My son is 5 he will be 6 next month and is in kindergarten. He is in a PPCD class this year. But next year they want him to go to a regular 1st grade class. I think they are setting him up to fail. He is a high functioning Autistic with a speech problem and the school says More
the dx
Posted on 2010-02-23 17:52
I''m a 28yr old mom of 2 boys both who were dx with autism spectrum disorder, we went to mt. washington peds hosp an finally got some answers, they dx josh whos 8 with PDD which is part of the spectrum, ADHD, an mild mental retardation,and our other son jake who is 6 with PDD and ADHD, and mood More
caleb''s long road to recovery
Posted on 2010-02-17 13:03
grandmas It has been so long since have been on here, time to send some encouraging words to parents who have just found out their child has autism. Caleb is now 5 and has come so far. They told us he wouldn''t be potty trained for several years, WRONG, With the use of Thomas the Train stickers More
language or lack of
Posted on 2010-02-17 12:45
I have just started this page. I am a mother of two children one of which is autistic. He is 4 years old and a very beautiful child, but does not communicate. I am not sure how to get him to start speaking and afraid that he never will. He is able to get his needs across More
What state is the best
Posted on 2010-02-13 05:34
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Well, I am starting the fight!! My autistic son''s education is being jeopardized! His TSS services ae being taken away. Yes, they are More
Anyone from West Virginia ?
Posted on 2010-01-09 18:39
joeian
I have been on this wonderful site since the beginning and have met the warmest and kindest families. There has been alot of families out there that have helped me through alot of emotional times and gave me alot of advice. Ian was 3 yrs. when I stated and now he is 5 years old and a wonderful More
Happy New Year
Posted on 2010-01-02 14:58
Terry Its been awhile since my last entry. Adam had a great Christmas and this year he opened up 4 of his gifts. Adam has nevered open a present before, that was my gift to see him do that. He loves to snow and misses his friends, they moved away. That was very hard on Adam. I hope you all had a great More
Medications
Posted on 2009-12-19 16:31
moley8
Merry Christmas (almost to you all).
Things have finally improved over here. I want to stress these are my experiences with medications, as I know many are opposed, and I More
have a specific diagnosis of Aspergers & the schoo
Is any other mothers child on this? My 7 yr old son just got put on this in liquid form of .25ml. He was on pill form and it made him like he wasn''t even there. He could not do anything, no matter how little I gave him. Now I am worried about the liquid form. Today was the first dose. And I More
terbutaline/Brethine causing autism
Posted on 2009-12-03 20:10
Please let me know if you took terbutaline/brethine while you were pregnant. If you took this medication and have a child with a spectrum disorder-autism, apsergers, PPD-NOS, etc... or speech delays, the research has proven to show the More
Whoa,so sorry for my MIA.My life has been extremely busy.I am sure you understand.Teven has been doing super great!He has learned new words and communicates better.He shows more emotion.We are still working on his sensory disorders but he is doing better.He will be turning 8 next month December More
Catch up
Posted on 2009-11-17 14:42
LuLuVille
Whoa,so sorry for my MIA.My life has been extremely busy.I am sure you understand.Teven has been doing super great!He has learned new words and communicates better.He shows more emotion.We are still working on his sensory disorders but he is doing better.He will be turning 8 next month December More
My Son
Posted on 2009-11-12 22:13
I love my son so much. He is only 5 yrs old. With mild autism. My one concern about him right now would be his hand flapping. More
TRYING SOMETHING NEW ( BIO STRATH )
Posted on 2009-11-10 16:03
Emilios Mom
Hi eveyone ..I been quite stressed and just to plum tired to be on here lately..hope all is well w/ everyone !!
I just purchased a product called BIO STRATH for emilio to help w/ his adhd and I was told that it might help w/ Autism as well...
Ethan has improved but it is time for me to admit he will not recover. I can not afford any more therapy of biomedical treatment. Ethan regressed so much over the summer. he is still not where he was. He is tantruming at school. He is not potty trained For Halloween he wants trucks. He More
Hi moms!
Posted on 2009-10-28 16:38
I am just new at this, my son has been diagnosed with Autism this past summer. He is three years old. I just found a support group where I live but would love to talk with moms who know the real deal. Any More
i feel so bad i wish my son could tell me how he feels inside this hurts so much he looks so sad when i try to show i love him by hugging him he pushes me away More
Crying Spells
Posted on 2009-10-20 15:34
Taylor has been coming home in tears everyday from school the past week.She cant tell me why,she just says she is sad.I have taken her to dr and they think it is hormones.She is 14 yrs old now and man I remember how More