PIP for Aspergers

princessdon

War hammer :rotfl::rotfl:


I know so much about this and Japanese cards, including import tax from Japan. They are a pleasure though to teach.

seven-day-weekend

princessdon wrote: »

War hammer :rotfl::rotfl:


I know so much about this and Japanese cards, including import tax from Japan. They are a pleasure though to teach.

I wish my son could have had some specialist teaching, he may not have underachieved quite so much, one-to-one or small group teaching would have done him the world of good. We didn't realise what was wrong a the time, he was 27 before we found out what was causing his difficulties.

He would have sunk without trace in his GCSEs, had my husband not sat him down with papers under exam conditions, and also taught him how to time himself in exams, (my husband was a Geography teacher), and I picked up his text books and quizzed him on the contents for an hour every night.

You're doing a good job there

Own_My_Own

I think the funniest thing he did, was after doing an assault course he sent me a text message,

'I have finished it. It killed me.'

Before I had finished reading it, I got another one saying,

'Don't panic. I am not really dead. It is just a saying I learnt today.'

I didn't have the heart to tell him dead people don't text.

princessdon

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I wish my son could have had some specialist teaching, he may not have underachieved quite so much, one-to-one or small group teaching would have done him the world of good. We didn't realise what was wrong a the time, he was 27 before we found out what was causing his difficulties.

He would have sunk without trace in his GCSEs, had my husband not sat him down with papers under exam conditions, and also taught him how to time himself in exams, (my husband was a Geography teacher), and I picked up his text books and quizzed him on the contents for an hour every night.

You're doing a good job there

I don't teach specialism

We just have a few students who progress from specialist courses to HND and I cover a unit.

They teach me a lot about things, but as I said their DSA reports can be identical but real life is worlds apart.

seven-day-weekend

Own_My_Own wrote: »

I think the funniest thing he did, was after doing an assault course he sent me a text message,

'I have finished it. It killed me.'

Before I had finished reading it, I got another one saying,

'Don't panic. I am not really dead. It is just a saying I learnt today.'

I didn't have the heart to tell him dead people don't text.

The funniest thing my son did was when he was 17, he had to go to a place he had not gone to before, he is not very good at this, so I told him what bus to get, where to get it, and where to get off.

Later that day, my husband decided to come home for lunch, as he came in the phone was ringing, it was our son. He said 'I don't know where I am':eek::eek: My husband said 'well how do you expect me to know where you are ' (with a few extra words in the middle). He had to ask our son to tell him what he could see, such as shops and other buildings, and eventually our son said he could see a post office. My husband said was there a name on th post office, son said yes, and told him what it was. Luckily it was the name of the town where our son was. He was MILES away from where he should have been!

Husband picked him up, had to take the afternoon off work, not very pleased. Turns out son had got on the right bus, but had gone miles too far.

We still tease him about that, he can laugh about it now too (although he is still not very good at finding his way round).:rotfl:

nannytone_2

i can relate to an awful lot of whats being said ....
i feel the cold the same as everyone, but i have an incredibly high pain threshold apparantly.
i can turn things over in a frying pan using my fingers, and i also fish the tebag out of the cup using my fingers too ( my eyes make using a spoon to find it quite time consuming)
i too get over interested in odd thingsand when i try to tell people about it, my voice gets louder and louder and i speak faster and faster ( so they tell me!)

im never really sure if changes bother me because of my eyes or decause its 'just who i am'

they did a refurb of the gym in september and i still hate it. from the colours on the walls to the new machines.... even the fact that the power plate isnt under the television any more. doesnt matter that i bever watched it ... it just isnt where its supposed to be!
cup handles all have to point in the same direction,my wardrobe is organised to extreme. even when i could see better, it was the same.
i drive my daughter insane with my need for organisation.
i tell her ... its ok for you, you can go home ... i have to live with myself!

Own_My_Own

nannytone do you sometimes find it hard on here. My son has no interest in other people or their problems, although the hates bullying and has a great feeling of injustice for others, unless he is involved and then he feels like he is the only one it effects. He always thinks bad things only happen to him.

seven-day-weekend My son got lost in the next town. It was his first day at a new college, and a friend was meant to go with him, only he didn't get on the train. The first I knew of him being lost was when the college phoned at 3 to ask if he was ok as he hadn't got in at 10. His college was on a hill. my ds had found the wrong hill and spent all day walking up and down it looking for the blue door. I had to leave work and go and get him.

seven-day-weekend

Own_My_Own wrote: »

nannytone do you sometimes find it hard on here. My son has no interest in other people or their problems, although the hates bullying and has a great feeling of injustice for others, unless he is involved and then he feels like he is the only one it effects. He always thinks bad things only happen to him.

seven-day-weekend My son got lost in the next town. It was his first day at a new college, and a friend was meant to go with him, only he didn't get on the train. The first I knew of him being lost was when the college phoned at 3 to ask if he was ok as he hadn't got in at 10. His college was on a hill. my ds had found the wrong hill and spent all day walking up and down it looking for the blue door. I had to leave work and go and get him.

My son was going to college too, and got to a college, but it was the wrong one

exarmydreamer

zoominatorone wrote: »

There has been a huge influx of people diagnosed with aspergers or autism in the last 20/30 years. Wonder why?

Basically because specialist doctor's know what they are looking for. I have 3 boys all with severe ADHD and two of which have ASD, I have had to replace beds, re-plaster walls, replace carpets, shower heads, plug sockets, TV's and my daughters dolls.

I could write you a list of the hell, myself and my husband have been through in the last 16 yrs. We are ex-army, so parenting is not an issue, it is a real condition. It took me 5 yrs for my first son to be diagnosed and a fight for the last 4 yrs to get my recently 7 yr old diagnosed.

I don't care for comments on, it is not real, parent's do it for the money or there seems to be more of it now. We have forked out a fortune in house repairs and replacement toys. My children only eat certain foods, wear certain fabrics and go to particular places - it all costs more. Luckly enough, I have an army pension and so does my husband, who also works 6 days a week.

I am at the end of my patience with the rubbish which is directed at people with invisible disabilities. My 16 yr old thinks the house is on fire, because the shower steam is filling the room. He will stand in the shower for 30 mins and not wash, just stand there. It never crosses his mind that he should get out. Light, sound, unfamiliar places, danger from strangers and roads and inappropriate comments cause problems to them.

My 7 yr old uses the wall in his room as a tissue for snot etc, and enjoys pulling the carpet up and twisting the threads. My eldest throw a gaming controller into a brand new TV because he lost a game. My children are so far behind even though they have statements of education that it costs us almost £300 per month in English and maths tutors. My 7yr old still does not understand phonics but I am determined to give them the best start possible.

The spectrum is huge, my boys are highly intelligent, high functioning but have major ASD/ADHD issues, unless they are assessed properly they will not receive the help they need. Their IQ's are high and this has stopped them getting respite, although this is now changing in my area. We have not had a family holiday in 10 yrs because they annoy other people and also my eldest walked into the sea and kept walking into the horizon, scary!. We also have not had a night out as a couple for 7 yrs, no one wants to look after them.

If posters think it's all about the money, then you are wrong. Some people may take advantage but believe me, it is no joke. I would dearly love to have some of my life back, although I love my children to bits. I have no idea what is going to happen to them when DH and I are gone.:(

exarmydreamer

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

My son is very intelligent and does well in his job at Morrisons, but still can't tie a tie, find his way round a strange place and could not tie laces until he went to Secondary School. However, he will hold conversations about Shakespeare, or Stephen Hawking, or string theory and baffle me. Aspies are literally wired differently. They see the world differently to other people.

I've just bought a toy wooden shoe with a lace off ebay, to teach my 16 yr old how to tie properly. He has joined Army cadets where his dad teaches and he is finding it very hard to tie his army boots. He finds easy maths difficult but love advance maths and adores charts etc. He has a talent for remembering information and is practically a walking computer of knowledge.

I have Aspergers too, (undiagnosed whilst serving) and I sometimes find it difficult to relate to my children with ASD as well. I am so set in my ways, it drives my husband crazy. I seem to upset everyone around me without even realising it, I hope my last post didn't upset anyone.