I'd like to ask poeple who interact with adults that have ASPERGER SYNDORME or ADD or some related t that.. Please contact me thanks!
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No, I don't have a husband with Asperger's Syndrome or ADD/ADHD. Although, I have HFA; higher-functioning Autism, ADHD, and Bipolar Disorder myself. I am 17 -- and almost an adult. If you ever have any questions, please let me know... my email address is Luvs2Write16@aol.com. (I do not check email on Yahoo-as I delete all of it, so please email me on my AOL account). You're also welcome to Instant Message me anytime at Luvs2Write16@aol.com or Michelle_Leatherbury@yahoo.com. I also have a MYSPACE.com account - if you'd like to become friends on there - as well, my MYSPACE account is : www.myspace.com/michellen2008. Hope to hear from you!\n\nSincerely,\n\nMichelle\n~ The girl wanting to learn Spanish -- haha~!!
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I understand your worry.  How disabled is your daughter?  Is it possible for her to get along in a group home with others with her same condition where they have people to help and monitor the situation? Maybe to start introducing her to prospective situations or people now so that she is familiar with them.  Do you belong to a religious community?  Since I don't know how much help your daughter needs its hard to think of ideas but you are welcome to e-mail me - I will try and help you think of ideas for the future.
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My son has high functioning austism as well. He is 5 now and became verbal last year. His still likes to play by himself some of the time but he interacts with his siblings and some of the kids from his school. Find something that he really enjoys. For my son it is letters and numbers. I bought flash cards for him and invited a couple of the neighbor kids over. We had races to see who could find certain numbers. He loved it. Don't try too many kids though or he could feel overwhelmed. A lot of his interaction came from watching the other kids do things. He wouldn't go down the slide until he watched the other kids do it over and over again. Make a structured "game" of the play at first and then slowly let it become more spontanious. Good Luck you can email me at sbirch5@yahoo.com if you would like to discuss this further
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Hello, I helped you with your first question. I wanted to send you a private email, but you don't have that feature enabled.\n\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/NLD-In-Common/  This is a message board of mostly parents that have kids with Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD).  Nothing on the site is hard to read.\n\nThis is probably the best site on it with the most articles, which are grouped by level of reading difficulty:\nhttp://www.nldontheweb.org/\n\nAlso check out www.nldkids.org.\n\nA good book is called Raising NLD Superstars ( I cannot remember the author but can find it if you are stuck) and The Sourcebook for Nonverbal Disabilities.  You can try looking on amazon or half.com to find these cheap. They are hard to find at the library.\n\nIf you send me an email, I can help you a whole lot more as I am very familiar with this disorder.  Best wishes to you and your son.
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HI I have a 9 y/o son with autism and I have run a support group with autism for years. I recently moved to Wisconsin, however I was from northeast Illinois prior to this move. If you would like to contact me through yahoo messenger or at haleigh_anna4u@yahoo.com, I would love to give you some info on schools and area's in Illinois with GREAT school programs for autism. The early years ( 0-5 y/o) are the toughest. If your daughter would like the opportunity to talk to a parent who has been there feel free to pass on my contact info. My son was diagnosed in 1998, at 2 y/o. He was diagnosed severe and I was told that he would never speak.  I found him great speech and occupational therapists that helped me start a communication program with him of PECS/SIGNS paired with verbal communication and a sensory "diet" to get him comfortable in his own skin. He received ABA within his preschool special ed program as well as speech and OT in school. I included him in everything if only for a short time so that he experienced many things. Many children with autism don't know what is expected of them in new situations and that causes them to have what the parent see's as bad behavior, but in a child who cannot communicate, these behaviors are his way communicating when verbal communication is difficult.  My son is doing AMAZING now. He is in regular ed 3rd grade for 70% of his day and communicates only 2 years behind his age level. There is and always will be signs of autism, but due to a lot of hard work, understanding and LOVE he is a happy, healthy and loving boy.
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:)Hello Lalo. My name's Crystal. I would love to be your friend and help with anything you need. email me if you need to.  kristelqueen@hotmail.com
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When do you need it by? I have some that I could email to you tommorow. They collect data by the hour and number of times the behavior occured in the hour. Let me know! You can email me if you like.
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I hope that one of the links below will be what you are looking for. I am a 46 year old male who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I know how you feel and that it is good to have someone to talk to. Good luck. I wish you well!
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Wow, what a handful you have! He is high functioning isn't he? Well, I hope you go to see the doctor for his mood. Has he always been antisocial? That is pretty much an autistic trait unfortunatly. Just talk to him about it. How is he feeling lately? Try some theapy with a therapist who deals with autism  (a plus if they are also a relationship therapy.) Are there many that you know of? Have you visited his doctor? Talk to his family about it.
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You might try discussion groups online, such as that linked below.\n\nIf you do check it, I think there are lots of people taking part in the discussions (and chats) who are actual sufferers, and should be able to offer some helpful ideas.\n\nLike anything else on the Web, it's important when reading posts in groups, or taking part in chats, to be aware that some people are trying to sell something.  And some people may challenge the idea that there is any such thing as FMS. Just ignore anyone who isn't being helpful -- don't get yourself worked up by trying to argue with them.
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Try the The West Midland Autistic Society, they have a school for autistic children based in Coddington, I worked there as an agency worker for over a year, it was kewl. If you wanna go Agency, try Beresford Blake Thomas on 0121 212 2292 and ask for Karen Skelding. They're based all over the UK and very help full. If you do go to Agency working, change over to self employed within them, you get a higher rate of your tax refunded to you. BBT should have a list of companies who do this. Feel Free to contact me if you need anymore info. I've been there and done it and loved it. Good Luck! :0)
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You are absolutely correct to be concerned. Can't say if its autistic disorder or not from this limited information. Here are a couple of places to call to get a referral to someone there who has experience working with kids:\n\nKatie Bishop\nHeartspring\n8700 E. 29th St. North\nWichita, KS 67226\n(316) 634-8700; (800) 835-1043\n\nRainbows United, Inc.\nLorraine Dold Bockorny, President/CEO\n340 S. Broadway\nWichita, KS 67202\n(316) 267-KIDS; (316) 267-5444 (fax)\nEmail: mail@rui.org\nWeb: www.RainbowsUnited.org\n\nParent Training and Information Center (PTI) \nFamilies Together, Inc. \n3340 W. Douglas, Suite 102\nWitchita, KS 67203\n(316) 945-7747; (877) 499-5369 (Kansas City); (888) 815-6364 (Witchita); (800) 264-6343\n\nHope this is helpful to you.
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yes adults can and actually many are because of aspergers, its a form of autism that until recently had been overlooked. how to be checked I am not sure I would recommend psycologist or neurologist.
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I have a student with Asperger's.  For the most part, he is a normal boy - he is involved in sports and music.  His motor skills are lacking.  He also has poor social skills and sometimes has emotional outbursts (i.e. if he is upset he slap his head, or if he is excited, he will jump up excitedly.)\nHe gets frustrated rather easily and is really hard on himself.  He learns a lot by rote, so, he will do things repeatedly until he gets it and can become fixated on one thing - this is where he gets easily frustrated.  I also notice he is bothered by sounds that most children would just ignore.  For instance, he mentions that certain noises make his teeth hurt, or he will notice a sound in another room (while there are many other sounds going on) that catches his attention.\nIt's also "all or nothing" with him.  He takes things very literally and to the extreme.\n\nOverall, he is a sweet boy and very polite.  He works very hard and is a good student.  I read a book that was recommended by his parents "Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals" by Tony Attwood.  It was pretty good and helped me understand Asperger's a lot better.\n\nHere are some websites with info.\n\nhttp://www.aspergers.com\n  http://www.asperger.net/\n\nGood luck with the adoption! :-)
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Hmm, interesting answers. Norah, the only correlation that I have seen, recently, is that when there is a child in the family who is on the Autism Spectrum, other children, within that family, have an increased risk of Autism, dyslexia, or other developmental/learning delays.  The reason for this is not yet known, and being researched at this time.  If you want to email me, I can give you some info as to where I found that.  Don't have it in front of me at the moment.  By the way...Julie, do you think there was a less harsh way of putting your rather judgemental answer?
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I don't know why people don't offer contact information. I for one am very glad I did. I haven't been on here long but I did find someone I very much like talking to. If you don't you should, there's good people out there to meet. Trust me.
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Does your son have aspergers?  I know that this is often referred to as High functioning autism.  I personally know one young man with aspergers and my mother has worked with autistic children and adults for many years now.  I hope you and your son are both well!