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carolAnn2
  • By carolAnn2 · Posted October 9, 2009
  • 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 · Posted October 5, 2009
  • 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 · Posted September 25, 2009
  • 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 ...

any ideas ?

elinorw7
  • By elinorw7 · Posted September 11, 2009
  • 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 ...

Autism Communication - it is possible!

JeanineSwatton
  • By JeanineSwatton · Posted September 10, 2009
  • 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 ...

Homeschooling Child with Autism

WildfireNTampa
  • By WildfireNTampa · Posted September 8, 2009
  • 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 ...

My almost 2 year old

sarah_07west
  • By sarah_07west · Posted August 9, 2009
  • 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 ...

New Here

tpalvado
  • By tpalvado · Posted July 27, 2009
  • 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 ...

Article in Time magazine

carol_slone
  • By carol_slone · Posted May 26, 2009
  • 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 ...

Hi everyone....i'm new to this group

wigcgj30
  • By wigcgj30 · Posted April 29, 2009
  • In Raising a child with autism · 0 replies
  • I just wanted to say Hi to everyone. I have a 4 yr old son who is Autistic, his name is Jayden. Some days are good and then there are the days when I just don't know what to do and sometimes feel like ...

hello.New here

lsinnerard

Drugs or not?

AutismFoundation
  • By AutismFoundation · Posted April 14, 2009
  • 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 ...

ABle Accounts Act 2009

alie
  • By alie · Posted March 11, 2009
  • In In the news · 0 replies
  • what do you think of this bill? I do like the fact that this won't interfere with medicaid. That it will enable individuals, and families with autism and other disabilities, help with disability expenses ...

DIR/Floortime

Alexisandria
  • By Alexisandria · Posted February 22, 2009
  • In In the news · 0 replies
  • I use this this therapy with my son. Its a relationship based model. Currently there is a basic online workshop coming up for April 1-May 13. Dr Stanley Greenspan the founder of DIR will be teaching ...

how do you handle tantrums in public?

AutismFoundation
  • By AutismFoundation · Posted February 18, 2009
  • In Raising a child with autism · 9 replies
  • Hi,everyone My name is Mariame and I am the mother of a precious boy Zaki. Zaki is 5 and half years old and he is a real tall and big boy for his age. I am having a hard time to control him in the public ...

My experience with autism..

melaniec1976
  • By melaniec1976 · Posted February 7, 2009
  • In Raising a child with autism · 6 replies
  • As some of you may know me i am a member of the national body challenge but not only has my weight been a challenge but raising my son with autism has been a challenge too! Let me begin by saying John ...

Casein and gluten free foods

Lbeth26
  • By Lbeth26 · Posted February 6, 2009
  • In Diet and nutrition · 0 replies
  • I've been reading a few books on some people who put their children on this diet and got results. I was thinking of trying that myself for my son but some of the ingredients are so expensive for family ...

Autism and other symptoms

DarleneJuliusMom
  • By DarleneJuliusMom · Posted February 5, 2009
  • In Medical and therapy-based treatments · 0 replies
  • Hi, I’m a mom of wonderful 6 year old little boy. Our son has been sick for six years now. He not only has a diagnoses of Autism, but many other illnesses. Our family and his doctors have been looking ...

Passive Development Disorders

quiact
  • By quiact · Posted January 4, 2009
  • In Asperger's syndrome · 2 replies
  • Passive Developmental Disorders: Autism is one of five passive developmental disorders, and is the most common. Autism is a disability caused by a brain development disorder of unknown cause, yet some ...

Has anyone seen the news clip about treating Autism with Glutathione?

silky1
  • By silky1 · Posted October 30, 2008
  • In Raising a child with autism · 3 replies
  • This a amazing! If you have let me know your oppinion. They inject it into the blood stream. I know of a way to raise Glutathione naturally within the cells. I hear that Dr. James is looking into this ...

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