bethlynette

Hi, I'm sorry to post this here without searching more thoroughly, but does anyone know of a chat room for kids with hyperlexia/hfa? My son is 4 but keeps going to yahoo answers to try to chat with people, today he typed "i been to school" there. We just moved and he hasn't met many people here yet. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!!! Beth

Hi Bagpuss, Lauren, and Karen, thanks so much for your replies. It sounds like maybe kids with ASD aren't really that different from kids without in terms of relocation. But those were good tips about trying to think about where we want to be in five years/ trying to liase with the LEA (although that seems a bit tricky... ). We haven't fully decided what to do but it's good to hear about your experiences. Thanks! Beth

Thanks for these replies all! I think I have decided to try the somewhat cheaper metal LikeABike for Sam's b-day using his grandparent checks. It seems like the stabilizers are just not a good idea for him. We'll see how it goes!

Hi all, my husband has been offered a position in SW London that would increase his salary quite a bit. We're currently living in Cambridge and we've been here for a little more than 2 years. I am just starting to get to know people here. Sam, our ds with HFA, will be 4 in July. I'm wondering what the impact would be of moving to a new town. We applied for deferred admission so that he could stay at nursery an extra year but our request was denied so he'll have to start at a different school if we stay here too. I feel moving right now would be disruptive for him, but maybe I'm attributing feelings to him that he wouldn't really have just because I myself would rather stay put. Anyone have any experience with relocation that they could share? Thanks so much! Beth

Thanks to all of you for your replies!!! I'm glad to hear that it's not just us that are going to have some trouble with the biking thing. Special thanks to Canopus for the very informative post about learning to bike. We had actually looked at a Like-a-Bike too but they're super expensive, but maybe for DS's birthday... it seems like that might be the best bet for learning how to bike safely. Then we also have to have the helmet battle... Thanks again all!

Hi! My son, who will be 4 in July, got to borrow a friend's bike while the friend is on holiday. It turns out he LOVES biking but he has absolutely no traffic sense whatsoever. The bike has stabilizers and Sam was going very fast and got angry if his dad needed to hold the handlebars to prevent falls/to cross streets. We're trying to decide whether or not to buy him a bike of his own. Will he be able to learn to ride responsibly? Has anyone else had similar trouble? Thanks! Beth

Hi Simon! Thanks so much for your reply. I did actually do some nights on my own many months ago but my dd was so much littler then and it was easier to get her to sleep. My HFA ds is very rigid about his bedtime routine now and that also makes it hard. I think I will just try to get through it but I sure am not looking forward to it. We will definitely cook in advance, and I plan to take some time to myself this weekend, maybe that'll help... Thanks again for your support! Beth

Hi L! Thanks SO much for the info about the "Good Night" service. I guess I've decided to try to muddle through this particular business trip but we just got the report from our last visit to the CDC today and me and dh have to take some time together, doctor's orders. So I will definitely give the service a call. Thanks again! Beth

Hi Lauren! Thanks so much for your response. That's kind of funny that you had the same sort of experience while in America because I'm actually from the States myself. I really am dreading it I think mostly because I'm so tired already and I know I will be even more tired than I can imagine. Thanks for the understanding, kind words, and hugs!!! Beth

Hi! I just joined this forum tonight. Our son Sam was diagnosed with HFA last September. He's 3 1/2. My husband is going away overnight next week and will be home very late the following night and I'm very worried about my ability to cope for those evenings. We have a daughter who just turned 1. I've been looking at babysitting networks but they seem very expensive, I've just seen Sitters and Safehands, and one of them, I think it was Sitters, said they can't help kids with special needs. I pretty much lose my ability to cope around 6pm... We have only lived here for 2 years so I don't know anyone well enough to ask for help... Thanks! Beth