I wish there was a site like this in America
Posted by
Leanne
on 15th June 2010
at 03:05
Hi Jet,
Welcome to our community :)
Have you heard of www.kylestreehouse.org
It is an autism on line support group based in the US. Whereabouts in the US are you ??
Leanne - Community Champion
Posted by
bumblebee
on 15th June 2010
at 08:10
Hi Jet,
Good to have you here, welcome! I am mum to 3 kids on the spectrum and I have found this site really helpful...I look forward to finding out more about you and your family...please feel free to join in with any of the discussions going on :0)
Claire - Community Champion
Posted by
Elena - former Community Manager
on 15th June 2010
at 11:24
Hi Jet! We're glad you've joined us!
There are so many things that we all share in common despite our location, and the beautiful thing is that the internet can bring us together from all corners of the world. I hope you'll make yourself at home and feel welcome to join in the discussions!
There's another American around here somewhere, though she's relocated to the UK. Her name is Luanne but she goes by the name Ikbmau32 - she may be able to lend a hand with some US-specific topics, though I'm sure education and access to financial help varies a lot even just from state to state! You can find her introduction here. I know that Leanne also has two American children (actually they are British I think but spent some time in the States) so that might be another person to chat with, though I don't think she's got much experience of America or the system there (correct me if I'm wrong Leanne!). She recently did one of our monthly member Q&A's which you can find here.
If anyone else remembers any Americans around here, do feel welcome to leave a comment.
I would also like to know whereabout you come from in the States! I'm a Texan myself. : )
-elena
Posted by
Josie Barnshaw
on 15th June 2010
at 15:47
LOL Elena
For a minute I thought you had forgotten that you were American yourself, but you reprieved yourself in the last sentence.
Hi Jet
Welcome to the group :)
Josie - Community Champion
Posted by
Snowdrop
on 15th June 2010
at 19:50
LOL Josie, I thought the same too!!
Welcome to the froum Jet.
Tracy - Community Champion
Posted by
asteroids
on 15th June 2010
at 21:01
Hi Jet,
Welcome to the forum.
Asteroids Sara - Community Champion
Posted by
jet
on 16th June 2010
at 01:40
THANKS FOR THE WARM WELCOME,
SOMETIMES I FORGET WHAT COUNTRY IM IN IT COMES FROM MOVING SO MUCH, MILATARY BRAT,THEN JOINED THEN MARRIED INTO IT. SO MOVING IS SECOND NATURE. BUT IM IN NEW YORK , NOW AND WILL BE FOR A WHILE. I HAD NOT HEARD OF WWW.KYLESTREEHOUSE.ORG BUT WILL BE GOING ON IT RIGHT AFTER IM DONE ON HERE.
MY SON IS 13 NAD HE HAS ASPERGER SYNDROME. HE IS HIGH FUNCTIONING BUT IS VERY SENSITIVE TO LIGHT AND NOISE HE IS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION BUT IS ON THE HONOR ROLL.THEY WANT TO PUT HIM UP A GRADE BUT DUE TO HIS LACK OF SOCIALIZATION I WONT BECAUSE I KNOW HE WOULDNT BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. HE IS AT THE AGE WHERE THE KIDS ARE STARTING TO BECOME MORE CRUEL. BUT I AM LOVING THIS WEBSITE
AND AM SO GLAD THAT I HAVE FOUND IT. I HAVE ALLREADY TOLD A FEW OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT IT.AND WILL BE ON HERE REGULARY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ME.
Posted by
Leanne
on 16th June 2010
at 08:34
Hi Jet,
I have 4 children, 2 of which are my step-sons and are on the spectrum. My eldest step-son is Johnathon and he is almost 15, he has Aspergers.
The teenage years are really difficult and children can be so cruel , it is hard enough for NT children but when you through autism into the mix it just makes things even harder,
We used to do an awful lot of social role plays with Johnathon at home, to deal with difficult situations at school.
Recently he seems to be coping with school much better as he has joined a group of about 6 kids who I think are actually quite similar to him.. of course now we are entering into the 'girls phase' and that is even worse lol
Until almost 4 years ago both boys were living in Longmont ,Colorado. We were all meant to emigrate there but there was a slight change of plan and we are in the UK now.. much to my husbands disappointment :)
Leanne - Community Champion
Posted by
Elena - former Community Manager
on 16th June 2010
at 11:17
New York - how lovely, it's a really beautiful state (outside of the city!).
I know the East Coast is 5 hours behind us but it often seems far closer than my family in Texas, who are 6 hours behind. Somehow that 1 hour makes a lot of difference and makes Texas seem further away...
Jet, I wonder if you might be able to post in regular case rather than all upper case? I'm not sure about the others but I find it difficult to read all caps. : (
-elena
Elena Goodrum
Community Manager
www.talkaboutautism.org.uk
Posted by
jet
on 24th June 2010
at 17:34
we live in buffalo in the city, today is the last day of school, so here we go for the summer, it will take a week to get him used to the change of no school and get him in to a new schedule, oh the fun of pulling my hair out for aa week.lol i love my son but i dont know who the change is worse for him or me. at least i know whats comming. but i dont know if ti makes it easier a week of him stressing that i have to take him to school because he has to go or me trying to get him in to a new schedule. oh well wish me luck i know i will survive. i love him so much . and thanks for the support
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Posted by
jet
on 15th June 2010
at 02:42
HI MY NAME IS JET, I HAVE A 13 YEAR OLD SON WHO HAS AUTISM AND THERE IS NOT MUCH SUPPORT OVER HERE I FOUND THIS SITE THROUGH ONE OF MY FRIENDS IN THE UK AND I THINK ITS GREAT. YOU GUYS HAVE ALOT OF SUPPORT AND VALUABLE INFORMATION ON HAND. AND ALOT OF RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGER TIPS.
OVER HERE THERE IS NOT ALOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT AUTISM AND I HAD A HARD FIGHT GETTING MY SON DIAGONSIED, ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT HELPED ME IS I HAD BEEN TO COLLEGE OVER THERE AND DONE A COURSE IN SPECIAL NEEDS AND KNEW WHAT I WAS ON ABOUT AND HAD A FAIR IDEA OF WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.