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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 280674" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>PirateRose,</p><p> </p><p>I agree with-everyone here, and am glad that Ranny weighed in as well.</p><p>Your daughter sounds a bit like me when I was little (artistic temperament <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> )</p><p>but the difference is the duration and intensity of her behaviors. </p><p> </p><p>My son is a very high functioning aspie, and every one of his behaviors could be attributed to "just being a boy." But when you put them all together, every moment of every day, and multiply them by a million, that's an aspie. </p><p> </p><p>I agree, that no matter what her diagnosis ends up being, do not force her to sit at a table to eat whatever it is. Set a timer to train her to sit there for a certain length of time, say, 15 min, while the rest of you are eating, to make sure she learns what family meal time is. Then let her go off on her own while everyone else talks.</p><p>I wish I had done that when my son was younger. I would have avoided so many meltdowns!</p><p> </p><p>One of the red flags I noticed on your list was that your daughter never seems to learn lessons and repeats the same mistakes over and over. If she is truly aspie, she doesn't "get" why she's supposed to be doing or not doing something, so you have to just train her by rote. </p><p> </p><p>Another red flag is that she isn't social, but is okay at home. Again, that could just be shyness, but if it's very pronounced, it could be aspie.</p><p>My son HATES meeting new people and will yank on my shirtsleeve and physically hurt me, trying to get out the door so he doesn't have to meet people. He still does this and he's 12. Once he gets to know people, he's fine.</p><p>Yes, there is an anxiety component. It's hard to say if it's a chicken-and-egg thing, but if your daughter is aspie, anxiety comes with-it. Than can be handled with-training and medications. </p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, get a good diagnosis (I had to go back 2 yrs later and redo our tests because the dr was a flake and my son was not a textbook case) so don't give up!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 280674, member: 3419"] PirateRose, I agree with-everyone here, and am glad that Ranny weighed in as well. Your daughter sounds a bit like me when I was little (artistic temperament ;) ) but the difference is the duration and intensity of her behaviors. My son is a very high functioning aspie, and every one of his behaviors could be attributed to "just being a boy." But when you put them all together, every moment of every day, and multiply them by a million, that's an aspie. I agree, that no matter what her diagnosis ends up being, do not force her to sit at a table to eat whatever it is. Set a timer to train her to sit there for a certain length of time, say, 15 min, while the rest of you are eating, to make sure she learns what family meal time is. Then let her go off on her own while everyone else talks. I wish I had done that when my son was younger. I would have avoided so many meltdowns! One of the red flags I noticed on your list was that your daughter never seems to learn lessons and repeats the same mistakes over and over. If she is truly aspie, she doesn't "get" why she's supposed to be doing or not doing something, so you have to just train her by rote. Another red flag is that she isn't social, but is okay at home. Again, that could just be shyness, but if it's very pronounced, it could be aspie. My son HATES meeting new people and will yank on my shirtsleeve and physically hurt me, trying to get out the door so he doesn't have to meet people. He still does this and he's 12. Once he gets to know people, he's fine. Yes, there is an anxiety component. It's hard to say if it's a chicken-and-egg thing, but if your daughter is aspie, anxiety comes with-it. Than can be handled with-training and medications. In the meantime, get a good diagnosis (I had to go back 2 yrs later and redo our tests because the dr was a flake and my son was not a textbook case) so don't give up! [/QUOTE]
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