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Creepy | My son is autistic and is about to turn 6. He is verbal, but has significant delays.
We live in an old Victorian home with 3 stories. We bought it a few years ago and are renovating it.
My son told my wife that he is visited at night by someone or something called the "Good Knight."
My son says that the Good Knight... | My daughter’s 8 and non-verbal, she doesn’t really babble but sometimes she’ll make some sounds which you could go ‘well, she’s giving it a go.’
My wife died last year, our daughter was 7 at the time, the first three weeks or so she just screamed a lot. I completely understand, I wanted to do the same. And then one ev... |
10 yr old son developing bad acne--won't let me near him | My boy is quickly entering puberty and he's developing really bad acne on his forehead across the hairline. He has such beautiful wild hair, but I unfortunately had to shave it off because it was covering the area that needs attention. He had a pretty big one last week and I had to do what needed to be done. And he scr... | Don't pop acne pimples. If one looks infected, go see a doctor, but Don't Pop it on your own. Your fingers aren't sterilized, you could end up making it worse via infection, cause significant scarring, and it *will* cause unnecessary pain.
Topical treatments only.
Edit: Changing pillow cases daily can also help. And ... |
10.5 month old signs | hi all, I know 10 months is too young for a true diagnosis but i wanted to point out some signs my son has that have me worried. I have been dealing with horrible PPA and now i have hyper fixated on thinking my son has autism.
- arm flapping all the time
- body tenses up often (mainly arms and wrists)
-late gross moto... | These all sound very normal to me. But, with that said. Go with your gut. Give it a few months. Find a doctor to take you seriously. Best of luck., These all sound very normal to me. But, with that said. Go with your gut. Give it a few months. Find a doctor to take you seriously. Best of luck., These all soun... |
13 month old - should I bring this up earlier to my doctor? | I have a 13 month old girl. We saw our doc at 12 months and there were no concerns on her end. So our next appointment is at 18 months.
My girl is definitely a sensory seeker (loves crashing into pillows, putting blankets on her head and running around). Just recently started to occasionally walk on her tiptoes. She ... | Per the psychologist that assessed me. The earliest they can test for Autism is 18 months (I was asking on behalf of a relative not myself). ADHD can be diagnosed as early as 4. So based on that and no combination of typical signs I would say wait for the 18 month. 6 months will not make or break a child's development ... |
15 month old | Hi!
I have a soon to be 15 month old (pre)toddler. I’ve always been stressed out with watching her milestones and I feel she was late on quite a few. I thought that she’s a late bloomer maybe, but I don’t know.
I’ve went out with a neighbour and her 7 month old son and I was astonished by his eye contact and his exci... | I would ask if your GP is a pediatrician and if your GP is using standardized instruments to keep track of development. These would look like packets where you fill out information
In any case I would tell your GP that parental concern is the most sensitive finding in development delays and disorders. Also that delay... |
15 month old doesn’t answer to his name? | null | To young to know., To young to know., To young to know., To young to know. |
16 year old Level 1 Advice | My brother was diagnosed with Level 1 ASD quite some time ago but it seems as if the older he gets, the worse he gets. He seems to be shutting down more, almost to the point of being non-verbal, super aware of his surroundings and if someone can tell he is autistic and/or judging him, getting into altercations with his... | I don’t have any real advice, but it sounds like quite a predicament. I do know that most of the time there’s something that’s behind a behavior. I wonder if he was very high masking when he was younger and the social demands of high school burned him out. Puberty can also cause a great deal of change.
Are you able t... |
16m old won't get off my ass. | No matter what I do, and I emphasize that, no matter what i do, my 16m old is always crawling over me. It's like I'm a baby magnet or something. Where I walk (if I even can without tripping over them by trying to start to take one step, which happens realistically 50+ times a day) they go/crawl. Plus more. It feels my ... | Can you put the baby in a pack n play or a jumper?
I know some people are anti screen time, but there are so many great educational kids videos on youtube. Hard to feel guilty when your kids watching the phonic alphabet while you take a bath., It’s okay to keep putting them down and to tell them not right now.
They ... |
16mo opinions and experiences welcomed | Hi all
Posting about my 16mo son
We are getting an evaluation for ASD next month. I guess I’m looking for personal experiences and if any of this sounds familiar to anyone out here on the interwebs
A little about my son -
He has good receptive language, he listens to simple instructions well. He can point to a bo... | Reminds me of my girl at that age. Does he have an affinity for random household objects and get easily distracted by colorful things / shapes / or have a love of different textures? Seemingly oblivious to the people around him relative to these things? Does he play with toys or just throw them on the ground when he’s ... |
17 yr old cousin doesnt want to do school anymore because he thinks he's grown. What to do? | For context, he lived with his dad's side and mostly his grandparents and was immensely spoiled growing up. He just turned 17 and thinks he is 18 and doesn't feel the need to go to school, he just wants to stay home but the underlying issue really is that he just doesn't like getting up and walking to classes, he was u... | I guess the question goes beyond school to what is the long term goal? What is needed to achieve that goal and what is in the way?, Well, where I am, that's considered old enough to drop out, but I think you need to figure out what his career goals are and if school would serve them., All you can do is encourage your c... |
18 month old diagnosed with ASD following M-CHAT | Hi all, worried mom here. My 18 month old son was recently diagnosed with Level 1 ASD after failing the M-CHAT assessment. I'm sad, confused, and trying to deal with this new reality. His pediatrician recommended we start with private speech therapy asap and that we enroll him in daycare (he's been staying with my mom ... | The M-CHAT is a screener, not an assessment, so should not be the basis of a diagnosis. Are you sure this is a diagnosis and not a referral to Early Intervention or a developmental pediatrician?, My pediatrician said he cannot diagnose. I had to do the ADOS assessment, then once he reviewed those results he would be co... |
18 month old stopped babbling | I have an 18 month old daughter and we got her an ASD diagnosis about two months ago. When she was around 10 months old she could mimic mama but stopped doing that. She'd pretty consistently been babbling dadadadayayyagagaga (not mimicking or referring to my husband) but stopped doing that two weeks ago and has not ma... | It’s hard to say. My kid has never stopped babbling sounds. He’s 5., My 3yo nonspeaking daughter only babbled for a short time during her first year. Then she babbled for another couple months around her second birthday. She was never able to say dada: only mama and baba.
She currently communicates with hand-leading,... |
19month old nurses when I am trying to teach her. | So I put Ms Rachel on YouTube pretty often, hoping to teach my toddler how to point, sign or say basic words since she does none of these things. She seems into it and smiles for a while, eyes looking from me to the TV and back as I try to mimic what ms rachel is doing to show my toddler this is what we are supposed... | [deleted], My son is now 6 and he is sensitive to certain loud noises and certain types of background noise. We were unaware of this when he was younger.
It seems like something about the show is too much for her. Perhaps it’s the bright lights or the sounds/music. Try and follow her lead. She doesn’t like Ms. Ra... |
19yr Autistic Brother - Shopaholic - How to help him stop? | Hello all,
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I'm an older sister to an autistic & adhd brother, who's turning 20 this year. Our father passed away when he was 13 and had been the main carer that he clung onto, however, my brother had grew up with the bad habit of throwing tantrums to beg for my dad to buy him something and my father gave in... | I'm not sure if you are looking for tips in teaching financial management to autistic adults, if you are then this response won't help and so I apologise in advance.
A financial power of attorney would allow you or your mother to control his finances for him. You can run his general expenses and if there are sufficie... |
2 year old head banging against his crib | My two year old had started rocking himself to sleep somewhere around 15 months but which was fine but over the past few months it’s gotten more intense and he’s started banging the back of his head into his crib while doing it and at first it wasn’t too hard but it’s progressively gotten worse. He’s developed a small ... | There are some crib bumpers available on amazon. There are also helmets made out of padding if you want to try that temporarily.
https://preview.redd.it/dqduc7d6n7qc1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90adfad728fab5ad8d8ff032b1b144c2ac09ef65, We swapped to a soft pack n play at that age until he learned to clim... |
2 year old possible autism | We haven’t been formally diagnosed as his pediatrician thinks he is to young but having only been referred out to speech therapy as he babbles but still says no words. From what I can tell he will respond to his name when he wants does look you in the eye when he wants to 50/50 on responding to his name. Lots of hand f... | Does your child point? When he is experiencing something amazing, does he look at your face to see your reaction? You mentioned that he "inspects" toys, my son wanted to spin the wheels of cars or set his face down to ground level to see toys from a different angle, that kind of thing. He still doesn't do imaginative p... |
22 Month-old toddler diagnosed with ASD (probably level 1) recently. How to take it from here? | Hi,
Sorry if I am missing on any essential info that can help convey our situation better - please let us know in that case and I will be happy to provide it!
Just joined this community, however I have been following all the wonderful people posts and people here for a month or so. Our 22-month old toddler is m... | OK breathe
I’ve been in this position before I understand concerns, and the importance of helping them. I cannot stress enough this will all figure itself out little by little. You need the diagnosis to move forward. Once you get that you will be recommended to ABA services most likely or occupational services maybe ev... |
3 year old daughter just diagnosed. Our insurance is not set up for this! Any ideas? | Hello beautiful community,
As the title states, my sweet, fun, independent 3 1/2 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with autism. She is under her mother's insurance (we are divorced,) and the plan she has has a high deductible ($6000 In Network, $12000 OON) before any costs are covered. PT, OT, ST is all $75-80... | Once you have the diagnosis, you can apply for Medicaid disability (not talking SSI) and that insurance should help with future costs., Are you in the US? At 3.5 she’s aged out of early intervention but she will still qualify for FREE services from your local public school system. You need to call whatever school she’d... |
3 year old screaming and crying | My 3 year old sometimes will scream and cry literally all day. She is non-speaking so I have no idea what’s going on and I try my best to guess but nothing I do helps her. Any advice? Anyone else going through this? I really feel like pulling my hair out sometimes. It’s so hard. I’m currently looking for respite but it... | I apologize if you have already considered these possibilities, but I am unsure of what you have already tried.
Could she be in pain, by chance? Kids with ASD are prone to gastrointestinal issues. It took me a long time to realize my boy has acid reflux. He is completely non verbal (he has no functional language at a... |
3 year old son has possible seizures | Hi everyone I’m coming on here as a worried momma yet again. My son had a neurology appointment today I was able to share with the neurologist the videos I’ve capture of my son showing his concerning eye movements (zoning out, flickering eye, eyes rapidly moving side to size) and sure enough dr. recommend and MRI and E... | Let the professionals help you. Take one day at a time. Get yourself a massage so you can take care of yourself before helping your son. Hugs coming your way ❤️❤️❤️, No advice just know you're not alone. We have ours next Wednesday., It is better to know than to wonder and worry. Knowledge is power. We will be thinking... |
3 yo boy, I'm being scared of the future, and I don't know how to make my son... happier? | Hi all, this'll be quite lengthy... but as I have no other kids / none of my friends do and it's difficult for me to judge how severe my sons' symptoms are... or what could I do to make things more easy for him.
I'm a father of a 3 year old who is on the spectrum - we're mid diagnosis, but we can clearly see he's on t... | I have a son who is 8 and sounds similar to your little one. I have not gotten a diagnosis, as when he was 3 and went to a screening, they said he was fine. Knowing what I know now from my youngest who is diagnosed, I know my 8 yr old has ASD also. At 3, he did not talk very much, except he was an expert at making ph... |
3 yo level 1 with selective mutism | My 3 almost 4 yo girl got diagnosed with level 1 autism last month. We finally get the help we need and she started speech right away. The thing is that her speech and vocabulary is perfect, I would even say better than most of her peers. She just does not speak to people she doesn’t know or is not comfortable with. He... | Speech therapy should really be renamed to Communication Therapy (it's way more than just speaking). It's going to help her even though she's verbal. You're on the right course!, Just want to say my son (3) who I suspect is neurodiverse has also been flagged for selective mutism by his daycare. It is really upsetting ... |
3-year-old melts down when I'm on the phone | Hello everyone! I'd love to see if anyone has had a similar situation to mine and may have some advice. My 3-year-old has not been officially diagnosed with autism, but we're fairly certain he will be (we have the assessment coming up next month). I work from home, and he's with me a few hours a day before he goes to s... | Don’t really have any advice but I would try getting him a toy phone and “calling him” a couple times a day., My nephew also doesn't like people on the phone, I think this is because he has been around a lot of shouting and aggression with his parents on the phone. Could this been the case, maybe one angry call and he ... |
3YO with ASD learning French? | Does anyone else have a kiddo who has a fixation with languages? Our 3YO with level 1 ASD absolutely loves learning languages, especially French. The only problem is that my partner and I are not French speakers apart from what we learned in high school 15+ years ago! Anyone have any ideas/resources for kiddo to learn ... | There are books you can get on Amazon or My Bulle Toys that sing French songs. This is a nice way to introduce French without screens. You could also play French nursery rhymes and songs. Other options include looking into immersion school or finding a tutor to play with your son while teaching French or using only Fre... |
3y.o has intense disdain for strangers | Hi - I have a 3 year old son who is very likely on the spectrum (we have a referral in and are on a waitlist. I’m a mental health clinician and it’s pretty apparent he has this).
We just want to know how to support our son socially. He has incredible anxiety about being around strangers; he’s okay if we’re in a publi... | What you are describing basically comes down to difficulty with changes/transition. Starting a new school? Look at pictures (if possible) ahead of time. Drive by the school, point it out. Come back another time and just walk around outside. Another time, talk to a friendly staff member outside. On and on until he’s ins... |
4 Year Old Crossing Legs And Pressing On Her Crotch Area | Hi everyone - I'm in need of advice for a behavior my almost 4 year old has been doing for about half a year now. She would lay down, and cross her legs tightly, and press on her private area with one/both hands, or pull on her pants upwards to apply pressure around the crotch (as see on the picture below). Any ideas a... | Is there a chance she’s constipated? Maybe she is relieving the pain or possibly withholding poop? I say this because my son will often put pressure around that area when he’s constipated. He will also do it when I’ve tried to potty train him, so instead of going potty he chooses to withhold it. He won’t necessarily cr... |
4 year old autistic son covers ears and makes high / low pitched screams | I have a 4 year old who was diagnosed with mild autism. Over the past 2 months, he's started covering his ears and making a high to low pitched screams going "wee waa" ... It's been driving us nuts. He does it all the time even when he's seemingly in a good mood. It's been driving us crazy. Anyone else experienced this... | Sounds like auditory stimming. You can re-direct him to do this in his room with door closed for your sanity, and/or try to replace it with a different activity that is similarly pleasurable to him (especially if he has another auditory stim he enjoys). If he has an OT they can help with this., He might be overwhelmed ... |
4 year old diagnosed with autism level 3 | null | Your little guy is too small for you to become married to the level 3 diagnosis. He may not stay there...chances are that he won't. But if he does, it will be ok.
I love that you said that some days are hard but all are cherished. That is exactly how I feel.
I do not yearn for an empty nest nor do I care if I can't ... |
4 year old won’t let partner and I talk | I don’t really know where to start with this… our 4,5 year old, minimally verbal son, goes absolutely ballistic every time my husband and I talk / have a conversation with one another. He will shout ‘TRAIN’ at the top of his lungs and repeat what we’re saying shouting until we stop talking. We eventually stop talking b... | I’m sure I’ll get downvoted but… My son used to do this a lot and it was honestly starting to interfere with my marriage because I could never have a casual conversation with my spouse. So every time our son did this, we told him very sternly to stop talking/be quiet, and physically put him somewhere else if he wouldn’... |
4 yo refuses to share | My son is 4 and has gone through waves of being a great sharer and not wanting to share at all. Right now, he’s in the latter stage.
Yesterday, we went to the park and bought a soccer ball with us. Another kid approached him and asked to play and my son said “no, I don’t want to share with you” and ran away. We talke... | My kid majorly went through this at 4 and is much better at 7. I think some of it was developmental, as he was language delayed and 4/5 was really the first time he could use words to tell someone he didn’t want to share.
I don’t know that we really did anything other than continually talk about it, and ask him to sh... |
4.5yo hitting and pinching while laughing | My son, 4.5 AuDHD, has had a new concerning behavior recently and I don’t know how to get him to stop.
He’ll pinch, push, or hit me or his brothers while laughing and saying “ow”! It’s especially bad when he’s tired or sick - that’s when we see a lot more behaviors show up.
Most of his behaviors have been pretty harm... | He is sensory seeking like my son. He enjoys the reaction he gets when he hurts people. I used extinction to get my son to stop by never responding positively or negatively. He'd slap my face, and I just wouldn't react.
This is sometimes eadier said then done. They can do painful things. Ripping my glasses off and th... |
4yo cries non stop when I’m not with him | I think I’ve posted about this before but I need help. My almost 4yo is non verbal, and very much a mamas boy. We spend most of our time together, except when he’s at ABA in the morning and early afternoon.
I work, and 3 nights a week I work off and on until 11pm. My husband takes our son on those nights so I can fin... | This is shockingly similar to my family's situation.
My 3yo is also nonverbal and his mother works 4 nights a week for a few hours in the evenings after I get home from my 9-5. I have to keep my son distracted so that he doesn't notice that mom is gone. If he notices, we will scream non stop until she comes back o... |
5 Year Old with Autism | My son is 5 years old & is said to have level 1 Autism. He is non verbal but understands a lot.
Lately he has been having so many meltdowns if he doesn’t get his way. He gets so mad & starts hitting everyone & throwing everything he sees. He does this every single day. I try to talk to him & calm him down but he just... | >He gets so mad & starts hitting everyone
>I don’t like whooping him but sometimes I have no other choice.
I want you to just look at these two statements from your post and think first about *why* your son reacts the way he does, and then think about how he feels when you and your husband "whoop" him.
You, as fully... |
5 year old won’t understand he’s abusing pets. what can i do to stop? |
hello everyone. first things first i just want to say that i love my brother, he’s a very smart and sweet kid, but lately he’s been very irritable and having a mean streak and i want to help him and our cats so he can stop what he’s doing now. this situation makes me very upset, so i want to apologise in advance if i ... | You need to get professional help for him.
This isn't going to go away on its own.
Meanwhile please give the cat a new home, it's suffering., I'm a pet owner and a pet lover. I get it when people say their pets are like family.
That being said, you need to remove the cat from the home. If your sister views the cat... |
5 yr old won't calm down | So, not formally diagnosed but since starting school it's become clearer and clearer that he is on the spectrum. We are on the pathway to diagnosis and the SENCO at school says he is showing clear traits and with reflection on some of his previous behaviours that this is case.
He is very smart and way ahead of the exp... | We went through something similar with my son. OT helped a lot but that took me a while to set up. Is there a place in the school where he can go to decompress? A quiet room with dimmer lights and maybe non technical fidget type toys? Seems like he is self soothing with the technology.
Maybe even something he can fi... |
5y/o w autism, starting ABA next week - considering Brain Balance as well. Personal experience? | Important to note: 1. I know Brain Balance is NOT medically supported. 2. I am not exhausted and I do not feel hopeless. 3. I completely agree that the program’s “techniques” are odd (to say the least). 4. I am looking for advice from families that have actually experienced the program.
Background: My son was recently... | Honestly it sounds like your son has been doing exceptionally well with the therapies he's currently in. He's social, learning to talk, and sounds like a really well behaved kid. I have to ask, what do you hope to gain from ABA therapy, and what do you hope to gain from brain balance? He's 5 and already doing exception... |
5yo daughter having meltdown when I ask about the babysitter | My 5yo daughter has social/emotional ASD diagnosis.
She had one young babysitter for a while and we had no issues. I found a new sitter who seems so perfect, she has a masters in child development, worked at a therapy place for ASD kids that my daughter has gone to, and currently works as speech therapist at the ver... | Do you have people visit regularly? If not, your daughter might see your home as "her space" and the babysitter as an imposter regardless of how sweet she is., She probably associates babysitter with to being gone so asking if you want sitter to come back means do you want me to leave again. Have you tried having the s... |
6 month stimming? | I know it’s still early to confirm autism but my baby turns 6 months this week and for the past month he’s constantly doing a very specific hand gesture. He puts his pointer an thumb together as if he’s doing an “ok” sign. He does this allllll day long and sometimes inspects his hands while doing it, has anyone else’s ... | Babies that young are still learning about their bodies. He might be just fascinated that his finger and thumb touch. But it also could be early stimming. It's so impossible to know.
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Looking back, I can see that my baby stimmed even in utero. He never stopped moving and kicking even as a newborn, many peopl... |
6 year old daughter 'ignoring' stepdad | My 6 (nearly 7) year old is full of life, she's a chatterbox, an avid gamer, a scientist and a singer. She loves everyone and everything (except spiders). She's just wonderful and funny.
Recently, I spoke to her school as I have suspected that she is on the spectrum for a little bit, the school agreed and when we took... | My 6-year-old 'ignores' or stares blankly with people he feels uncomfortable with, new people, or sometimes 'ignoring' is his way to communicate he doesn't want to talk about it, or doesn't know the answer. I don't know about your daughter, but making a big deal about it would just make him more uncomfortable and reinf... |
6 year old instantly regressed to an infant/toddler | Tl;Dr
6 yo is exhibiting behaviors that are beyond anything I've ever seen or heard about and I am at a loss as to what to do.
Edit: can we not recommend physical abuse towards my child? It solves nothing.
Also, can we not compare my child to a fictitious character from a book who put his guinea pig in the garbage di... | I’ve been monitoring this thread and it’s getting out of control with the parent shaming, medical advice, suggesting that a child is a sociopath, and suggestions of abuse.
OP I hope you got some helpful answers here., Mental health crisis team. Idk where you are but hopefully your county has one. Then a therapist tha... |
6 year old son with ASD | My 6 year old son has been diagnosed with being in the spectrum (high functioning).
When we did the evaluation the doctor mentioned Aspergers although it is not stated in the official assessment.
He does really well at school. He is smart for his age and has hit educational milestones much earlier than his peers - ... | Your kid sounds a lot like mine 20 years ago. The OT should be able to help pinpoint sensory triggers and regulations strategies with the meltdowns. I'd also look at ADHD. Mine is AuDHD and finds that the ADHD component has made their energy "big" in the way you've described and also finds that the novelty seeking soft... |
6yr old wanderer | So my daughter 6 yrs old escaped tonight through my window. Me and my husband were in the kitchen on our laptops. Mind you our front and back door are locked with chain links and barnyard door latches with locks that require keys. All my windows have ac units in them and also have locks to keep the windows from being ... | Following. I wonder if this is an autism thing my son has done it twice and both times the police were called, Have you looked into AngelSense?, Cps didn’t show up either time though., Did CPS ever come visit you? It is part of autism 50% of children who have it tend to be elopers., Following. I wonder if this is an au... |
6yr olds diet | My daughter is 6yrs old on the spectrum. She has quite the picky pallet. Literally consists of pizza, nuggets, fries, yogurt, some oven meals like pizza bagels and such. I don’t let my kids snack in between meals but with her I’m struggling to get her to eat meat and I’m worried she’s not gaining enough weight. Has any... | My 4 year old is eating next to nothing these days. I can tell by the way her clothes fit that she’s lost weight. I’ve brought it up to her doctor in the past and they tend to brush it off because she’s not underweight. We are down to whole milk and snacky things like popcorn, chips, pretzels, fruit snacks. Sorry I hav... |
8 months into day care and my lil guy still cries and scream when I drop him off | My 2.5 yo level 2 is usually extremely happy and loves to explore on his own. However he has huge issues when departing from me. When I drop him off at daycare, he starts crying and screaming historically. I never see him playing with other kids so I’m sure he’s not excited to see anyone at the daycare. He did get k... | I had the same issue with my youngest (then 2, now 3). We went for 6 months and every morning was tears and screams. I figured out it was because he couldn’t handle the auditory sensory overload of being in a classroom with other 2 & 3 year olds and it made since. 2/3 year olds are LOUD - they scream, cry, yell, etc. A... |
8yo has been peeing the bed almost every night and I don’t know what to do. | My 8yo has been peeing the bed almost every night for the past year or so. She is toilet trained and has been since she was 3 and night trained consistently since she was 4.
She has severe insomnia and does take a sleep aid prescribed by her psychiatrist and has a serious problem with getting up in the middle of the ... | It's not horrible to take a step back and put a diaper on her for the night, I would prefer that to another option (locking her door at night).
If you ruled out any other (health) problems, why not a diaper?, Has any doctor run blood work on her to make sure she doesn’t have any physical issues related to being so th... |
9 Month Old Baby Girl | Hey guys,
Just looking for some advice. I am a FTM in Canada and I have a beautiful 9 month old baby girl. This will be a long post. I was hoping to get some advice if anyone else has had similar experiences with their ND or NT children.
I remember the day exactly where I was like, "hmmm" with her development. She w... | I have qualifications in childcare practice and was a nursery teacher and nothing in the post screams out as concerning. As long as she's meeting her developmental milestones and showing age and stage appropriate play and cognitive understanding, I wouldn't be concerned. If she does start to show some developmental del... |
9 month old turning over toys | My baby boy has started turning over all his toys and inspecting the bottom…. Especially if it has wheels to spin. It’s made me extremely worried about autism….is this something your babies did? | Yes, that was one of the first signs in my son when he was a baby. He also liked to stick his face really close to whatever was spinning, especially if it had flashing lights. Nine months may be too early to tell but keep track of his milestones. My son was always behind on every milestone and he also started avoiding... |
9 yr old on Spectrum disrobes at school and pees on the wall | My 9 yr old has meltdowns at school and disrobes and pees on the wall and/or will throw his clothes in the urinal. He also has gotten very aggressive and pulled out hair of his teachers aid. Once he attacked another student during a meltdown. At my wits end on how to address his behavior, any suggestions helpful. Has a... | Hello.
Does your son have a diagnosis?
Does your son have an iep?
Have they done a functional behavior assessment?
Is your son receiving any therapies outside of school?, Please message the mods with the answers, or we will consider this a troll post. |
A friend of mine has a 7yo son who, about a year ago, has started crapping his pants. We need help! | It’s not an accident as accidents don’t happen every day. His parents have tried everything they can think of including giving the option of sitting on the toilet or wearing a diaper like a baby. He chose the diaper! Of course she didn’t allow him to do that.
Now, every day when he gets off the school bus, he’s told t... | Locking while mod team looks at this post. |
A neighbor tried to call the police on us while my son was having a meltdown | Today, my kid (4 yo) was playing at a playground near our home and, when it was time to leave, he had a meltdown. While we were carrying him home, he was kicking and screaming, so a neighbor started to shout at us from his balcony that he would call the police. The guy came downstairs and was just taking for granted th... | I'm surprised that hasn't happened to me before, we've left placed just like that plenty of times.
A professional once told me to let him have the meltdown in one spot. Ride the wave until he's done and ready to transition to going home. It works but it feels way worse to spend 20 minutes on a street corner because ... |
A recent new behaviour has completely destroyed us... | So we have two sons, 7 and 2, both diagnosed with ASD lvl 3 according to dsm-v.
Both non verbal and lots of other challenges.. but both are really sweet kids... Or at least they were.
We are halfway through a 2 week school holiday, for the 7yr old. 2 yr old is home full time as he hasn't been able to deal with child ca... | It could be a phase he is going through. Hopefully it will pass soon. My son went through a phase where he didn’t want to be in the same room as his sister. He became agitated if she was present. We had to give him space and time and eventually it got better., It could be a phase he is going through. Hopefully it will ... |
AAC device question | Hi all,
Is the AAC device usually covered by insurance? My daughter has some language and can string 3-4 word sentences at times but she was recommended an AAC device as part of her IEP.
Also, follow up question-if your child has an AAC device and in a gen ed class how well does it help? What about reading? My daugh... | Ours definitely was not., My son's IEP team actually found us a much cheaper solution to the actual device. If you have an iPad or can purchase one you can then buy the app LAMP it's typically $300 but they run a 50% off sale a couple times a year. It was about a $500 investment over the 7,000 it would have cost for th... |
ABA and pre k? | My daughter is currently doing full time ABA, and OT and speech each 2x a week. She’s made huge gains in her functional communication, but her socialization has regressed since we took her out of daycare. I’m wondering if we should cut hours with ABA, and do part time pre k to help her socialize. Has anyone does this? ... | Does ABA have a clinic? Or you could ask them to overlap in the preschool. I’ve gone to daycares, preschools, elementary schools, camps, etc. and it’s nice to get those social skills in. It all depends on if the school will allow it, but a lot of preschools I’ve worked with have been super excited to have someone there... |
ABA clinic suggests 8 hours a day. Idk? | My 3 yo ASD kid started ABA recently.
The clinic strongly recommends him 40 hours a week (8 a day). Was doing 4 a day, about to start 6. One week later will start 8.
Im having a hard time wrapping my head around that. 40 hours a week? Thats a full time job! Hows he gonna handle that? Is he going to be upset and exhau... | We did 30 hours a week for my son for 3 years and it was awesome—he loved it!! It was a full-time job for his THERAPISTS. It was not a full-time job for a 3 year old. As far as he knew they were playing trains and blowing bubbles. I was amazed at his progress—we had like 12-20 rotating goals at any given time, so they ... |
ABA or district school? | Hi, for those of you with little ones on the spectrum did you go the full time ABA route or put right into district? My son is almost 4 and completely non verbal.
I’m considering just placing him in full time ABA. They specifically said they would help potty train him and work with food aversions.
The district isn’t... | When our son was in SpEd preschool it was only about 3 hours a day. He did the morning session there and then had ABA at home in the afternoon.
Now that he’s in kinder he has a district provided 1:1 at school, and has ABA with him at his after school program.
All to mean I don’t think you have to pick either/or. You ... |
ABA, respite, or something else? | So, right off the bat, I have to say I think that behaviorism is awful for a lot of autistic kids, mine included. As it’s intended to work, it basically coerces them into performing specific actions through dog-training techniques without promoting any kind of intrinsic motivation, understanding, or true learning. I un... | I’ve had a positive experience with ABA with my center. They use PRT and child led techniques. If there was anything I didn’t like, I just told them and they adjusted his goal. I basically view it as a place for him to practice skills with a patient adult. He also gets to do some group sessions with other autistic kids... |
ABC mouse? | I was just wondering if anyone had used/subscribed to ABC Mouse and saw improvement for their autistic kids? One of mine is becoming a little more verbal, and is starting to read, but still has a LOT of communication issues.
Has anyone had any good experiences with getting this for their kids to work on? | We use ABC mouse for fun, my so mostly likes the books. What I can say is if you’re looking for something helpful, hooked on phonics is the way to go! My son learned to read in 3 months basically taught himself. He is now saying words verbally and reads things out loud when he can. He’s 4.5, Through your library, you m... |
ADHD and autism ? | My 4 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with ADHD. I am suspecting a possible dual diagnosis of autism with pda profile and adhd. I was wanting to reach out to see if you have observed anything in similar cases and how they present. I feel perhaps autism was not noticed due to masking with girls, her hyperactivit... | Uhhhhhhhhh. I’m going to go way out on a limb here and say that if this isn’t autism I’ll eat my phone. The only reason this would not get diagnosed as autism is because, sadly, so many “professionals“ are blind to autism in girls. Of course I’m not here diagnosing, but as far as DSM criteria goes you’re a slam dunk., ... |
ADOS-2 screening score | Hi there, I have a son that’s 2 years 7 months old. He just got his ADOS-2 screening done and today we got the results. He scored 23. We have an appointment with his pediatrician on Tuesday, but I was wondering if anyone could tell me what that number means? Thank you in advance. | Our son did it at the age of 2.5. Scored 19. He is within the medium range. I actually asked ChatGPT to help me, maybe you can try to get more insights. He did the module up to 3 years old I think, Our son did it at the age of 2.5. Scored 19. He is within the medium range. I actually asked ChatGPT to help me, maybe you... |
AMITA I think my stepson has autism | AMITA My parter (30) moved in with me (23) shortly after I found out I was pregnant. We both already had a child from previous relationships and I was told his son was a straight A student and very smart and an amazing child and I was constantly told about how involved of a dad he was with his child. I was painted this... | How did he get straight A's if he can't hold a pencil 🤔, My advice and suggestions.
It sounds as though the stepson also has dyspraxia due to the physical coordination issues. It maybe worth pushing for this diagnosis first, if you want to stay around.
But honestly, as a mother of a child with autism, my advice is t... |
Accepting a new job | I'm on the ordained ministry track in my denomination and have been offered a full-time chaplain residency for the upcoming academic year. 8-4 Monday through Friday with a 24 hour on call shift every week.
This would be a huge change for my family. Currently I work full time doing communications at my church. I have ... | I really don't think you can take it as much as it sucks. I've been heard of parents that have to completely stop working even because the one child with disabilities, now you have problems with all you kids. Another option is you take it but you need someone to help you with this., I really don't think you can take it... |
Accidently scratched my 6 y/o and he's taking the "you abused me" route. | Previously I posted about my son who is smart enough to use a tablet and play complex video games, yet needs me to:
-put him in the tub
-take him out
-dress him
-wipe his butt
-walk down the hallway with him
-watch him while he pees, poops, bathes, etc
-constantly be within 10 feet of him
Anyway, he was in the tub ton... | I don’t think you did anything wrong, it was an accident. And honestly I don’t think there’s anything wrong with holding your ground and saying no to things. My kid is literally sitting in an empty tub right now yelling at me to come lift him out despite being perfectly capable. He won’t stay there forever and tomor... |
Advice - ASC and anxiety - comforting rituals or ocd? | Hi
Parent of 12 year old autistic kid recently diagnosed (I know the terminology is problematic but, for context, level 1/aspergers - very bright, communicates well etc). He has always been “quirky” and anxious but things kicked off when we moved to secondary school at 11. Panic attacks, vomiting, severe anxiety. We... | The way our psychiatrist described it was that rituals and routines bring comfort, while OCD behaviors is to prevent something bad from happening (ie is totally anxiety driven).
From what you are describing it seems more in the comfort-inducing category. But yeah, it an be difficult to tell the difference sometimes.
... |
Advice for children with autism | Im not even sure how to start this but I need advice on what I should do with my 10 year old child that has autism and his tantrums. Right now, im going through a separation with my soon to be ex husband. Needless to say the separation has impacted my child and his tantrums have increased. He’s getting more violent. Fo... | Can you tell us what you HAVE tried?, Does he act out for his father?, Are you and the ex in a good enough position for co-parenting? So that when he’s upset you can speak with his dad and present a unified front? I’ve also got the feeling he’s figured out how to get under your skin and what behaviors he can get away w... |
Advice for teaching toddler to mask & cough into elbow? | We need to teach our autistic 2 (almost 3) year old to wear a mask. He has pulmonary problems and we have a baby coming in early February. We want to limit the spread of illness into our home to protect them both as much as we can. But he struggles with wearing things on his head already. Basically any extra layers are... | My little guys hates new things (new hats, new shoes etc.) so the worst part is the beginning until they get used to it. One you can find some fun printed surgical masks for kids, maybe he can pick it out? We used to call it his superhero mask which made him more open to it. Do that have a favourite character or stuffy... |
Advice needed : My daughter asked me if I drank while I was pregnant or if vaccines caused her autism | She’s seven and she asked me about 6 months ago if I had drank while I was pregnant with her and I told her no and asked why she was wondering that. She told me she had read the signs by the cash register that said if you drink alcohol it can make your fetus sick or injured and she thought maybe that’s why she had aut... | One thing I tell my daughter all the time is that "without an enemy our anger gets confused." Our anger wants to blame someone or something when we feel it. So at that point we can introduce "the situation" as a noun that's perfectly ok to be angry with. I've explained that everybody wants to know what the cause of aut... |
Advice on finding good ABA therapy? Key phrases or words on their websites? | I’ve heard the horror stories and the success stories. How do I find my daughter a good ABA therapy clinic? Key words I should be looking for on their websites that are green flags or red flags?
I don’t want her to have her stimming trained out or any of that painful stuff I read. I do want her to learn to communicate... | When we were searching, it was in the middle of covid, so it was slim pickings. We started off with an in home aba therapist, and she eas the bcba. She was great, and we were home with my son, so we supervised it all and directly involved 95 % of the time.
We had her for a few months, then she had to move!
We found... |
Advice on schooling options for my son | My son is almost 6 years old and was diagnosed with ADHD and level 2 autism. He has a speech disorder which makes communication very hard for him as it’s difficult to understand what he is saying most of the time. He started pre K early so he was in Pre K two years in a row. The first year in pre k was difficult but th... | If he starts in special ed, is there anyway to transfer to a regular school later? My child has severe speech intelligibility issues and I have been weighing the same issues that you are. For me, the most important thing is to (1) get my son the treatment he needs to succeed and (2) make sure that any decision I make n... |
Advice to get ASD child to sleep in own bed all night | Some Background:
My son is going to be 5 at the end of May. He was not given a level at diagnosis. I also suspect he has severe ADHD. He has a developmental drs appointment April 12 finally after being on a wait list and having them cancel on me due to an error on their part. They likely won’t diagnose with ADHD this... | I got my kid a bed like this:
[Front Porch Bed](https://www.amazon.com/DONCO-Front-Porch-Rustic-Driftwood/dp/B07T5MLKKY/ref=sr_1_8?crid=GEKMGFMTPQNO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NnjBrwmJtoKACvOwOmc__sp6x-EWuFzaeZ9RYQ4KmYAH7AYkaf_PqwCw820DiymUU70gm76sEhbbNRjdfgVMK14z7AjULfCyHiRHjdA5RMCQNfql8ddoMvOzxprY73DpQoZ79Oue12gS-fZzwPtwmQ8Qu... |
Advice to help my 3 yr old share! | Hi! Want to start off by saying how much I love this community♥️ So my kid hogs all toys, he can’t see us touch his toys (especially cars) or starts crying and throwing, he’s been in school all year and the teacher tells me he still struggles with this even though they always work on it. He’s in speech therapy and will... | This is something he will keep learning in school, and will probably be directly/indirectly targeted in speech and OT too. Not a substitute for therapy but here are some suggestions:
- Model sharing yourself: Make a point to share your own belongings and food with your child. Narrate what you're doing so they see the ... |
Aggression | Hello everyone, I’m wondering what techniques you’ve learned to handle aggressive kids? My son is 4 and nonverbal. He becomes extremely aggressive over any small thing and I don’t know what to do anymore. He literally makes me cry when he punches me over and over because I didn’t do something right while playing with h... | Its really, really tough when the aggression comes out- especially for a nonverbal child. Have you considered medication? It really helped our LO control his anger (plus puberty is quickly approaching).
Otherwise, we ignore the behaviors we don't want him to use. So if he hits and bites to get his way, we ignore what ... |
Aggression in toddler | My asd 3 year old boy who is semi verbal has become more aggressive towards people but me the most. As his mom I am with him the most and he used to be so sweet and loving but now he is having these outbursts when he doesn’t get his way and is hitting and kicking me. I’m not sure how to handle this. He is becoming h... | My son also flipped around this age. He used to be very quiet and independent and right before he turned 4 he started screaming, crying and self injuring all day :( we are still going through it 7 months later… However, after 2 ER visits and multiple x rays we found out he has severe constipation and were referred to G... |
All Advice Welcom | Greetings. Fifteen month old grandson, undiagnosed but definitely not neurotypical. Not very verbal, no words, some babbling but primarily growling screeching, eye contact OK, cruising but not walking, no pointing, no clapping, no waving..... We read to him a lot, talk to him a lot, try to get him to imitate (he doe... | If you are in the US, look up your Early Intervention and call and set up an evaluation. I don't think you need a doctor referral. It is tax payer supported, they will come to the kid, and do the eval., Have you gone to a pediatrician visit with your daughter and grandchild? It may be the best way to discuss this as th... |
Almost 5 year old daughter goes absolutely insane at bedtime | Hello:
I am the father of a four year old autistic girl (level 2, diagnosed between 2 and 3 years old) who we've been trying to get to go to bed at a decent hour. She is hyperlexic but very dysregulated most of the time, and we've decided to put our foot down and take away anything that lights up at night, because she... | Have you tried Melatonin? It was a game changer for us!, one of the things i learned from having a child on the spectrum is that leaving her to “sort herself out” like you’re doing rarely works the way it’s intended (see: a long term fix). you’ll just need to keep testing out things she can have in her room that will ... |
Always Been Concerned But Doctor is Not | My little over two year old son has always expressed some behaviors that have concerned me, but his doctor brushes off anything that I bring up to her.
My concerns…
1. Around 15 months, he started head banging after having an ear infection. But it didn’t stop when the ear infection went away. He started doing it w... | The doctor dismissed our concerns as well. In fact, he stated that he knew my son wasn't autistic. At the time we went along with it because we didn't know any better and to be honest, it's probably what I wanted to hear. Later we got our son evaluated by the school and they told us they thought he's autistic. We never... |
Am I a shitty parent | Today we had a meeting with our ABA therapist, at the very end she mentioned that my little one sometimes smells like weed(we live in a legal state) , she said it wasn't a big deal but if Mabey we could change her or have extra clothes so she doesn't smell like it. I was so embarrassed, we don't really smoke around our... | It’s mortifying yes, but the ABA person really did you a solid by telling you so now you can do something about it., It's a really pungent smell, and kind of hard to avoid. I would say either get a vape. They don't smell nearly as much. Or smoke outside. Maybe get a small space heater in the garage if you have one. , G... |
Am I being overly paranoid to have my son assessed for autism? | My 3yo passed all the pediatric questionnaires for autism, but has demonstrated abnormal behaviors that suggest he’s on the spectrum. He’s abnormally aggressive with other kids and my husband and I (hits constantly despite knowing it’s wrong and often for what seems like no reason), struggles to verbalize his emotions ... | Follow your instincts. You lose nothing by getting an assessment, When my son was 3 I also had concerns that my pediatrician brushed off as “boy behavior “ I went to a different pediatrician and got a referral to behavioral therapy. The behavioral therapist actually spent time with my son and confirmed my thoughts. We ... |
Am I in the minority? Does that make me a bad person? | I have no intention of my son living with me forever.
He is level 3, so will always need support, but I'm planning on finding that support externally about when he turns 20. I genuinely feel that in 15 years there is going to be a surplus of facilities that were taking care of the Boomer generation that will transitio... | My daughter is 24 and I would consider her level 3. We are looking for a placement for her. Not much out there though. Hopefully I will hear something by the end of the week. My husband is 70 and requires more and more care due to dementia. I am no spring chicken either and caring for them both is too much. At le... |
Am I over reacting to any of this | I know this isn’t really relevant to this sub but my marriage does (even if I don’t want it to) effect my babies, so I hope you don’t mind me posting. ever since I’ve come on Reddit I’ve found extreme cathartic relief from venting and seeking advice. I apologise in advance for the long post but I would really appreciat... | Men who strangle are statistically more likely to kill, OP- you need to get out before this man kills you, and your children are left alone with him. If this is real, you need to leave, as dozens of comments on this post alone have advised you- venting on Reddit in unrelated communities will not keep you safe.
Comment... |
Am I to late | I have a non verbal 31 month old child I know he’s autistic just the way he acts I haven’t gotten him evaluated because my pediatrician would tell me most the things were normal and dismiss as well as my family who don’t believe in autism and get angry every time I mention it . I just feel very stupid for that and can... | Give yourself grace, and give yourself more credit. Others in your circumstances may not have gotten their child evaluated until a teacher or other professional suggested it. It's not too late.
I feel a lot of guilt for signs I missed and mis-steps I've taken trying to find the right care for my son, too. It's not a s... |
Am I wrong for wanting to set high expectations? | 2e parent of 2e child here. I pretty much self taught myself to mask convincingly through a lot of errors and brute force. It was another time and there wasn't really understanding of asd among working class families. I don't want my kid's diagnosis to be an excuse to not learn how to deal with people or to not at l... | I feel like the current narrative on masking is a little corny, tbh.
Who isn't masking in social situations, a lot of the time, if not most of the time?
Being polite, friendly, self aware, attentive, interested, etc. aren't things that most people feel with 100% sincerity at any given time.
We ALL put on our soci... |
Am i being unreasonable and strict to my parents when it comes to my non verbal autistic brother? | I (F22) have an (M9) brother who is non verbal autistic. My parents honestly from the looks of it have no desire to take care of him UNTIL i push them to. For example my brother uses two tablets a phone and the tv all at once. I know autistic people desire stimulation and it works for them but this much honestly is not... | > My parents couldnt care less to brush his teeth, wash his face or give him a balanced meal . He had surgery for decayed teeth a while back and i have been strict on his oral hygiene but my mother just calls me “a loud mouth , evil , dont tell me what to do , i do everything for you kids.”
This sounds like neglect. V... |
Another stupid constipation post... | UPDATE-
Thanm you to everyone who commented and gave suggestions/feedback. Like I said, I wasnt really asking for advice but I do greatly appreciate it... I've definitely already read every single constipation post on here, lol.
I was really frustrated because we had just done the ER trip with him, I was hoping h... | Wish i could help. If you find out let me know. , Can he learn how to self administer an enema? Alternatively, can he take a laxative with magnesium hydroxide when it gets bad? I found it (pedia-lax on amazon) works better than miralax but is harsher on the stomach and I think they say you shouldn't take it every day... |
Anxiety with a NV kiddo who keeps getting sick | My 3.5yo is non verbal. In the last 2 months he has had 3 ear infections, walking pneumonia, the flu, an upper respiratory infection, a chest infection, and a few other viruses.
Him not being able to tell me what hurts is so hard. He just keeps getting sick and I’m in a panic every time. I have pretty bad anxiety any... | Hey, I've been looking through your post history. Asked with love and support: do you have an option to get yourself some counseling? You seem very overwhelmed and hyperfocused on him getting sick. Momma's know best, so I'm not judging. But we all need to take care of ourselves, too.
You've posted this before on this ... |
Any GLP live independent lives? | We suspected but finally confirmed our diagnosed level 3 autistic child (nearly 4) is able to acquire language but through gestalt language processing. I’ve changed up how I speak to him in the last two weeks, and maybe it is all in my head but my husband also made a comment, we are having less meltdowns and he seems t... | I am so sorry for what you’re going through. The truth is that the future trajectory for any kid, autistic or not, is not easy to predict.
You really don’t have to use the level for anything, so just put that assessment in a drawer and take your kid on their own terms. It sounds like you’re doing exactly that by work... |
Any good public school programs for 2e kids in upper Midwest/northeast? | Hi all! My kiddo (5f) is highly functioning and in the gifted range. Her recent diagnosis is throwing my own life into a tailspin because several of my previous career options are no longer viable (they involve constant travel and long hours where I would barely see her). We live in a state with a horrible, underfunded... | Out of curiosity, how did you determine your daughter was in the gifted range? We found the results of the testing we did were really inconsistent across different sub-categories, Many of the suburbs around Madison WI are great. They are generally affluent communities in a very blue county and are funded as such. We ar... |
Any idea how to teach an autistic kid to point at things he wants?? | My kid is 5. He babbles but does not speak. I tried to teach him to point his hand to whatever wants. Instead of learning to point his hand, he instead pulls my hand towards what he wants. Since learning to express himself like this, his anxiety has improved. But he is not learning to point his own hand to anything he ... | Just keep modelling it. 'Oh you want....' *point to it yourself. Honestly though if leading you to what he wants is getting his needs met then there's probably not a lot of motivation on his part to point himself., Aba helped us with this. We did hand over hand with a reward. We would start with two toys in front of hi... |
Any kiddos receive tubes? | I have a 10 month old daughter who, in my opinion, is showing some of the signs of autism. One of the biggest one is lack of engagement with what we are saying - minimal response to name, no understanding of words, etc. However, we’ve had two hearing tests over the last month, both of which showing she has a significan... | My son got ear tubes around 3yo. He had some persistent infections, but ultimately qualified for the treatment because he consistently had fluid in his ears. After the surgery, the ENT told us the fluid was extremely thick. Within one week, his production of sounds, particularly the ends of words, was already improving... |
Any parents here fight an IEP? | How was the process? Did you hire an attorney or an advocate? What were the outcomes? | An advocate with positive recommendations and a history working with your child's school is worth every penny., We have a really good district that is very accommodating but even then they have learned to be ready when meeting us for an IEP.
We always ask for the IEP draft the day before the meeting. We read every wo... |
Any parents of severe kids who aren’t depressed? Looking for hope. | My child is considered quite severe. I’ve tried to find other parents like me, and it’s really scary seeing how every single parent of a severe asd kid that I come across states their life is a nightmare and they are a broken shell of a person..this is how I feel now, but I kind of hoped I’d be happy again once I had m... | I'm not depressed! I made a vow that no matter what problems my son may have, an unhappy disengaged father was not going to be one of them. My boy is my best friend, we do crazy stuff together, I give him space to be a little weirdo, and I celebrate his victories with him.
It's not EASY, and sure I get frustrated at t... |
Any parents want to share their thoughts on preparing for adulthood? | Hi Everyone!
I’ve been working on building an online course to help prepare parents of individuals with autism for the transition to adulthood. I’m currently seeking parent input to help guide its development. I’d be SO grateful if you'd take about 3 minutes to fill this survey out: [https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/wi... | Your survey starts by asking for full name, email and phone number.
That is going to really hurt your response rate, Those questions were meant to be optional...I think those settings just did not save, I just edited it and now it's all set. Thanks for the feedback! |
Any tips for funerals? | Any tips or advice for taking a 4.5 nonverbal child to a funeral? My uncle passed away and we will be going to his funeral. My son doesn’t usually sit well for functions and he has never been to a funeral before. Would it be rude to bring his tablet with headphones? Not really sure how to go about him with the funeral.... | My daughter is 8, she’s non-verbal, has a chromosomal disorder, ID etc. She was 7 when my wife, her mother, passed last year. I wanted her to come to the funeral because well, in all honesty, I think I needed her there. And I think my wife would’ve wanted her there too. Also, anybody I knew who could look after my daug... |
Any tips on keeping my daughter’s clothing and diaper on? | Tips on keeping clothing/diapers on?
Hey y’all! My daughter is 4, and somewhere between a 2 and 3 on the spectrum according to her diagnosis. Potty training is ROUGH, and not really progressing, but that’s not the problem at hand.
This kid ***will not keep her clothing and diaper on***. I’m going to try different dia... | duct tape is pretty good at securing diapers, and as far as clothing goes, I'd be looking at things with buttons (not snaps) that require dexterity., duct tape is pretty good at securing diapers, and as far as clothing goes, I'd be looking at things with buttons (not snaps) that require dexterity., duct tape is pretty ... |
Any tips to reduce wandering? | For my 4yo son who's semi-verbal...
I'm not referring to safety measures to keep him from eloping (i do have those). I'm referring to times when im with him and all he wants to do is roam. I feel like a sheepdog trying to herd him anytime we go somewhere. He's getting a little better than he used to be; if there's a pl... | I can offer you what has worked for me and my youngest, who sounds similar to your little one.
Our youngest is 4M and semi-verbal. By that I mean he speaks a lot of nonsensical gibberish, but also knows several (mostly) recognizable words, like milk, juice, food, please, but not nearly as much as a NT 4yo.
He is de... |
Any tried supplements for hyperactivity? | My son is very hyperactive can only sit down for 30 seconds without electronics. Without his gadget he only walks around clapping, jumping, laughing fits and bolting. He eats healthy and drinks lots of water. He eats a bar of dark chocolate a day. I take him for daily walks and he goes swimming three times a week. He i... | Ok, may not be related but going to throw my 2cents in here just in case it helps. My son was VERY ACTIVE but also a TERRIBLE sleeper that had night terrors. Ended up that he had restless leg syndrome from low magnesium and low iron, once we started supplementing with iron/mag then he didn't kick in his sleep and di... |
Anyone else seem to end everyday defeated no matter how hard you try? My 5 y/o nonverbal boy always finds a way to tear me down. | Title says it.
With the 24/7 wrangling, spilled cups, poop all over the carpet, endless stimming, complete lack of danger, eloping, aggressive tendencies etc….
Just ready for some real progress, he will be 6 in April. | I totally understand. My son is 5, also n/v and tended to smear not too long ago.
I found some backward onesies that really helped with the poop issues, and what worked for us for stimming was really gearing his room towards him.
When my wife gets home, I'll send the link for the onsies. But for his room, we did th... |
Anyone had experience with MeRt for autism? | I called them today, considering this for my 2 year old but soooo expensive. What is your experience? | No proven positive outcomes long term and isn’t a qualified or supported treatment plan for autistic people. It’s not even meant for autistic people. It’s FDA approved for depression and even that has wonky outcomes. It’s essentially just a money grab for desperate parents. It also can cause seizures which autistic peo... |
Anyone have a child that started speaking after 5? | Any tips? Positive stories? | The kid of one of my best friends didn't speak until he was 6. I'm not sure at what age he became conversational, but he's 12 now and fully fluent. Gives me hope for my own kid (about to turn 3)., Copy/paste:
"My son started talking a bit at 5 and a half. Every new word was (and is) so amazing to hear. I don't know if... |
Anyone have a kid similar to mine who can give some wisdom? | Hi all,
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We're thinking my 15 almost 16 month old daughter has some early signs of ASD. If anyone had a similar kid we would love to hear your wisdom about how to best support her to meet her full potential/level of personal thriving.
Some strengths:
Makes good eye contact and shows the range of emotions
L... | That sounds more like language delay than autism. But im no expert. Alot of stuff your daughter does my child would do and he is diagnosed as ASD., My son is 3 and has been in kind of a grey area with autism. We finally did get a diagnosis a few weeks ago mainly so we can bill insurance for therapies. But even the psy... |
Anyone in NC get Medicaid to Approve Cubby Plus Bed? | We’re in NC, and on Medicaid (HealthyBlue NC.) We’ve learned NC Medicaid and Medicare will not approve any requests for Cubby Beds, due to the deaths and quality issues.
Has ANYONE had any success in NC with HealthyBlue? I just want to know if it’s worth it to pursue, and how to process these events.
I have learned ... | I am just following for answers from others as we are currently trying to get a cubby bed too. But our medical supplier came back and told us that nobody is getting approved for a cubby bed in NC, especially with Medicaid, because of their concern for the FDA safety concern. Like you, we have researched endlessly the d... |
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