I'm looking at getting my son a new pediatrician in the macomb county area that specialized with kiddos on the spectrum. My son current ped I love dont get me wrong but hes not been very helpful with tips/trick for helping me with my son, and won't give any medicine to help either with the hyperactiveness lack of sleep until hes evaluated. He wont be evaluated until sometime in nov give or take a few months.

Has anyone had experience with the MLW/DEC ?

My son loves to eat and eats quite a few things, but he will regurgitate his food and seems to be eating it a second time ( so gross I know). I don't know why he does this or even how to stop it, any ideas would be great.

I am having difficulty organizing my thoughts for a preliminary evaluation with the pediatrician. I feel like I have such a long laundry list I'm having a hard time approaching it. Tips?

We have been doing ABA at home now for almost a year & I sometimes wonder is it helping or is it not ?? It is so expensive & we have been thru 3 different people , not by our choice they left the company & And now my 4yr old knows that he has work , stuff to do when the ABA person comes over & he tells her No & to go home ..His Aggression has seem to getting worse:( Any advice or opinions would be greatful

My 10 year old son desperately wants friends. We don't have too many kids in our neighborhood. It would be nice to find some sort of play date with group outings to periodically meet up with so he can have play time with kids his age. He does belong to Scouts but they really don't do that many outings, surprisingly.

has anything helped anyones child with speech thats autistic my son says very few words.ty

Is anyone else having a hard time making friends with other autism parents in their area? I attend a lot of autism meetings and programs and its so hard to connect with other parents. I try to reach out but it's hard for some reason. Are we really that closed off due to our circumstances that we can't create bonds and sometimes come across stand-offish?It would be nice to talk to local parents but after 7 yrs, I have no friends in my circle that truly understand my life.

Does anyone have any idea on how to stop an autistic child from stealing food? My daughter steals food (mostly sweets) it's not that I don't feed her or even allow her to have the items that she takes but she continues to take them without asking and hides to eat it. I've tried putting it where she shouldn't be able to get it but she finds a way. I dont by sweets often they are truly a treat but if I cant find away to stop the sneaking then we will become a treat free zone.

My 10 year old son with Aspergers is in a gifted class and tends to handle the extra work load OK. He makes friends easily but has a hard time keeping friends. He decided a year ago to join Cubscouts and we were thrilled figuring this would help him build his social skills. He has done very well. Now he has decided to join a football team and learn an instrument (violin) and continue on with his scouting. We have always encouraged our boys to be active and follow their dreams but I think he… read more