Questions & Answers

Putting your kid in ABA that includes any kind of punishment system is harmful.
Forcing them to eat foods that are sensory nightmares for them.
Trying to 'cure' them, there is no cure for autism, if someone tells that they have/know a cure they're either a scamer or VERY poorly informed.

If you have any questions ask me in the comments! 🤗

getting difficulty to potty train my autistic son 4 years old. he does not communicate. kindly share your experiances. And he is very picky eater. he just like few foods specially pediasure. and i want to remove pediasure from his diet.

I know that he grew a lot lately so his medication probably need to be adjusted. + the hormones at 13 must throw him off as well as he is so sensitive to changes! But how do you deal with those rage meltdowns? When he was younger I was able to manage but now what do I do? He is starting to be quite strong!! What are the options? We are at a point where we wonder if we shouldn’t ‘divide’ the crowd and live separated since they constantly trigger one another :( But I’m afraid that by separating… read more

I have a group of friends who have been such great mom friends. But ever since Johns Diagnosis they seem to not be as helpful. They don’t quite understand the demands of therapy and ABA and the schedule juggling. They try to help but often I find them more annoying then helpful. They even try to talk to me about their Neurotypical kiddos problems at school and I try to help but also find myself getting annoyed at there problems as well. Does anyone else feel this way. Is it part of the process… read more

I am having a hard time getting Liam's liquid hydroxine refilled. He won't swallow pills. Walmart said they are not doing business w that drug manufacturer any more due to pricing...... I called 2 other pharmacies and it is on back order at 2 places for the whole pharmacy with an indefinite wait time. The best I could do was get a partial fill with an indefinite wait time for the rest..... I am not really clear what the actual issue is as each pharmacy says something different. It is an as… read more

How do you get thru, knowing things are not going to get better & this your life everyday?

Many people only know autism from the outside looking in.
I want to help you understand it from an autistic point of view, and learn why we do the things we do!

Aba or 3 school?

I've seen some recently built cohousing communities focused on neurodivergent residents. Does anyone here know of cohousing (or similar) groups forming in Washington or Oregon for adult autistic folks? Any parents here want to form a group to build a community where are adult children can live with the support and community they need?