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My child has autism and he is 2 going on 3 and he isn’t potty trained. Any suggestions on how to potty train him

My son has mild autism and with therapy we hope he can live as anyone with a job and a family because he has a normal IQ. I listen in outside the door at my son’s school and I hear him being told,you are not paying attention over and over again. If he forgets to [...]

I want to work with a kid i know who happens to have autism. We have gotten along since the day i met him and i want to do more with kids who have autism. i have tried to research it and nothing has helped me. So please someone point me in a direction as [...]

I am trying to educate my son at home but I am finding it very difficult. He is getting bored. He likes structure. Any suggestions on how to educate a child with mild autism and any suggestions on how to make education fun for him? Thank you for reading my question.

My husband is just graduating from dental school on army schlorship. We were asked to give our top 5 base wish list. Our son has autism so, I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on which bases might be the best for us. Thanks.

If your child is in mild autism then join to moderate / severe case, would it be healthy? What if misdiagnosed, not autism but with some developmental delays only? Know the “SPONGE” effect to the kids when exposed to “down” environment? Any comment? the absorption might be good or bad. It depends on the [...]

Kids attitudes and behaviors have gotten worse over the last 10 years. And teh rate of behavioral problems, condtions, etc, such as Autism has gone up too. It diagnosing a child with something like Autism just an excuse for the way they act?

Hi, I’m doing a research paper and presentation on autism. I would seriously like to put a 110% on this, so I had an idea to interview someone. Since I don’t know anyone personally who’s autistic, I would like to ask some questions to someone who’s autistic or a parent who have an autistic child.To [...]

Autism is a mental disorder that is a challenge faced by many families the world over; many feel that learning to pinpoint the cause of autism can help lead them towards eliminating the source and preventing autism from occuring and though this is a hope held on to by several scientists, it is not possible [...]

Does any body know how long it take for a child to be tested for autism. I Been waiting for five month’s now.My son is three year old. I call Regional Center all the time but they don’t call back and my son Dr talk to them to all they say is to be [...]

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Children have regular checkups at the doctor’s office and during these visits your doctor might notice something different in the child’s development process. Perhaps even you have noticed something was a little off and your child hasn’t hit developmental milestones. If this is the case, your doctor might want to pursue the matter further. And, [...]

Over the past few months, a friend has been talking to me about her 3 year old son’s behavior and developmental issues. As the mother of a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, I can see several symptoms that could be the early signs of autism in her son. The refusal to look into anyone’s [...]

Someone I’m aware of claims that her child has both Autism and Mental Retardation as well as “Delayed Development”. Would not MR mask or replace any Autism and would not “Delayed Development” also be a by product of the MR condition? This person’s explanation sounds very fishy to me.

Autism has been thought to be characterized, in part, by dysfunction in emotional and social cognition, but the pathology of the underlying processes and their neural substrates remain poorly understood. Children with autism syndrome made abnormal social judgments regarding the trustworthiness of faces, however, they are able to make normal social judgments from lexical stimuli, [...]

My son does taekwondo(3x’s a week), soccer(spring&fall)), tball(summer), basketball(winter). We were thinking about boy scouts for him. but we’re concerned it’s too much stimiulation.
How much is too much for a 9 year old boy on the autism spectrum?

The word phospholipid might not be something you are familiar with, but if you have a child with autism, it could be a useful term to understand. Studies suggest that children with autism are lacking in essential fatty acids that are crucial for proper brain function and development. By measuring the amount of these fatty [...]

If you or your child has autism, some of the most basic things you can study and learn are your rights. Every American citizen is protected under the constitution, and there are special laws that have been passed to help protect people with autism and other disabilities. By knowing the laws that protect you or [...]

When you hear that your child has been diagnosed with autism, the worst thoughts come to your mind. You can feel scared, lonely and overwhelmed. All of these feelings are natural when dealing with a new situation, but it doesn’t have to be terrifying. There are many organizations and people to help along the way. [...]

I ask many questions on here about autism because my daughter is autistic and am always eager to hear about other peoples experience because as parents of children with autism will know they are like snowflakes no two the same.
I feel quite privaliged to live in the u.k and my daughter goes to an excellent [...]

Autism is not a disease, but a developmental desorder of brain function. Symptoms of autism syndrom usually appear during the first three years of childhood and continue through life. Children are social creatures who like to smile, laugh, cuddle and play. But there are also children taht seem to exist in their own world, where [...]

what are signs that your child has autism & does autism exist more in certain races than others?

When faced with autism, many families are overwhelmed, and perhaps even stunned. Once the shock of this diagnosis wears off, there is usually an instant need to find out all there is to know about the condition, and what can be done to help the child in question. This is when parents and teachers need [...]

I work with a kid who is 13 and has autism, he is non verbal but understands what i am saying and listens very well. He loves going to our local library and listening to music on the computer. But we do that so often that i feel bad for not taking him else where. [...]

Hello, I was wondering, what are the chances of having a child with autism are if a person has one sibling and one half-sibling with high-functioning autism?
To make it interesting, let’s say I have a cousin with Aspergers’ Syndrome, and my partner has the siblings with autism. Both of us are very healthy, but we’re [...]