I am in the process of adopting 2 children and the boy 11 has ASD. He & his sister have been in our home as foster children for almost 2 years and the parents are having rights terminated. It is a tough road - totally different then a child you watched communicate then drift away around 2. He's had no services and while he is doing great compared to where he was - the attachment disorder part is hard on me. Depending on the child's first 2 years - they can have a hard time attaching - which means they can seem cold and unfeeling on top of the inability to communicate. I love my babies - I wouldn't trade this for anything - but it is the hardest thing I have ever done. I would do it again. These kids needed me and I needed them. I recommend it.

We adopted our son who has Asperger's but didn't know it at the time. He's pretty amazing!

I did adopt a child with ASD even though I didn't know it at the time. At adoption (age3), I knew that he had Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Failure to Thrive, Global Developmental Delays and was non verbal.

He was diagnosed with PDDNOS and ADHD several years later. He's now almost 12, talks nonstop, has progressed to close to his typical peers. However, where he has finally almost caught up to his typical peers....the gap is starting to widen again. He's not able to process and retain the amount of information at the same speed they are.

But.......He's a GREAT boy!

Thinking of adopting an ASD child? Please check out this web site. http://www.option.org/index.php These 4 people, the founders and their 2 children, can help you. Of the 2 children, The son Ron is the source for the Son Rise program. Their daughter adopted 2 children because she did not want to "pass on" the ASD genes if she could help it. She ended up with 2 ASD kids anyway! And she is amazing. Look for "Jade's Story".

If I had any money at all or even my own place I totally would.