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I will be flying from California to Kentucky in June (one way trip) and I was just curious some peoples experience with flying with an autistic child. My daughter is 7 and she is not only HFA but this will be her first time flying as well.

We are staying home as much as possible for a variety of reasons, but want to help our young child tolerate wearing a mask or face covering. Anyone have success here or tips? My mom made a face mask of his favorite cartoon but he wanted to carry it around like a purse.

Has anybody flown with their ASD child? If so how did they do and what could I do to help make things easier for him?

My daughter is high functioning on the spectrum. She is 9yrs old. Her father recently moved to Georgia, I live in PA. He has video chatted with her once(last Sunday)since moving @ the end of last month & hasn't txt her or video editing her since but has been txtn me about having her fly out for holidays & sometime in the summer. He & my sister have told me about ppl that accompany children with autism in the air port. Do they also fly with them because I can't? Can you plz give me some info on… read more

My son who is in first grade has had a rough couple of months, and these past two weeks it has gotten worse since being put on new medication. We are having a safety plan meeting this week and was wondering if anyone has suggestions on what to put into place and such. He’s been getting very aggressive and running away (out the building). School work seems to be the main part of the anxiety since he is in a regular class room, with no help in there
Side note, miraculously I’m assuming the… read more

Could you suggest brands of disco lights or others sensory lights you may know of

I have a 9 year old on the spectrum and a 5 year old that's not my 9 year old (son) and 5 year old (daughter) fight sometimes it gets physical my daughter is usually the one with marks on her and both say the other on hit the other then they both say the other is lying this has been happening more frequently lately and I have a friend that keeps telling me my daughter is out of control and that my son is telling the truth because people on the spectrum can't lie. I want to keep my kids safe and… read more

I am in CA. My son is in kinder (hf asd/adhd). I had an IEP meeting on Thursday & was told IEP is refused since he is near passing grade level & not failing. The issue is he is sitting under a table during most class time if not chosen to be a helper. He has also had a min. Of 5 head injuries since October at school. Tripping, lack of focus/excitement, kicked, head butted (lack of awareness of spatial distance/personal space/lacking social cues
I've been in tears daily & don't know how to get… read more