Questions & Answers

I received an occupational report requested back in June finally done last month and received today. There's no descriptor of setting and environment which was my concern for his necessity of a sensory diet to be enforced. But all that was described in the report was that he was reluctant, which is obvious because it is unknown and he does not do well with transition and that he was compliant. He is majority of the time, compliant but did they conduct this in a one on one setting? Doesn't this… read more

Teachers always complaining of him distributing class don't know how to get him to stop. Now found out he is to high functioning for special program now has to go back to regular class with some apabtions. Aggression folds bother and me therapy all he had is speech in school and now receive it probable social worker at school ,horse therapy that you groom And talk to horse ,it husky doesn't pay nothing else.he is over weight to drinks a lot of milk carbohydrates and nutrition ist makes me feel… read more

Hi MAT friends,

How do y'all unwind after a long day and schedule "me" time?

Since my daughter was diagnose with ASD in May we realize that our health insurance do not pay anything related with ASD. Since that day we had to pay all the bills from the specialist, and believe me, is not cheap. Can somebody tell me what insurance companies covers ASD -not medicare or social security-. What is your experience with private health insurance? Thank you

Shoshana is afraid to speak to kids her age as well as adults while I am with her. I try encouraging her to talk to some nice kids as well as friendly people at our gym. She is not only shy, but totally stays quiet.

She also likes to stay home like a hermit. She goes out with us most of the time, but does not want us to help her make friends in our community. This is not good for her future because my husband and I are not always going to be around forever. She must become a little more… read more

My daughter has been approved for a Medicaid Waiver, now I need to find a specialized attorney to setup a Special Needs Trust, as well as advice on how to go about it smoothly from thise who've done it.
The help would be much appreciated, and I would certainly post updates to inform other parents about the process.

All the best.

Hi all. I'm a bit, or very, overwhelmed, but reading the stories here has been awesome. Sammy is on vacation until mid-January in the Philippines with my wife, who has not yet done anything but deny his issues. He is caring, loving and bright. He seems pretty social, even with some other kids, and isn't afraid to hang out with most people. No real tantrums yet. He can phonetically say the whole alphabet, but has only three words, which he picked up a year ago, and they sound odd. If I show… read more

My daughter is 16 and the school seems to frustrate her and we have been going round and round for 3 years trying to them to help her but seems the have a problem even believing she had anything wrong most help I have gotten was through ou doctor