He isn't hitting out of anger or from being upset...He hits and slaps and taps you when he is excited or happy. We have tried saying no nice touch sitting him down beside us so many different things but nothing seems to work. Please help any ideas would be great Thank you

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

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guto

My son was diagonsed with PDD NOS. I have found an ABA provider. But my insurance (CIGNA International) does not cover ABA. What do I do?

We are taking our 10 year old daughter with classic autism to Disney World in january, which spurred us to start looking at trackers. I think we have decided it would be a good investment, regardless of the trip, to get her a tracker. Does anyone have experience with them? It is kind of overwhelming trying to choose the right one. I appreciate any suggestions or anecdotes. Thanks!

My 7yr old daughter has pain due to a dental infection.
Her Dentist is prescribing Amoxicillin to help with the infection and Motrin or advil for the pain.

Is there any liquid natural alternative antibiotics recommended?

When ever possible I like to go the more natural holistic approach .

Thanks

How do u know if your child needs ABA?

She tends to do okay once she’s asleep. Sometimes she wakes up in the middle of the night but she’s alert. She woke up today at 5am after sleeping since 9:30 last night. She was crying and throwing herself on her bed. It was like when she had a meltdown. I don’t believe she was in pain. She kept giving me the tv remote but she wasn’t happy with anything I put on the tv. Water always calms her down so we got her in the shower and after 20 minutes of playing with bubbles she calmed down and got… read more

My son will be first grade next school year. I would like to have a guide book/books that will assist me teaching him during summer time so when he goes back to school he will not be behind. Any idea, suggestions. Thank you.

My daughter has been on risperidone for many years and had good luck with it controlling moods and behavioral outbursts. Unfortunately her prolactin levels have gone extremely high and now she also has high cholesterol despite a fairly good diet and normal BMI. Her doctor wants to take her off the risperidone and try something else. Any suggestions on alternatives other than abilify(she had an adverse reaction to abilify a few years ago)?

My 12-year-old is dangerously aggressive and the meds that worked for years no longer work now that he's hit puberty. Our team is talking about admitting him to an in-patient program for 30 days to safely work him off of the medications he is taking and then add in new medications that might work better for him. Have any of you ever hospitalized your child for a med wash? What was your experience? Would you recommend it? I'm worried that the hospital experience will traumatize him, but I'm also… read more