Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Bob, you have me laughing so hard I can just see you doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 I have never known a Mike that wasn't funny or at least had a great sense of humor. My middle son is a and he can double for any stand up comedian anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Please keep on with the jokes! My mother said I was a serious kid and now I'm a serious adult. Never learned how to loosen up and joke. I love reading the funny stuff on this bbs. Makes the world look a little less gloomy. Wish I could be funny like bill and bob in ms. By the way, Bob, when you retook the breathalyzer test, what was the reading? Mike On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 06:57 PM, RJS wrote: > hi everybody,, > > what is the concensis of opinion with the group... do we do away with > someof the funny stuff often posted, i for one enjoy the heck out of > it....first place i go in the morning is to my email to read the > posts. and i just love the humor. i learned a long time ago that > making > jest of oneself is about the biggest selfesteem builder i know of..... > > im becoming well know in at least three casinos with my antics in the > wheelchair. > > last week, three of the gaurds teamed up together and took me into > custody > and made me blow in the breatylyzer, the officers had no idea that i > was a > retired cop and a certified breathylyzer. i went along with the whole > thing and when all was said and done and they were bringing up my > alcohol > content up with the copy macnine, i reached over and turned the > breathylizer on and suggested we do it again proplly.. > > and they thought they had a live wire... > hhhhhhhhhhhhghaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa > > bob in ms > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 hi mike, im sure glad you asked me that question. i wondered if anyone actually read some of my feeble attempts at being humourous... ive been told many times to not quit my day job. but bill is by far top banana,,,,,i swear the guy must have a program to comeup with some of the stuff he writes.. i look for him especially,. every day. and, i was ,004. i did in fact have four coronas with a piece of lime in each one. i would advise the normal sized person to try this.. i can drink just a wee bit more beer than the skinny guy or gal could...heck i could get away with a bit more than the chubby people as well...hee hee mr duf, that was a good description of a day from that ledgers of hell. i had one of the them yesterday and got 13 hours of sleep out of it during the night,, by all bob in ms. anybody hear from shawn...she is another one missed. she is another i would call quite talented in writing world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Hey Bob: If Bill is the top banana you are a very close second, if it weren't for you guys i dont know what we would do. (Father mike i think you are hilarious too, no relations to clinton) I think you should too, like Bill, try stand up. TURK Re: SOCIAL hi mike,im sure glad you asked me that question. i wondered if anyone actually read some of my feeble attempts at being humourous... ive been told many times to not quit my day job. but bill is by far top banana,,,,,i swear the guy must have a program to comeup with some of the stuff he writes.. i look for him especially,. every day.and, i was ,004. i did in fact have four coronas with a piece of lime in each one. i would advise the normal sized person to try this.. i can drink just a wee bit more beer than the skinny guy or gal could...heck i could get away with a bit more than the chubby people as well...hee heemr duf,that was a good description of a day from that ledgers of hell. i had one of the them yesterday and got 13 hours of sleep out of it during the night,, by all bob in ms. anybody hear from shawn...she is another one missed. she is another i would call quite talented in writing world.Please visit the Zapper homepage athttp://www.ZapLife.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Bob, your doc lets you drink alcohol? Mine said no way so now I'm the designated driver every time we go out. Some things just go better with a mug of beer. I'm even supposed to stay away from caffeine so I don't drink iced tea either. It's usually water with a twist of lemon. Mike On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 09:28 AM, RJS wrote: > i did in fact have four coronas with a piece of lime in > each one. > Please visit the Zapper homepage at > http://www.ZapLife.org > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 hi mike, please dont take my lifestyle to heart. ive got all the problems that eveyone else has except that i feel good with the occasional down two or three days. my hips have detiorated to the point where i use a wheelchair quite often. cant get aroung the casinos at all without one. i do enjoy my beer and i mix my coffee 60% decaf 40%caff. i dont drink everyday and mostly try to limit it to sundays.. and i eat to darn much as well,,,,the casino buffets are just out of this world and i very seldom have to pay for a meal. im not supposed to do any of that stuff either, but when i go to the docs all i hear is see you in 3 months,, we will bill your insurance.(thank god for that part) and with a one dollar co pay on my prescriptions the docs enjoy filling me up with pills. I know the big problems are coming but i just refuse to sit down in my recliner and wait for them.. as ive said before, i know i have to out sooner or later, but im hoping for sooner and refuse to go out without kicking and screaming all the way. so, you see, mike, ive made some personal choices based on the way my docs treat me. they appear unable to do anything for me so i just go one day at a time and enjoy myself. seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ya bob in ms (maybe i should call myself " long winded bob " HEY TURK,,,,,, COME ON DOWN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2003 Report Share Posted August 1, 2003 I might Bob, i can sure use a time away from the monotoness (dont know how to splell it) TURK Re: SOCIAL hi mike,please dont take my lifestyle to heart. ive got all the problems that eveyone else has except that i feel good with the occasional down two or three days.my hips have detiorated to the point where i use a wheelchair quite often. cant get aroung the casinos at all without one.i do enjoy my beer and i mix my coffee 60% decaf 40%caff. i dont drink everyday and mostly try to limit it to sundays.. and i eat to darn much as well,,,,the casino buffets are just out of this world and i very seldom have to pay for a meal.im not supposed to do any of that stuff either, but when i go to the docs all i hear is see you in 3 months,, we will bill your insurance.(thank god for that part) and with a one dollar co pay on my prescriptions the docs enjoy filling me up with pills. I know the big problems are coming but i just refuse to sit down in my recliner and wait for them.. as ive said before, i know i have to out sooner or later, but im hoping for sooner and refuse to go out without kicking and screaming all the way.so, you see, mike, ive made some personal choices based on the way my docs treat me. they appear unable to do anything for me so i just go one day at a time and enjoy myself. seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ya bob in ms (maybe i should call myself "long winded bob" HEY TURK,,,,,, COME ON DOWNPlease visit the Zapper homepage athttp://www.ZapLife.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Ok, my son has every feature of AS other than the lack of eye contact and the withdrawn piece. He has always (at least since about 4) been intersted in other children but he has always been clueless on how to interact with them appropriatly. He has never been able to solve peer conflicts without adult intervention and he's now 11. He has become less and less socially outgoing as years go by and he starts to actually notice the rejection...but this has taken a while and these same kids have been rejecting him since about 2nd grade. His birthday parties started at age 5 with at least 10 kids sometimes more (back when the parents made the decisions for the kids to come) but now I pray that the 2 we invited will even come. He's invited to an average of 1 birthday party a year now and it's always the same kid(s). I am wondering if the events of his toddlerhood molded his AS into a bit of a differnt form. For example, DH is from a very large family and they have several get togeathers during the year. He always took a very long time to "warm up" when we got to these parties or holidays but when he did he would sometimes tell elabotate (sensless) stories about nothing or stand there doing a "re-play" word for word and action for action of one of his "Pooh vidoes" .....(he thought he WAS Eyore at that age) anyway....DH's family LAUGHED AND LAUGHED at him....loud and hard EVERY TIME. Now....at first he did not have a clue what was so funny but then he started to "expect" it almost like a cause and effect senario. He would try and perform anytime they were around (but even if he was not performing) they would always provide that laugh and this behavior always got him allot of attention. Eventually this became his M.O. "class clown" 80% of the time (with peers) making NO sense at all but the kids were so little that they laughed anyway because he looked like a wing nut. Now, he's still trying to use these same methods at 11 to socialize and the kids are looking at him like he's lost his mind. He has no idea why he doesn't still get the reaction it use to. Like I said this and the eye contact are virtually the only things that are not consistant with the DSM and I fear it may delay the finial diagnosis......are we the only ones something like this has happened to??? Thanks!! -Charlotte Mom to 11 AS/ADHD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Hi Charlotte, >>Ok, my son has every feature of AS other than the lack of eye contact and >>the withdrawn piece.<< In the DSM criteria for AS, eye contact is given as an *example* of a non-verbal behaviour used to regulate social interaction which will be impaired. It also says " the use of multiple non-verbal behaviours " - so it is not whether or not he uses eye contact at all, but whether he uses it in combination with other non-verbal behaviours, and whether he uses it totally appropriately in every single situation (I bet he doesn't). In any case, he only needs 2 out of the 4 options offered in part 1 and as you describe he definitely has ( " failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level " - he has no idea how to make or keep friends - and (d) " lack of social or emotional reciprocity " - he found a way to entertain when he was small, although he didn't have a clue as to why, and has no idea why it no longer works. Not quite sure what you are referring to when you say the 'withdrawn piece'? in England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 By withdrawn I meant a lack of interest in other children. My son always wanted the attention of other children but had no clue what to do with it. -Charlotte Re: Social Hi Charlotte,>>Ok, my son has every feature of AS other than the lack of eye contact and >>the withdrawn piece.<<In the DSM criteria for AS, eye contact is given as an *example* of a non-verbal behaviour used to regulate social interaction which will be impaired. It also says "the use of multiple non-verbal behaviours" - so it is not whether or not he uses eye contact at all, but whether he uses it in combination with other non-verbal behaviours, and whether he uses it totally appropriately in every single situation (I bet he doesn't).In any case, he only needs 2 out of the 4 options offered in part 1 and as you describe he definitely has ( "failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level" - he has no idea how to make or keep friends - and (d) "lack of social or emotional reciprocity" - he found a way to entertain when he was small, although he didn't have a clue as to why, and has no idea why it no longer works.Not quite sure what you are referring to when you say the 'withdrawn piece'? in England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Ok, my son has every feature of AS other than the lack of eye contact and the withdrawn piece. He has always (at least since about 4) been intersted in other children but he has always been clueless on how to interact with them appropriatly. Like I said this and the eye contact are virtually the only things that are not consistant with the DSM and I fear it may delay the finial diagnosis......are we the only ones something like this has happened to???************this shouldn’t matter Thanks!! -Charlotte Mom to 11 AS/ADHD Charlotte, does like to play Chess or any Strategy games such as Stratego. Possibly you could talk to him about replacing the ‘try to make kids laugh’ behavior with teaching some of the kids not as interested in sports or whatever, with games that are more age appropriate. In fourth grade my son got most of the boys interested in chess. Usually the school has a chess club. A strategy game club might be something for the future. I know it is tough to watch the rejection…Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Gail, that's not a bad idea at all, thanks!! -Charlotte RE: Social Ok, my son has every feature of AS other than the lack of eye contact and the withdrawn piece. He has always (at least since about 4) been intersted in other children but he has always been clueless on how to interact with them appropriatly. Like I said this and the eye contact are virtually the only things that are not consistant with the DSM and I fear it may delay the finial diagnosis......are we the only ones something like this has happened to???************this shouldn’t matter Thanks!! -Charlotte Mom to 11 AS/ADHD Charlotte, does like to play Chess or any Strategy games such as Stratego. Possibly you could talk to him about replacing the ‘try to make kids laugh’ behavior with teaching some of the kids not as interested in sports or whatever, with games that are more age appropriate. In fourth grade my son got most of the boys interested in chess. Usually the school has a chess club. A strategy game club might be something for the future. I know it is tough to watch the rejection…Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Hi Charlotte, >>By withdrawn I meant a lack of interest in other children. My son always >>wanted the attention of other children but had no clue what to do with >>it.<< But that is not part of the dx'ic criteria. In fact there are people who will say the difference between AS and autism is whether or not there is a desire to interact with other people (there isn't actually any such difference - autism is a spectrum disorder and as such those with ASD show the whole range of behaviours). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Not every child is withdrawn or lacks eye contact. Tyler isn’t, but he still struggles with relationships and recognizing social cues at age 14! The good dr told us that not all avoid eye contact, that that particular feature was more common in HFA. ~hugs~ Rabecca (who is back out of the hospital… again) -----Original Message----- From: designs [mailto:scottdesigns@...] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 3:45 PM To: Autism and Aspergers Treatment Subject: Re: Social Ok, my son has every feature of AS other than the lack of eye contact and the withdrawn piece. He has always (at least since about 4) been intersted in other children but he has always been clueless on how to interact with them appropriatly. He has never been able to solve peer conflicts without adult intervention and he's now 11. He has become less and less socially outgoing as years go by and he starts to actually notice the rejection...but this has taken a while and these same kids have been rejecting him since about 2nd grade. His birthday parties started at age 5 with at least 10 kids sometimes more (back when the parents made the decisions for the kids to come) but now I pray that the 2 we invited will even come. He's invited to an average of 1 birthday party a year now and it's always the same kid(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 That's what I told the teacher. -Charlotte RE: Social Not every child is withdrawn or lacks eye contact. Tyler isn’t, but he still struggles with relationships and recognizing social cues at age 14! The good dr told us that not all avoid eye contact, that that particular feature was more common in HFA. ~hugs~ Rabecca (who is back out of the hospital… again) -----Original Message-----From: designs [mailto:scottdesigns@...]Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 3:45 PMAutism and Aspergers Treatment Subject: Re: Social Ok, my son has every feature of AS other than the lack of eye contact and the withdrawn piece. He has always (at least since about 4) been intersted in other children but he has always been clueless on how to interact with them appropriatly. He has never been able to solve peer conflicts without adult intervention and he's now 11. He has become less and less socially outgoing as years go by and he starts to actually notice the rejection...but this has taken a while and these same kids have been rejecting him since about 2nd grade. His birthday parties started at age 5 with at least 10 kids sometimes more (back when the parents made the decisions for the kids to come) but now I pray that the 2 we invited will even come. He's invited to an average of 1 birthday party a year now and it's always the same kid(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Jasmine only avoids eye contact with total strangers, xxx > That's what I told the teacher. > -Charlotte > Re: Social > > > > Ok, my son has every feature of AS other than the lack of eye contact and the withdrawn piece. > > > > He has always (at least since about 4) been intersted in other children but he has always been clueless on how to interact with them appropriatly. He has never been able to solve peer conflicts without adult intervention and he's now 11. He has become less and less socially outgoing as years go by and he starts to actually notice the rejection...but this has taken a while and these same kids have been rejecting him since about 2nd grade. His birthday parties started at age 5 with at least 10 kids sometimes more (back when the parents made the decisions for the kids to come) but now I pray that the 2 we invited will even come. He's invited to an average of 1 birthday party a year now and it's always the same kid(s). > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Hi,I wish more Public districts would introduce more social skills groups. I am very happy for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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