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tpalvado
  • By tpalvado · New reply November 8, 2009
  • Discussion in Asperger's syndrome · 3 replies
  • Hello. My name is Tina. My 4 year old son Julian has been diagnosed with Asperger's and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. I am very new at this and don't know what to do. I was advised to join an Autism ...

Stress??

carolAnn2
  • By carolAnn2 · New reply October 31, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Is it horrible for me to say that since I have all 3 kids in school full time, I swear Ive been feelin better?!I havent (knock on wood) been laid out on the couch in a while. Its crazy!!! Though I can ...

any ideas ?

elinorw7
  • By elinorw7 · New reply October 27, 2009
  • Discussion in In school · 4 replies
  • Hi I have a 6 year old boy in my class at school(almost 7). He has a statement for learning needs and 1:1 adult support, technically for 20 hours a week but in reality he is supported on 1:1 basis almost ...

my son wanted to say hello. VIDEO

Faynilla
  • By Faynilla · New reply October 23, 2009
  • Journal · 8 replies

Drugs or not?

AutismFoundation
  • By AutismFoundation · New reply October 20, 2009
  • Discussion in Raising a child with autism · 4 replies
  • Hi everyone, Thank you for your help and your valuable advices. Last week I took Zaki to a Neuro_psychiatrist,thinking that he would help me with Zaki's behaviors. Guess what? ,we got there at 4:30 pm ...

Unsure

carolAnn2
  • By carolAnn2 · Posted October 9, 2009
  • Discussion in Support · 0 replies
  • Hello everyone. My name is Carol, and I have 3 children I am here, because of my youngest son, John. John is 5 years old. At age 2 John started showing signs of Autism....but I didnt see them as signs ...

Planning for the future

CRiddle
  • By CRiddle · New reply October 9, 2009
  • Discussion in Support · 8 replies
  • Was anyone aware of the federal law that states that anything over 2,000k in value left to your child may disqualify him/ her from SSI and medicaid. I was shocked to learn this. It includes anything ...

Please help

y2rebecca
  • By y2rebecca · New reply September 26, 2009
  • Discussion in Raising a child with autism · 1 reply
  • Hi, First of all I would like to say that I am not a parent. I am a teacher who teaches children who have been diagnosed with Autism. I had an IEP yesterday, and the mother just broke my heart. She is ...

Homeschooling Child with Autism

WildfireNTampa
  • By WildfireNTampa · New reply September 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Raising a child with autism · 2 replies
  • Are there any parents out there that are homeschooling their Autistic child and are having great results? If you are what cirriculum are you using or how did you create it ...

Autism Communication - it is possible!

JeanineSwatton
  • By JeanineSwatton · Posted September 10, 2009
  • Discussion in Raising a child with autism · 0 replies
  • Yes, this is possible. As a child, we have the capability to communicate telepathically. As we get older, we lose that ability due to lack of practice. I have been taught to communicate with those who ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Hi all!

Suthbunny
  • By Suthbunny · New reply August 15, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Hi everyone, I just joined Inspire yesterday because of my grandmother just being diagnosed with lung cancer but Autism is my real speciality..lol. Seriously Ive been through the ringer with Autism and ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

My almost 2 year old

sarah_07west
  • By sarah_07west · Posted August 9, 2009
  • Discussion in Asperger's syndrome · 0 replies
  • My little boy is going to be 2 in Dec. He doesn't walk or stand alone. He doesn't say anything other than mama, which he rarely says. He clicks his tongue constantly. He goes into massive raging fits ...

Asperger,ADHD,NEUROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS,CHROMOSOME DISORDER

rhysmom
  • By rhysmom · New reply August 1, 2009
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • HERE TO BE A FRIEND TO ANYONE WITH A CHILD WITH LEARNING DISORDERS; MY SON FINALLY HAS AN IEP,AIDE, WRAPAROUND,ETC ...

Article in Time magazine

carol_slone
  • By carol_slone · New reply July 28, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with autism · 6 replies
  • I read a article in Time magazine on autistic adults. It is a good article. I would like to find the book the ariticle came from. It is in the May 25th issue. You can find it online. The article is called ...

The Mysteries Of Autism

quiact
  • By quiact · New reply July 15, 2009
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Thoughts Regarding Autism Spectrum Neurodevelopmental Disorders Of these rare neurological dysfunctions, Autism is the most common of these passive developmental disorders. Autism is a disability caused ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
  • Journal · 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply June 9, 2009
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

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