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Has Anyone Found ANY Life Insurance Agencies That Will Cover Your Child ?
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my son has been denied life insurance coverage , over the last 23 years now.

A MyAutismTeam Member

try this company also settlers insurance ask for this guy Hose Young (Phone number can only be seen by the question and answer creators) tell him your a friend of mine

posted February 9, 2015 (edited)
8 Yr Old Using Diaper At Nite Nite.
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Overnight diapers.

Still leaks through

Help!

A MyAutismTeam Member

Children can't totally control their need to go until puberty I know it sounds far out but it's not really. I remember a kid in 4th grade had an accident in class kid terrorized him for it. I recall… read more

posted December 8, 2022
I Have A Petition On CHANGE.ORG Asking Chancellor Farina To Put Cameras On All Special Needs School Buses. Go And Sign It And Share It. A
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Has Anyone Ever Asked Family Members To Serve As Guardian To Your Autistic Child In Case You Die, And No One Accepts The Offer?
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I am a single mother approaching 50 years old with health conditions and I have a 7 year old son with autism. The father is out of the picture. I moved him back to Colorado in order for him to get closer with his aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins. Although he is loved dearly by all his family members, when I asked any of them to serve as his guardian in my Will until he turns 18, nobody has accepted. They have all accepted guardianship with each other's children so that is not the… read more

A MyAutismTeam Member

I don't have a family member who accepted guardianship but I have some close friends who have accepted. These should be friends who know your son well and sincere. These are friends who have spent… read more

posted February 4, 2015
Does Anyone Have A Checklists Or IEP Goals Around Academic Organization To Share For A 5th Grader?
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My eleven-year old is struggling with organization issues that are impacting his grades, and I'd love some advice from this new network I've just discovered/joined. Does anyone have a "winning" daily checklist they've implemented that they'd be willing to share along the lines of turning in homework, loading backpack with text books and folders, etc? Also, can you recommend IEP goals around this issue for academic work - from outlining (or graphically organizing) social studies, science to… read more

A MyAutismTeam Member

Highly recommend you look for this on Google using the term "executive function" or executive functioning. I think you will find what you are looking for using these terms. Most autistic children have… read more

posted February 3, 2015
My Son Going Throught Puberty And His Butt Extra Hairy It Bothers Him What Can I Do To Help Him
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My son has a hairy butt and he tells me help me I think the hair brothers him and makes it hard for him to wipe.can I shave his butt to help or what do I do he is not very verbal

A MyAutismTeam Member

www.goatmountainsoap.com
is a product that is called baby butt crack cream. Is in a small white jar. I hope this helps.

posted February 1, 2015
My Son Going Throught Puberty And His Butt Extra Hairy It Bothers Him What Can I Do To Help Him
A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭

My son has a hairy butt and he tells me help me I think the hair brothers him and makes it hard for him to wipe.can I shave his butt to help or what do I do

A MyAutismTeam Member

www.goatmountainsoap.com

posted February 1, 2015
My Son Going Throught Puberty And His Butt Extra Hairy It Bothers Him What Can I Do To Help Him
A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭

My son has a hairy butt and he tells me help me I think the hair brothers him and makes it hard for him to wipe.can I shave his butt to help or what do I do

Does Anyone Have Any Information, Good Or Bad, On MRT Therapies Given Through The Brain Center In California?
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A MyAutismTeam Member

Hello - Any updates/ successes / no results from anyone on this therapy?

posted March 27, 2018
What Therapies Have Helped Your ASD Child With Sensory Processing Disorder?
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Mine still has issues relating to loud sounds but will not wear headphones. Some sounds, once explained, she has no problems with and will just ask "what's that sound?" but others such as her baby sister crying really bothers her.

A MyAutismTeam Member

OT! The one I had in Iowa was very open to introducing new sensory experiences in a controlled environment to get my son used to a new sound or texture or food. In Missouri, I have found that the… read more

posted February 3, 2015
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