Hello and welcome to AspieMom.com. I am the proud mother of a ten year old daughter who was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2006. I love to talk to others who have Aspie children. I feel it is important to learn all we can not only so we can cope as parents but so we can help the kids cope as well.
A couple of links
Written by Jill on January 9, 2008 – 6:13 pm -I got my MAAP newsletter today and wanted to pass on a couple of links that I found inside. The first is ImAnAspie.com. So much wonderful information about Asperger’s Syndrome there. Definitely check it out. Brian King is absolutely wonderful. He is a licensed clinical social worker who was also diagnosed with AS along with his son. He has so much positive information to offer. I am really looking forward to reading further into his site when I have more time.
The second is AutismSupportsforyou.com which offers help in creating a classroom support plan for your child. I’m trying it out right now and will review it when I get a chance. You can answer the questions but to actually get the report will cost you $20. I’m printing my report out right now which is 22 pages long and looks to be quite detailed. This comes at a good time because we have a CSE meeting coming as I posted earlier. I’m looking forward to reading through this report.
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Social Stories
Written by Jill on January 2, 2008 – 11:16 am -Something Kiddo’s social worker wants us to try is writing social stories. They can be helpful for kids that tend to be anxious about new and/or stressful situations. It helps them to understand what is to be expected. I am going to get started on one with Kiddo hopefully next weekend. Since we are moving in a month and this is a source of major anxiety for her, the social worker thought it would be a good idea to try and write a social story. Kiddo is not the least bit interested though but I’m hoping I can gain her interest as I go along with it. The best source on social stories would be Carol Gray.
The Gray Center is also a fantastic resource for Asperger’s Syndrome and other ASDs. They have a selection of books and other materials available for purchase that I wish I had found sooner.
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Austism Heroes
Written by Jill on January 1, 2008 – 8:43 am -Last night, I was watching the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve special. At 11pm, there was a half hour of Entertainment Tonight. They happened to have a short clip about the book, Autism Heroes. The book contains the stories of 38 families dealing with autism spectrum disorders. I am going to have to buy this one. It sounds very interesting to me. It’s one thing to read a book about how someone suggests you deal with spectrum disorders. It is quite another to read about real families and how they cope. That’s what Autism Heroes is about. You can read more about the book at autismheroes.org.
Also mentioned in the clip was John Schneider from Dukes of Hazzard and Smallville, among many other things. His son was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and therefore, John Schneider is an advocate for Asperger’s Awareness.
John Schneider, along with other celebrities including John Asner and Gary Cole (also parents of kids with spectrum disorders), are spokesmen for a non-profiit organization call The Help Group.
It is good to see more press about Asperger’s Syndrome. When talking to people, if you mention Autism, everyone has an idea of what you are talking about. If you mention Asperger’s, no one understands. There needs to be more awareness for the spectrum disorders. That’s something I would really like to work on in 2008. I don’t know how much I can do on my own, but I would sure like to try.
While I have been browsing online this morning, I also came across another website. I honestly don’t know how I have missed it before. Wrong Planet is an online community for those with Asperger’s and parents of those with Asperger’s. I need to read through this site further when I have more time. It looks to be a great site. They have a fantastic article on What is Asperger’s. Definitely a site to keep in the bookmarks.
With that, I’m off. Happy New Year everyone!!
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FamilyEducation.com
Written by Jill on November 17, 2007 – 5:21 pm -When I was working on one of my sites a bit ago, I happened to catch one of the ads in my Google Adsense section. I jotted down the url in the ad and went to that site… FamilyEducation.com. I immediately bookmarked it because it looks like there is a lot of great info and other things there!
One thing I found very interesting was their section on Asperger’s Syndrome. There is a lot of good information there so I thought I would post about it here. 
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