We have a 10 year old son with ASD. He steals whatever he wants with no remorse. He has been doing this for years. He steals food, candy, money, toys from stores. I have to do a pocket check if I take him shopping with me. If you ask him if stealing is wrong, he says yes. Yet the behavior goes on. What should we do?

We have noticed within the past couple of months our (9 year old) Aspie son is sneaking food. He has a healthy appetite and always finishes his meals. We noticed he was sneaking candy and other sweets. He is not allowed in the kitchen without permission for this reason. Last week he grabbed a handful of little smokies at a Halloween party and snuck to a corner to eat them. I found a partially eaten granola bar under his pillow last week. I constantly find various wrappers in his laundry. Today… read more

How do you stop your Autistic child from stealing money and possibly bigger items? Does anyone have a solution or some way to handle this?

My youngest age 12 uses bathroom in shower. Yes, we adopted from foster care in 2017 after 2 years. We didn't say anything about it at the time bc we was already dealing with anger issues, now dealing with both so greatly he had to reside at group home. We found smears under dresser, pee in plants ( I potted mom and son with ) Pee on carpet when mad. wiped poop on his dad's speaker, bluetooth and stuck back in drawer ( unsure if purpose that one) , so close to him leaving and maybe mad.Any… read more

My child was diagnosed with autism when he was three. He is now 7 years old. I have major concerns for him. He steals food. He hides it when he's eating it. I wouldn't care so much cause just food. But now he's stealing other people's food. Going into other people's bag and taking stuff. I'll put ny work bag up high and he still manages to get it. He knows what he is doing. We ask why and he brings his hand out to be popped. He knows it's wrong but won't stop. I've caught him stealing money out… read more

Please do not ignore physical health when dealing with mental health problems is message I would like noted by others and professionals - not to abuse or neglect someone with mental health issues - case appearing which refers to this but I have not included

My son is 6 and says a few words only. Is non verbal autism considered saying no words? Thanks all for taking the time to read this.

For those of you who have kids that are not non verbal how old where they when they started speaking in sentences? Thanks in advance for your response.