Published on 12, July, 2020
Situations that cause me a lot of anxiety and stress include:
* Sudden changes to routine, such as being asked at the last minute to work overtime, or to do a task I'm not over-familiar with.
* Being asked to do something a different way, even though…
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I got two rats after work on Wednesday, and the cate and bits and pieces to go with them. I checked that the cage would be big enough on an RSPCA website and brought an extra ladder to put in there for them (it already came with a litter tray,…
hi ck - Sorry - I feel a long post coming on! Obviously I don't know you or your friend or the children, so bear that in mind. Perhaps... and only perhaps, it's a bit of both? She happily reels off her son's achievements + you compare him with…
I would ask for a referral to a dietician specialising in children - if your GP can't do it, can s/he refer you to a paediatrician who can? That's how we got our referral... You might also try finding a likely one yourself at a local hospital…
I am feeling terrible today following an evening at our friends' house where my 17 year old, very intelligent aspie son ate apple pie when everyone else was eating chili, talked loudly over the top of the conversation without seeming to know how to pick…
I think what I hear you say is your son is autistic with more extreme executive function disabilities and a little more difficulty with social 'rules', but could excel in jobs suited to his intellect? Would he suit a philosophy club? A book club? Or a…
I have huge problems with tech, I almost gave up joining here as I kept running into problems about codes and passwords. I can use basic email and just about cope with some shopping, like the big forresty place, but some I find overwhelming. I don't…
Bees (they/them) Autism resources in bio #stoptheshock #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs said:You've gone so far from the original point to split hairs over something not relevant to what I was talking about in the first place
The conversation moved…
There are quite a few discussions and threads on how to talk with children several pages into the Parents and Carers community discussion board.
helping a child understand how they perceive and experience the world won’t dictate specifics but simply allow…
I ended up wiring the phono sockets to a jack plug into an Ubuntu platform laptop, and then ran Audacity.. Audacity also make software for the Ubuntu platform.The result was fine, but there are a lot of settings to re-remember.
I also tried reloading…