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Andrea,
this was one of our concerns with Jamie. He is bright and has a great memory but has difficultly settling into work and also making friends, unlike his brother, who had loads of friends in UK. Jamie says he is OK playing on his own but as parents it can be upsetting, especially as his brother gets all te party invites.
tomorrow they both start school so we will see how they cope and what the teachers have to say after a few weeks.
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Our son Joe can be a bit of a loner in the playground. However one of the best things you can do for children with aspergers is get them involved in activities. We had a word with Joe's teacher as we found he was often alone and she had quiet words with a couple of his classmates who now ask Joe if he'd like to join in with them if they see him alone.
The problem for Joe (and other children with aspergers) is that if left alone they quite often revert to a fantasy world or day dreaming which can often lead other children to think they are 'weird'. They're unlikely to go and ask to join in with another group but if asked they will more than likely join in but because of their anxieties they struggle to make that first move.
Andrea - have replied to your PM.
Testing the Water
Hi Andrea
We will be moving to Wellington if we get our PR, my partner has a job offer in Wellington zoo.
I have the same worries you have been talking about, the stess of moving on him, starting a new school etc etc.
I have been in touch with aspergers cloud9 which has support groups and advice for parents.
I would like to keep in touch as if or when our PR comes through it would be nice to meet up, as my son is 10 years old and maybe they might get on! and you will have some good advice.
You can also e mail me if you like on [removed]
Take care Leanne
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Leanne
Just want to say good luck with your application but perhaps it's not a good idea to put your email address up for the world to see. Not that I think anyone on the forum would abuse the anti-spam laws but as I say you've put it up for the world to see and there are some pretty dodgy characters out there.
It might be an idea to have the forum administrator remove it - you could put your email address in a PM to Andrea.
Testing the Water
Originally Posted by pinkpiggy
Cheers
Really didn't think!
How do I ask them to take it off, do I just send a thread to the forum administrator?
Oh and thanks again.
Like to think that everyone is nice.
Leanne
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Hi Leanne
Will PM you.
We love Wellington zoo!! and Wellington is a fantastic city with lots of lovely things to do.
Andrea Matt William and Martha
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Didn't realise this but it sums Jamie up so well, However he enjoys his time in 'Jamie Land' and it is important to get the balance right between spending time alone and gettign out of his comfort zone by being with others. I am spending time at the school tomorrow, doing an environmental clean up so hope to speak to his teacher to see how he is coping.
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Yup, just like my boy too.
Since telling William's teacher and principal that we suspect he has AS and / or something else his school life has improved: a couple of buddies at lunchtime and grown-ups looking out for him. Parents' evening last night was really positive. Hope Jamie has had good first week at school.
Andrea
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Enjoyed it all but very tired this morning, I had towake them both up at 8 oclock.
Jamie had one incident on Wednesday (they had a relief teacher and even though it was only his second day it upset his routine), he was sent to the head who arranged a quiet area in the library for him to settle down. He is now well known by the librarian and spends most lunch hours in there
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I have read this with interest as we are in the process of gathering information about nz.we have a child with autism and learning needs at a special school but have discovered this could hinder our visa application due to cost, we have people interested in employing us as we are both nurses but are unsure how to commence the process ,how long our daughters medicals will take ,whether she will be declined etc .we are reluctant to part with our money as it is an expensive process if we will get declined due to our daughters condition .
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