I don't know where to get social skills therapy. I moved to a town that has money and was supposed to have a good special ed department and it's awful. They just keep wanting to ship him off to residential. He issues with all of the changes we had during the pandemic and immediately after between schools and being forced to move by the old landlord because she was not a nice person. Lol she bought my apartment house and wanted us out so she could renovate and raise the rent. He had lived there… read more
We did have the BCBA come to the house to do a home visit to observe... I think they called it an FBA. She talked to me for about 20 minutes, spent about 5 minutes with him. She had written some… read more
Autism, We have had to stand outside the last two funerals and now today a wedding due to running away, meltdowns, yelling
Thanks for the notes, appreciate the camaraderie in this situation
Hi i wondered if anyone could help , my son has aspergers and struggles with sensitivity over the past 2 years my son has been sensitive in his groin area where he constantly has to cross his legs as he says he cant handle the feeling , its taking over his life , the drs are no good and say its something he needs to deal with .
As I said, showering due to sensory issues has exasperated his problem. He is still sensitive to zippers and tight pants…most days he is slouching around with his pants below his hips. We are hoping… read more
@A MyAutismTeam Member I can play by ear, too :) I can play a lot of the music from Sonic games as well as the Super Mario music 😊
Affordable site for autistic children
https://www.especialneeds.com/
You can get stuff on sale. A mix of high and low cost items.
When my son was younger he hated to have clothes on. We had to work with him to keep at least pants on in the house. My son is 15 years old and even to this day he will only pants when we are inside.
My daughter will be up all day with no nap and then stay up all night till 5am or so. She will wake at 11am and do it all again. She will not take melatonin, we have tried all forms. She has to be tired. She is more grumpy and gets frustrated easily!
My son sees a behavioral pediatrician. My son take trazadone to help him sleep. Another of doctors recommend melatonin but melatonin can cause seizures. Which some kids on the spectrum and ADHD can… read more
My 8 yr old son looooooves hair. Touching it or smelling it. One of his therapists gave him a curtain tassel to touch. He really likes it because it's soft like hair. Maybe give it a try? Or a super… read more