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1. RE: Autism and Meltdowns
Mar 8 2008, 2:59 PM EST
Does "Asperger Traits", count? My 16 year old Daught Julia has No patience with us, her family ( 3 siters, 19,12,10 and Mon and Step Dad). Some I beleive is teen years, but some things I really think she can't help herself and she is always coming back to say she is sorry for it. She has lots of friends but never really wants to hang out with them outside of school. She tends to be frustrated all the time when around us. It is hard not o get offended by her, and she's getting harder to cope with due to the 'New" diagnosious. She has recently found out she needs to be on a gluten free diet also, which I was hoping wpu;d releive some of the headaches, and stomach aches she complained of. But she eats the bad foods and feels sick then says that's why she got upset about things. Does anyone have any advice. My husband, thinks she has gotten worse she she was told about her having Aspergers, and I'm not sure. Some of it is proably due to it, but in some ways she seems releived to understand why she can't control some of her emotions, and why she is not good at having friends over, and sleepovers and such. She likes to be completely involved in theings. Plays, LifeGuard in Training, Skiing, exercise, school projects, art are her stong suits. She is either had the best day of her life due to an activity or the worse, and leave her alone!
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2. RE: Autism and Meltdowns
May 29 2008, 4:17 PM EDT
WOW! THIS LITTLE BIT OF INFO WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO ME. MY SON HAS HORRIBLE MELTDOWNS AT SCHOOL AND NOW I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT HE CANNOT TELL ME. HE SPEAKS (A LOT) BUT HE ISNT ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT HE'S GOING THRU BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER A MELTDOWN. HE JUST HAS EM. IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE NOW THX SOOOOOO MUCH! HEATHER
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3. RE: Autism and Meltdowns
Jun 9 2008, 9:44 PM EDT
Aspergers does count, as it is an Autism Spectrum Disorder. If she just learned about it she's going through the acceptance stages and for her she's probably in between the denial and depression stage before acceptance, etc. Finding out about the gluten free diet prob. freaked her out as it is hard to do, but there are good recipes and look on my page for some. Explain that GF is not just for people with Autism disorders but for Celiac disease, Crohn's, IBS, etc. so to help her maybe accept that better so in her mind it become unattached to the Autism. Her coming back to say she is sorry is very good thing. Also, keep her involved in something and maybe find one thing where the people are really nice and encourage that more than the others, not to push away the others but to make that one extra special. Hope that helps. Luv, Kris 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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4. RE: Autism and Meltdowns
Jun 9 2008, 9:46 PM EDT
Hi Heather!Wow, lol :) I know I just responded to your email, has to be the one. I'm glad this has helped as that is why I made this page... good to hear that. Also, let your son know you are learning about meltdowns as that may help as well (I forgot to mention that in the email). Luv, Kris 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
