Hi - Ty is HFA - we started with just OT and ST before autism diagnosis, just "developmental delay," and it has been extremely helpful. Speech Therapy has mainly been for "pragmatic language" component, which you can almost translate to manners. We've noticed that reciprocal language really doesn't come naturally to him, nor does eye contact, so the speech therapy has been super helpful. We work on things like, "when someone says Hi, you should say hi back to them. If someone says thank you, you say You're welcome" - because it truly doesn't come naturally to him. He's made great progress with these things, though.

OT - I didn't know a thing about sensory-seeking-behaviors, but the school OT was going to treat him for that and I've since learned a ton about SPD. Your OT will probably do a sensory profile - find out whether your child is hyper- or under-sensitive to visual/auditory/tactile/etc stimuli. It turns out in Ty's case that being under-sensitive seems to make him act up. (long story short). We've noticed that on days when he wears a heavy vest, he's much better behaved in school. If he's getting nutty, they use joint compression or a mini-massager to settle him down - or even a break to roll on a ball in the hallway.

This works for him because he's got sensory issues, but sensory issues OFTEN occur with spectrum disorders.

Thanks all of you to respond to my question. I hope i can get better insigth when I will go through his OT evaluation.I am very hopeful that i can figure out my little man better then i do now. Any suggestion about potty training? He dont say anything when he has to go..... So frustating...!!!!

My son is high functioning and, to me, ABA seems to be the only thing that has helped most of his behavioral issues.

Speech and OT have been very helpful for my DD. Social skills training is another good therapy to try to get for your child. ABA can be difficult to get coverage for if your child is HF.

The speech and OT that work at the school I work help with social interactions and social stories! I love it and its helped! Everyone is different depends on where you are at. I've also done ABA myself and done academic and social/behavioral.