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My 33 year old son was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He also has autism. Anyone else with both diagnoses?

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Autism cluster classes Girl with all boys

My daughter is 9, just entered the 3rd grade in an Autism cluster class. My concern is that she is the only girl...

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Is it a stim?

I'm curious about stims. My 5 yo was born preemie with many problems initially, but caught up quickly. He...

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autism in the classroom

I am a regular ed. kdg. teacher. I have a nonverbal autistic child in my class and I have no training on...

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autism in the classroom

I am a regular ed. kdg. teacher. I have a nonverbal autistic child in my class and I have no training on...

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need some advice

My husband and I are thinking about having a third child. My son is 4 and has been diagnosed with autism....

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newbie in Autism

My son was recently diagnosed with High Functioning Autism. He's 28 and the diagnosis came as a result of...

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Fragile X Questions

My little angel has fragile x syndrome. He was diagnosed at 16 months old. He is 22 months old now and is...

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need help with aspie teen

Hi, I just found this site and am glad since i am going out of my mind. My child, who is now in college, was...

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breaking a confined world view

Hey everyone. I am a 22 year old Aspie and I need some help. I am in college and having an ok time, but there...

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breaking a confined world view

Hey everyone. I am a 22 year old Aspie and I need some help. I am in college and having an ok time, but there...

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Sensory problems in autism

Hello! I have a 10 year old son who was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism when he was 6 years old. He...

Posted by Laura2910

Hello!

I have a 10 year old son who was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism when he was 6 years old. He has made great strides since putting him into therapy, and he is now able to be in a regular classroom with almost no modifications! I'm very proud of him!

One area that I would love some help with is his issue with clothes. I'm not 100% convinced it's a sensory problem. I kind of think it's a mental hang-up, maybe totally unrelated to autism??

In kindergarten, he had no problems with clothes. Then one day he wore a pair of blue jeans that he didn't like and that was the last day he ever wore blue jeans again. Not even his favorite blue jeans....he hated them all!

In 1st grade he wore khaki pants everyday, some had pockets with flaps, some not. It didn't matter as long as it wasn't blue jeans. Then one day, out of the blue, he didn't like pocket flaps. So we cut them all off.

Through the years, the pocket flap issue turned into a pocket issue, so we had to find pants with no back pockets. A while later, suddenly he wanted no pockets at all. He pants wardrobe turned into sweat pants and warm-up type pants...with no back pockets of course!

Then the shirts were next. He's never liked tags on his shirts, but the same deterioration started happening with shirts after this pants ordeal. No collars, then no shirt pockets, then no embroidery, then no print at all. It was a deterioration that took a couple of years overall, but step of it always hit overnight. For example, one morning out of the blue, his favorite "Homework Machine t-shirt" was painful because it had print on it, even though just last week he wore it just fine, and voila! No more print T-shirts....ever!

So, today he's going into 5th grade and can only wear no pocket warm-up pants or shorts, and plain white T-shirts, and seamless socks. Nothing else, period.

I have been trying to get him to "practice" other clothes for a while now, and explained to him when he grows up and gets a job, I don't want him to be limited to the kind of job he can have by the kind of uniform he can wear. Also, going to church I make him wear something a little nicer. But, he ends up sitting on his feet and completely unable to focus.

What can I do to help him get over these clothing issues. I really think it's not sensory related as much as a mental hang-up. When I force him to wear a shirt with print for our 2 hours of practice, if I can occupy him with a fun enough game, he seems to forget he's wearing it. I just need this to turn into being willing to wear it without being occupied! His counselor says to ignore it and when he starts getting teased he'll start wearing other clothes. He doesn't care about being teased though - I don't see him falling to peer pressure on this one!

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!!!

Laura

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Questions to ask an Adult with Asperbers

My 24 yr old grandson graduated with honors in Math from college. He has never been able to hold down a job for...

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how did deal with child abuse and autism

recently had a situation with my 10 year old nonverbal autistic son! He goes to his dads house every...

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Need help deciding to medicate or not.

My nephew is now 7 years old. He was only diagnosed as autistic about a year and a half ago. He goes to a...

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SSRI -- Use in Teens

My son recently went for advise to a specialist. He is a 16 year old with HFA/aspergers. He is having...

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Med question...... Hope someone has some advice......

My son (7) has Aspergers, ADHD, and Motor tics. So far he has been able to stay in a regular classroom. His...

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My son (7) has Aspergers, ADHD, and Motor tics. So far he has been able to stay in a regular classroom. His current meds are risperidone 0.5mg three times a day and Clonidine 0.1mg at bedtime. As soon as school was out and he was in daycare (because I work full time) he started having greatly increased issues with Meltdowns, agression, and restlessness. I kind of figured it might have been due to the lack of structure at the day care compared to his school which was very structured. Regardless, the day car insisted that something be done about his behaviour, so I called his doctor and came in for an off schedule appointment. The doctor decided to increase his clonidine and have him take an additional 1/2 tablet at breakfast and lunch. 2 weeks of this and his behaviour is worse than before the increase. I called the doctor again and was advised to increase the clonidine again to 1 tablet in the morning 1/2 at lunch and 1 at bedtime. I know that if I give him that much clonidine, he will just basically sleep all day. I was hoping that the doctor would give him something to help his hyperactivity because that seems to be where all of his issues are risting from, but was told that if they treat the ADHD that the autism and motor tics will get worse. I am hoping that someone on this board might have some experience with either these meds or working with children with aspergers and ADHD. I could really use some advice. I considered enrolling him in a program called Brain Ballance, but it was too expensive. He is just doing much worse that he was during the school year and I am concerned about getting thru the summer and starting school next year. I really want to keep him in regular classes if I can, but he can't even sit still or leave other children alone because he is so hyper and fidgety. It has to be so frustrating to him. He tells me that he tries to be good, but that his brain moves so fast that he can't controll it most of the time. Any advice?? THANKS!!View Thread

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Could MMR Vaccine Be Involved With Autism?

My 4 year old daughter was diagnosed here recently with Autism. She was perfectly normal until she...

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Just Wondering

I had my son young. He has Autism and I was wondering if I in the future decide to have another kid what...

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Do I have mild autism?

I have recently known that I am not a "normal" teenager. I love science and art and I am very obsessed with...

Posted by iceveela

I have recently known that I am not a "normal" teenager. I love science and art and I am very obsessed with the facts, if someone says something that is not true, I always become defensive, not overly but defensive. I have OCD, I sometimes put items in order, I have done so since I was a child. I hate looking people in the eye, if I do it is usually on the bridge on the nose. I either do that or I literally stare into someone eye (just one, I cannot stare at both at the same time) intensely.

I have always been antisocial, and do not share much with other people except when I am online. I do not believe I have ever had a speech difficulty other than a intense lisp. I usually understand people's meaning, but sometimes I do not understand if they are being sarcastic. I also cannot understand anyone with a accent, I constantly have to ask repeatedly what it is they said.

I always seem to change cultures and races when I speak, I sometimes speak in a stereotypical "black womans" voice, or speak asian, depending on what I am talking about. I often turn southern.

I am also very anal about people touching or looking through my things. I do not need things in a particular order, although I like my breakfast before 10 and lunch around 12, and a few other things.

I have sometimes rocked back and forth and other weird moves, as well as random smiling and constant daydreams.

I am sensitive to touch and light, light literally hurts my eyes, and little things such as the height of my pants, wearing shoes (I prefer being barefoot or wearing crocs), and I am very anal about wanting long hair.

I am sure that I did not have any developmental delays, but I am not sure about that. I was a little brat when I was little, and always kicked and screamed... but as a older teen, I am very tame.

I cannot seem to finish a long speech. I can talk about something very intriguing, and suddenly lose my entire memory of what I said. the same thing happens often, I am very forgetful.

I know I am not normal... I know I have some form of mental disorder. But I do not know which it is.View Thread

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good questions

Does anyone know any good questions that I could ask my son's doctor that maybe I am not thinking of so that...

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My nephew has a medium case of autism

I found out on thursday that my adorable nephew has a medium case of autism. Now my brother and...

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answer's please

was told that my 7 year old had ADHD and ODD but i did not think that was what was going on with him so i...

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Diagnosed at 28

I was convicted of negligent child abuse because I have high functioning autism and I didnt have a clue...

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My son is a compulsive chewer what do i do is it a...

he is eight years old has trouble focusing on anything is very senitive walks on his tip toes and will chew...

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autism

I have a grandson that is now 13 years old. He did not start talking until he was 3 years old. He has always...

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Questioning sister's discipline skills of 17yr Asp...

I am curious to see what other parents of Asperber's teens may do to discipline or correct their children's...

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Asperger's Syndrome

I am 42 years old and finding out I might have Aspergers. Many symptoms that I read about I had or am...

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newly diagnosed

My 3 year old son was just recently diagnosed with mild autism. His diagnosis is primarily from his speech...

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my son and fighting to protect his future

my son has been a little different from other kids i noticed when he was around 2 but my husband and i...

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my son has been a little different from other kids i noticed when he was around 2 but my husband and i were going through some difficult times and found ourselves isolated and so chance became all i knew till eventually he didnt seem so different he was all the normal i knew. my husband and i are seperated now he took my son from me and left me stranded at my moms house after insisting on halloween night he needed to take my son to see his mistress because it would make her happy and he hit me not for the first time but the first time in front of my son. i was devastated i was tempted to fall into the same pattern of keeping myself drugged up on sleeping pills so i wouldnt feel the pain because even still thinking about it hurts me. i wanted to die i never realized just how much chance meant to me till he was gone and ty wouldnt answer his phone he was torturing me and it was cruel.my mom pushed me to act and act before it was too late i wanted chance back desperately but at the same time i was afraid i wasnt the best for him because i have epilepsy i dont have a car and things just piled up. and i didnt want to get my husband in trouble even tho he caused me unbearable pain i thought i was gonna die for days all i could do was cry and i prayed i prayed like i never prayed before. and one day without thinking about it i got ahold of garf and told them my story and with there help i got my son back i was so excited to see him again after 4 long weeks but little did i know it turned out to also be the most heartwrenching day of my life. my son didnt know who i was he was so angry at me and all he would do was hurt me cause my bloody noses pull my hair give me black eyes and i would wake up to him standing over me with hard heavy objects that he would throw at me. i realized the bond we had was gone and he was a stranger that i had to work really hard to get to know all over again. it is still a work in progress but we have a bond so strong that i dont think anyone would be able to pull us apart ever again. in my heart everyday im with him i can feel the love from him and i can feel how excited and happy he is just to be around me. i also make sure im more active with him and do alot of play. ive found alot of resources on my own and our schedaul is so packed its even hard to think. ive got him in the childrens center 3 days a week hes in behavioural therapy and he sees a neurologist a psychiatrist a pediatrician and a developmental pediatrician. all of who beleive he has autism on aug 31 we go in for the actual testing what really hurt was the developmental pediatrician told us that together we produce autistic children and my husband has two girls that are fine and chance is my only one. im racked with guilt that i cant seem to get rid of i feel like i did this to my son and i took away his choice because hes also got asthma turrets and adhd and has had tubes in his ears and his tonsils out. everyones fighting me every step of the way and i have to push to do what i know is best for chance all i want is other people to care for him the way i do to understand him the way i do maybe if they did they wouldnt be so cold and unfeeling. haven autism doesnt change my love for my son not at all what i feel is determined to make sure hes not singled out in schooll and that he get the most normalcy that life hasz to offer
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