Elly Report post Posted May 14, 2007 Thought it was time to introduce myself properly as I have already left several posts I am a totally crazy, wheelchair using Mum and OU student of 4 monsters: DS aged 19, has dyslexia, arthritis and ?aspergers(at uni studying microbiology) DD aged 18, has aspergers, ocd and self harms(6th form, hopefully uni in october) DD aged 14, has unique chromosome translocation, substantial learning difficulties, speech and language problems, global developmental delay, behavioural meltdowns and all the stuff that comes with these.(special school) DS aged 11, who has aspergers and mears irlen syndrome(home educated) That leaves Hubby, probably and aspie too and retired from the RAF. Now stays at home to look after the rest of us We have 2 snakes, 3 tortoises, 3 cockerels, 2 cats, 1 dog, 1 rabbit, 1 guineapig, 1 lizard and some fish Well thats us in short Keep smilin Elly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted May 14, 2007 Big hello to Deb, JoolieDoolie, Millymoo and Elly.......welcome to the forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greenman Report post Posted May 14, 2007 Hi my name is Andy, I am maried with two children Stephen who is 12 and who has Asperger's and Louise who is 3. Stephen is in main stream school and who is doing fairly well at present. But, is still hard work to keep him motivated! I am looking forward to hearing from others who have children with Asperger's. As I believe, "a problem shared is a problem halved". With kind regards Andy Greenman - Middlesex. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted May 14, 2007 Hi Andy, Elly and all who've joined recently - a BIG welcome to you Kathryn x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted May 15, 2007 Hello to all the new peeps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Minx Report post Posted May 17, 2007 Hi I am new to the forum. I have two autistic children. One who is 6 years old and has classical autism and one 12 year old with high functioning autism. I had love to chat with someone, as I am a full time carer to both boys and can not work because of their condtions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted May 17, 2007 Hellooooo minx, you joined then! (its Marge from carers btw) Big welcome to you! <'> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted May 22, 2007 Oooooh lots of lovely new people joining since I lost my internet connect in April.... Welcome to you all I look forward to getting to know you all a little better. Clare x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dummie Report post Posted June 2, 2007 Hello I've just joined this forum. My name is Ivy, hubby is Andrew and our DS is Aidan who is nearly 2.5yrs old. We are currently waiting to see the multi-disciplinary team so at the start of what seems like a very long and daunting journey. We first had concerns about Aidan when he was 14mths old but our then HV didn't want to know. We have since moved and our new HV is great and it is she who is getting the ball rolling for us and guiding us through this battlefield. Looking forward to getting to know you all. I've got lots to learn and have learnt so much from browsing this forum already. I'm sure you'll see me posting my endless questions soon so in advance to those who choses to take the time to offer their help, guidance, advise and love. Ivy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted June 2, 2007 Big warm welcome to Andy, Minx and Ivy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted June 3, 2007 Welcome Ivy <'> and anyone else I've missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wicce Report post Posted June 7, 2007 Hello. I'm rubbish at intros. I'm a single parent and carer for my 6 year old autistic son. He was diagnosed at two years old, and can't sit still and never stops talking. He loves trains, custard and yellow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted June 7, 2007 Hi all - again, i only ever remember to pop in here when it's right at the top of forum So hi to all newbies since my last post! Welcome aboard, and hope we're helpful/entertaining/distracting/supportive...whatever helps! L&P BD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted June 7, 2007 Hi Wicce, and welcome to the forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=HaiBaNe=- Report post Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) Hi there, My name is Dave and I have a great HFA son called Sean. He will be 5 in ten days. My wife and I found out he was HFA back in February, and all in all we have positive outlook. Sean attends a local primary school who have so far been really great. Tey also seem to have had some experience with ASD kids and seem have a good structure for supporting us. I had a good look over the board last night, and it really seems like a great place, with nice people, and I am impressed by wealth of information and support concentrated on this little board. Glad to be aboard. Cheers Dave Edited June 7, 2007 by -=HaiBaNe=- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted June 7, 2007 Hi Wicce & HaiBaNe Welcome to the forum <'> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshie Report post Posted June 10, 2007 hi i have three children the youngest two have problems Sarah has dyspraxic tendencies and spld and Daniel is on the autistic spectrum and has no diagnoisis postcode thing not easy to get diagnoisis here especially as there at the low end. would like to hear from others can be a lonely life Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted June 10, 2007 Yay, welshie, its Marge! Welcome! Welshie & I know each other from another forum everyone - she is lovely! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted June 21, 2007 Hi Dave and Welshie.....welcome the the forum I have 3 children, two of which are on the spectrum. Take care <'> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joybed Report post Posted June 21, 2007 Hi my name is Joy I was told about this site from someone on Uk parents. I have a son Marcus 11 years who has high functioning Autism, and twins Piers and Lydia who are just 3. I am a busy working mum to the above and Wife to Miles who is a biomedical scientist. I am a midwife working 30 hours a week and in my spare time I am a cloth nappy advisor for team Lollipop. I live in a crazy, busy house and currently feel as if I am cracking up, being pulled between everyone here and work, but that is life as they say. We also have 3 cats, 1 guinea pig and 2 goldfish. Marcus was diagnosed at 4 goes to mainstream school and is having a bit of a tough time at the moment as he goes to comprehensive in September and is also a little bit hormonal. Hope to gets lots of helpful advice on here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted June 21, 2007 Hi Joy, your life does sound busy......welcome to the forum, it's a fantastic place to be <'> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted June 21, 2007 Hi joybed and welcome to the forum. Lots of folk here will identify with the life you describe! I hope in between working, feeding the goldfish, being a mum, etc.. etc.. you find plenty of time to join us here for support and the occasional laugh. K x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted June 21, 2007 Hello Joy & welcome Aaaah, cloth nappies, happy memories.... I can still do the kite shape when sober! They are all tailored to fit now arent they, no skill involved! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stella63 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Hi, I'm Stella. I have 2 boys, both with dx of aspergers. AJ, my eldest is 14 and been in trouble at school since Reception. He is now in Year 9 and at risk of expulsion for continued low level disruption. He was only dxed last year and having been labeled 'naughty boy' it is now very difficult to overcome the label and get teachers to accept that there may be other issues going on. With everything I have learnt I can now see how a lot of his behaviour is misconstrued - lack of eye contact is not him being rude, he can't do it, he can't verbalise a lot of what he does ( I am refering him to a private psychiatrist for this as CAMHS have been useless), the meltdowns he has after school which have resulted in the police being called after punching walls etc. My younger son, 11, OJ was diagnosed last year after a complete breakdown at school. I had been going in for several years saying that something was wrong, was he aspergers, had they noticed funny face grimaces etc and they said, no. He has since been dxed aspergers, Tourettes and OCB. He spent most of Year 5 out of school because he couldn't cope with other children, noise, assembly, PE and several other subjects. He has gone back this year but it is still a daily struggle, not just with him but with the school. He has been targeted by a really nasty boy and this has resulted in him being stabbed in the back with a pen last week. The boy was given a one day suspension!!!! I think thats enough for the moment but I need later to mention my husband who is not dxed but definately aspergers and my father who is aspergers and Tourettes age 75 but will not even consider it (and why should he if he's got to that age without it bothering him!). got to go now to pair read a dragon story to OJ!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted July 2, 2007 Hi to all the new people and welcome to the forum you have all certainly come to the right place. Clare x x x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Selkie Report post Posted July 3, 2007 Hello I never know quite what to say with these introduction things, I feel like I'm back at school standing up in front of the class & turning into a nervous wreck again! But here goes... I am mum to a 9yo son who although the specialist has said he probably has AS she was reluctant to 'label' him as he seemed to be getting on 'ok' at school - something his teacher and I don't particularly agree with! He also has dyspraxia and is on the waiting list for help from the local OT dept. He seems to have one of the good teachers - it was actually his teacher who picked up on all the symptoms at the beginning of the school year & suggested he may have AS & pushed for testing through the school (I was getting nowhere!). We will be very sad to say good bye to this teacher at the end of the year in a few weeks I guess I've come here to be able to talk to people who know what it's like (!) share problems & suggestions and also to try to figure out which areas of his behaviour are due to AS & which are just what all kids are like! And also just to natter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs.ddh Report post Posted July 3, 2007 Hi, My son was diagnosed with high-functioning autism a year ago at the age of thirteen. We are now appealing the LEA's decision not to do a statement for our son (a full-time occupation). In the meantime, it has already been a great help to come onto this site and find others in the same boat as us - so necessary right now Hope I can be of help to the forum too! mrs. ddh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen A Report post Posted July 3, 2007 Hi mrs ddh. Welcome to the forum.Lots of us have had or continue to have the experience of finding we have a new job in pushing for appropriate support for our children. <'> <'> Karen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted July 3, 2007 Hello mrs ddh, Selkie and Stella, welcome to the forum <'> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted July 3, 2007 Hi and welcome to all the newbies! Bid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Matthew Baker Report post Posted July 3, 2007 Hello and welcome. I'm sure you will find everyone here very friendly and supportive. They are also all very open and quick to offer help and support. They really all are a great bunch. Your coming to a good place. I hope you enjoy it here as much as I do and find it as useful too. All the best, David. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs.ddh Report post Posted July 4, 2007 Thanks for the welcome! Hope to be a regular contributor - kids withstanding.... ddh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted July 4, 2007 Welcome to all our new members Annie xx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wicce Report post Posted July 4, 2007 Hello everybody. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marmalade Report post Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) Hello I am a single mum (and law student) with a beautiful 5 year old daughter who has an ASD, known as PDAS. For those of you who are blissfully unaware of this ASD, it's full name is Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome and it does exactly what it says on the tin! I heard about this site through a mum already here, as her son attends my dd's school. We share our lives with a ginger moggie (and his dodgy kidneys!!), 2 hamsters and a goldfish. Edited July 11, 2007 by marmalade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted July 11, 2007 Hi marmalade & welcome. Welcome to all I've missed, too. I'm not being rude, I dont always get alerts on this thread for some reason so can miss people sometimes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
may Report post Posted July 14, 2007 im a mum of two great kids a son 13 ASD, tourettes, OCD, DCD, anxiety also on meds, a daughter 9 aspergers who also self harms. Had a bad year with tourettes trying to get meds right, he's now back in school but has no confidence. Can anyone advise on self harm as its very distressing in a child of 9. I work part time in a special school with ASD KS1 kids and i love it. This is very hard for me, i have never done anything like this before may Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrs.ddh Report post Posted July 14, 2007 Hi Marmalade and May! M&M? Nice to have you here! Marmalade, I was not aware of PDAS before you had posted it here, but I am willing to learn about it! May, I have a son (14) who has ASD too. So we can probably compare notes on what a great time they are having at their schools.... I am sorry, though, but I cannot advise you on the self-harming. I can offer my sympathies and hope someone else on the forum has more experience in this area than I do. Hang in there, ladies... you have come to the right place. I am a newbie here too and I can already highly recommend this site. You will gain great support and advice - so welcome to you both from a fellow newbie! ta for now ddh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted July 14, 2007 im a mum of two great kids a son 13 ASD, tourettes, OCD, DCD, anxiety also on meds, a daughter 9 aspergers who also self harms. Had a bad year with tourettes trying to get meds right, he's now back in school but has no confidence. Can anyone advise on self harm as its very distressing in a child of 9. I work part time in a special school with ASD KS1 kids and i love it. This is very hard for me, i have never done anything like this before may Hi may - and welcome to the forum Glad you found us..... Not sure if the last part of your post (This is very hard...) referred to your work or to posting on forums - but either way i am sure it will get easier and i hope it proves a fulfiilling, rewarding and positive addition for you. Personally, I haven't much experience of tourettes or self-harm, but with the wealth of knowledge on this forum i'm sure someone will be able to offer you some useful advice. There's a search facility in the top R/H corner. It's not the greatest search engine on the planet, but if you search on 'tourettes' you should get a few hits to read through. Any specific questions are probably best flagged in 'Help and advice' thread, but they'll probably get picked up elsewhere if just a little more slowly. Hope to 'see' more of you on the boards, and same of course to any other 'newbies' since my last post L&P BD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
witsend Report post Posted July 14, 2007 Hello and welcome Luv Witsend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites