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Public Group active 9 hours, 54 minutes ago agoSupport and information for families living on the spectrum.
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Autism Support 1 week agoAre you going to travel this summer? I found some useful information in an article on the planning required for traveling with a child with a disability. Would you add something to this information? http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20120515/LIFESTYLE/205150312
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Ev Ebb started the forum topic Can we teach kids with autism how and when to call 9-1-1? I would love to hear some real life exampl in the group
Autism Support 1 month agoHi guys!
Can we teach kids with autism how and when to call 9-1-1? I would love to hear some real life examples from you.
Best,
Ev
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Tim posted an update in the group
Autism Support 1 month, 1 week agoHello fine folks… I don’t think of myself as all that qualified for giving other people advice, but I will try and contribute what I can. I have a 13 year old son with autism…
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socialskillsdan started the forum topic Online social skills guide written by an Aspie in the group
Autism Support 4 months agoHi everyone! I’m Dan, and I have Asperger’s syndrome. I wrote an online social skills guide to help other people with . It’s called Improveyoursocialskills.com, and I encourage you to come check it out today
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Heather Price posted an update in the group
Autism Support 4 months, 3 weeks agoI’m not here so often, but I read the Wit and Wisdom book and started to connect with some of the authors on twitter and facebook, and started an autism blog myself…… and it’s so fun to come back here and see familiar names of people I’ve gotten to know elsewhere. I’ll friend y’all.
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Jennifer Bush posted an update in the group
Autism Support 4 months, 3 weeks agoOnce again, we are in a rough spot with my four year old. For a few weeks, he has been occasionally aggressive (usually grabbing or pulling hair), but since being home for break, he has been incredibly difficult. He attacks me and my husband during almost every interaction (diaper changes, getting dressed, etc) but also out of nowhere. Today he…[Read more]
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Anne Zachry posted an update in the group
Autism Support 5 months agoCheck out my post on helping children with autism deal with transitions. I
Pediatric Occupational Therapy Tips: Helping Children with Autism Deal with Transitions-
Anne,
Welcome! I love that you joined and that you’d like to share your ideas. If you go to the site bar on the left hand panel and click on ”professionals” you will see other ways besides just links you can provide valuable information/ideas to our community members. We welcome your input and look forward to you conversing with all of us!
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Tina Seward started the forum topic When we're gone, what happens? in the group
Autism Support: 7 months, 4 weeks agoMy husband and I just recently started estate planning. We had a good conversation with a lawyer that is experienced in handling families of special needs kids. The number 1 reason I’ve put off doing this for so long is: We have no idea who to ask to be a guardian for Matthew if something [...]
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Heather Price posted an update in the group
Autism Support: 8 months agoBOTH my twins are on the spectrum now!
Reena was diagnosed this summer with both adhd and pdd-nos. Her autism is a million times different than her brother’s, which is why it took me years to recognize it as spectrum behavior. It was only via the adhd diagnosis process that I was clued in. how is everyone? -
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Wow, this is so hard. We had similar behaviors in our home but not with autism. Rages, lashing out, damaging property and G was older but some of the things we did/tried and worked, at least temporarily.
- we did a lot of sensory input with him using cushions/pillows….woke him up that way and did it a few times a day (for “grounding”).…[Read more]
Thanks for the response Julia. The pillow squishes and a weighted lap pad worked a bit. Wesley was able to sleep in this morning (after another rough night) so today has been a bit better. He’s got ABA this afternoon, so we’ll see what happens when he has to work. How old was G when you started meds? I’ve thought about whether to try, but he’s…[Read more]
Very much thinking of you and hoping this might help: advice/examples from 3.5 years ago, when we’d engaged a behaviorist who specialized in violent behavior:
“…I reacted as I always do to [Leo's] violence towards me: neutrality, no reaction other than hand-over-hand placing his hands back at his side, and saying “Hands down,…[Read more]
Shannon- Thanks for this. Your post resonated with me. Wesley too can be the sweetest boy with the most amazing giggles but has this very aggressive side as well.
There seems to be an attention seeking part to this behavior which is not something we’re used to with Wesley. Fortunately, our behaviorist comes today so we can talk with her, though…[Read more]
it might be more self stimmy than attention seeking. My son has similar issues and we’re planning to begin medicating in February– just trying to make it till then. Our kids are the same age—- my twins turn 5 on Jan 9th. I’ve already got his twin on meds and the ONLY reason I hadn’t yet started him is because I KNEW his diagnosis but I…[Read more]