High Functioning: Teen

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Siblings of Special Needs Children: Coping

J.S. asks from Hartford

I have a 10.5 year old, 8.5 year old, and 6 year old. They're all girls. My middle daughter has Autism Spectrum Disorder and an array of other related disorders and...

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Reality...is Not a Great Place Even When You Have Been Expecting It

E.B. asks from Seattle

We just got home from having my three year old tested for the IEP program in our Public school. He DID test into the Program. The school Psych. is going to be br...

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Tween Girl Friendship Question--how to Help

L.T. asks from Houston

My daughter is in the 6th grade and navigating all that comes with that--which is a lot I know! However, I'd like some advice b/c I really don't know what else to tel...

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Does "The Spark" Exist?

E.J. asks from Lincoln

When I met my ex I was 16. When we met we were instant friends. We just had that cosmic connection. We married and had a son and divorced less than a year later. (...

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13 Year Old Texting - What's Realistic?

T.G. asks from Milwaukee

Earlier this year we took away our daughter's texting due to issues with grades and behavior. She was up to 10,000-11,000 texts per month, and she isn't allowed to t...

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Teenager with Highly Functioning Autism - Asperger's Syndrome

J.B. asks from Chicago

I have a teen that maybe diagnosed finally with Highly functioning autism. Is anyone familiar with this or have a teenager with this and can offer some wisdom or wor...

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Daughter Needs Help Growing Up

J.R. asks from Nashville

Help! My DD is 11 and has ADHD. She has always been a little behind socially from her friends. Now at this tween stage, she is catching onto this difference. She stil...

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Another "Asperger's Dropped from Revised Diagnosis Manual"

K.W. asks from Bismarck

*Disclaimer* I only know two people that have Asperger's. My husband's cousin has a 15 year old son, and Max Braverman from Parenthood.... Obviously, I am quite un...

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Teenager Driving Me Nuts.

S.G. asks from Los Angeles

I try not to yell at my son and for the most part I succeed. But sometimes I just get so FED UP!!!!! Maybe we should convince the government to build a place where w...

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Having Trouble Communicating with My 14 Yr Old Son Who Has Asperger's Syndrome

C.W. asks from Kansas City

my son was just diagonosed with asperger's early spring of this year & we've not done a lot of anything about it...he's generally not too hard to get along with, so w...