We tried this yesterday and we have already seen positive results in behavior, unless it is coincidence.

My daughter only gets about 7 hours of sleep. I know she needs more than that. She is a much nicer kids when and if she sleeps more. I only get about 6 hours of sleep, I have to stay up until I know she is fast asleep, if I don't she will continually wake me up.

Anyone know of a good activity group in the Bridgewater, NJ area for children with ASD? My son is only 22 months and most of what I'm finding is for older children.

We found music therapy after number of sessions helped - they have in Mencap/charity he goes to but not all the time

is anyone in the shepherdsville/louisville kentucky area interested in doing an activity group once or twice a month?( movie,park, i could offer my home for arts and crafts.) just an idea to be able to meet and hang with other parents and children like ourselves. I noticed there isnt really much out in my area.

My daughter is very smart and very social, but demonstrates extremely rigid behaviors with friends (doesn't want to play games other than what SHE wants to play, corrects her friends with pronunciations, bosses them around and tells them "no" a lot). Amazingly, she still has a friend who still wants to play with her, and I find myself trying to coach my daughter later about how the things that she says/does might make her friend feel, and then I try to discuss what to actually do/role-play. I… read more

I've seen some recently built cohousing communities focused on neurodivergent residents. Does anyone here know of cohousing (or similar) groups forming in Washington or Oregon for adult autistic folks? Any parents here want to form a group to build a community where are adult children can live with the support and community they need?