Autism Blogger

Teachers,

 School will be in session soon.  Here are some tips to think about before your students enter the classroom.  It is on page 7 of the link under "Constulation Station."

http://autismchatboard.com/i/u/1449722/i/AutismClassroomMagazineAugust2010pdf.pdf

Don't forget this summer, weather at the park on the swings, or in the pool swimming for hours, that even though you may have your autistic child covered in sunscreen they may still feel the effects of the sun. Evan really loves swimming and swinging, and even though he won't look red and I don't feel anything, his skin seems to be extra sensitive. The sensory issues associated with our kids could mean their skin is driving them mad! Evan responds well to a good aloe lotion after a day in the sun; it calms him down and he goes to sleep. The first time we noticed it he was absolutely livid, and completely flipping out. It just dawned on us that he may be extra sensitive to the sun, and the aloe chilled him out almost instantly.

Hope this helps someone, and lets another kid end a good day feeling great. =D

 God Bless!

Well the last few days have been quite eventful.   I am not sure about the whole puberty experience thing that is happening in my house hold.   My daughter is maturing and going through those emotional phases. She is in the psychotic angry bitter i want to kill the world phase at the moment.    My son however seems to spend his days plotting my demise.  We wake up to the worst whinning noises every morning.  Then we start the day with the bathroom.  That is always fun around here, because for some reason after eleven years of practice my son no longer can hit the toilet, or clean it up no matter what function he is performing in there.    And wiping of the buttocks is well just unheard of it seems.    It seems that with the onset of puberty my son has lost all self respect and personal hygeine.  Wiping his hands in his bottom is the worst for me.   He refuses to wash his hands at all.  I have to hold him at the sink, or he will turn the water on let it hit his hands and turn it off.   Nothing like your child walking into a room sitting on the couch, and if u have experience you know they like to be in the buff,  smelling like they rolled around in some dead animal and human waste!!!!!   read more »

You Might Be The Parent Of An Autistic Child If...

On a hot day at the park your child removes all their clothing and runs around naked and you're not surprised.

ABA, IEP, GFCF, and PECS are more than a bunch of random letters in your world.

Your child can tell the difference between a Cheese Nip and a Cheez It by smell and runs around screaming if you try and substitute one for the other.

You go through at least three VCR's or DVD players a year. They just can't hold up to that constant rewinding and fast forwarding and neither can you. There's only so many times you can hear Casey Jones or The Cowerdly Lion say the same phrase before you go crazy.

You know every line to your child's favorite movie. How could you not? They repeat it word for word several times a day.

You have to apologize to the people on the next blanket at the beach because your child keeps grabbing their open soda cans and drinking them. Hey, they were just sitting there.

You know first hand how hard it is to get sugar, flour and laundry soap out of the carpet and so does your third vacuum cleaner this year.

If you are constantly apologizing to the lady ahead of you in line at Disneyland because your child won't stop touching her hair and backside, meanwhile her boyfriend is giving your husband the evil eye.

You have the only thirteen year old boy at the Mall that holds hands while walking with you.

two hour visit grandmas takes more planning than most people do for a one week vacation.

Your child's first love affair is with a Zucchini.  read more »

I am the mother of two with Autism, Aspergers, ADHD, & CP. I am well aware of how it feels to be at home 24/7 with my children, as well as home schooling them, trying to obtain a degree online myself, the tantrums, meltdowns, etc. that all mothers go through. I waited to have these two younger children until I had one that was grown, one that passed away 25 years ago, and I am here for anyone who needs any help.

My two speacil need children are both boys ages 8, and the younger one will be 5 next month. I understand the feelings of feeling as though you are alone, frustration, and all that comes from having special need children. But we must remember, these children are special gifts to us from The Creator:)

Hi, I am a mom of four children.  My second child Blake is an aspi, we are looking for friends, support, and ideas from other families.  Blake is on the high functional end and very bright, he has a really hard time with his anger and emotions, he was also diagnosed with sever anxity.  Last year we had a very hard time getting him to go to school  which was very strange he loved to go and learn always before.  He says he cant breath his throut gets tight and I cant hardly drag him in.  I am hoping someone has some ideas of what might help.

I have posted an article on controlling temper tantrums (anger outbursts).  You can read it at http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5700064/autism_controlling_anger_outbursts.html?cat=25

It gives tips and suggestions to parents (like myself) who have children on the spectrum.  Read it and tell me what you think.