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

If so which ones and how is it going for you?

Certification course on how to care for someone be it a student, family member or anyone with Autism/Asd and any first aide procedures necessary to help them stay safe

My son's teacher is saying that he isn't responsible when it comes to organizing / preparing himself for class and homework and she isn't going to babysit.

apply as a paid caregiver for my child I was denied for home health aid hours because it says that I need to be working and have a job.I told them I can’t work due to level of care my child needs and I still get denied. Is there any exemption reason I can use for not being able to work other than the level of care my daughter needs to be approve?

How to discipline an ASD child the right way?

She tends to do okay once she’s asleep. Sometimes she wakes up in the middle of the night but she’s alert. She woke up today at 5am after sleeping since 9:30 last night. She was crying and throwing herself on her bed. It was like when she had a meltdown. I don’t believe she was in pain. She kept giving me the tv remote but she wasn’t happy with anything I put on the tv. Water always calms her down so we got her in the shower and after 20 minutes of playing with bubbles she calmed down and got… read more