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There was a documentary on The Health Channel today about a family with 6 children with autism...3 had Aspergers, and the other have various degrees of Autism... After watching that, I just wanted to say KUDOS to all of you that have to deal with it...it is very challenging and it was interesting to see how the parents dealt with their children...I can only imagine how it is to deal with one child, let alone 6...they aged from 14 to 3 yrs old....
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I watched part of it also... the parents seemed very relaxed about it all and kind of odd to me.... And why no sheets on the beds and such.I understand the writing on the walls but the dirty house, etc ... there also seemed to be no structure going on in the house??
my Nephew loves structure and neatness?????
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I know a family with 6 kids. 2 are Asperger's and 3 are varying degrees of autism. I don't know the dad, but the mom is awesome! I met them through an ice skating program they attend with my son. She described her living room to me and it sounded awesome! She had swings, tramps and other bouncy things in the living room. I only have a tramp in the dining room.
arubagirl
I watched part of it also... the parents seemed very relaxed about it all and kind of odd to me.... And why no sheets on the beds and such.I understand the writing on the walls but the dirty house, etc ... there also seemed to be no structure going on in the house??
my Nephew loves structure and neatness?????
arubagirl
I watched part of it also... the parents seemed very relaxed about it all and kind of odd to me.... And why no sheets on the beds and such.I understand the writing on the walls but the dirty house, etc ... there also seemed to be no structure going on in the house?? my Nephew loves structure and neatness?????
I did not see the show, I don't have cable. Was this a documentary/report show? Or a reality show?
If was a reality type show, I can understand. They cut the footage to be entertaining and frankly 6 kids running amok is much more entertaining than a minute by minute accounting of routine.
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qs mom
I did not see the show, I don't have cable. Was this a documentary/report show? Or a reality show? If was a reality type show, I can understand. They cut the footage to be entertaining and frankly 6 kids running amok is much more entertaining than a minute by minute accounting of routine.
I'd love to see it. I'll have to see if someone can tape it for me. My son thrives on routine in school. But not at home. Our routine at home has always been no routine. So, it' what he is used to.
My son is dx multiply disabled. A psych NP dx Asperger's. CSE committee laughed at me. His new therapist (we had to change because of insurance change) just looked at me and said "but he's social". DUH! As if that is the only thing to dx autism. His new psych did comment either way on the dx.
You would not notice that my son is different. Unless you spent an extended length of time with him. It is glaring when he is with a group of kids his age, that he doesn't interact they way that they do. He plays with his fingers constantly. His cars need to lined up end to end along his bed or he won't sleep.
He is funny. He has a great sense of humor. But doesn't understand phrases - like if you say it is as hot as the desert - he'll just say w're not in the desert.
qs mom
I'd love to see it. I'll have to see if someone can tape it for me. My son thrives on routine in school. But not at home. Our routine at home has always been no routine. So, it' what he is used to.
My son is dx multiply disabled. A psych NP dx Asperger's. CSE committee laughed at me. His new therapist (we had to change because of insurance change) just looked at me and said "but he's social". DUH! As if that is the only thing to dx autism. His new psych did comment either way on the dx.
You would not notice that my son is different. Unless you spent an extended length of time with him. It is glaring when he is with a group of kids his age, that he doesn't interact they way that they do. He plays with his fingers constantly. His cars need to lined up end to end along his bed or he won't sleep.
He is funny. He has a great sense of humor. But doesn't understand phrases - like if you say it is as hot as the desert - he'll just say w're not in the desert.
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my son also has Aspergers/Autism Spectrum disorders with schisophranic tendencies and other mental issues. Having a 3 child dx'ed is like pulling teeth with no Novocaine! I try to learn all I can but when I finally figure out ne thing something else is happening. My son is very territorial. It always has to be his way (or so he thinks) He is very aggressive, and at time very mean. He can turn on you on a dime, and if looks could kill you'd be dead. He points at you and talks in this nasty mean voice, its pretty scarry for a child to have so much rage and anger in him. (I have been fostering him for 3 years and his 17 month old sister, we are adopting them) He thinks nothing about hurting her, or throwing things at people. you'd have to spend a couple hours with mine too to see his true self. I love him dearly and every day is long, hard and challenging. I could't possibly imagine having 6 children this way.
This is a local family, while I haven't met them in person they're quite active on the autism mailing list I've been on. Not sure if they mention mom also has major depression, anxiety & fibromyalgia. As someone who suffers from major depression and anxiety with NO children, I can't imagine it with six--let alone all of them autistic. A dirty house is the least of the concerns there! They were reported to DCFS at one time, which turned into a huge fiasco, but all charges were dropped completely. They do try to implement structure as much as they can, but a couple of their kids are very difficult, and it's easy for structure to go out the window! It's not a life style I would ever choose, and I suspect the Kirton's would agree, but I think they're doing the best with the resources they have available.
I had a friend with four children who were all diagnosed as Autistic. However much later it turned out her younger two were not. They had just copied thier older siblings and so behaved just like them and so every test showed them to be autistic as well. It was not until the mom got very sick and four different relatives stepped in to take the children. Mom was in the hospital for a couple of months. During that time the two younger ones began behaving more like thier typical cousins and began talking and behaving in totally different ways. It amazed everyone, especially mom. (who did get well by the way)
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