Re: Asperger's???

[Guest guest]

Well, I have Asperger's and it doesn't sound like any symptoms I ever had as a

child. But it is true that children with Asperger's reason things completely

different. The main " problem " is that the reasoning skills are so fast that

mistakes happen in the mental processing. But forgetting? It seems more like she

has no awareness of her surroundings. I used to get that too. It can be the

result of preoccupation with thoughts. Or maybe she is of the type that she

won't do anything she doesn't understand. If she does have Asperger's it could

be died in with her comprehension. Try this: Explain to her why, simply and

clearly, like an adult. And I don't mean your reasons. I mean, give her a

complete understanding from the ground up as to why she should do such and so.

Just try it and see if it makes a difference. The reason I suggest that is this:

All children with Asperger's have an over developed region of the brain directly

behind the prefrontal lobe that

is responsible for the need to understand before accepting. In an extreme case,

if it isn't completely and totally understood than it is not real.

From: Wilma <wilma1866@...>

Subject: [ ] Asperger's???

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 4:40 AM

 

My girl just doesn't get things and people are always yelling at her. For

example:

All the girls in school were to sweep the floor and make their own piles to pick

up. My girl went around picking up all the piles when she was not suppose to.

(The girls wanted to pick there own piles up.)

Out at breakfast, my husband asked if he could taste my girl's pancakes, she put

picked a piece up in her hand it slapped it (innocently) on the table in front

of him.

My brother kept telling her to not step on a certain part of the patio he was

putting together, she just kept forgetting and stepping on it.

She loses one sweatshirt a day. Honesty. I buy them at the thrift store because

we go through so many.

I was reading up on Asperger's and it sounds familiar and I was wondering what

others thought?

[Guest guest]

Elliander Eldridge

Boy, you hit it on the head for my guy! My 11 year old read a book out loud to

me, we were hoping he'd get a better test score. 50% only!!!!! This is a kid

that reads non stop, remembers amazing facts, tid bits, you'd be amazed, but we

seem to literally " flunk " every test he takes or do amazingly well. One week a

perfect spelling test (excellent memory skills), the next week, 12 out of 30.

How can this be!!!

We are having focus issues here. We lost 17 pencils the first 3 days of school.

I just now make sure he has 2 pencils in his case daily. Most days those are

gone. He has a locker and moves from class to class. We've lost 2 sets of

colored pencils now. Doing pretty good on clothing. Eventually gets back home.

We also had to have his lock changed to non operational, he can not work it. We

got a lock to practice at home, he doesn't get it! Not tying his shoes yet

either. Scary! He's like the absent minded professor! Thankfully well liked,

nice little boy and polit. Boy, I pray some day it will all click. It's a lot

of the same conversations over, and over, and over......

Tammy

[ ] Asperger's???

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 4:40 AM

My girl just doesn't get things and people are always yelling at her. For

example:

All the girls in school were to sweep the floor and make their own piles to

pick up. My girl went around picking up all the piles when she was not suppose

to. (The girls wanted to pick there own piles up.)

Out at breakfast, my husband asked if he could taste my girl's pancakes, she

put picked a piece up in her hand it slapped it (innocently) on the table in

front of him.

My brother kept telling her to not step on a certain part of the patio he was

putting together, she just kept forgetting and stepping on it.

She loses one sweatshirt a day. Honesty. I buy them at the thrift store

because we go through so many.

I was reading up on Asperger's and it sounds familiar and I was wondering what

others thought?

[Guest guest]

My son is like this. We had a serious audiology and speech eval this year

because I was convinced he had Auditory Processing Disorder. Processing speed

is quite good, actually, but we were told he has a 'working memory' deficit.

Unable to efficiently hold short term information for completion of complex

tasks. We do *all* of our active thinking and problem solving in working

memory. It is also involved in transfer of info to long term storage and

retrieval.

Now WHAT to do about it is another story! They tell us to keep him constantly

focused on the information put in front of him... which translates in

school-speak to 'put him on meds'.

Sigh.

pam

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> From: Wilma <wilma1866@...>

> Subject: [ ] Asperger's???

>

> Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 4:40 AM

>

>

>

> My girl just doesn't get things and people are always yelling at her. For

example:

>

> All the girls in school were to sweep the floor and make their own piles to

pick up. My girl went around picking up all the piles when she was not suppose

to. (The girls wanted to pick there own piles up.)

>

> Out at breakfast, my husband asked if he could taste my girl's pancakes, she

put picked a piece up in her hand it slapped it (innocently) on the table in

front of him.

>

> My brother kept telling her to not step on a certain part of the patio he

was putting together, she just kept forgetting and stepping on it.

>

> She loses one sweatshirt a day. Honesty. I buy them at the thrift store

because we go through so many.

>

> I was reading up on Asperger's and it sounds familiar and I was wondering

what others thought?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Pam

With my guy, they see that he's so amazedly bright, scary, really. Yet.....boy,

it shows when he feels like it or applies himself????? I'm not sure.

He did/does have an auditory processing disorder. When he was little he like

knew all his colors, this was 3.8. So they would say give me a red M & M, no

problem, now give me a red and green M & M. He couldn't do it. " Got get your

shoes. " He couldn't do it! Was stuck on go. He's a genius world book reader

kind of guy, loves facts.

I keep telling school there's no miracle " drugs " for this. I so hope I'm right!

Tammy

[ ] Asperger's???

>

> Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 4:40 AM

>

>

>

> My girl just doesn't get things and people are always yelling at her. For

example:

>

> All the girls in school were to sweep the floor and make their own piles to

pick up. My girl went around picking up all the piles when she was not suppose

to. (The girls wanted to pick there own piles up.)

>

> Out at breakfast, my husband asked if he could taste my girl's pancakes, she

put picked a piece up in her hand it slapped it (innocently) on the table in

front of him.

>

> My brother kept telling her to not step on a certain part of the patio he

was putting together, she just kept forgetting and stepping on it.

>

> She loses one sweatshirt a day. Honesty. I buy them at the thrift store

because we go through so many.

>

> I was reading up on Asperger's and it sounds familiar and I was wondering

what others thought?

>

>

[Guest guest]

have you tried social stories with her?  Visual aids work wonders to help

cement ideas in our kids heads.  The pictures along with the words to explain

really do help.  You can take pix if you have a camera, draw stick figures and

make them silly and fun.  Either way they will help with the social issues as

well as every day things like brushing teeth, setting the table, etc.

nancy j.

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From: Wilma <wilma1866@...>

Subject: [ ] Asperger's???

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 1:40 AM

 

My girl just doesn't get things and people are always yelling at her. For

example:

All the girls in school were to sweep the floor and make their own piles to pick

up. My girl went around picking up all the piles when she was not suppose to.

(The girls wanted to pick there own piles up.)

Out at breakfast, my husband asked if he could taste my girl's pancakes, she put

picked a piece up in her hand it slapped it (innocently) on the table in front

of him.

My brother kept telling her to not step on a certain part of the patio he was

putting together, she just kept forgetting and stepping on it.

She loses one sweatshirt a day. Honesty. I buy them at the thrift store because

we go through so many.

I was reading up on Asperger's and it sounds familiar and I was wondering what

others thought?

[Guest guest]

social stories, they really do work.  and they are fun for the kids too because

they are the " Star " of the book.  If you have a video camera, film someone

tying shoe, step by step, and narrate each step.  That's how our guy learned to

tie his shoes, and our nt 4 yr. old learned too, just because he loved watching

the " movie " .

nancy j.

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From: Wilma <wilma1866@...>

Subject: [ ] Asperger's???

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 4:40 AM

My girl just doesn't get things and people are always yelling at her. For

example:

All the girls in school were to sweep the floor and make their own piles to pick

up. My girl went around picking up all the piles when she was not suppose to.

(The girls wanted to pick there own piles up.)

Out at breakfast, my husband asked if he could taste my girl's pancakes, she put

picked a piece up in her hand it slapped it (innocently) on the table in front

of him.

My brother kept telling her to not step on a certain part of the patio he was

putting together, she just kept forgetting and stepping on it.

She loses one sweatshirt a day. Honesty. I buy them at the thrift store because

we go through so many.

I was reading up on Asperger's and it sounds familiar and I was wondering what

others thought?