I’m asking because I have a long time friend, love her to death, but we were on the phone for a very long time when Aziel and his ASD became the next topic to talk about. She kept asking me, “what coping strategies do we have in place for when he can’t ‘stim’?” She kept on with using scenarios that do not apply to my kid. I was getting irritated but my deep breaths and trying to understand kept me from getting mad. However, she began stating that there will be a time where he won’t be able to… read more

When I was around eight years old, I began to have anger issues. I had outbursts, would call people names, and would even hit others. It came to a head when I slapped my grandmother in front of my family. My mother took me to a therapist and after three or so months I was much better. She didn't conclude I was Autistic for some reason, but that's a whole other story.

How do you explain to your 8yr that his baby brother has autism, and that he can’t be mean to him when he doesn’t listen or destroys his stuff. We haven’t started ABA therapy yet, and it’s a recent diagnosis so we’re all adjusting to this new life style for our little guy.

My son used to eat almost everything. But now there is a new item that he just doesn't want to eat. I am runing out of ideas ( also patience, is very frustrating because he is starting to lose weight).
Any advise?😔

My 3 year old hits himself when frustrated and will also hit his head on the wall or floor or anything he can. I thought about getting him a safety helmet but he wouldnt tolerate it because he hates things on his head

My Non verbal Autistic daughter tries to hit other kids... how do i stop that?

TBH— I want a comparison. I guess I want to stop ignoring attention seeking just because of my emotions.

My son started kindergarten last week and he has a paraprofessional. It's been a rough start, my son is pulling things of shelves, makes noises and even kicked some people in the classroom. He's not violent with us, so this has to be related to being overwhelmed
Unfortunately his para is not trained to deal with autistic behaviors and the teacher doesn't seem to want to deal with the situation (I get it, she has many other kids to teach). Have any of your kids struggled in kindergarten? Did it… read more

My grandson is getting in trouble at school because he’s pushing or biting other kids. We’ve had many conversations, but he always gets easily frustrated and reacts this way. How do we help him?