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The Holiday Season: Coping Strategies for Aspergers Children

With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, I thought we should have a conversation about coping with the holidays – an especially important topic for parents with Aspergers children:

My Aspergers Child: Coping with the Holidays: Help for Aspergers ...
Nov 1, 2010 ... With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, I thought we should have a conversation about coping with the holidays – an especially important ...

My Aspergers Child: Dear Family and Friends: A Holiday Letter
Dec 18, 2008 ... “Dear Family and Friends:” was written for the purpose of it being sent to relatives and hosts of holiday gatherings who might need a crash ...

How to help your child with Aspergers survive the holiday season...
Dec 6, 2008 ... This is an article designed to help parents of children who have Aspergers through the holiday seasons. We all have fond memories of our own ...

My Aspergers Child: Surviving Thanksgiving: Tips for Parents with ...
Nov 25, 2010 ... Holiday therapy can be a temporary bridge to January 2nd. ... Remember that as long as you're using substances to deal with holiday stress ...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

thanks for posting this thanksgiving was nuts and trying to get it better for christmas! schedules are mixed right now so we are having a hard time right now!

November 26, 2011 at 10:19 AM

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