Questions & Answers

Just curious as to how everyone here has either been told about or has their own opinion about the label "high functioning ". We are struggling about schools and their definitions of high functioning. Any input would be a great help as our providers all agree the label "high functioning" doesn't exist.

I am a grandmother of a four-year-old autistic grandchild! In addition I have an 18-year-old son diagnosed with autism who has come so incredibly far because of all the services I phot and he received the immense amount of work I did with him! My grandson Jeremiah is lost his parents do not want to face the reality that he has autism! I am desperate they do not fight for him they ignore him give him a pad to play on to keep them busy in addition they do not include him in any family activities… read more

So I'm a caregiver with a 29 year old who is extremely high functioning. He's very independent but doesn't understand social cues. He's new to our program so everyone is still kind of walking on eggshells. SG'S parents allow him to use Facebook and with that SG likes to add random people. After they are added, SG instantly assumes that they are friends like in real life. He flirts with girls that are dangerously young (17,18) when we try to explain why that's frowned upon, SG becomes agitated… read more

We live in middle Tennessee, south of Nashville. Our daughter is 4 years old, diagnosed with autism 2 years ago. She's been attending a great preschool and has fabulous therapists. We have been blessed, she has worked very hard and is doing very well. With that being said we have been looking for a private education for her. We have toured schools, made many phone calls, totaling almost 14 different places
We have been flat out told no to the options we thought she had. There is not a school… read more

Has anyone explored stem cell treatment options for autism? I read a good article under below link and wanted to check if anyone has any experience.

http://lifeandhopewithautism.com

I have been married for 7 years. This past year, our son who is 4, has been diagnosed with moderate to severe autism. My husband has been very hands off as far as doctors appointments, getting a diagnosis, and schooling goes. I would not have such a problem with this except that he must not only criticize every decision I make, but he does not take the time to learn about what autism is or what our son needs. His idea of dealing with a melt down is to yell back and make our son sit in a time out… read more

Can you have rice in a gluten free diet if rice is not a high sensitivity. We've tried gluten free rice, but my daughter prefers regular rice.

I am really new to all of this, so any suggestions are welcome. Luca was diagnosed through the school district in April with ASD. His medical eval is in June. Do I have to wait for a medical diagnosis to get ABA?

We are just getting started and wondering if anyone has an opinion on the following providers...

IDS- Integrated development services

Lund Van Dyke

ACT- Achieving collaborative treatment