I'm Thinking About Getting An Official Autism Diagnosis. Any Advice?
Go for it! :) I was glad I did.
I Suffer From Toe Walking And Have Since I Was A Kid. I'm Working On Breaking The Habit. Any Advice?
What Do You Do Or How Do You Help Child/adult Child When Sad?
Feeling low, any ideas appreciated
Just being a loving and supportive mom,which you already seem to be, just keep being you.
What Advice Has Made The Biggest Difference In Your Autism Journey?
After 30 years dealing with my son autism journey.Ive come along way in saying this Be your own best advocate...RESEARCH ...RESEARC...THEN MORE RESEARCN.People get nervous, frustrated ,and depressed… read more
Has Anyone Gone From Epilim To Lamotrigine? Did The Lamotrigine Help With Mood Stabilization Or Cause More Screaming?
We had a neurologist visiting from the US who had us wean our daughter off the Epilim and onto Lamotrigine, but she left us no way of getting ahold of her to ask questions. I can't get ahold of the clinic she was visiting, either. They'll be back in February, but that's still 2 months away and I have questions.
Son Nonverbal Finds It Hard To Wait
Tried stickers and drawing and writing numbers but only takes five minutes. He doesn’t want to listen to music or dance. How do you get him to wait half hour or hour
iPad no good
When I was not speaking, my mother used word magnets on the fridge or magnets with pictures of the item the child wanted. This was in the 2000s when technology was not used in my household.
Did Anyone On This Site Receive A Letter From Selective Services Concerning Their 18 Year Old If So What's The Protocol To Have Them Exempt?
Have him register, there's literally zero harm in him doing so. As a former military member and father of current military members as well as an adult son with Asperger's, even in the extremely… read more
Does Your Adult Child With Autism See A Primary Care Physician That Specializes In Autism ? Are There Physicians That Out There Like That
Autism is a broad spectrum a pcp does the basic medical and referring for multiple speciaalist...behavior therapy, speech, ot, pt, psychology and psychiatry....even dentist comfortable with autistic… read more
Do You Know Any Non-verbal Autistic Teen Psychologist In Miami, FL?
What Are Your Thoughts About Speech Therapy?
Greetings Families,
I’d love to hear your thoughts about Speech Therapy. I’m especially interested in hearing from experienced families—what has worked well for you, and do you think it’s really necessary?
Thank you for sharing your insights!
Speech Therapy helped my son tremendously. He received it early starting at 3 years old. He went from non verbal to a few words here and there. Now today full sentences.