I am interested in signing up my daughter for swimming lessons. She loves the water and I notice that she tries to float on her own, but I am not sure If she is capable of succeeding in that due to her lack of listening skills. Is there any other mothers out there that has a child with autism and has them in swimming lessons?

I'm curious how many have also had this diagnoses along with asd? I had never even heard of it till another autistic parent said we should have are 3 yr old evaluated for it because of his extreme behavioral issues that are getting worse. How do you go about getting your child evaluated and what is the youngest they can test for it?

I have two children with autism, (a five year old daughter and almost 3 year old son). My 11 year old brother also has autism and my parents seem to have tried every single biomedical treatment, diet, etc. and they swear by them all. My daughter is in a verbal behavior kindergarten and I would like to try to add another approach to try to help her but am unsure of where to start. Anyone have any suggestions or words of advice about treatments?

With the recent measeles outbreak, the vaccination debate has started once again. It doesn't seem like much of a debate, however since the right not to vaccinate doesn't seem to be saying anything. Why is there no one speaking out? The only one that has spoken out on parental rights was Rand Paul.

My son's Doctor prescribed for him, Prozac (1 tsp/night) to make him tired and sleep through the night (sleep disorder). It would also calm him during the day. What do you know about giving a 5 year old Prozac?

Out of pure desperation, my wife is seeking possibilities with alternative treatments. One of mom's in school (we just started LEAP program) recommended and said it did miracles for her. I honestly find it hard to believe, too good to be true and opportunism of the 'doctors', exploiting our desperation and fear. But i'm open to all opinions, please

Thanks in advance,
guto

For the people who have kids who are going to or graduated from high school how was it for them? Did they take regular classes? With autism on the rise I hope the work force does not discriminate against them as adults? Hope you all have a blessed day and thank you for reading my question.

So, I saw this add for a program for our kids that claims 100% positive results. Apparently, it is tailored to each individual child to take specific steps to improve their behavior, diets, social skills, etc. without the use of ABA. I had a one on one call with the founder last week and she claims to have a daughter on the spectrum that has learned to thrive through her program and her website touts other testimonials of people who have seen social, emotional, and verbal improvements in their… read more