Any apps or suggestions to improve fine motor movements
Dexteria Jr.-Fine Motor Skills Development App. Our OT adviced us it's really helpful.
Thanks everyone! I appreciate you all
I need to here from parents that have tried Abilify with there child's mood and /or aggression. My son is 17 and will be starting it on Monday. What are common side effects? How fast does it start to work?
My 11 year old son takes buspirone and guanfacine. His doctor said he may need Abilify in the future though.
I am looking for advice regarding service and companion dogs. If anyone has experience in this area I would be very gratefu to hear from you.
What is the difference between service dogs and companion dogs?
Where are their places to get a dog who are reliable, have well trained dogs etc?
I have heard there are very long waiting list. Does anyone have experience in getting a dog from overseas?
Does anyone have a dog that would be for sale?
Hi! I had the same question this time last year. Service dogs are trained to perform tasks (IE: get your medicine, assist blind people with navigation, etc). Companion animals are primarily for… read more
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.
So I just got a thing in the mail for jury duty. I think it would be awesome, personally. My problem is, I have absolutely no friends or even acquaintances or family with in 600 miles. Kids are in school from 9-3. But jury duty can have the possibility of lasting several days. Is having a low functions child with autism and no one to care for him and get kids off the bus a reasonable ... Reason... To be excused from jury duty??? My only othe option would be, to keep my teenage son home from… read more
I've brought my son to court on a non-moving traffic issue I told them my son was autistic and could I please go first. They said no and I clearly stated this was an ADA request and I was protected… read more
Have spent every waking hour trying to figure out how to deal with my little guys behavior. It has spiked since around the time change and not gettng any better. In the last 6wks at school he has been sent to the principals office 3 times. :( He has 2 other boys in his class who are usually up to no good and he copies them and constantly gets in trouble. He is overly hyper in class and is not listening. At home it's been a constant struggle to get him to behave. I hate spending the day… read more
The time change is always rough for a lot of ASD children, it throws them off. If you think about it a lot of the children live on routine so if they are off routine it becomes an issue. Now if you… read more
Thank you but i do believe we've pinned it down to be anxiety. I really appreciate your feedback though