to encourage more play time together - buy a family puzzle, a game they both would enjoy, etc. And maybe get little brother involved in something else that gets him away from his big brother for a while (play dates? gymnastics? swimming?) Sibling interactions can be tough. And it's hard to find a balance. As for when they fight, I would not just tell your 7 yo to "use your words" but also walk him through it by giving him the words he needs during the moment and then having him repeat. Either he will learn from that or if he already knows, he will get annoyed at having to do it with you and start doing it himself. RoxannaWhenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. ( ) Siblings My 7-year-old DS adores his 4-year-old NT brother, or at least he used to. Lately he has lost interest in playing with him, which is causing a whole new set of problems. Now my youngest has begun to do things he knows annoys his brother, just so he can set him off and - by default - get his attention. The result is my oldest loses his temper, chases him, screams at him, and sometimes hits him. I've heard the "boys will be boys" routine, and I know that siblings bug one another, but I'm really concerned about this. I've talked to my 4-year-old about not being a bully, I've talked to my 7-year-old about using his words and telling us when he gets annoyed, I've given them both time outs, I've taken away toys, I've taken away priveleges.. . I'm running out of ideas. My 7-year-old is pretty tall and strong and my 4-year-old is pretty small. To him it's just a game but I know my oldest takes this seriously and these inciden ts are getting more frequent. Any suggestions? The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Yay!! Roxanna Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. ( ) Siblings My 7-year-old DS adores his 4-year-old NT brother, or at least he used to. Lately he has lost interest in playing with him, which is causing a whole new set of problems. Now my youngest has begun to do things he knows annoys his brother, just so he can set him off and - by default - get his attention. The result is my oldest loses his temper, chases him, screams at him, and sometimes hits him. I've heard the "boys will be boys" routine, and I know that siblings bug one another, but I'm really concerned about this. I've talked to my 4-year-old about not being a bully, I've talked to my 7-year-old about using his words and telling us when he gets annoyed, I've given them both time outs, I've taken away toys, I've taken away priveleges.. . I'm running out of ideas. My 7-year-old is pretty tall and strong and my 4-year-old is pretty small. To him it's just a game but I know my oldest takes this seriously and these inciden ts are getting more frequent. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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