tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post330102161956284786..comments2024-01-24T05:26:00.039-08:00Comments on Whitterer on Autism: Actuarial skills – 57 varietiesMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-74292050421958530252007-02-25T15:54:00.000-08:002007-02-25T15:54:00.000-08:00i dearly appreciate your sense of humor and writin...i dearly appreciate your sense of humor and writing style. in my classroom, i have coaxed one of my students to try new things by 'nibbling on it like a squirrel' or just touching his tongue to the food. the other day i told him that he could just nibble like a squirrel and he said, 'no thanks, i'll eat this one whole.' he is dearly precocious and well spoken for a 4 year old with autism/asperger's. what was exciting for me was that it was a previous food that he would barely touch. hooray for small steps and leaps!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334459429757445056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-25418188905964908822007-02-25T12:53:00.000-08:002007-02-25T12:53:00.000-08:00I always wonder if I can count sub-types of cookie...I always wonder if I can count sub-types of cookies and crackers as different foods. Apparently not.<BR/><BR/>I actually lie awake in bed sometimes, wondering what I would do if the Gerber company discontinued their "Banana Orange Medley". i'm able to hide various other baby foods within it (sweet potato, mixed veg.)<BR/><BR/>It's surprisingly difficult to type next to two pictures of cats playing ping-pong! :)mjsuperfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430437202459251288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-10412690394901732552007-02-25T09:16:00.000-08:002007-02-25T09:16:00.000-08:00My 8 year old autistic son has gotten more "neopho...My 8 year old autistic son has gotten more "neophobic" with his food at home in the past few months. He has a relatively wide variety of foods that he will eat compared to other autistic children, but hot dogs and fish sticks have become taboo. Now we're down to chicken nuggets, pizza and grilled cheese for acceptable entres. I'm starting to wonder if I'll have to bribe him with candy to get him to try other foods! I love your ingenious trick of putting spinach in brownies!LAA and Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587951326698052928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-36714433946260137682007-02-25T08:40:00.000-08:002007-02-25T08:40:00.000-08:00And folks with non-autistic kids think they have i...And folks with non-autistic kids think they have it bad trying to get kids to eat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-35519936518266356062007-02-25T08:28:00.000-08:002007-02-25T08:28:00.000-08:00I am in Ontario, Canada these days.I was transferr...I am in Ontario, Canada these days.<BR/><BR/>I was transferred from England to Canada due to job related matters.<BR/><BR/>I don't work anymore since I am a stay at home mum which is brill since I enjoy it. I have a ten year old autistic son who will be 11 this June. I also have a 5 year old daughter that will be 6 years old this March. She doesn't have autism.<BR/><BR/>I am a scrapbooker. Do you scrapbook? I find that scrapbooking really helps with my stress that I have at times. My kids enjoy scrapbooking and it is theraptic for my son to do it. And it is neat to see how he scrapbooks re planning his layouts and such. Gives me a great insight to how he thinks.Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03376302632401676721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-79093363258022416172007-02-24T23:04:00.000-08:002007-02-24T23:04:00.000-08:00I still LOVE that icon - tell me more. Although ...I still LOVE that icon - tell me more. Although you're in Britain, you can't be British - up at 7a.m. [11 p.m. here] [no email connection]<BR/><BR/>Gotta go - two DRY pull-ups, but 2 wet beds - rats to self determination.<BR/>Best wishesMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-24690568959602449492007-02-24T22:46:00.000-08:002007-02-24T22:46:00.000-08:00I just got your comment and noticed that we have q...I just got your comment and noticed that we have quite a few things in common!<BR/><BR/>I am from England, Southend On Sea and I have an autistic son.Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03376302632401676721noreply@blogger.com