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Yay, a colleague! This is my final year. My results for EA300 (children's lit) are due 'before August 3rd' according to my student page, and I'm finishing off U212 (childhood) with an exam in October. Getting a first is all down to my result from EA300, which is scary. But you get full funding for a PGCE with a first, so it'll make a big difference to whether it's doable or not. I'm really disheartened by the fee hikes, because it really is closing doors for some people. The OU has been great for me, though, because I can study at weird times. I'm very fond of it as an institution, and I hope it still has a future despite the government pulling its funding. Cognitive psychology sounds so exciting. Like I said, I really do sometimes wish I'd stuck with the psych, although I'm quite easily intimidated by science.

Oh ok. Thanks.

That's it, really. What are the locations about?

Are you at a brick uni, Darkshine? I'm doing OU. I was going to do psychology, but it was a more prescriptive degree so I wouldn't have been able to use the French I did ages ago as part of the credits. Sometimes I wish I'd stuck with the psych, though. But I have loved what I'm doing. I've just completed a module on children's literature, and before that a module on researching childhood. I would love to do a Phd, although I cannot imagine where I'd fit that into my life. My children are more important right now. Anyway, I'd love to know more about your psychology degree.

My eldest son (9 next month) has been referred for diagnosis for Asperger's. Anyway, he has been an avid Doc Who fan since he was three and loves the black and white episodes. He has more recently become obsessed with BinWeevils and Club Penguin, and has even produced his own spin-off sites with all sorts of clever editing. My husband decided to get Visual Basic for him at the weekend, and my son has already copied a program and made it work, and written his own simple program. I guess it's not a big deal, really, but I can't help but think that if he can do that at nearly nine, then there's maybe a future in this for him.

I tried to message you Robert, but it doesn't seem to work. Anyway, thing is my husband and I reckon he's on the very mild end. He had compulsions as a kid, had a breakdown with OCD as a teenager and finds social interaction very demanding. We've been married 17 years and he's the best man and dad on the planet.

Thanks, A-S Warrior. my children are proud of each other. I recall an occasion two years ago when my eldest started staring at boy with repetitive behaviours. I could see his mum looking annoyed, but then my son asked, 'how old is he?'. The mum replied that he was 5 and still looked rather annoyed and probably wondered why he hadn't been taught not to stare. My son then asked, 'is he austistic?'. When the mum, rather surprised, replied that he was, my son smiled proudly and said, 'my brother's five and he's autistic'. my middle son does not really interact with his peers, but he and his brother have a close bond which brings them both comfort.

You've blown me away, Dark. Of course, you're right. Language is dynamic and dazzlingly beautiful. My degree is BA (hons) Childhood Studies. I then want to teach. When I eventually work again it will simply have to be school hours, term-time only, because I don't want my son to have to go in childcare. I would prefer speech and language therapy, but there's no course available locally. I'm not fantastic, but my children are. This is a wonderful forum.

LancsLad, your post is uplifting. I wish I could 'like' it like on Facebook. I'm new on here, so still feeling my feet.

Hello Darkshine. Yeah, normally I love essays, but I'm towards the end of it all, and this module doesn't even affect the classification, so I'm finding it hard to dredge up the enthusiasm I usually have.

I haven't read all the posts on this thread, but I do see my son's autism (and my older sons Asperger's-yness) as our privilege. I don't mean to patronise anyone who is really struggling in life on account of ASD (either individuals or their families), but my own feeling is that as a family we are privileged with autism. I hope that doesn't sound ridiculous or twee to anyone.

Btw, it's a bit weird that the forum dredged up my son's bin weevil as my profile picture. I'll have to find something more appropriate when I've done this silly essay.

Well, it's a bit tedious, Robert7111a. The question is 'How do children use language as a link between the individual and society?'. There isn't much room for individuality, since I am expected to use the module materials. I think my big difficulty is that I was doing two modules together, but I've just completed one and this is now the tail-end of my degree. I'm assignment-weary and just want to get it over and done with now. I'm also tired because I was up till 3 doing it last night. So I'm a bit grouchy today.

Hi all. I have an essay due today, so it's silly of me to be on here. Still, here I am. I'm a married mum of three - two boys aged 9 and 7, and a little girl aged four. My middle son attends special school and is going through diagnostic process, my eldest is very bright and very high functioning, but we're farily sure he has Asperger's, and he will be referred to the panel although it will probably take 2-3 years. I'm also convinced that my brother-in-law has Asperger's, although he's in his 40s and has never been diagnosed. So anyway, that's a start. Hello all.