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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 was diagnosed with mild autism when I was three-years-old. I have three questions:
(1) What is mild autism?
(2) How does it affect a child?
(3) Does it keep on going through your teen years, when you’re a teenager?
Thanks ♥

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.

I have an 18 month old who is exhibiting all the key signs of autism. He has been referred to a pediatrician who also thinks he has autism. I am really having difficulty finding ways to help him cope. I have a lot of people helping him, but we haven’t been able [...]

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?

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 [...]

My 8 year old child with autism does not listen and I’m confused. Please help.

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.

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?

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 [...]

I have recently been looking into information on raising a child with autism, and was wondering if there is ever a chance that that child can grow up to be independent, live on their own, and be self-sufficient.

I know it doesn’t help get rid of the autism but i know there is one out there to help with social and behavior.

My step son has the autism disorder. My husband’s ex-wife keeps telling me that my child could have this because it is genetic. Is there proof that autism is genetic? Or is she just trying to scare me because she is pissed that we are having a child of our own?

I have been reading up on autism and Asperger’s Syndrome a lot lately because we have some concerns about our four year old son. He fits the characteristics of Asperger’s Syndrome except for one thing, children with Asperger’s are typically known to be very anti-social. Our son is the most social child we have ever [...]

I have a child with very high function autism, and I want to find ways to help him develop friendship with other chidlren. If I find some ways to help him, I am also wondering in what ways does he react to social coaching? Please help. Thank you.

My son is 20 months old. The symptoms that fit on the autism spectrum are that he speaks no words but can hear fine, he flaps his hands when frustrated, and frequent tantrums. But what doesn’t fit is that he is very social, makes a few gestures, and plays with other children appropriately. [...]

I am a preschool teacher in an integrated childcare centre, and I have a child with autism in my class. I have never worked closely with a child with autism before, and he seems to have trouble managing his behaviour. He mainly hits, kicks, and pushes the other children. What strategies can I use to [...]

As in, they already had children without autism, then they have a child with autism. How do the parenting skills change?