My grandson is getting in trouble at school because he’s pushing or biting other kids. We’ve had many conversations, but he always gets easily frustrated and reacts this way. How do we help him?
Im so sorry to hear this. You must feel stressed about it. I agree with what’s been said. The behaviours are showing overwhelm or distress. This means staff need to be proactive. Sometimes those… read more
My 14 year old daughter with autism likes to grab other's hands and either dig her nails into them or will squeeze your fingers together very hard. She does it both when she's happy and when she is agitated or overstimulated. I have a hard time interacting/playing with her because she does this and it is extremely painful. We are working on ways to redirect her when she does this but has not been successful. Any suggestions on how to redirect or decrease this? We have tried giving her other… read more
My son age 4 does this right now too, this hurts my hands to , I try redirecting best I can .
Cause I am Really depressed, And I'm looking for some support
From parents or single parents with a child that has autism. And knows what it's like, or is going threw the same thing The only groups I can find are for single mothers with kids with autism. I can't be the only dad and a 100% caregiver and provider.
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Raising an Autistic child on your own can be tough. I have raised mine for almost 18 years now. The best way to make it easier is learn about your child & how Autism affects them. I include my son in… read more
My daughter will be up all day with no nap and then stay up all night till 5am or so. She will wake at 11am and do it all again. She will not take melatonin, we have tried all forms. She has to be tired. She is more grumpy and gets frustrated easily!
My son sees a behavioral pediatrician. My son take trazadone to help him sleep. Another of doctors recommend melatonin but melatonin can cause seizures. Which some kids on the spectrum and ADHD can… read more
When I was around eight years old, I began to have anger issues. I had outbursts, would call people names, and would even hit others. It came to a head when I slapped my grandmother in front of my family. My mother took me to a therapist and after three or so months I was much better. She didn't conclude I was Autistic for some reason, but that's a whole other story.
My son avoids conflict. He only hits himself if he's stressed out & overwhelmed. He's never had any angry outbursts or anything like that. I try to keep a very positive, calm & relaxing environment… read more
if my son is playing a game on the copmuter or ps2 and he loses he has a complete meltdown, and i try to calm himm down but talking to him only makes him madder and holding him makes it worse so then my dad(who doesnt understand autism) comes to the bedroom(which has no door on it for me to be able to shut,and tells me to just spank his behind. But I dont want to teach him to hit or slap any more than he does already, anyone got advice, i sure could use it
Just let it run it's course and try to "ignore" it, making sure he can't hurt himself by matter-of-factly removing objects that could cause him harm.
My son has been having some bad habits. Hitting throwing things yelling ect. We may be putting him on meds. Other parents I spoke with said it made a difference for the better when they did this. What are your thoughts? Hope you all have a blessed day.
My son is 7 and autistic he takes Depakote at night, does anyone know about this medication? It seems like it gives him restless leg syndrome, he is mostly non-verbal.
My son hates waiting for anything but now he waited as food was hot. I hope to teach him skill of waiting
Waiting is really hard… You have to leave by example try to have a very calm energy around yourself at all times they’ll get that eventually. If you’re doing ABA, you could have your provider work… read more
So I'm not sure how to word this one but here goes nothing! I've approached multiple doctors for my 13 year old daughter who has asd and she says she hears voices that tell her to do bad things. I've had numerous doctors tell me this is normal for girls with asd, has anyone else experienced this???
Someone already suggested signing. Sometimes when my son gets overwhelmed and frustrated, we will do some simple signing and he seems to respond to it a little better. His frustrations usually come… read more
Is there anyone who doesn’t have much of any support from their spouse? I am finding myself so frustrated with the lack of support and excuses. My son was just diagnosed Monday and I am overwhelmed with all that comes since his diagnosis and feeling like there is nobody around me who would even understand.
@A MyAutismTeam Member Hi. I felt the same way and probably still do but to be honest I began to save my energy on myself and started focusing on ME. I got tired of getting disappointed especially… read more