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World Autism Awareness Day -- Recognize Someone

Today is World Autism Awareness Day, and April is National Autism Awareness Month. We're asking our...

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Just received diagnosis of aspergers

I just received a diagnosis of aspergers for my 5 year old. I have forwarded the diagnosis with to her peds...

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I just received a diagnosis of aspergers for my 5 year old. I have forwarded the diagnosis with to her peds doctor. I plan on making an appointment to see what referrals he might have. I am also planning on contacting my insurance to see what therapies they cover for early intervention. She has an IEP and I believe that qualifies her for Medicaid. I am going to be contacting the social security administration to see if she qualifies. (Her school said she was eligible so I assume it would be through SSDI). I am also going to be contacting the local center for autism and related disabilities. I am wondering what other things I need to do to make sure she gets as much early intervention as possible. Her weaknesses are poor overall pragmatic skills: eye contact, topic maintenance; poor oral vocabulary with complex knowledge; poor grammar; and difficulty with transitioning.
Some background: She has been atypical since birth. She failed to latch after birth and had to be bottle fed. She was difficult transitioning from bottle to baby food, but once she transitioned she would eat any food she was fed until about 11 months when she started spitting out flavors she didn't like. She was behind in hitting all of her milestones by at least a couple of months. She didn't walk until 18 months and didn't potty train until she was almost 4 years old. Once she decided to start using the toilet she has done so consistently with very few accidents. Because of her delays she has been in an early intervention since she was 3 years old. When she started she was non-communicative but she quickly got with the classroom routine and has shown steady improvement since that time.
She is an only child but she does crave other kids to play with. She has been a daisy scout for the last year which she has loved. I have her signed up for summer camp at her school to continue socialization during the summer months. Her social skills are very poor and she tends to cry and scream if she doesn't win or doesn't get a turn.
Any information that will steer me in the right direction or help me avoid pitfalls would be appreciated. Thanks.View Thread

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Reply: HELP

The girl is under 18. There is no such thing as "holding her accountable."

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Did your autistic child avoid eye contact as an in...

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My grandson has never had an MRI. He has OT and Speech therapy 4 times per week. We started our own therapy...

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Caregivers different attitudes

My 6yo grandson has Autism I think. Symptoms and behaviors are there. Mother is in denial...problem yes but he...

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agree my son is 16 and has Aspergers and Lies all the time. They can manipulate just like they can plan...

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Adult sibling with Asperger's

I am 23 and my 26-year-old sister has Asperger's. She has never had many friends, but now that we're older this...

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Sleep Apnea may be a cause of Autism.

Undiagnosed and untreated sleep apnea (SA) in infants may be a cause of autism. Repeated bouts of hypoxemia...

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Reply: Autism, teens and hormones!!!

I find it strange that at this age he could have gone undiagnosed. Remember- he is 16! Those teen...

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Reply: Autism/Pueberty/Girls

Hi, I have a ten year old autistic girl that is currently going through puberty right now and boy is it a...

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I have a ten year old autistic girl that is currently going through puberty right now and boy is it a rollercoaster. As far as preparing an autistic girl for puberty now that is going to be dependent on how many autistic traits the girl has. For example my daughter is what they call high functioning autistic so as far as explaining things to her about puberty before it hit wasn't that bad I talk to her about what she would be experiencing and how it would make her feel and I backed it up with a lot of diagrams in pamphlets because she is a visual learner. After that I made it a continuous process to bring things up as different opportunities would rise. She is ten now so I started talking to her way ahead of time around when she was eight (they say that the period usually comes around two years after the breast).

As far as the breast development that didn't even bother her at all we didn't even really bring it up that much she didn't have any questions about that really. I can't tell you a specific source to use but there is tons of info on the web you would be surprised what they are capable of understanding it's just important to break it down in baby bite size chunks. Be sure to not overwhelm her with a lot of things at one time just a little here and there (this will take some stress off of you as well). Also check with her local school autism specialist or special education teacher they are can assist with some information as well. Also at the library you can find books that she can read like how to develop life skills and also puberty thru to adulthood just try goggle it. I can't remember the name of the one I got online for her but it was only like ten bucks and she loves it.

I hope this helps and remember that take your time and when you talk to her talk calming and to assure her that what she is going to go through is very normal. Let me know how everything turns out.View Thread

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How do you know whats autism and whats adhd

I have a 2yr old son and at 7mos he had 3 seizures close together he was put on medication for a year and...

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I have a 2yr old son and at 7mos he had 3 seizures close together he was put on medication for a year and hasnt had anymore.. He went for his 12mos checkup and he was a little behind which was a concern. at 18mos discussed with the dr arising problems autism and adhd came up. This is his systoms: at birth you could not cuddle him, did not mind staying in his crib. didnt really play with toys. then about 18mos we started to notice he does not like strangers. does not play well with his 3yr old brother or cousins ages 2 and 1. he wonders if in the yard with them playing he will wonder off to himself. never sits still. he aggervates he hits he throws fits, he is always throwing something. he seems to have panic attacks. he destroys his room, he takes his clothes off and will pee and poop in the floor. we have to turn his sleeper backwards so it zips in back and put t-shirt over it. he doesnt watch tv but seems to listen to it because he can some of the songs. he doesnt like people to invade his space. if he gets use to you he has to start contact. if you invade his space he will panic.he has senory problems and no concept of heights. seems to have no fear. he talks really good but when he was in a room with a stranger he did not talk for 1hr and 30mins., even at age 2 he can still play in his room for hours and not mind.. when he wakes up he cries for a long time and sometimes he is shaky. took him to the beach stayed 5 days never once did he get in water. could do nothing to get him in the water and sometimes doesnt like to take baths he will scream or get upset and you have to get him out, i dont think he likes change he seems to do better if the routine stays the same and its simple. when he goes to sleep he normally covers up with a pillow on top of him. they have said that right now he has PDD Expressive language delay, and development delay. he goes to speech and occupational and phyical may start behavioral none of that seems to be helping. his panic attacks or fit throwings or hitting and not playing well with others his age. any thoughts will be helpful does it seem more autistic or adhd or both. there was 3 days couple weeks ago and he was a total terror he cried was upset didnt seem like anything you did helped. then he gets better. in the beginning when we realized he didnt like to cuddle, hugs or kisses, we thought it was important to hug him and kiss him. so we made it a game and he will let just a few people hug or kiss him but he never will hug or kiss on his own. not sure how well he knows pain either.View Thread

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Need advice

I just recently started dating a guy with an autistic litttle boy. I think he absolutely wonderful. However,...

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autistic child with C.diff

My son is autistic and has had lots of stomach issues after being own antibiotic fo two days he has C.diff is...

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Reply: I have a 8 year son that has Autism

I have some experience with this. I have a 7 year old son who used to do this when her was 4 or 5 when I...

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Reply: Do I reward or not reward ?

people with autism CANNOT be punished in ways that the rest of us understand. they feel an increased...

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my son started showing signs around 2. he flaps his hands and has trouble making eye contact. it...

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Do I reward or not reward ?

I take care of an adult with mild autism who has very good days and then when stresses out, he hits his head...

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Reply: I am beginning to think my son is autistic

I hope I can help you my son is 16yrs old he has autism while there are many different behavoirs some of your...

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Reply: I have an undiagnosed son with aspergers.

I would take him for test that will tell if he is autistic there is something going on .My son is sixteen I also...

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Reply: To ask the pedi or not to ask

YES beleive it or not my son loved vacum cleaners we bought him a little red one my son is autistic there are...

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My son is 16yrs old he is autistic and I feel he is a wonderful person I like to call him my personal...

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Reply: 2yr old son trouble with sleep he is Autistic

I understand that my son is 3 and got his diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disorder and he takes about...

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Reply: To ask the pedi or not to ask

Certainly couldn't hurt to talk the pedi about it. Once you know whats going on you are more able to help...

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I have a 8 year son that has Autism

I need help to break a very bad behavior habit. When he eats he will bring it back up. And this has cause...

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Congrats on all your son's success! That's awesome and it gives me hope for my own son (age 5). I don't...

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