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I cannot engage my autistic son in anything visual.
My eight-year-old son has autism and moderate intellectual disability. When I take him for speech therapy he refuses to look at the pictures and after two or to three sessions the therapists no longer want to see him. If I want him to engage … Continue reading
Posted in Autism
Tagged autism, Autism Association, books, computer games, family doctor, intellectual disability, persistence, speech therapy, TV, visual
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My son has anxiety attacks when he needs to use the toilet.
Our son is mildly autistic. Toilet training as you know is all the more challenging with a child who is autistic. He is now 5 years old. Two years ago he had a very severe yeast infection. Since then he has … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Potty Training
Tagged anxiety, autism, bathroom, bowel movement, constipation, diarrhea, family doctor, fear, gastroenterologist, neurologist, non verbal, pain, positive, psychologist, toilet, toilet training, yeast infection
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How can I help my friend, and her kids, deal with divorce?
My best friend is going through a divorce, she has three kids: a son who is 13 and autistic, a daughter who is 10, and a five-year-old, all are on Ritalin. The divorce is messy and right now they have joint … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce
Tagged autism, custody, discipline, divorce, guilt, responsibility, ritalin, separation, separation anxiety, soiling, stress
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My grandson’s speech ability is not at the level it should be.
My grandson just turned 4 years old and is still only saying a few words. He has been going to speech therapy for some time now and it doesn’t seem to be helping much. He has been tested for autism, … Continue reading
My autistic son has difficulties at the mall, how do i handle the looks people give us when he has an outburst?
I have an autistic son who is 8 years old. He has difficulties when we are in the mall. I do try to avoid this but sometimes I have to take all the children (I have three boys) with me … Continue reading
My son has had multiple diagnoses for his behaviour problems.
My son is 12 years old. When he was 4 he was diagnosed with Aspergers/PDD, since then he has had many other diagnoses: ADHD, ODD, bipolar and most recently tics. He is hyperactive, there is no doubt about that, we … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, attention defecit disorder, autism, behaviour, bipolar, concerta, diagnosis, empirical approach, medication, ODD, oppositional defiant disorder, parent training, PDD, pervasive developmental disorder, stress, tics, vyvanse
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