My son has autism 15th chromosome something missing. but he is high function. he has problems with memory and learning as well as concentration and focus. He cant remember what he does he constantly forgets things. He also has curvature of the spine.

My son has been a toe walker since the age of two. It has become increasingly hard to find double wide shoes as the size goes up. They also need to be good quality because they break down very fast and offer no support. I was shopping at stride rite but since he is in the big kids shoe size now, the pickings are scarce..

My son will graduate from high school next year with honors. I am concerned about college, since my ability to have assignments and grading modified will be nil. Any thoughts on navigating the college experience for my HFA? Any thoughts on driving?

Hi there , I have a 14 yr old girl in freshman year with ASD intellectual disability ADHD and Tourette's !! We may be relocation to Washington state ( Spokane ) and was looking for any information on schools , respite services , ABA therapies etc ! Looking for any information to help us decide if this would work for our family !

Right now she is in a special day class and receives ABA through insurance company 5 days per week and respite services !

Also looking for information on good… read more

My 11 yr old son has a lot of irritability due to his autism. We have tried many meds to correct this. Currently we are titrating down a med that worked (severe weight gain) nd his irritability is back.

Many teachers and school nurses have started calling him Grumpy. I know he is grumpy, but it doesn’t help him to call him names. I try to teach him not to call others names, hard to do when the authority figures in his life do just that.

I’m frustrated at this. I feel this is a medical… read more

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My 26 month old girl with autism has been getting therapy help from regional center 3 days a week and it’s 2 hours per session. Recently kaiser insurance offered her ABA therapy from easterseals 5 days a week 5 hours per session. Does anyone know how different is therapy from regional center and ABA from easter seals? Is one better than the other? Should I stay with regional center until my girl turns 3 and then go with easterseals? Or should I start ABA with easter seals right away? Any… read more

We tried this yesterday and we have already seen positive results in behavior, unless it is coincidence.

My son is newly diagnosed with Asperger's and ADD. I have attempted to get him a 504 Plan twice in the past based on his having ADHD alone. Both times I've been turned down as they do not "see what I see happening at home at school" and that his condition does not affect his schoolwork. I've had him re-evaluated and he had a psycho-educational testing done. He has a lot of problems with social skills, organization and planning. We just received the results. The doctor is recommending a 504 plan… read more