i decided not to use artificial gov. chemicaly made meds. two years ago i weighed in at 118 lbs. before taking meds i weighed 140 lbs. what i have read on the details of my meds is that they can cause sever damage in diffrent ways. my main concern was with the weight loss and the never ending counteractive med they give you for a new symptom with the med they started you with.I want to know what kind of natural remiedies are being used? what has been the exsperiances of the community and their… read more

What do you encourage for independent play. Be have drawing and puzzles down but can't seem to find anything else she'll take interest in. She's almost 3 and electronics are not an option at this time.

Ok parents very important question they are trying to close our special needs school claims it's against our children's civil rights, my children being severely autistic I feel they need this also everyone in the school is trained all the way from the top to the janitors please I'm getting ready to fight the board of education I need everyone's opinion.

I am a single mom my daughter is only 4 and has been diagnosed with Aspergers' she is currently in the hospital.It's after the major holiday's and I know things are tight..I have a friend looking for help for me..I have proof of what I am going through now I am 2 hours away from my home and need to stay by her I'm away from my other children My 7 yr.old has Autism..Does anyone know of any grants or emergency help for parent's of children on the spectrum?? I have tried the red-cross and salvation… read more

I have found it so difficult and frustrating to get the needed information after an ASD diagnosis. The acronyms and people talking at you instead of answering questions, or answering questions in circles is overwhelmingly frustrating. Then you have to go to meetings to decide what is best for your child when you don't even know what services are available or what your child needs. How are you supposed to know? Isn't there a place where a parent can go that will guide you through everything… read more

We have tongue-tie surgery this week and they say the recovery will be 3-5 days because of his age. Has anyone been through this surgery with a child and have any advice for before and after? Or what to expect?

I have experienced many different request from parents. Some want more some want less and some don't participate in the school program at all. Some kids have paraprofessionals, OT, PT, sped teacher, and parents are unhappy and want more specialists, and some parents want less services and more inclusion with no para. I have trained all special ed staff in autism and am a certified autism specialist myself. So, because I still see parent concerns I'm seeking ideas from all of you so I can be a… read more

We currently live south of Tucson, Az but will be moving to the San Diego area (closer to the border since my husband will be working on the border) and I was wondering if there were any good areas/schools for families with kids who've been diagnosed on the spectrum? I really believe that one of the major factors in Alex's improved social skills has been that he goes to a school where kids with special needs are in class with kids without special needs (at least in preschool) and was wondering… read more

I had a friend that this past year was also my sons preschool teacher. During the year I never really noticed that she seemed like she became real distant. The other teacher had mentioned to me that my friend did not really know how to handle Kade when he had his meltdowns. I honestly did not say anything I figured my friend would ask me if she needed help I trusted her and Kade seemed happy enough with school. So now that school has been out two months for Kade and the lack of text messages… read more