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  1. uniquetadpole

    Some advice on Aspergers needed...

    I am glad to read that you are truly researching to find out more how to help people on the spectrum. I have been in intensive therapy on and off for about 5 years now and am still in therapy but on a much less intensive level this past year. I started therapy in a special trauma program after...
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    in the same catageory?

    Tony Atwood (the leading expert on Asperger's) claims in his video that people with Aspergers can have selective mutism...not that it is in the same category but possible a co-morbidity (having both things going on together). I deal with it myself when I get overstimulated. I used to deal with...
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    When upset and have no words

    Amy... I am an Aspie, but I also have been through trauma... and in working through my healing process the program I was in had me make an emergency box. In this box I was to put things in there that would help me to ground myself so I don't go into flashbacks and to calm down and things. Each...
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    autism/work

    I am glad it helped at least some... hang in there. Things are tough but that is where we discover what we really are capable of doing.
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    Sensory Issues: Dealing with Crowds

    I now have have that safe person finally!!!!
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    Sensory Processing Issues on the Spectrum

    you are very welcome... I have some more info on understanding the tactile system http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=2509477
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    anybody with AS have any testomnys?

    I wrote this thread a long time ago...I think this is about what you are asking...if you reply to it it will bring it out of the archives. http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=2418393
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    autism/work

    Joris...what do you like to do? The key would be to find some way to take what you like doing and get paid for it. See if there is a help center at your school for people with learning differences...they may be able to help you sort out how best to get you to where you need to be. Me I have...
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    Is this some form of Asperger's?

    There are so many Diagnosis' out there...AS is but on of them... many overlap and many people have multiple diagnosis'. OCD and ADD are common co-morbidities with AS. My AS is mild...I am considered High functioning...but given different situations and stress levels I fluctuate on the Autism...
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    Working with an autistic kid... advice wanted

    Patience!!! That is my biggest advice...the more patience and understanding you have with him...the more you will reach him. I have AS and I have worked with children of all ages for over 20 years. I seem to do the best with the kids with ADD (and probably AS but not worked with any with a...
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    who all has autism or asberpergers?

    I am an Aspie...just diagnosed at the age of 34. My interest is in critters mostly.
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    How is Aspergers diagnosed?

    It is a little different to get diagnosed as an adult than as a child. I was diagnosed three years ago at the age of 34. Not only did I take a battery of tests including IQ and the Rorshach test, my mom and my now ex-boyfriend and my ADD coach had to fill out questionaires. There apparently...
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    Autism/Asperger's: Autism Spectrum Disorder

    First off... I am sorry that I misunderstood. Hope you can understand that somehow...I meant no harm. As to dealing with life in general... well unfortunately there is no magic... we can only take it one moment at a time... what I do to deal with it during rough times is look inside and...
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    Disipline

    Hi...I have AS... and let me share that it wouldn't matter if you met anyone else with an ASD...each and every one of us is different... yes there are tendencies but those tendencies can many times be opossing and at the same time...it can be just as confusing to us that are on the spectrum...
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    Autism/Asperger's: Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Well I suppose I am always willing to help...but you asked a rather wide open question... AS or any ASd for that matter is so varied it would be best to be more specific as to what types of things you are looking for help with... I have several posts including a sticky in the AS forum that...
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    Hi...

    Welcome... I have AS and love to help parents and others with AS and HFA. Dr Tony Attwood (an international leader in the autism field...in particular in AS) has said that HFA and AS are the same thing...the only difference is that HFA starts out "lower" on the spectrum or has the speech...
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    Autism/Asperger's Camps and Schools

    You're Welcome...and thanks.
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    comparing.

    It isn't about just looking at cats to build your confidence... it is about using the good feelings that are already there when you see a cat to enhance the words. I am working on helping you in stages okay? The next step would be to...depending on your choice of media... collect pictures of...