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I found this years ago. The host has a child with autism. He interviews with many authors, doctors, providers and other experts about their specialty as it relates to autism. http://www.autismpodcast.org/
Sounds good. Thanks for the info.
For example I knew I was pregnant within a few days of conception, before I could test positive on urine or blood tests. I knew the gender of my children also. I don't respond the same to medications as do neurotypicals apparently. I was refused medicine for my first child because it would slow down the labor, but it was not until I received it that my labor progressed. I am interested in hearing your stories.
I did not know I was autistic until I was given my grandson with level 3 autism to care for last year. I have a lot of issues in and around medications and how they affect me. I have even talked… read more
In undergraduate classes like Introduction to Psychology and Child Development, it is covered under childhood disorders. This is probably due to the fact that the condition (or state of being, if you… read more
I just saw this question.
There isn't much help currently for autistic adults. To the majority of people we seem to "evaporate" once we reach adulthood.
Most physicians are bound by stereotypes… read more
@Autistic, you are not like my daughter, husband or his high-functioning ASD family. They lie all the time. They are dishonest. They manipulate and push people into a corner with threats. They say… read more
Despite the research that indicates that the neurosynaptic junctions of autistics function differently than those of neurotypicals and that we have sensorimotor differences as well, I am surprised at the paucity of research about pharmacological manifestations of autism. All my life I have experienced very different results from many medications. Now that I have also had spinal cord damage, I don't know for sure which are autism related and which are spinal cord related.
I require very low doses of some meds but extremely high on others.
My oldest son has extreme emotional outbursts. My youngest has autism and cannot tolerate emotions other than happiness...and the noise and crying from the older son upset him. This usually causes my youngest to start screaming and physically trying to attack my oldest. My oldest then escalates and responds in kind to being attacked and screamed at (the oldest also has sensory issues to noise)
Mom is in the middle, playing referee (usually getting the physical attacks from the little… read more
The visual of the stress cup is such a great learning tool...knowing what fills it, what might happen when it's overflowing and things that help drain/empty it can be very empowering for spectrum kids… read more
My son was diagnosed with ASD in 1996... talk about dark ages. I was lucky... I was already on the internet back then which helped... somewhat. But the awareness level was at "0".
My son recently… read more
Thank you all!