I Have a Child With Autism

Our boy was in public school (kindergarten) and at one of the faculty meetings we attended for him somebody mentioned that the Leap Frog series had some good DVDs out for teaching language basics. 
The three we have tried so far...

Well my beautiful son is 4 with autism.He has speech delay andhe also has adhd.I'm finally am getting help!I have a caregiver coming tomorrow,so i can run errands without him screaming in my ear,lol,also he will be starting specail ED...

rosin-core solder20 or more watt soldering ironsoldering iron cleaner/tinnercircuit boardresisterscapacitorsIC's (Integrated circuits)transistorsdiodes and light emitting diodesmicroscopeI have quite the interesting 15 year old kid. I...

Trying to work towards creating my own ABA therapy team composed of a Speech language pathologist, Behavioral Psychologists, Physical Therapist, Parental Counselor, Nutritionist.

If you happen to find credible information on the...

My son will have his 7th birthday this week. I look back and reflect on the last five years, since autism came into my life and changed things forever, for both of us. He is so different at 7 then I ever would have imagined, even...

It's exciting to see our youngest boy, the one diagnosed with autism, building Lego toys all on his own, reading the directions, not needing any help. I can't help smiling while I type this, looking over at him as he plays one of those...

My son is 12. He is on autism spectrum. No friends. No social life. Just yesterday I finally had to tell his there was no Santa Claus. I think he would have believed it forever.

He loves to clean. He would be happy if I bought...

My Adam will be 6 in May 2,2013. My husband and I with our two daughters were all excited when our baby boy was born even though he was born with a HUGE cleft palate. Had 3 surgeries before his 4th birthday - 1 for inguinal hernia and...

The other day my son with autism picked up one of those Hostess cupcakes, the kind with the white curly-cues across the top, plastic brown frosting, and cream filling. His acceptable food types are so limited I said yeah, go ahead and...

I have a 14 year old boy. I am a single parent. He is struggling in high school because he doesn't care. I have to make him do everything still. Everything. This is the first year I didn't make him join anything. He is socially...

some times i wish i didnt hv an autistic child.. the torture mentally is unbarable, but ofcourse i bare , like we all do for the love of our child....i need a break like 2days in a row so i can hv brain space ( no responsibilitiy) im...

To my handsome , adorable precious Cooper although you have autism you will always be the greatest son a dad could ever have ~and to me autism stands for `````````````````````````A `lwaysU niqueT OtallyI nterestingS ometimesM...

He is almost 12 and has Aspergers. He is not the robot-voiced, train-lover so typically seen, but he is freakishly smart. His IQ is so high that we call him 'The Computer', lovingly. He learns spelling words by saying all the letters...

I have known my son has autism since 14 months old....or had a good idea. Anyway....as the months have passed waiting to get him assessed, it has become much more noticeable. He was finally diagnosed last week. My question is, how do I...

I knew from the time I was a little girl that I would have children of my own someday. I got married at 22, and at 25 I found myself pregnant with my first child. I could not have been happier. My pregnancy was pretty typical. I never...

Someone approached me the other day on here about my experiences as a mother of a child on the spectrum. And talking with her, it occurred to me that this might be one group that could well do with a welcome posted somewhere.I'd like to...

I originally posted this story in another experience, but it makes more sense to put it here---
I don't really consider autism a disability but most of society does. I have 16 year old autistic son who has a difficult time...

My autistic son will be 4 in 2 weeks.He is not severly autistic,however his speech is very delayed.Anyways,i'm so embarrased ,he is not potty trained.I have tried!I have the little potty,he screams if he has to sit on it,has no intrest...

I am a believer.
I believe in the power of prayer. I believe that people come into your life for a reason. I believe in love, and I believe in miracles.
But there was a time when I did not believe, was unsure, scared.
If you would have...