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Recent content by Vatblack

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    Your unautistic autism symptoms.

    I wouldn't be if I were you! It is as awesome to be typical to a stereotype than it is to not be.
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    Your unautistic autism symptoms.

    My daughter loves loves loves cuddling. It is another reason it took me so long to seriously consider autism.
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    ABA Therapy?

    This is a very concise response. Thanks. Okay, I would not want to change my child's personality at all. In my opinion, autism is just a personality trait but I do feel I need to be an interpreter for her when it is needed. I have also noticed that many things that I was concerned about changes...
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    ABA Therapy?

    haha!
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    ABA Therapy?

    Okay, I see what you mean. I understand now what is meant by forcing change or masking. Thanks for the explanation.
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    ABA Therapy?

    Ylva your comments are hurting my feelings. I know this is the Internet and I'm supposed to wear big girl knickers but I truly do not have the energy at this point in my life not to be completely straight with people. I do take note of your opinion though. You think ABA is not a good form of...
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    ABA Therapy?

    Let me ask a sincere question here: I am not clear how I am telling my child to mask who she is. So, explain what you mean by that, please. (I'm asking, not demanding) In my opinion, the ABA I did with my daughter was respectful of her "quirks" as NTs would interpret it. However, where her...
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    Your unautistic autism symptoms.

    What is ememes? Yes! I love the Matrix reference about NTs. I am going to use that in my speech!
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    Your unautistic autism symptoms.

    My intimate experience with autism is limited. My daughter, a boy I babysat for a while and I suspect my husband and my stepdaughter. Every one of the people I mentioned has a lot of empathy - or too much as you say. I swallowed all these stereotypes hook line and sinker until I loved a person...
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    Your unautistic autism symptoms.

    Haha - of course! How silly of me. I did not even realize that I used that phrase and it was definitely not meant in that way! Thanks for pointing it out. Can I quote you in my speech? I think I can conclude selected parts of your response.
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    Your unautistic autism symptoms.

    Unbelievable! There are a few actors that have come out as being on the spectrum!
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    Your unautistic autism symptoms.

    (I am a parent of a 9 year old daughter with autism.) I am doing an informative speech on autism in two weeks. I am thinking of talking about parents of autistic children and people with autism themselves who was surprised that they are not anything like Sherlock Holmes or Sheldon from Big Bang...
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    ABA Therapy?

    The ABA my daughter, my husband and I attended was not traumatic at all. My daughter wanted to go. I felt that my husband and I was taught how to let her be herself and accept the things that we could not change but only manage. We played a lot of board games to demonstrate to her how NT people...
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    Seeing our child through different lenses

    My husband was also very wary of getting a diagnosis. Luckily for me, he did not block it and took part once I decided to go that way. I was told by a physician friend to have my daughter tested at 3 years of age. I only got there by age 5, like you. His big problem with it was that they'd try...
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    My name is Vatblack

    I am a mother of a 9 year old with Autism 1. She is basically an Aspie. We have known for sure that she is on the spectrum for 4 years now, but I knew there was something different with her from a very young age - from 3 months old onwards. Luckily we got very early intervention through a state...
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