tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post3605094030846240385..comments2023-10-18T04:52:43.144-04:00Comments on Autism's Edges: An American (School) Girl: The Autism EditionMothersVoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479178355207142195noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-88280851681966650502013-10-03T20:33:34.776-04:002013-10-03T20:33:34.776-04:00Hi Anonymous, Sorry that I have been away from the...Hi Anonymous, Sorry that I have been away from the blog for a while and your question has gone unanswered until now.<br /><br />Should you protest? Yes, but the bigger question here is why a young person with ASD doesn't have an IEP. With an IEP in place, your concerns can be addressed more readily. Why does he not have an IEP anymore? Can you get an IEP in place? The IEP is the tool for MothersVoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479178355207142195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-961010712043297152013-09-09T18:18:19.116-04:002013-09-09T18:18:19.116-04:00Hi everyone,
My eight grader was diagnosed with ...Hi everyone,<br /><br /> My eight grader was diagnosed with PDD/NOS. He no longer has an IEP. He struggles with getting to class on time because he has fine motor issues as well as sensory issues which delays him and prevents him from staying on task. His school has issued a two hour detention for being late to class too many times. I feel as if they are punishing him for being autistic. Am I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-16297360477918017752011-11-23T04:53:13.437-05:002011-11-23T04:53:13.437-05:00Great Post. Keep up the good work on <a href=&q...Great Post. Keep up the good work on <a href=" http://myhealthcarezone.com/autism-symptoms-treatment.html”>Dealing with Autism</a>.Omniscienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07958883557083685328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-68961698681955405022011-10-08T15:40:22.431-04:002011-10-08T15:40:22.431-04:00Thanks for pointing out Davidson to me -- it's...Thanks for pointing out Davidson to me -- it's on my list now.<br /><br />Carol Greenburg (@aspieadvocate) spent time in Japan -- read her essay at The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism <a href="http://thinkingautismguide.blogspot.com/2011/03/george-takei-on-my-mind.html" rel="nofollow">George Takei on My Mind</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://thinkingautismguide.blogspot.com/2011/04/Liz Ditzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-78732732515506328702011-10-02T10:32:17.018-04:002011-10-02T10:32:17.018-04:00Thanks Anon and Audball for your comments here. I...Thanks Anon and Audball for your comments here. I read Tammet's first book and I think you're right - he did spend time abroad and found it helpful. There is something about being an actual foreigner that is rather freeing -- one's neurological foreign-ness recedes into the background. I think that also worked for our girl's father, who is not from the US originally. He has MothersVoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479178355207142195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-6446312354185688182011-10-01T21:48:36.993-04:002011-10-01T21:48:36.993-04:00I agree with your M; the bells are just awful! I t...I agree with your M; the bells are just awful! I think what's worse than the loudness is how unpredictable they can be (well, if you're like me or my El and choose not to wear a watch!). And we too experience the frantic "rush"...it's painful. Would earplugs (small and discreet) work for her in the hallways?<br /><br />We, too, find lots of in things related to Japan to audballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499068870667071905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-30857639667350076042011-10-01T19:27:49.014-04:002011-10-01T19:27:49.014-04:00Great post. I think it was Daniel Tammet who spen...Great post. I think it was Daniel Tammet who spent time overseas and found it very helpful. I often wonder the same thing....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com