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carolAnn2
  • By carolAnn2 · Posted October 29, 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 ...

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 · Posted October 5, 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 · Posted September 25, 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 ...

my son wanted to say hello. VIDEO

Faynilla
  • By Faynilla · Posted September 21, 2009
  • Journal · 8 replies

any ideas ?

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

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 ...

Homeschooling Child with Autism

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

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 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 ...

New Here

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

Hi all!

Suthbunny
  • By Suthbunny · Posted July 20, 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 ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 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 · Posted June 10, 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 are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 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 ...

Article in Time magazine

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

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 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 ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

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

wigcgj30
  • By wigcgj30 · Posted April 29, 2009
  • Discussion 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 ...

april 18 i mowed the lawn

jen_lyn
  • By jen_lyn · Posted April 18, 2009
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • today is april 18 and i mowed the lawn for the frist time this year. not only did i mow it but i pushed mowed the whole thing. it was kind of funny because usually i push to trim around things then use ...

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