Submitted by MOMMY WARRIOR on Sat, 02/16/2013 - 22:02
I am a single mom with twin autistic sons who are almost ten they are my world......they were fine until their two year old vaccines and then Brock lost all his speech so i know it had something to do with the mmr vaccines....Breven is mild he talks and both of them are highly intelligent.....they are in different classrooms seeing that Brock cannot communicate as well both are in self contained Autism classes....i adore their teachers but where we live there are no aba therapists and this upsets me......i find myself stressed due to the fact that Brock has been having severe meltdowns.....pulling his hair out and almost like he is regressing please if anybody knows how to help me give me advice please do.....Brock is in speech but im trying to get him more....their dad is not a big part of their life he sees them four days out of the month i have a degree in working with special needs children but when it comes to your own it's hard....also brock has major sensory issues especially with food....has a poor diet i give him supplements and vitamins...but it makes me feel like a bad mom when we go to eat out and i have to bring his food he loves spicy foods chips etc......sooo in a
This is new to me so I am not sure how to word anything. My family is stuggling tremendously. Do kids with violent and dangerous issues get better with Asperger's?
Submitted by GinaProbert on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 03:10
Boy do I hate the situation I'm in. My husband and I are separated so my son can attend a special school . We are buying a house and I don't feel that I want it right now, we are at the cusp of signing papers. He is a good father but I didn't want to get married in the first place, now I have a kid with autism on top of things. I let people push me around, and I know better. Every time I want to renig on the house, he gets mad and I feel guilty. I need to get away from my controlling father who is paying for the house. I did apro- con list, but everything is con. I know my son should have his father around, but this house needs alotof work and money.
Have you ever felt that awkward, knee-jerk response when someone exultantly greets you at a social gathering? The tricks to quickly strike an amiable note at first sight often elude many people, let alone individuals with autism. That’s when a meaningful intervention method comes to the rescue of a child on the spectrum.
Like many other skills, it is important to develop social communication skills at an early age. To be able to mingle freely with people in social settings is a great gift in itself. For autistic kids though, it doesn’t come easy. With their black and white thinking, they prefer to stick to their narrow range of hobbies and remain indifferent to socializing. Quite naturally, parents don’t feel too enthralled by such a glaring limitation in their child, but hey, there is hope; with a smart app, things can be better.
A couple of days back, WebTeam Corporation launched Social Talks – an interactive, fun-filled learning game specifically designed for young autistic children who often find it difficult to engage in small talks.
Submitted by jenanderin on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 08:33
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Just joining this blog, have not ever done this before, not sure what to expect. Guess I should give brief backround. I have 2 daughters my 17 yr old was diagnosted at 12, before that there was many tests, meds, docs, therapys, the list goes on, we saw something different around 3 yrs. She always wanted total control, very bad and very long tantrums, some lasting an hr some days 10 or more per day. Went to pre-school and is in regular school now with IEP. She talks, very outgoing, liked being with others (kids and adults), avarage school work, struggles with math. It didn't seem like autism to me, they said she was mild. What we've always had was someone that was difficult and challenging. Picky about cloths, foods, now about her looks and hair. Arguementative, angry, defiant, no anger control, very little empathy towards others. Like I said tried traditional meds, tried homeopathic meds, tried 2 therapists, horse riding (still in that), problem is nothing has helped with the problems, now at 17 she refuses any more therapy as she says it's done nothing for her, she won't talk to anyone about her problems and she rarely admits to have any problems to begin with.
Sensory integration is a major challenge for most children with autism. What comes to you and me as a mere sound often turns out to be a cacophony for special children. Their mood turns blue when there is a barrage of noisy activities. They even throw tantrums when someone shouts at them.
Applied Behavioral Analysis, ABA, is the practice of using rewards and consequences as behavioral reinforcement to encourage specific actions. ABA therapy goes much more in depth than that, but following basic principles can be important tools when planning exercise routines for children with autism. Find more Autism Exercise resources at http://playthroughautism.com/.
Here are the basic elements of ABA, as applied to exercise:
Making the learning process easier: ABA breaks actions down into basic building blocks and as the child masters a skill or motion, the action is made more difficult.
