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I have a group of friends who have been such great mom friends. But ever since Johns Diagnosis they seem to not be as helpful. They don’t quite understand the demands of therapy and ABA and the schedule juggling. They try to help but often I find them more annoying then helpful. They even try to talk to me about their Neurotypical kiddos problems at school and I try to help but also find myself getting annoyed at there problems as well. Does anyone else feel this way. Is it part of the process… read more
Thank you this makes me feel less alone that I feel this way. My friends are great moms but I sometimes wish their biggest struggles are only half of what I have to deal with on a day to day.
So I just got a thing in the mail for jury duty. I think it would be awesome, personally. My problem is, I have absolutely no friends or even acquaintances or family with in 600 miles. Kids are in school from 9-3. But jury duty can have the possibility of lasting several days. Is having a low functions child with autism and no one to care for him and get kids off the bus a reasonable ... Reason... To be excused from jury duty??? My only othe option would be, to keep my teenage son home from… read more
I've brought my son to court on a non-moving traffic issue I told them my son was autistic and could I please go first. They said no and I clearly stated this was an ADA request and I was protected… read more
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
We had a similar experience where my daughter just wasn't responding to certain therapists and the service we were using was having trouble keeping employees. She started out loving it and then just… read more
My wife wants have Nerotherapy sessions for my son who is 7 to help him with communication behavior ect. It is not covered by insurance. I think medication would be better. Has anyone used Nerotherapy before and if so how was your experience with it? Thank You
Don’t do it if you child has any signs of disassociation
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?
Im so sorry to hear this. You must feel stressed about it. I agree with what’s been said. The behaviours are showing overwhelm or distress. This means staff need to be proactive. Sometimes those… read more
My son did like puzzles by Melissa and Doug at that age, they were a big hit.....
It's been 5 months since my 3 years old son was diagnosed with ASD and he will start soon getting ABA 🙂
The ABA provider is recommending us 25h/week (center+home based). He will be starting as well a bridge ABA classroom at the public school in September (+25h weekly too)
I am very nervous that if we go for this total plan he is going to get too much 1:1 therapy, too intensive and too restrictive, and with no time left for spontaneous interactions and family life. He is social and verbal,… read more
@A MyAutismTeam Member can you please update about your kid's progress with intensive home+ center based ABA? We are starting intensive ABA in same way after doing only 10 hours of aba at home… read more
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.
I have to put combo locks on the cabinets and lock up certain rooms like storage. It’s definitely an impulse issue. My daughter wants to stop but keeps relapsing. The worst part is that she lies about… read more
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
What is your worst case scenario if he does all these things? Are you afraid he'll be overwhelmed or that he'll quit or that his grades will suffer
It's seems like at 10 years old he's at an age… read more
just wondering if anyone has a child on the spectrum who was talking then stopped and if the are currently and how you helped them to?
k now Ive had this issue but now my child speaks over 500 words @ least if they point make them say the word if they try or says the word give them a small treat cause most kids r mimicks