I have been doing a lot of research on the internet lately to see if there is any other natural things that may be of use to my severe autistic 13 yr old daughter for self injury. I have seen a lot of people try supplements B6, Calcium, Magnesium, & DMG and some have had a lot of success. Just wondering if anyone has tried these with their child? and the outcomes? Any negative effects?

My husband received an offer for a government job in TX ( we can live anywhere in the state, where we live will determine which location he will work in) Our biggest concern is finding an appropriate school district for our son to make sure all of his needs are meet. I did research online and I get conflicting information. Some websites say TX is horrible for children with Autism others state its decent. My son's current school district in NJ is awesome. He gets all of his therapies in school… read more

I am wondering if it would be advantageous, or not, to opt out of state-wide testing. I wonder if I'll be able to get progress reports any other way? Opt out? or not? Why? or why not?

Has anyone had a typical buddy written in their IEP? Like a social goal where their kid was paired with another student to help them practice making friends or help ease anxiety around social situations at school? Can you tell me what that looked like? I’m looking for ideas.

Hi, my son who is a Junior in High School maybe losing his special education supports the end of this year. He has Asperger's and suffers from anxiety. His main support was for his anxiety, but because of his schedule he doesn't have a study skills class where he can work on this. The school has contacted me about dropping his special ed supports, I am afraid that this will hurt his chances of getting supports he may need in college. Especially the first year and the big transition will be… read more

It is a long story but the public school system decided that my son was well within their set of "normal." So we knew without any services he would start school failing. We started him at a private school that went to school half day 3 days a week and you home schooled the other 2 days using lesson plans provided by the teacher. We did that through 7th grade. Academically, he has always been in the top of his class. Classroom wise he has been somewhat of a problem depending on the teacher and… read more

I have requested an IEE and the district never gave me info regarding criteria or their "approved" evaluators so I found my own and scheduled an appointment since the end of the year is fast approaching. The district is now saying they refuse to pay for it because the doctor will not send his credentials over and said that he has never been asked that by a district in the 15 years he has been doing educational evaluations. Can the district refuse to pay based on that?

Hello. My autistic son turned 7 and I know he’s supposed to start school. The schools in our area do not have enough support/resource for him. He was referred to a private school for autism but he is on the waiting list and 4th in that list. They said realistically it may take 4 years to make it to the top of the list. What do we do in the meantime? If he can’t start school until years later, how will he be at “grade level”? Also, how does grade level and state testing work with children who… read more

My son who has Aspergers is currently a junior with a 504 plan. He plans to attend college and live on campus. What worked best for those who have had children graduate from HS?