**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.

[bella_again]

I paid $200 for Cam's psych to go to school and talk with the teacher at the start of the year. I am yet to see any sign that the teacher has actually taken any notice of it.

She moved the furniture around again this morning as well. 😞

How very frustrating for you. But really its very unprofessional of her to not take notice of those recommendations. Seriously if you have had a meeting with her and those recommendations have been noted I would be complaining to the principal and to the region if necessary. They have a duty of care to our children, it is simply not good enough.

Gosh no wonder parents throw their hands up at time sin despair, its like trying to communicate with a brick wall!!!!

[krazy.kiwi]

I did start the process at the start of term 2, but she went on 5 weeks long service leave.

Her replacement was wonderful - he was upset when she had to leave. But he coped well with the old teacher after sge came back, she had mellowed while away and the problem child in the grade (NOT MINE!!!!) had moved to another school.

So he was coping OK until now. 😞

[mapalarkin]

Evening all.Sounds like some stuff has been happening in here.We had a pretty pathetic teacher for darcy in 2nd class.She was told he had to sit facing the blackboard,so she put him to the side up the back with a bully who would steal his glasses.Whenever i approached her she would back off like she thought I was going to belt her one.I will admit i did feel like it.
Anyway got final report today for little Nicholas from the phsycologist.It confirms Atypical-autism.Now we can start more intense speech and language as thats his main area that needs working on at moment.
Now I need some advice.How do I tell Darcy that his nana has lung cancer that has spread to the brain.Do i even tell him.I dont know what to do.We have told him she is sick but not how bad.I dont want to set him back.Any advice?

[krazy.kiwi]

We lost my MIL when my boys were very young (4 & 2 1/2) We just told them that Granny was very sick and the doctors didn't think they could make her better. They coped with that at the time, now they are almost 10 & 11 1/2, they have been told that she had lung cancer that spread to her bones.

I would go with the simple approach to start with and answer any questions he has honestly, but with as little detail as you can get away with IYKWIM.


I'm sorry you have to go through this, it's a terrible thing to go through. ((((((hugs))))))

[sheepy_1-4]

Hi everyone. I don't post in here very often, because sometimes I just don't know what to say and I always end up crying after reading the struggles that you all endure.

Even now there is so much I want to say but don't know how to say it so I hope it comes out right.

I think we are coming out the other end now, but it has taken many of the journeys that you are all experiencing now. For us it has taken a tremendous amount of therapies and treatments. we have travelled far and wide to access some doctors and some treatments.

There were many days when I used to be too scared to go to sleep because I knew that I had to get up and face it all again. Face the heartache of watching your little person find simple things that other kids take for granted, so hard.

There have been many tears shed from all of us especially during the worst period when our eldest had a Nervous Breakdown and was diagnosed as suicidal and anxiety and depression. (he was 9)

You have been given these special little people because of the wonderful people that you are. Your courage and strength will get you through. Just always remember that you were chosen because of these gifts, to help these little people.

The twisty days have turned out to have been the best for us, because for the first time, the kids were under constant psychological care. It is expensive, but honestly, this has helped the best of all.

You need to fing one that specializes in ASD, and even then it may take a while to find the "perfect one" but it is worth it down the track.

Ours worked on all sorts of skills from social skills to dealing with bullying and just learning to recognize feelings and how to express them and deal with them.

and for social stuff - maybe home schooling is the best way to get the education, because there are a lot of opportunities to find social situations. We had a lot of success with the Scout group. even those in regular schools will benefit from having a social activity outside of school and an opportunity to make a different set of friends.

My heart is with all of you. Just keep going step at a time - day by day, minute by minute if you have to, because it does get easier.

[bella_again]

Just thought I'd bump the thread 🙂

Hope everyone is well 🙂

[doll*obsession]

hiya webby :-x

[bella_again]

*Waves to Dolly* Hope all is well in the dollist household!!!! 🙂

[doll*obsession]

absolutely! having a joint birthday party for both of the kids tomorrow- on a VERY tight budget! lol but should be ok 🙂 but I need to clean up the house :_| :_| :_|
joe has been unwell, but seems to be alot better today thank goodness, would suck if he had to stay in bed during his party 😞
how are things in the chitty household?

[bella_again]

Good luck with the party Doll, hope u all have a ball and that Joe feels better real quick!

LOL@ the housework, u should see this place its like a train wreck lol For the last few weeks I kept looking at stuff thinking I should do that and then nah I think I'll sleep lol.

Glad I am on these iron tabs, it never occurred to me I might be anemic. Anyway alls well here today, had a scare yesterday with the naprosyn I am supposed to be taking.

Whole side of my body and feet up to my knees had pins and needles and a burning feeling. I rang the doc and he said to take it again...like what the?

I didn't and feel heaps better now. Just a bit more energy and I should be able to conquer the world lol lol 🙂