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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Now that some on this thread have acknowledged a family history of social interaction disorders, I think it is best to let this thread end.  Nuff said.[/b][/quote]

I'm PP, mother of DS with Aspergers, and I don't get your point.[/quote]

First PP was being horrifically insensitive and disparaging towards such students and families. Shame on you!!!

After working for some years at a state university, I have observed two kinds of parents who helicopter:

1. The overachiever parent whose child is perfectly capable of handling most things (with a few omissions here and there, but that's how they learn) and who embarrasses his/her own child. That type usually is trying to satisfy his own curiosity/insecurities about university life and tries to hide some of his most egregious activities from his offspring, knowing very well they are a source of shame for their child. If caught by their child, they try to brazen things out.

2. The parent of a special needs child who is merely doing his duty in making doubly sure his child has correctly interpreted a given situation. Since needs vary widely, there is no set type.

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OK, but I'm PP (mother of child with Aspergers) and my previous post said I would NEVER interfere and post in the student facebook page, and I don't think its an excuse. To the contrary, stepping in like that would him seem like a loser. Which is why I don't understand what this other poster meant. I'm the one who "acknowledged" my DS' diagnosis. Since I was arguing against the helicoptering, I don't get it.[/quote]

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