Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 22:26     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What OP stated with. That everyone has strengthens and growth areas. That we all need things to help us be our best. From things as simple as glasses to lap buddies.

Reassure them that they will have challenges- like all of us do. And that because of the way the brain works we can anticipate some of those challenges and help navigate.

This is what OP started with.
But no 9 year old cares about being Steve jobs. Their parents do. Because then, the kid is really not SN after all.
I have a SN kid and two NT kids. I am also a teacher. Telling a 9 year old (4th grade, right?) that they can be Steve jobs is more about the giver of the message than the receiver.
Your (our) kids can be whatever they want to be- provided they have the skills and resources.


I disagree. The OP wasn't telling her kid he could be the next Steve Jobs but giving him some identifiable examples of people with Aspergers. (BTW, Darryl Hannah has Aspergers and supposedly so did Jane Austen.)

My kid has dyslexia and is a struggling reader. He finds encouragement learning about people who have faced the same situation.


The problem is, Gates, Jobs and Einstein weren't "on the spectrum" unless you stretch it out to be every smart person.


You seem to be debating. This is a support board.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 22:20     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why don't you get the book Steve jobs wrote about growing up with autism. Oh... Wait...


Do you have a child with ASD? It does not sound like you do or even have a child with SNs bc then you should be able to show some empathy about how parents explain to their kid about a condition they have. Not sure why you are taking such offense?

If it makes it easier for the parent to think Steve Jobs is on the spectrum and that is how the Parent is dealing with their child's diagnosis, how does this hurt or affect you in any way?

Sheeh, this is suppose to be a support forum.

First- it's not just one poster that is taking issue with OP. Secondly- support does not have to = blind acceptance. My kid has spins bifida. If I told him that Jesse Owens had SB it would be a lie. And if I told him he could just like Jesse Owens that would also be a lie. And for what purpose? DS doesn't give a sh#t about winning Olympic medals. But as a parent, I would.
As for the books- are you open to videos? Tons of great videos shot/made by autistic kids as they explain their world/thinking. A simple google search brings them up- but I am happy to post links if you think it would resonate with your kid.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 20:12     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
This is probably not what you're looking for but our kid discovered this book in our library (without our intending them to) and was soon pulling it out and reading it -- found it tremendously useful.

http://www.amazon.com/Picture-Teaching-emotion-communication-children/dp/1885477910
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 18:55     Subject: Re:Books for kids about having asd?
Op here: last attempt. BOOK ideas??
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 18:43     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
But not a child with ASD. So why are you here other than to berate OP when all she was asking for were book recommendations?

Making yourself feel superior?
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 18:39     Subject: Re:Books for kids about having asd?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op here: for the love...I posted here to find books to help my child I just shared his diagnosis with. Instead I get a dressing down about the way we went about it. I was just answering a posters question about what we said but was seeking BOOK advice. Sharing the diagnosis with your own child is deeply personal and specific to One's own kiddo and the way we felt was best to introduce the heavy topic. Book ideas? No, just ridiculous barrage of criticism. Way to go off topic ladies. Thx.



You are entitled to have your opinions, but not your own facts. So when you start down the road of armchair diagnosing other people in order to make yourself and your child feel better, you can expect to be called out for it.

What are you going to do when your child rattles off these people as having the same condition he does -- think he's going to like the arguments he gets over that?


OMG. You are clueless... And nasty with serious issues.



I have a child with special needs. I don't resort to lies to try and bolster my argument.

Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 18:21     Subject: Re:Books for kids about having asd?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op here: for the love...I posted here to find books to help my child I just shared his diagnosis with. Instead I get a dressing down about the way we went about it. I was just answering a posters question about what we said but was seeking BOOK advice. Sharing the diagnosis with your own child is deeply personal and specific to One's own kiddo and the way we felt was best to introduce the heavy topic. Book ideas? No, just ridiculous barrage of criticism. Way to go off topic ladies. Thx.



You are entitled to have your opinions, but not your own facts. So when you start down the road of armchair diagnosing other people in order to make yourself and your child feel better, you can expect to be called out for it.

What are you going to do when your child rattles off these people as having the same condition he does -- think he's going to like the arguments he gets over that?


OMG. You are clueless... And nasty with serious issues.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 18:11     Subject: Re:Books for kids about having asd?
Anonymous wrote:Op here: for the love...I posted here to find books to help my child I just shared his diagnosis with. Instead I get a dressing down about the way we went about it. I was just answering a posters question about what we said but was seeking BOOK advice. Sharing the diagnosis with your own child is deeply personal and specific to One's own kiddo and the way we felt was best to introduce the heavy topic. Book ideas? No, just ridiculous barrage of criticism. Way to go off topic ladies. Thx.



You are entitled to have your opinions, but not your own facts. So when you start down the road of armchair diagnosing other people in order to make yourself and your child feel better, you can expect to be called out for it.

What are you going to do when your child rattles off these people as having the same condition he does -- think he's going to like the arguments he gets over that?
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 14:12     Subject: Re:Books for kids about having asd?
Op here: for the love...I posted here to find books to help my child I just shared his diagnosis with. Instead I get a dressing down about the way we went about it. I was just answering a posters question about what we said but was seeking BOOK advice. Sharing the diagnosis with your own child is deeply personal and specific to One's own kiddo and the way we felt was best to introduce the heavy topic. Book ideas? No, just ridiculous barrage of criticism. Way to go off topic ladies. Thx.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 13:48     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
Anonymous wrote:Why don't you get the book Steve jobs wrote about growing up with autism. Oh... Wait...


Do you have a child with ASD? It does not sound like you do or even have a child with SNs bc then you should be able to show some empathy about how parents explain to their kid about a condition they have. Not sure why you are taking such offense?

If it makes it easier for the parent to think Steve Jobs is on the spectrum and that is how the Parent is dealing with their child's diagnosis, how does this hurt or affect you in any way?

Sheeh, this is suppose to be a support forum.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 13:44     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
Anonymous wrote:Why don't you get the book Steve jobs wrote about growing up with autism. Oh... Wait...


Exactly.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 13:42     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
Why don't you get the book Steve jobs wrote about growing up with autism. Oh... Wait...
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 13:34     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
I told DS that he has Asperger's when he was 5. Also, that he has ADHD when he was diagnosed and started to take meds when he was 7. It really isn't a big deal: it is what it is. I was diagnosed with a medical condition when I was 6 and have had to take meds for it ever since.

I also told him that we have family members who most likely have ASD and/or ADHD but never got a diagnosis or any help for it and we want to make things "better" for him. I was diagnosed with ADHD and take meds and find it extremely helpful. Wish I had it in law school
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 13:25     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What OP stated with. That everyone has strengthens and growth areas. That we all need things to help us be our best. From things as simple as glasses to lap buddies.

Reassure them that they will have challenges- like all of us do. And that because of the way the brain works we can anticipate some of those challenges and help navigate.

This is what OP started with.
But no 9 year old cares about being Steve jobs. Their parents do. Because then, the kid is really not SN after all.
I have a SN kid and two NT kids. I am also a teacher. Telling a 9 year old (4th grade, right?) that they can be Steve jobs is more about the giver of the message than the receiver.
Your (our) kids can be whatever they want to be- provided they have the skills and resources.


I disagree. The OP wasn't telling her kid he could be the next Steve Jobs but giving him some identifiable examples of people with Aspergers. (BTW, Darryl Hannah has Aspergers and supposedly so did Jane Austen.)

My kid has dyslexia and is a struggling reader. He finds encouragement learning about people who have faced the same situation.


Jane Austen? Supposedly?

Newsflash: You can't go back in time and diagnose people as autistic because it suits your purposes.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2015 13:12     Subject: Books for kids about having asd?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What OP stated with. That everyone has strengthens and growth areas. That we all need things to help us be our best. From things as simple as glasses to lap buddies.

Reassure them that they will have challenges- like all of us do. And that because of the way the brain works we can anticipate some of those challenges and help navigate.

This is what OP started with.
But no 9 year old cares about being Steve jobs. Their parents do. Because then, the kid is really not SN after all.
I have a SN kid and two NT kids. I am also a teacher. Telling a 9 year old (4th grade, right?) that they can be Steve jobs is more about the giver of the message than the receiver.
Your (our) kids can be whatever they want to be- provided they have the skills and resources.


I disagree. The OP wasn't telling her kid he could be the next Steve Jobs but giving him some identifiable examples of people with Aspergers. (BTW, Darryl Hannah has Aspergers and supposedly so did Jane Austen.)

My kid has dyslexia and is a struggling reader. He finds encouragement learning about people who have faced the same situation.


The problem is, Gates, Jobs and Einstein weren't "on the spectrum" unless you stretch it out to be every smart person.