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Recent content by fergusonh

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    Do you feel like the elephant in room? And I'm not talking weight here!

    thanks for the reply-we use 123 magic with our kids we give them 2 warnings and if they get to 3 they have to take a time out --but that is hard to do in a store--i usually take the m to the car but they fuss the whole way! Spanking does not work for us. our children get more aggitated and...
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    Do you feel like the elephant in room? And I'm not talking weight here!

    I have twin Aspies that are 7 and we had two birthday parties to go yesterday. When one of them says or does something strange, or has a meltdown ect. ect. I feel like the elephant in the room that everyone is staring at. These other parents are thinking what a brat her kids are and if I just...
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    How chaotic is your life? Schedules, routines, plans, goals...

    My life is very chaotic! I have twin boys who just turned 7 years old with Asperger's. I am also a nurse. Between work and the number of appointments we have (speech therapy, occupational therapy, doctors, teachers) it seems to go on and on. I do have a wonderful husband that helps me a lot...
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    Parents

    I have two Aspies and what I have found helpful is to pick one or two kids from their class and have them over to your house for a play date or two and that way the kids get to know my my boys at their home too rather than just at school. So those one or two kids usually pay more attention to...
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    Aspie Parents?

    Yes! After having two Aspies and learning more and more about I think that my mother is an Aspie. She is socially ackward and has never really "fit in". Has to have things a certain way no matter if they are just plain crazy and don't apply to the situation or not. She has never understood why...
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