hi there my boy just started school yesterday at a very gd autistic school and very well known but i cant get round the fact hes at school hes only 5 and a dont know what to do way my time as a feel weve been together for 10 years lol a payed for it when he came home yesterday and a feel bad sending him to school will i ever get over this xx

Hi everyone!
My name is Paula Johnston and I am a Masters student studying in Queens University Belfast. I am currently writing my dissertation on How internet blogging sites are assisting parents with children on the autistic spectrum and really need participants to complete my questionnaire. It is very short (22 multiple choice questions) and can be viewed and downloaded if you click on or copy and paste this address:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/17503091/H...

If its easier just send me a comment or email me on pjohnston24@qub.ac.uk and i can get it sent to you.

I would really appreciate anyones input as I want to accurately represent this group through my study!

Many Thanks
Paula

hello im cryistal i am a mum to an austsitic girl shes age 11 years of age but shes till my baby girl event hough i have younger children i am protective over her as she likes to wander alot annabella loves to go horse rideing but at times im worried that she will hurt herself

my pg is provate but feel free to add me

I work With Individuals With Autism And Luv My Job So Much Wake Up With A Smile Goin To Work Its Great To See How People Progress
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Hiya, love your bebo page.......my two sons both have autism, my oldest is 6 years old, and my youngest is 4 years old, he also has a hearing loss, so double the fun!!
but love my kids to bits.......... and wouldnt change them, no matter how different they are.....

hi my name is esther,and my nearly 16yr old son, steven has aspergers syndrome, a mild form of autism, when he was little i worried about his future as im sure many of you do, i knew no-one who had aspergers, so i had no-one to ask, " what can i expect when my son reaches his teens or is entering adulthood" feel free to ask me,ive been there, luv, esther

hi there. my son, almost 7 now has aspergers syndrome combined with ADHD though we are still working on a definite diagnosis, it makes life very challenging though i love my little man and wouldnt change him for the world. the ADHD means i have to restrict and monitor his diet pretty closely otherwise he becomes uncontrollable (he has a few holes in his bedroom wall) i have also myself, been recently diagnosed with aspergers syndrome, it shed light on my life and why i was the way i was. suddenly everything made sense! the feeling of not being able to fit in, why i didnt like the feel of materials, why a lot of sounds drove me nuts and why i did various other things lol it was a relief in a way that there was an explanation for these things. i didnt do too well at school though now i am about to start a certificate in information technology in about a week as i love computers and i cant wait yay

Hi! really, really great group! You probly know all about us by now, cause I've commented on all the polls and bloggs bla bla, but my name's Jennie, I'm almost 40, blind single mum, with 3 teens, Ross is 14 and the youngest, profoundly autistic, diagnosed at 2 and a half. He has limited speach, but it's coming. Behaviour used to be dire, and I mean the worst! doubly incontinent til he was almost ten, mega bowel problems, temper to die for...the works! We moved from London to Wales in 2002 and he regressed even further, cause everything in his life changed, but once he settled, he changed forever! He is accepted in the community he lives in, everyone knows him, main stream kids accept and like him, he's part of the area we live in . . . different really is cool! Am thinking of setting up a bebo page for him, to help share our unique story of double-trouble survival, and help his I.T skills in the process! Happy to share with any parent who needs a chat, my profile's public. xx

PLEASE stop by as this group is an extension of this group.

THANKS so much. xxx

GREAT group.... my son has epilepsy and they think ADHD... they are undecided if he has Aspergers... I have a new wee group http://www.bebo.com/parentingpositive and some tips for special needs kids would be useful....

thanks Liz im goin to look for that book our winston did die alot quicker than we thought and alot of heartbreak has been caused, my son wouldnt leave the house etc, we now have 2 dogs again, but that book is a must for me as my son thinkis he is coming back in jan

xxx

Oh Thank u for that Liz
Hope it someone can benefit from that book & also the Cinema too.

Am having to put the comments under REVIEW Again as found 2 disgusting comments left for me this morning

Sorry i know this is annoying as then it can be a day or 2 until ur comment is seen.
PLEASE continue to leave ur comments tho & i will do my best to check here regulary & get back to u.

hllo. i don't know if any of you live in or near glasgow, but the GFT cinema are starting "autism friendly" screenings on the first saturday of the month, first one is in november.

hey denise. i don't know if anyone has got back to you about this yet but there is a childrens book called "heaven". i don't know who wrote it but it is about a dog who dies and goes to heaven. it is quite sad but it does explain how when you go to heaven you can't come back. it is available in the childrens section of larger book shops.

has anybody got any advice on how to tell ur child about when pets die
Our dog is ill im not sure if he will make it, and i have no idea how to tell my son when he does go.
anybody got any advice? my son is 5

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