Questions & Answers

I am curious if the autistic behaviors I am seeing at this age of 3.5 are indicitive of future behaviors...did your child's symptoms progress over time? For instance, just because my son appears to suffer mild OCD and stimming right now, can/will these behaviors develop and worsen as he gets older? It it common for them to escalate as he gets older? Or peak at a certain age? Hopefully diminish? Please let me know your experience.

Our son was just diagnosed with ASD a few weeks ago. He's 6 yrs old and high functioning. He has no awareness that he is different from his peers, i.e. he thinks he has friends and says that he talks at school even though his teacher says otherwise. My husband and I have been procrastinating about talking to him about the diagnosis, as we are still in the midst of trying to figure out what it means for our son and for our family. Does anyone have any recommendations or thoughts about how best to… read more

My daughter who has ASD is 2 and A half, she is a very big 2 and a half year old. Not really fat just tall and solid but none the less out growing a size six diaper (they are barely strapping) so I guess I have several questions here..... how old were some of your children on the spectrum when they potty trained? What were some of their challenges and things you found that worked well for them? And if potty training isn’t an option has anyone had to order diapers bigger than a 6 and where is the… read more

Shoot me now, I've lost it and then some and kick myself every time I read some mother or father express just how fabulously patient they've become since discovering their child's diagnosis. When will I find myself as patient as these parents claim to be?
Please tell me I'm not alone here.

My son is now 16 and for the past four years has become increasingly more aggressive. He has been hospitalized short term four times now, has been on three of the atypical antipsychotics and one first generation antipsychotic with worse rage behavior occurring when on those drugs. He has been on Depakote and was on Concerta for a long period, about seven years. At this time we are working with intensive in home therapists, but he is not cooperating and is at risk for placement in a Level III… read more

I'm concerned since I've moved to Texas at the high number of holistic doctors here that have jumped on the Kreb Cycle (digestive cylcle)DNA, chelated therapy for removal of "heavy metals", and high supplementation bandwagon! Parents need to know that some of these "doctors" are claiming to be certified specialist when they are not. ALL of these protocals have never been approved (and have been discounted by the American Pediatrics Association) or studied by a medical campus that isn't a… read more

So i was wondering if anyone has been told the same as me. When people fnd out your son or daughter is autistic they say. Oh but they look normal. Is there a certain look they have to look?.

My son is 3 and I struggle with the idea of him some day realizing he's different. Do you raise your young children with ASD knowing that they have autism, or do you wait to tell them when they're older? Is it something you discuss in front of them or when they're not around?