Resources For Families - Autism Spectrum Disorders
I come across many sites that are beneficial to families when they need a helping hand or a newly diagnosed family needs a mentor, finding support groups and resources for your state. United States Directory of Related Services - This is a ... [... more]
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New Year To Do List - Autism Spectrum Disorders
With the Near Year upon us families need to make a list of what they would like to accomplish this year for their child(ren) on the A few years ago at the triennial IEP for Matthew it was suggested that therapists, teachers and aides create a ... [... more]
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Court Order
I have sole legal and physical custody of two boys, ages nine and ten who are both on the The visits were at my home for a year while my therapist was there, then the divorce became final with the ex going on his yearly drug binge with five ... [... more]
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A Sock Tale - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ever since I can remember I have been an asthmatic and suffered with eczema, which is an irritating skin condition. I am often wearing white cotton gloves on my hands so I do not scratch them raw. As was the case with Nicholas, I placed the ... [... more]
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Autism Super Centers - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Parents take their children to a variety of specialists for all sorts of therapies the child on the Wouldn't it be nice if you could take your child to a one-stop facility where they could get their hair cut by someone familiar with autism, where ... [... more]
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Goosebumps
For a few years I felt like the only parent at school events that did not have a video camera to tape every second my child was on stage. I would sit there with my cheap disposable camera feeling like a technology failure not having the money to ... [... more]
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Communication Pitfalls for Parents - Autism Spectrum ...
There have been several incidents that have taken place lately that deal with the way professionals communicate to Parents of children on the A few weeks ago I received an introductory type letter that is actually a form letter from the Director ... [... more]
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Connecting With Other Parents - Autism Spectrum Disorders
As the single parent to two boys on the autism spectrum I peruse a lot of sites to find out what two parent families are doing with their child. I want to learn of new resources and what is available around the country. I am interested in ... [... more]
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Brushing hair
I like compiling lists and organizing what to do into a list. It helps to see some items crossed off the list so the feeling of accomplishment keeps you moving ahead in the daily tasks of life. At first I thought of ten daily activities that one ... [... more]
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Dealing with a screaming child inside a store - Autism ...
It is bound to happen if you have a child on the low end of the Autism Spectrum, perhaps severely affected with autism. Such is the case with my nine year-old nonverbal son Matthew. Matthew likes to run back and forth within stores with the ... [... more]
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Discovery Channel Store
Recently my son Nicholas, who is considered high functioning within the The following day we had some errands to run and headed to Walgreens and then Rite Aid. While in the car I asked Nicholas what he was thinking about since he seemed to be far ... [... more]
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In Tune With Your Autistic Child - Autism Spectrum Disorders
Next he has two weeks off in February before returning to school full time. During this period there are no therapeutic services through the School District, unless it was written into the Matthew is the non-verbal child who finds ways to ... [... more]
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