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...
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Erica Cooper
ericaandpeter@...
Jul 3, 2008 4:39 am
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...
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Glenn Alperin
glennalperin
Jul 3, 2008 5:12 am
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...
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Erica Cooper
ericaandpeter@...
Jul 3, 2008 3:12 pm
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...
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Glenn Alperin
glennalperin
Jul 4, 2008 5:38 am
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...
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Matt
matthewrober...
Jul 4, 2008 4:21 pm
... 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...
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Liz Hensley
atomdancerrr
Jul 4, 2008 5:21 pm
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...
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Deena Larsen
deenalarsen
Jul 4, 2008 10:31 pm
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. ...
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Jo Livingston
fiatbertone2
Jul 6, 2008 6:53 am
Following the discussion on helping children with face blindness, have a look at this link ...
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Glenn Alperin
glennalperin
Jul 6, 2008 7:34 am
... 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 ...
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vcreek2002
Jul 6, 2008 7:40 pm
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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vcreek2002
Jul 6, 2008 8:19 pm
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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Liz Hensley
atomdancerrr
Jul 6, 2008 10:20 pm
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...
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Matt
matthewrober...
Jul 6, 2008 10:20 pm
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...
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Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Jul 7, 2008 12:56 am
+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...
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Lexin
lexin0
Jul 7, 2008 7:23 am
... 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...
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Liz Hensley
atomdancerrr
Jul 7, 2008 6:57 pm
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 ...
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vcreek2002
Jul 7, 2008 8:57 pm
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....
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...
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Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Jul 10, 2008 9:20 am
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...
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Delila
bastard12363
Jul 10, 2008 11:36 am
... From: "Dawn" <dawnmlloyd@...> ... **The jet lag must be murder. How many hours did the flight home last? D....
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Dawn
dawnmlloyd
Jul 10, 2008 5:14 pm
... 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...
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daniel palmeri
palmeridj
Jul 10, 2008 7:58 pm
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@...> ...
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Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Jul 11, 2008 2:32 am
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...
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zusia@...
Jul 11, 2008 3:00 am
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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joni pinkney
jonipinkney
Jul 13, 2008 5:51 pm
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...
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Delila
bastard12363
Jul 13, 2008 6:47 pm
... From: "joni pinkney" <jonipinkney@...> ... Wow! No wonder you're scared around him. That could well be the reason. I often get vibes from people;...
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Liz Hensley
atomdancerrr
Jul 13, 2008 7:29 pm
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....
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joni pinkney
jonipinkney
Jul 14, 2008 12:03 am
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...
