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he he. I think I"m walkiing right along with you. Or should I say, "Wandering" along with you. Sad, huh?

Ahhhhh, Laughter................

Robin

From: MacAllister <smacalli (DOT) com>Subject: Re: ( ) Parenthood Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 3:46 PM

I so agree with you, Robin! It's one of my "must-see-TV" shows, every week. I love the single mom and her family, maybe the most, but the whole cast is so great! Love the show!!!

"Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out."

From: and/or Robin Lemke <jrisjs (DOT) com>Aspergers TreatmentSent: Thu, May 13, 2010 11:43:48 AMSubject: ( ) Parenthood

Ok,,,,I just got done watching the last Parenthood. When the grampa tells the dad that he's 10 times the dad he was.......oh. ...the tears. I'm loving this show more and more every week. The little dude who plays the kid with AS is really coming into his own.

Ahhhhh, Laughter.... ......... ...

Robin

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One of my all time favorite movies, too!! I love the single mom's daughter on the TV version so I sure hope she doesn't end up pregnant, but we'll see!Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "" <kellypywtorak@...>Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 21:43:49 -0000< >Subject: ( ) Re: Parenthood ANybody remember the original Parenthood Movie from the '80's with Steve and Rick Moranis? One of my favorite movies. THere are a lot of similarities. Makes me wonder if a teen pregnancy is in the future...like in the movie.> >> > I love it too. with a great cast and each sharing an interesting role,> > there is lots of story potential. And I like the happy ending for each> > show. Leaves me feeling good, even when the main topics can be pretty> > heavy. I am confused about what happen to the crosby's initial> > girlfriend-the one he promised to have a child with, the one before jasmine.> > I don't remember them breaking up. anyone remember, maybe I fell asleep> > during that scene.> > > > > > > > Regards, melody> >>

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Amber could be pregnant from her night with Steve From: kellypywtorak@...Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 21:43:49 +0000Subject: ( ) Re: Parenthood

ANybody remember the original Parenthood Movie from the '80's with Steve and Rick Moranis? One of my favorite movies. THere are a lot of similarities. Makes me wonder if a teen pregnancy is in the future...like in the movie.

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> > I love it too. with a great cast and each sharing an interesting role,

> > there is lots of story potential. And I like the happy ending for each

> > show. Leaves me feeling good, even when the main topics can be pretty

> > heavy. I am confused about what happen to the crosby's initial

> > girlfriend-the one he promised to have a child with, the one before jasmine.

> > I don't remember them breaking up. anyone remember, maybe I fell asleep

> > during that scene.

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> > Regards, melody

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Guess we'll find out in a few weeks! Let's all be on the look out for nausea, sleepiness, and grouchiness =)

"Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out."

From: Barbara Pinckney <b-pinckney@...>Aspergers Treatment Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 8:51:08 AMSubject: RE: ( ) Re: Parenthood

Amber could be pregnant from her night with Steve

From: kellypywtorakDate: Fri, 14 May 2010 21:43:49 +0000Subject: ( ) Re: Parenthood

ANybody remember the original Parenthood Movie from the '80's with Steve and Rick Moranis? One of my favorite movies. THere are a lot of similarities. Makes me wonder if a teen pregnancy is in the future...like in the movie.> >> > I love it too. with a great cast and each sharing an interesting role,> > there is lots of story potential. And I like the happy ending for each> > show. Leaves me feeling good, even when the main topics can be pretty> > heavy. I am confused about what happen to the crosby's initial> > girlfriend-the one he promised to have a child with, the one before jasmine.> > I don't remember them breaking up. anyone remember, maybe I fell asleep> > during that scene.> > > > > > > > Regards, melody> >>

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I had the same reaction this week

On 10/15/10, Maggie <mcr2463@...> wrote:

> I watch it every week. That episode pushed me to start looking for a support

> group. I did not realize how isolated and alone I felt until I watch it .

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this conversation struk home with me b/f Dx my son had soooo many issues so

finding out that " something was wrong " was a blessing that i had prayed for i

needed to know what happened to my baby and why all the sudden adll the little

things that made him just a " little different " or " special " were such a big deal

and i cryed at his bedside every night while he slept and one night after

praying for him as i always do i asked God why? why did he make him this way, he

must have made a mistake why couldent he just be " normal " for his own sakenot to

mention my sainity, before he was even Dx and God told me He dosent make

mistakes and he was going to use him just the way he was he made him that way on

purpose. on purpose why i cant say but God knows and i never looked at it as a

wrong just different though its hard im glad God chose to bless me with this

wonderful child (i was never supposed to have kids) and pray he will give me the

strength and the know how to deal.

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> Subject: RE: ( ) Parenthood

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> It was a good premier, but I must admit I didn't like some of the language.

" Suffering " , " somethings wrong with him " , etc. I get that this is the inital

response at that those are probably generally like that, but I hope that people

don't just watch that episode and have that be their only opinion. I have to

wonder if it will delve into other issues that we see on this site, cures,

neurodiversity, special education, etc.

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> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:49:29 +0000

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> So what did everyone think of Parenthood last night? For me, my head realizes

this is great for awareness (maybe some people in my life will watch and start

to get it) but, that being said it was a little bit heartbreaking for me to

watch.

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I do believe God gifted the human race with these specialist. I'm not so sure us neurotypicals the way we treat each other socially is exactly sane and certainly not morally close to the right thing to do. Many of the major advancements have been from people who were either ASPIE or definitely on the mild side as they had ASPIE traits. Sir Isaac Newton comes to mind. As an engineer I can't remember a single course where his name didn't come up. From electrical to gravity Newton laid the foundations for all things physics. Hes not alone of course but if you look at all the engineering marvels of the world you will find plenty of male trait-ed introspective, shy, usually somewhat socially inept engineers behind them. Note that engineers are fantastic problem solvers but you'll see few in leadership positions whether political ones or even management ones cause usually we as a field lack the charismatic social

skills of others. At my graduation from college in 1996 the engineers were set in front of the business school. Before the ceremony began all the engineers were seated. We talked a bit with one another but not much. Everyone thing was orderly and ready. Meanwhile right up until we were told to take our seats the business school section had all of their students standing, mingling, talking away at a frantic pace. It was like comparing a computer lab to a fraternity setting. I'll never forget that moment. So or personality traits tend to trend with certain aptitudes, etc...

While I've so frantically worked to cure my son of Asperger's Syndrome it finally struck me that he is not sick he's just different. The only reason there is even a diagnosis is because if you add up enough sensory issues, and other social and communicative deficits you end up with someone that will be so different from the norm they'll have a hard time fitting in. So what if they are at the extreme ends of a bell curve. The bigger problem is the middle of the bell curve where 95% of the people lie in between have a bad habit of labelling and going way out of our way to exclude those who are different (see link at very bottom of message to view a bell curve). If people would accept people for what and who they are there would be a lot less anguish in this world.

So my goal as a father of an ASPIE is to strip away as many layers of the onion as I can. Its not that I want to change who he is cause he is wonderful. But if I can help him with some of his coordination issues, and sensory issues than socializing won't be so overwhelming. He may never be an outspoken politician or leader. But if I can get him to talk with other kids his age he just might be able to have his own family OR friends for support when I'm long gone from this world. So for me its about helping him fit into this world as much as possible. Its also about widening his life experience which would probably be much more limited if I did nothing. I want him at a minimum to be able to communicate just enough to he can get along well enough.

By the way we had a great day today visiting two of his friends from school. He is 6 and I think I observed the most sustained day of play and communication yet. Usually if he does play with other kids its more like he's playing beside them or if verbal communication is involved it would be very limited and he would usually isolate himself from the group after a few minutes. Today his play and interaction was sustained for quite a while which was great! The sustained play is quite a break through.

I could probably write a short novel by now. For us the things that have helped us most have been.

1) Curing him of his chronic illness (lasted for about a year and a half) by getting his adenoid removed and his turbinates reduced by coblation

2) Mommy and Daddy stressing the importance of eye contact at the beginning of sentences and at the end.

3) Exercise of all kinds....constantly building and working on various skills. I basically had to force him to try things when they were new. We even basically incorporated the idea that he and his brother have to do 5 exercises a day. Sometimes I choose and sometimes I let them true. This isn't a hard and fast rule I myself am flexible to the circumstances.

4) Learning to try to keep the household more calm which could still be better.

5) OT, music therapy

6) First 500mg of vitamin C a day (this doesn't do much but some days I do think it helps calm him down anxiety wise a bit especially after a few missed days). We've just added into our routine the last two weeks about 150 micrograms of Meletonin before bedtime and a two of Nordic Natural's Omega 3 gummies a day in the morning. We've only been doing this about 2.5 weeks but it seems to have already had some benifits in helping him focus at school. Plus he is now more likely to have zero or greatly reduced warm up time in social situations. His anxiety in social situations has also improved.

7) Having a little brother who is four and Neuro-typical and very social. Our 6 year old aspie is learning a lot from him about communication. At a conference we went to the speaker said Aspies tend to have social maturity about 2/3 of their age. So right now he is at his younger brothers level and it is as if his brother is dragging him up by the coat tails. I've got no problem with this of course its wonderful. Nate (4yr old) is perhaps Caleb biggest blessing and his best friend.

Some of our positive improvements lately have been we noticed the 6 year old getting upset with the 4 year old when he doesn't pay attention to what he is saying. He demands eye contact to verify that nate is listening saying, "look at me Nate" in a natural sort of way. It may seem insignificant but it tells us he understands the importance of eye contact in communcation. He is noticing when Nate isn't paying attention versus continuing the conversation with no one listening. Caleb (6) is now only mildly Aspergers. It really has been like peeling an onion. As mentioned above we recently added melatonin and Omega 3 because after stripping away some sensory issues and then breaking his habits of isolation on the playground we noticed that his socialization, classroom listening, and even is poor soccor performance was all being affected by his lack of an attention span. So this

is the next onion to peel. So far we are seeing some improvement and right away its translating to improved socilization, soccor, and classwork.

But before we could work on or even identify attention span as an issue we had to get help with his sensory isses and coordination issues and him being sick all of the time cause it lead to sensory defensiveness. By working on preprioceptive, vestibular, and tactile issues with lots of exercise at home and OT he gained confidence in controlling his own body. Once he could run without tripping on something that became one less obsticle in keeping up with the other kids for example. He stopped demanding to be first or last in line ups. Touch is now less of an issue. Being able to swing on a swing allows him to feel better around the other kids. This reduces anxiety. Keep in mind each skill he learns takes him way longer than it would for a normal kid but he can learn them. This year his little brother was to attend the same school. So we went to the school the weekend before

school began. I told Caleb to show Nate around the playground. Within 5 minuites Caleb had isolated himself from us and was talking to himself and walking around the fence perimeter like he had done all last year when I observed him on the playground. Only now none of the reasons for this behavior were present. We were the only ones there. No kids, no chatter, no confusion, etc....It was like a light switch was turned on and he automatically based on the environment went into a routine. So I didn't think he needed to do that anymore. I told the assistant teacher not to let him do that. So they told him is was against the rules to do that and hopefully they still stop him if he does. This lead to him playing near everyone else. Now he has no anxiety about that (Another peeled layer). I observed him the other day and though he didn't talk or sustain any interaction with

anyone for a long period of time he was right in the think of things the whole time. This lead to more interactions then I had seen in the previous year which was usually zero. I also observed that when he did try to play with other kids a small pause in the action and he'd lose focus and drift off thinking about something. Then he'd rejoin only to see it happen again. But we could never see the attention span problem until we had dealt with the other issues first.

Another example of an onion peel was "failing to hear his name when called". We noticed starting at age 4 that other kids would try to talk to him and he wouldn't hear them or respond. Or sometime his response time was too slow and they would move on. Or when responding slowly he would talk way too soft. This took about a year to resolve to the point we are now once we realized he has Aspergers and this was a symptom. We started by practicing by calling his name. If he turned and made eye contact he was rewarded with a skittle. If he failed to turn when called I just kept repeating until he did. I usually used the same tone and inflection for a while. We both did this. Pretty soon he heard his name when we called much better but not necessarily from other kids. But pretty soon his younger brother was talking much more and actually annunciating his older brother name

right. We rewarded him for hearing and making eye contact with his brother too. Now he could hear his name in that higher pitched kids voice. It wasn't a straight line and some days are still better than others. But gradually this and perhaps the music therapy helped also got him to respond to hearing his name. Eventually he started doing better at school too. Then finally now on the playground he is hearing his name among all the noise much better. He's not perfect but its good enough & much better than before. I mention this example also because it was one of the first sensory issues we began working on. My observation was that he missed out on so much social interaction because he didn't hear his name and/or respond quickly enough. One can't socially interact or learn to if they can't hear their name being called. Obviously after

hearing ones name they then have to learn to listen better in general. This is where we are now. And again focus is a challenge but its the next thing to peel away to reveal his true wonderful self to everyone. I should also mention that while socially challenged at home he is fine with us and other close relatives. In fact he has always freely talked with adults and babies. But now with kids his own age. Now he liked to talk but didn't always notice when others had lost interest. So again you have to address things in a certain order starting with the foundational problems. Anxiety is still a big issue but I think this gets better everytime we eliminate or help alleviate a different symptom or issue in his life. The point is that you have to address these issues one my one and take them as they come. You've also got to think about what to work on first.

So I strongly suggest to everyone that they read all they can on sensory issues and address them right way. Sensory issues cause our kids to isolate themselves and hence they never develope social skills. Here is the first book I read on sensory integration and its pretty easy reading. Its a good intro book http://www.readybodies.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart & page=shop.browse & category_id=1 & Itemid=4 & vmcchk=1 & Itemid=36

I really believe that for a lot of ASPIE kids the saying should be, "If you don't practice you'll never develope" Kind of like if you don't use it you lose it. So you've got to address the reasons they don't practice one by one. Now I'm writing today after a really good day. I've learned that for each new plateau we reach we usually walk back down the mountain but eventually we'll go even higher to new plateaus. So things don't get better in a straight line. Its more like 10 steps forward 9 steps back.

A bell curve for those of you who don't know what I was talking about.

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From: <gilesfamily1205@...>Subject: Re: ( ) Parenthood Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 11:38 PM

this conversation struk home with me b/f Dx my son had soooo many issues so finding out that "something was wrong" was a blessing that i had prayed for i needed to know what happened to my baby and why all the sudden adll the little things that made him just a "little different" or "special" were such a big deal and i cryed at his bedside every night while he slept and one night after praying for him as i always do i asked God why? why did he make him this way, he must have made a mistake why couldent he just be "normal" for his own sakenot to mention my sainity, before he was even Dx and God told me He dosent make mistakes and he was going to use him just the way he was he made him that way on purpose. on purpose why i cant say but God knows and i never looked at it as a wrong just different though its hard im glad God chose to bless me with this wonderful child (i was never supposed to have kids) and pray he will give me the strength and the

know how to deal. > > > From: G <fnofsportshotmail (DOT) com>> Subject: RE: ( ) Parenthood> Aspergers Treatment> Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 4:54

PM> > > > > It was a good premier, but I must admit I didn't like some of the language. "Suffering", "somethings wrong with him", etc. I get that this is the inital response at that those are probably generally like that, but I hope that people don't just watch that episode and have that be their only opinion. I have to wonder if it will delve into other issues that we see on this site, cures, neurodiversity, special education, etc.> > > > > From: kelliangelini> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:49:29 +0000> Subject: ( ) Parenthood> > > > > So what did everyone think of Parenthood last night? For me, my head realizes this is great for awareness (maybe some people in my life will watch and start to get it) but, that being said it was a little bit heartbreaking for me to

watch.> > Thoughts?> > > > > > > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________> Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft.> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/>

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I agree completely!From: sandee C <irsandee@...>Subject: ( ) Parenthood Received: Friday, January 21, 2011, 5:48 PM

I don't know if this has been emphasized before, but there is a TV show called Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as one of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough husband to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a real relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not the only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be wise to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the other parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to solve.

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A psychiatrist suggested this show to me because of Max, and I watch it every week now. Its a funny show overall, but I always like to see what Max is up to, and how his parents and family react and deal with it. The episode when his Mom goes to the support group...let's just say my eyes were definitely not dry!PamSent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®From: sandee C <irsandee@...>Sender: Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:48:26 -0800 (PST)< >Reply Subject: ( ) Parenthood I don't know if this has been emphasized before, but there is a TV show called Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as one of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough husband to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a real relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not the only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be wise to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the other parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to solve.

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I will forsure watch it next tuesday!! Sounds great .... sure beats watching reality tv thats on all the time!! lol Thanks for sharing Sandee :)MeaghanFrom: sandee C <irsandee@...> Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 4:48:26 PMSubject:

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I don't know if this has been emphasized before, but there is a TV show called Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as one of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough husband to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a real relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not the only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be wise to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the other parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to solve.

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Hi Sandee

I live in the uk, so would I be able to get this programme via the internet ? as it sounds a really good programme to watch.

carolyn

From: sandee C <irsandee@...> Sent: Fri, 21 January, 2011 22:48:26Subject: ( ) Parenthood

I don't know if this has been emphasized before, but there is a TV show called Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as one of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough husband to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a real relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not the only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be wise to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the other parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to solve.

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One of my favorite shows on air right now!Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: sandee C <irsandee@...>Sender: Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:48:26 -0800 (PST)< >Reply Subject: ( ) Parenthood I don't know if this has been emphasized before, but there is a TV show called Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as one of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough husband to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a real relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not the only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be wise to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the other parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to solve.

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Yes, I think its nbc? Previus couple weeks episode is available there

and I thHink more on hulu.com

On 1/21/11, carolyn whittaker <crlyn_whittaker@...> wrote:

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> Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as

> one

> of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough

> husband

> to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a

> real

> relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie

> daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not

> the

> only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be

> wise

> to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the

> other

> parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to

> solve.

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Should be available on hulu.com. Also on NBC.com. Very Truly YoursTodd B. KotlerAttorney and Counselor at Law330-777-0065 Phone-Fax-VoicemailSent via BlackBerry by AT&T. Please excuse any terseness or misspellings. (Those who know me already expect both) This e-mail contains information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and may be protected by attorney-client privilege. However, the mere receipt of this e-mail, alone, is not sufficient to create an attorney-client relationship. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, any dissemination, publication or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. The sender does not accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system that may occur while using data contained in, or transmitted with, this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify us by return e-mail. Thank youFrom: carolyn whittaker <crlyn_whittaker@...>Sender: Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:26:47 +0000 (GMT)< >Reply Subject: Re: ( ) Parenthood Hi Sandee I live in the uk, so would I be able to get this programme via the internet ? as it sounds a really good programme to watch. carolyn From: sandee C <irsandee@...> Sent: Fri, 21 January, 2011 22:48:26Subject: ( ) Parenthood I don't know if this has been emphasized before, but there is a TV show called Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as one of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough husband to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a real relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not the only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be wise to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the other parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to solve.

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Thanks for the info Todd All my love carolynFrom: Todd Kotler <TBKotler@...>" groups (DOT) com" < >Sent: Sat, 22

January, 2011 15:06:54Subject: Re: ( ) Parenthood

Should be available on hulu.com. Also on NBC.com. Very Truly YoursTodd B. KotlerAttorney and Counselor at Law330-777-0065 Phone-Fax-VoicemailSent via BlackBerry by AT & T. Please excuse any terseness or misspellings. (Those who know me already expect both) This e-mail contains information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and may be protected by attorney-client privilege. However, the mere receipt of this e-mail, alone, is not sufficient to create an attorney-client relationship. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, any dissemination, publication or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. The sender does not accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system that may occur while using data contained in, or

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Hi Sandee

I live in the uk, so would I be able to get this programme via the internet ? as it sounds a really good programme to watch.

carolyn

From: sandee C <irsandee@...> Sent: Fri, 21 January, 2011 22:48:26Subject: ( ) Parenthood

I don't know if this has been emphasized before, but there is a TV show called Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as one of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough husband to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a real relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not the only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be wise to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the other parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to solve.

[Guest guest]

Mine either and that is where I decided that my DH had to join me in watching it. It has done a lot for our attitude towards our DD. We can now laugh at somethings we used to argue about. And my DH is realizing he is just a little AS too...Ph yes, and me too...From: "pgrosner@..." <pgrosner@...> Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 5:58:57 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Parenthood

A psychiatrist suggested this show to me because of Max, and I watch it every week now. Its a funny show overall, but I always like to see what Max is up to, and how his parents and family react and deal with it. The episode when his Mom goes to the support group...let's just say my eyes were definitely not dry!PamSent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®From: sandee C <irsandee@...>

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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:48:26 -0800 (PST)< >Reply Subject: ( ) Parenthood

I don't know if this has been emphasized before, but there is a TV show called Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as one of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough husband to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a real relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not the only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be wise to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the other parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to solve.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the reminder, because I have been meaning to record it and keep forgetting...lol. Thanks to Directv I can set it up!

Mom to my 4 girls

Madeline, Cayla, Arabella, & Vincenza

"You are the TRIP I did not take

You are the PEARLS I cannot buy

You are the blue Italian LAKE

YOU are my piece of foreign SKY"

---Anne ----

( ) Parenthood

Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 4:48 PM

I don't know if this has been emphasized before, but there is a TV show called Parenthood on Tuesday nights on NBC that has an Asperger's boy named Max as one of the roles. It was really a support for me, and I convinced my tough husband to watch it with me after awhile.. (I recorded the series) It has been a real relief system as we see the very behaviors or similar ones that our Aspie daughter displays. It makes us laugh and also makes us realize we are not the only ones with these problems. All of you parents of AS children would be wise to watch this if you have time, as it is a mental health relief and the other parts of the show are also funny with real life neurotypical crisis' to solve.

[Guest guest]

Excellent episode last night.

Anyone else watch it?

I laughed/teared up watching them try to handle all the party issues.

Sandy

[Guest guest]

Yeah, we watched it. It WAS good.

I love the WHOLE show....but the bit with the kid with AS was causing me chest pain last night. hehe.

I wouldn't have put up with the GFCF, no cheese, keep it down for my son, only cheese crap. Good Lord!!!

I thought that part was kind of odd. Seems that parents of kids that need the accomodations are the ones who don't say anything if they're invited ANYWHERE. My opinion, though.

I loved the bug-guy. It was played really well.

Robin

"I'm singing....

I'm in a store and I'm singing..........

I'm in a store....

and I'm singing..............."

From: boogermeanie@... <boogermeanie@...>Subject: ( ) parenthoodAspergers Treatment Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 10:06 AM

Excellent episode last night.

Anyone else watch it?

I laughed/teared up watching them try to handle all the party issues.

Sandy

[Guest guest]

we never miss it, great birthday party. Great thing to watch on TV.From: "boogermeanie@..."

<boogermeanie@...>Aspergers Treatment Sent: Wed, February 16, 2011 11:06:12 AMSubject: ( ) parenthood

Excellent episode last night.

Anyone else watch it?

I laughed/teared up watching them try to handle all the party issues.

Sandy

[Guest guest]

We tune in every week. Love that show.From: "boogermeanie@..." <boogermeanie@...>Aspergers Treatment Sent: Wed, February 16, 2011 8:06:12 AMSubject: ( ) parenthood

Excellent episode last night.

Anyone else watch it?

I laughed/teared up watching them try to handle all the party issues.

Sandy

[Guest guest]

It was the first time I watched it. I'm hooked! I loved it and had a lump in my

throat, but my husband walked out of the room as soon as it became apparent to

him that Max had Asperger's. He said if Frontline had a show about Asperger's,

he'd watch it, but what was the point of watching some writer's interpretation

of Aspereger's? He was completely dismissive of the program (even though he can

sit for hours watching cop shows). I guess it was too hard for him to take. Do

fathers have a harder time with the diagnosis?

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> Excellent episode last night.

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> Anyone else watch it?

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> I laughed/teared up watching them try to handle all the party issues.

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> Sandy

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[Guest guest]

My husband and I watch and love the show together.

I am concerned about the plotline w/the therapist and crosby. It's very

unprofessional of her to sleep with him and then possibly quit her job

afterward.. How devastating to the family.

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> > Excellent episode last night.

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> > Anyone else watch it?

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> > I laughed/teared up watching them try to handle all the party issues.

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> > Sandy

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