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Recent content by jlg

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    Stepdad trying to help daughter and save family

    Appreciate all of the sound advice. And please know that I do recognize depression as a real possibility in fact it is a probability, however I am sensing there is still more. Please forgive me if anyone thinks I am assuming it has to be ASD becasue I am not. I am truly just exhausting all...
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    Stepdad trying to help daughter and save family

    I appreciate your response but I assure you I in no way want her to be as I need her to be. I hope and pray she maintains her individuality. I only mentioned my daughter because i felt another individual was thinking that I had no experience with teenage girls. I simply wanted to explain that...
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    Stepdad trying to help daughter and save family

    communication is a huge issue with everything from how was your day, to why do you seem mad or angry down to what do you want to eat which is a huge issue in the house. She was raised with many food allergies and now although there is a great deal she can eat she only wants to eat certain...
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    Stepdad trying to help daughter and save family

    I will check out "The Curly Hair Project", thanks. As for the creative pursuits, we try and encourage all interest. She loves the drums and has played them since she was 7 so we bought a set of drums which she begged for and sice we have gotten them they have sat unused. She likes guitar, so...
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    Stepdad trying to help daughter and save family

    Ok just to clarify a couple things. I am not hoping my child has AS, I simply think she does based on minimal research and online questionaires that indicated she could. I just do not want to get into the typical parent teenager standoffs when there could be more to this situation. Also I do...
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    Stepdad trying to help daughter and save family

    Hello, and thank you for all your responses, I apologize for my delayed response. I fully understand the long term effects that a divorce can have on a child and as of this weekend I continue to see how her lack of a close relationship with her father continues to effect her . We do have a...
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    Stepdad trying to help daughter and save family

    Her mom and dad divorced when she was she was only 4 it was not a good marriage in general. And there is so much more than just her isolation and ingratitude. That is just what I seemed to focus on in my intro.
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    Stepdad trying to help daughter and save family

    Hi my name is jeff listed as jlg. I have been married for 8 months and have been with my wife for 3 years. She has a daughter who is 15 and can be amazing to be with at times, however it can also be the most frustrating experience at other times. She is extremely smart though she does...
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