Questions & Answers

Hi everyone, we are struggling with potty training. He's now six years old I can't no longer explain to people in church why my son went in his pants. We've tried lots of different technics with the help of the ABA therapist still no success.. I welcome any subjection thanks

How does the disability card work I read about it online many sites sounds like you have to wait still. We go to six flags a lot and we get passes and by pass everyone in line at the gate which is a lifesaver. My son cannot wait without a meltdown even visuals don't work. So before I book my kids first Disneyland trip this fall I really want to know how the waiting for rides works and shows also. Any info or advice would be very grateful for thanks a bunch: )

My daughter is getting ready to apply for SSI (California), or whatever acronym it is for benefits for her 8 yr old son. He is on the spectrum, high functioning, in a full inclusion program and does OK in school with part time instructional assistant. Looking over the paperwork, it appears there are many questions where he does not have issues. Just wondering if anyone has gone through this process with a child on the spectrum that is HF.

My son has had lazy left eye.we did patching for a year.it stopped workin.we did drops for a month in the right eye to force his brain to use left eye. Now the right eye has gone lazy. Can anyone explain why or hav any ideas. His right eye had. full 20/20 vision in it he has stigmatism in both.

Has anyone used Super - Nu Thera liquid supplement for kids on the spectrum I'd like some reviews of it it's from Kirkman lab

Hi I have heard of how chelation is good for removing heavy metal from kids with ASD. When to online and it's overwhelming
I don't know what works. Does anyone have any idea which is the best chelation product on the mArket?

Hi my son has been on the GFCFSF diet for 13 months now, we're very rigorous with it and he's compliant still no success.
My kid didn't have gut issues. ( don't think he does) he has a good appetite, eats a variety of food pretty regular. The special diet made him constipated and sometimes he'll have diarrhea. Which wasn't the case before the diet. It there anyone out there with no success on GFCF?

My son is now 16 and for the past four years has become increasingly more aggressive. He has been hospitalized short term four times now, has been on three of the atypical antipsychotics and one first generation antipsychotic with worse rage behavior occurring when on those drugs. He has been on Depakote and was on Concerta for a long period, about seven years. At this time we are working with intensive in home therapists, but he is not cooperating and is at risk for placement in a Level III… read more

English class is extremely hard for my son. He has a lot of literature to read and then reflect and answer questions about it. If the answers are in the text, great, but if it's anything he has to interpret, analyze or "read between the lines" forget it. He simply can't do it. He is a visual thinker and I've tried asking him to picture what he reads and then answer the questions that way but it only works part of the time. I'm wondering if anyone has a child or knows of one that excels in high… read more

On the therapists recommendation, we got our son a pressure vest (not weighted). He wears it no problem, but I haven't seen any difference in behavior. The OT never really gave us any indication and is off on summer vacation.
Do you use one and how often do you use it?