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My MIL told me her chiropractor has a 9 year old patient that is coming for therapy for his autism. She says he was having trouble with wetting his pants during the day and focus and has improved in both areas. Just wondering if anyone else has had any experience with this? Our son has ASD and has trouble with focus.

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Amy

My son doesn't sit still. He also doesn't like loud noises such as a lawn mower, blender, vacuum, or even the bathroom fan. There is no way he'd sit still for a haircut let alone listen to a buzzer next to his ear or even let someone cut his hair. The only way I can even brush his hair is if we count each brush stroke because he loves to count. He is in dire need of a haircut because his hair is so long and messy he looks like he's homeless 😞.... Does anyone have any ideas? Or maybe some haircut… read more

My almost 5 1/2 year old son is terrified of water. When told he has to take a bath, he starts crying and screaming hysterically, begging "no...no bath". He gets so upset, even in the tub, that he is visibly shaking, pupils dilated, and screaming like we are bathing him in acid or something. We have tried different temps in the water also...to no avail. He has also been known to scream until he vomits. He is obviously extremely upset, and seems to be scared. He has had no trauma in the… read more

Lately my son keeps pulling my husbands hair. We tell him "stop" & "no pulling hair" but he continues to do it. I don't know what else to do. He also has been pinching him too. He has pinched me also. But he mostly does it to his Dad. Does anyone know of any other ways to stop this behavior?