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    #70796 03/08/10 09:52 PM
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    Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum. I feel like, in some ways, I'm joining way too early. My son is not even four months old yet. But I was starting to feel bad about lurking and figured that I might be able to get advice and tips as he got older.

    Plus I really wanted to use the brag thread. grin

    So some background. I have a daughter from a previous marriage, "Bear," who is 11 and is probably MG (though never tested besides GATE - which she's in.). She seems very adept at acting and has always been obsessed with animals.

    My son, "Boodle," will be 4 months old on the 18th and already seems really advanced. It's not clear how much is mimicry (probably all of it) but it seems like he already says "hi" and "I love you" in gurgly-pronunciation. He's very advanced in gross motor skills and is truly impressive in his problem solving skills.

    I was HG+ as a child and was very similar as a baby. I was reading the newspaper before I was two - so we could expect anything from him. I'm worried about not doing enough for him since I was very bored as a child and had uninvolved parents. I'm also worried about pushing him too much though. I'm an aspie as well so there's potential for 2e also.

    My husband is probably HG, so we weren't really surprised when Boodle came out so seemingly advanced.

    Anyway - glad to finally introduce myself and I hope to be pretty active going forward.


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    adhoc #70798 03/08/10 09:59 PM
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    Welcome, adhoc smile

    I don't think it's ever too early (or too late!) to join the forum.

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    Welcome to the back of the white whale!!

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    I refer to my youngest as Bear, but he's a boy. wink

    Nice to see you here.

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    adhoc #70840 03/09/10 11:14 AM
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    Adhoc, Would you mind answering some questions about your experiences as an HG Aspie for me please??? I will send you a PM if you don't mind! And welcome! (Although I am new here, too...not sure how appropriate it is to say welcome!) smile Nan

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    Originally Posted by adhoc
    I'm worried about not doing enough for him since I was very bored as a child and had uninvolved parents. I'm also worried about pushing him too much though.


    Don't worry - just enjoy it.

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    Originally Posted by NanRos
    not sure how appropriate it is to say welcome!) smile Nan

    Super appropriate!
    Welcome Adhoc and NanRos!


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    adhoc #70855 03/09/10 12:25 PM
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    Originally Posted by adhoc
    I'm worried about not doing enough for him since I was very bored as a child and had uninvolved parents. I'm also worried about pushing him too much though. I'm an aspie as well so there's potential for 2e also.

    It's hard for me to imagine a bored infant or toddler, particularly if you aren't leaving him in the playpen all day, but I'm curious if the AS makes it particularly hard to 'tune in' to your children and guess what parts of the world they might enjoy you bringing to them.

    Are there parenting support groups for adult aspies? Were these traits part of what drove your parent's uninvolvement?

    If you haven't bumped into the ideas of John Holt (UnSchooling)
    I would strongly recommend you start there -
    http://www.holtgws.com/whatisunschoolin.html
    and see how you do in the role of 'learning facilitator' - particularly given your son's young age.

    My hunch is that you have a tremendous amount of life experience and wisdom to off your children and this group - Welcome Aboard - so glad you found us!

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    Thank you all for the very warm welcome. This seems like a great forum.


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