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Recent content by vanillasquirrel

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    Shutdowns, what might be causing them?

    Im not sure shutdown is the official term for it, basically she will stop communicating with everyone around her, she often wraps herself up in her dressing gown and curls up on the sofa and refuses to move or respond to anyone. It can seem like defiance or refusal to do whats expected of her. I...
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    on fitting in

    I dont have aspergers but I thought I should say something which I hope helps. I wouldn't worry to much about feeling like you have to join in idol chit chat about celebs and make up. I've never been interested in those kind of things either, and if my friends decide to talk about that kind of...
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    Shutdowns, what might be causing them?

    thank you so much, you have no idea how much it helps to hear other peoples experiences. When N shut downs on me ( i call it that, but I have no if thats what I should call it), it often feels personal and I take it to heart and feel like I've failed her. Her parents sometimes say she's ok till...
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    Shutdowns, what might be causing them?

    Hi there, I am currently a TA to a 12 year old girl (N)with Aspergers. At the beginning of the school year she managed really well to settle into school the first term, and I got to find out alot about N and what she likes and what makes her anxious, I thought we had built up a good...
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