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Thank you Glenn and everyone, I also have found these comments helpful for planning for my 8 year old son who is going to a new school this fall which is many...
bbrodley
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Jul 1, 2008
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8116
I have read the posts regarding entering kindergarten with great interest as my son (who has prosopagnosia) has just finished kindergarten. He did very well...
Erica Cooper
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Jul 3, 2008
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8117
Hi Erica! ... I think its great that you are so dedicated and willing and able to go to class with him like this. It probably helped him to get his bearings a...
Glenn Alperin
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Jul 3, 2008
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Hi Glenn, Up to this point I don't think I have influenced *how* he recognizes people at all, as when I went in to school with him what I did was say "oh, you...
Erica Cooper
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Hi Erica! ... Thats actually a really good strategy at his age. I'd also encourage you to make a point of letting his teachers know how important it is for...
Glenn Alperin
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Jul 4, 2008
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8120
... That's a good question! And also, a question I really had no idea to answer in a brief post. A week after you posted this question I was still trying to...
Matt
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Jul 4, 2008
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8121
Wow! You actually found a mental health expert who knew to check him for it! But why did it take eight hours? ... From: faceblind@yahoogroups.com...
Liz Hensley
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Jul 4, 2008
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8122
Here is a simple game, based on the Marco Polo that takes over at pools. Everyone sit in a circle with their backs toward the circle, looking out. Close eyes. ...
Deena Larsen
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Jul 4, 2008
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8123
Following the discussion on helping children with face blindness, have a look at this link ...
Jo Livingston
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Jul 6, 2008
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8124
... The idea of using art therapy for assisting a variety of different problems is not new. I'm inclined to think that there is the potential for some pretty ...
Glenn Alperin
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Jul 6, 2008
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8125
The parents haven't responded but I am guessing that the child was receiving a complete psychological/neuropsychological assessment and not just an assessment...
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Jul 6, 2008
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8126
Hi All: Since the converstation has been about young children and diagnosis, I thought that I would add my 1 cent worth. I just wanted to express that, IMHO,...
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Jul 6, 2008
8:19 pm
8127
Vivian these are all very good suggertions. They also need to have a REAL physical exam first not just a 15 minute heart thumping and eye and ear check. My...
Liz Hensley
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Jul 6, 2008
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8128
Sorry, I did respond but I guess I posed it in the wrong part of this thread... But you're sort of right... he had a full assessment with a neuro psychologist...
Matt
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Jul 6, 2008
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8129
+We played get acquainted games at all of our parties and get- togethers: Cobbler Cobbler (name guessing game) and People Hunt. (Each child has an identical...
Bonnie
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Jul 7, 2008
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8130
... where you describe ... I find them stressful, too, but they are quite useful for me in that there is usually at least one person whose face or name will be...
Lexin
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Jul 7, 2008
7:23 am
8131
Those games would terrify me too. And make it quite clear to the other kids that I was "dumb." :( Elizabeth Hensley <>< 8-) http://www.proofgodexists.org ...
Liz Hensley
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8132
Hi All: Lexin, is "SF" San Fransisco? Sci Fi? Street Fighter? Other? :) We are all different in our likes and dislikes and what helps and what doesn't....
vcreek2002
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Jul 7, 2008
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8133
... Science fiction. -- Lexin http://lexin.livejournal.com/...
Lexin
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8134
Once upon a time, I remember noticing that a bunch of us lived in/around Portland, OR. I'm home in Vancouver, WA on vacation right now, and was idly wondering...
Dawn
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Jul 10, 2008
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I live 1.5 hours South of Portland in Corvallis. ~Bonnie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Jul 9, 2008, at 11:45 PM, Dawn wrote: Once upon a time, I remember...
Bonnie
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Jul 10, 2008
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... From: "Dawn" <dawnmlloyd@...> ... **The jet lag must be murder. How many hours did the flight home last? D....
Delila
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Jul 10, 2008
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... I stopped off in Omaha for a few days, but Muscat to Omaha was 29 hrs (counting 8 hrs of layovers.) Then Omaha to Portland was another 4 or so (not...
Dawn
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Jul 10, 2008
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I was living in Vancouver last year, now I live in Tacoma area.  I still travel down to Portland to see doctors. ... From: Dawn <dawnmlloyd@...> ...
daniel palmeri
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Jul 10, 2008
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8139
A family situation has arisen that could cause me to move from my home of 50,000 to Seattle--which I have been told has 3 million people. Does anyone know...
Bonnie
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Jul 11, 2008
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Hi Bonnie-- I live outside Seattle in a quirky rural community that floats above the Puget Sound, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I grew up in...
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I've been lurking a bit, but mostly been very busy.  I'm working on my master's in math / math education and I've settled on a thesis topic.  I'm going to...
joni pinkney
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Jul 13, 2008
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... From: "joni pinkney" <jonipinkney@...> ... Wow! No wonder you're scared around him. That could well be the reason. I often get vibes from people;...
Delila
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Jul 13, 2008
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8143
I took a test that someone at my face blind support group gave us a link to. It was a test that tested if you could tell a computer Geek from a serial killer....
Liz Hensley
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Jul 13, 2008
7:29 pm
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thanks -- about the vibes -- I wonder if we're more proficient at this than neurotypical folks, at picking up the vibes behind a person's appearance.  A while...
joni pinkney
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