**AUTISM / ASPERGERS SUPPORT GROUP**

[doll*obsession]

A safe place for all members with friends or family with ASD

Come and have a cuppa, share your joys, and vent your problems with other people who understand.

[azureline**]

Sorry I had to pop out for a while. 🙂

[catsnknots]

http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/28871

Another great watch... love these shows the ABC is putting on. 

[azureline**]

Our miss 5 got the Academic Excellence Award last night at her schools award night. Mainstream school, no special support apart from her wonderful teacher.:-)

Sadly, the school has had a huge increase in numbers for prep next year, no combined prep/year 1) so she will have to progress to a new teacher and grade 1.

[catsnknots]

that is fantastic... I am sure with the great start she has had it will make the next year so much easier.. 

[azureline**]

Thanks meep too, we are quietly confident, lol.

This is a bit f light humour but some things are so true.

http://laughingthroughtears.com/2012/12/06/autism-english-new-definitions-for-2013/

[catsnknots]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150373441113934

This is a Facebook link.. Patchoo kindly sent me the link and it honestly made me cry... 

It also made me think about how this kid maybe should have been allowed to play a lot earlier as he obviously has the talent. 

Our kids should no longer be left on the sideline of life.. 

[azureline**]

http://autismteachingstrategies.com/autism-strategies/worry-cards-free-download-card-game-activity-to-help-kids-with-asd-deal-with-anxiety-2/

All About Me” signs to help with reciprocal peer conversation in children with ASD 

[bella_again]

http://www.fragilex.org/2012/research/autism-speaks-lists-fragile-x-syndrome-research-on-its-top-ten-autism-research-advances-of-2012/?fb_action_ids=10151326111593324&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%2210151326111593324%22%3A238630289603537}&action_type_map={%2210151326111593324%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[]

Don't know if anyone is interested in this article about Fragile X/Autism research.

[gshepherd510]

Hi there, I haven't been on here for a very long time and it's good to see a few familiar names.

Cheers for now

Lisa

[catsnknots]

Got my sons school report last week... 

lots of C's... a D or two and an E... he got the E for Agriculture... He didn't even hand in his assignment, He told me he didn't want to be a farmer so why do the work.. How can I argue with that.