There are biomedical avenues that can help. Detoxing helped a lot. He started sleeping through the night. Now we're doing stem cells. And it has helped him tremendously in accepting what is. People noticed he is calmer. He understands a lot more and is able to communicate better. He is preverbal, but able to spell verbally now and has an acc that he is pretty sufficient with.

KISS keep it short and simple. It helps my daughter if it's used by everyone and she doesn't crash with too much information at once. Never forget to be an advocate for them and teach them to do it too if they can.

Hi, I was part of a study for "aging mothers of autism." After the study they gifted us 4 classes on mindfulness, this was a gamechanger. I don't do the "practice" regularly (hard to find the time) but my big take-away was the 3 deep breaths. It helps me at every turn in real time but especially through the challenging moments.
 

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To never compare your child's journey to another's. Some parents may genuinely wake up and their non verbal child is suddenly speaking full sentences. Don't be discouraged by other people's success. It's truly a unique journey for everyone, finding what your child needs, not blaming yourself, and making sure you try every day. Happiness is what is important at the end of the day for us, not words. Our success lies in showing up every day, and being proud of who we are, how far we've come, regardless of what other people may see on the outside.

When I had a meltdown and being incontinent would have a accident my wife is a big help.