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Recent content by Beaglesfly

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    A New Direction

    Thanks profmom for your response. Sounds like we have a few things in common - we have an autism school here, but like you, it's an hour or so away. My son also had a 504 - it was an absolute fight to even get that when he was younger and the accommodations it provides are sparse. Yes, my son...
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    A New Direction

    Thanks Kari Suttle for more input. I don't think at this point my son has much intrinsic motivation as there's not anything that piques his interests. And I appreciate your honest opinion about how you would feel about a therapist and / or medication. I feel like we're at a stalemate right...
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    A New Direction

    Point taken. I have no problem taking him to the doctor or a therapist, finding any kind of help for him in whatever form it may take - he's just really resisting it right now. His father has had probably 50 diagnoses (most misdiagnoses) in his life, and my son sees that as proof that doctors...
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    A New Direction

    We started out with a routine, but I think he found the work boring and he lost motivation quickly. Do you have any trouble with keeping organized or motivated?
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    A New Direction

    I just realized that I forgot to answer why he says he doesn't like going to school. He finds all of the subjects uninteresting. Unlike some AS kids, my son doesn't have one specific interest that drives him. He's gotten into computers a bit the last year or so, and did really well setting...
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    A New Direction

    Thanks for the responses. :) As much as I would like to homeschool, I honestly don't think I could handle it. I've always wanted to homeschool my kids, but I'm a single mom, the sole support of the household (father sees the kids sometimes but has mental health issues and doesn't contribute...
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    A New Direction

    Thanks Kari Suttle for your response. I would say definitely my son struggles with motivation as well. I think he may be somewhat depressed, but I couldn't say for sure at this point. He has said that he had very bad depression being under pressure to go to school and that went away when I...
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    A New Direction

    I just wanted to add that had I known then what I know now (I didn't even know the term "executive functioning skills" until this week), I wouldn't have put him in cyber school as it's a poor fit for him. He's always had trouble managing time, forgetting things, and planning ahead, but after...
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    A New Direction

    My son, who is 13, was diagnosed with Aspergers & ADHD when he was younger. At the time, I saw a few of the AS traits, but moreso the ADHD....so all of my reading, research, etc always revolved around ADHD and the Asperger's got pushed by the wayside. We've been hitting some rough times with...
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