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.

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.

Hello Everyone,

We finally have dx(s) for our 14 and 16yr children, as parents we always knew our children were awesome and it took so very long to get to this point. Now that we have a great therapist we are moving to Florida at the end of the month. We are looking for high schools in the following areas: (1) Tampa-Clearwater-Largo (2) Port St. Lucie (3) Melbourne-Palm Bay (4) Osprey-Sarasota (5) Fort Meyers I know its wide spread, I am a nurse; have been giving multiple job offers. Our… read more

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

He asks questions that he knows the answers to or he will ask a new question and "I don't know" is not an option. He will scream the question until he gets what he wants.

My family is relocating to FL and the Brevard area in a month for my husband's new job. I have 3 children; one in middle, and 2 in elementary school, my two youngest have been diagnosed with autism, but my eldest will be getting a diagnosis soon, and my middle one in a self-contained classsrom.

Hi everyone, I am new here and am looking for a MAPS or GAPS doctor in the Melbourne or surrounding areas. Does anyone have one or know of one?

My four-year-old with autistic disorder screams unctontrollably when she's angry or aggravated. I have been trying for years to teach her that I can help her if she TELLS me what's wrong, but that I can't understand her when she's screaming. The screaming is so loud and so frequent, my patience gets worn out so quickly. I want to help her, but I can't seem to communicate with her. BTW, she is verbal and can speak in sentences (lots of echolalia, though.) I know she CAN tell me what's wrong… read more

I'm really having a hard time finding a pre-school that will take my ASD son because he doesn't have an IEP yet.