Autism-World

Q: Son has AUTISM,and it is to hard for me to work. Iam a 50 year old widow.How can I get funding . REAL FUNDING?
I love being with him , and want to be there full time for him.I am in Massachusetts. I know about all the little things that are out there. But I [...]

Q: I know the extreme basics. Just wondered if I could get any more detailed accounts, especially about those with relatively mild cases.
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Since Autism is a spectrum disorder, it can range from severe to mild, in fact some of the more milder cases go undiagnosed for years or may never be diagnosed. Sometimes it’s misdiagnosed [...]

Q: I know its something special if you’re autistic, like some people can remember the words of an entire book….isnt that good? why do some people act as if its being handicapped?
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Autism is neither good nor bad – as you pointed out, there are incredible, unexplained good things about it – from math to music, [...]

Q:I have a son whom I believe is affected with Aspergers. He is currently undergoing testing to make sure of his condition. Although he is very bright. Has terrible time trying to make friends.Does anyone have any experience with this, and how can I make life easier for my sweet son? he is 9 years [...]

Q: I can’t go anywhere these days without running into an autistic kid. I don’t see any difference between these guys and the defective kids we made fun of in high school.Not to sound mean or anything, but are Autistic of today kids the same kids known as retards in the 80’s?
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Autism is a brain [...]

Q: Is it better to eliminate autism or to generate future Einsteins who have autism?
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Eliminating autism would by far be the better of these two options. As great as Einstein was, he was one of hundreds of thousands who have had autism. If all people with autism were destined to be great inventors, scientists, or [...]

Q: Can Autism cause poverty? Many news sites and Wikipedia say so, but is it true?
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I don’t know about poverty, but it is a financial struggle.Unfortunately, many of the services autistic children truly need are not available via free public services. The help that public school systems offer is often below par. Speech and behavioral [...]

Q: I believe drug companies and doctors are in with each other for financial gains with these aggressive diagnosis.we had the same media blitz scaring everyone into believing they had asthma 10 years ago .there are obviously children suffering with this terrible disease but not to the numbers were led to believe.
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I don’t agree, at [...]

Q: I tried to explain autism to my husband tonight and got carried away. I saw his eyes glaze over. I know there is no social awareness or abiity to understand metaphorr (it’ raining cats and dogs etc) but how can you put it into a nutshell for those that truly do not understand it?
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In [...]

Q: How many (% wise, if possible) autistic and/or epileptic children have a parent that smoke? A article makes me think about how my brother is autistic and epileptic and my dad had smoked for years before he was born.
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I cannot answer for the epileptic diagnose part of you question, but I can answer you [...]

Q: Is autism curable and what is the treatment used for it?
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No,autism is not curable.But you can make it a lot better.
I used to go to parents groups and stop going because so much negativism.I follow my own instints(after all Im the person who knows my child best)and Im doing everything that feels right for [...]

Q: Can autism or pdd be caused by baby formuls?
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No one is really sure what is causing the “epidemic” of autism cases.I doubt it’s caused by baby formula…that’s just some vitamins and lactation protiens.The world is full of hazards…perhaps a combination of environmental factors are sharing a vector and causing this surge in autistic cases.

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Q:Do you have any experiese with being autistc/aspergers yourself or others and who pratice a martial art?Can you give me the benfits and difficulties?
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Aspergers – yes. The right instructor with the right motivation and intelligence can improve a student with this condition, have seen it with my own eyes. Autism in general, it depends on [...]

Q:Over the summer, one of my friends moved to a different town, and therefore had to transfer her children to a different school. Her middle son has been diagnosed as autistic, and had a wonderful school program in their last town, but the new town has little to no resources for helping special needs children.
He [...]

Q:I have been talking to care staff that work with an autistic man, who is siad to be getting worse autistically.The mans mother claims that in the past, he was able to ride a bike, go out for walks, run, play and so on when he was a child.However, his mother claims that it is [...]

Q:I have 2 autistic kids a 6 yr old and 3 yr old.My 3 year old is currently going through a phase where he doesant sleep until about 3 in the morning.Is there anything I can do?
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I have a three yr old with autism, and this has been one of our biggest issues. He didn’t [...]

Q:Autism… is it gift or a torture to have?
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Like all of humanity, autism can be beautiful. The autistic person deals with a lot of ignorance their whole lives because people aren’t willing to learn about them and accept their differences.
Do you know how it feels when you are misunderstood? Imagine that for your whole life [...]

Q:We are trying (started today) with eliminating casein from our 3 year old autistic son’s diet.Thought it was worth a try. How long does it take to get out of the system.When can we make a decision on whether or not it is working (if he is actually affected by it)?
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If you did an allergy [...]

Q:Looking for anyone that has an Autistic child and has put them on the GFCF diet. Would like to know if it has helped and where to find the foods that are GFCF without going broke.
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Yes,my brother is autistic and recovering he is on the gfcf diet but, it is a very pricy diet but [...]

Q:Does anyone have a child who has recovered (or is functioning normally…whatever you want to call) it? What kind of therapy did you do, at what age, for how long, for how many hrs/wk? At what age did they really begin talking?
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Despite what you may read on the internet, there is not a recovery from [...]

Q: My son who is autistic has just been prescribed melatonin 3mg at night to help with sleep and behaviour, hes had it for two nights now and if anything hes got worse and appears scared and really agitated, any one have any ideas or similar experiances or does any one know of any side [...]

Q: Autism, mercury, increased required immunizations, us government- do you see a connection?
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OK, I hear you there. What I know is that a person/child has a pre-disposition to autisim, wether it runs in the family or a mutated gene. So in getting vaccines that are chuck full of neurotoxins(toxins that attack the neurological system), those [...]

Q: How can i help stop Autism,mental retardation and self injurous behaviors? Its my job but its very hard to understand,i feel like no one wants to help this teen. iwant to help and understand.
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Autism is a very hard thing to deal with, I work with two autistic people. It is truely just a waiting [...]

Q: I am beginning to think there is a link. Most autistic children that I see have older/slim mothers that breastfeed. Could there be something the mother is doing/not doing to unintentionally cause their child to be autistic. I see some mothers worrying about their bodies after the pregnancy.
Could the infant not be getting enough [...]

Q: My nephew has autism. Does that increase the odds that a child I father will have autism?
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My brother has four kids, two with autism, so I have become obsessed with autism.I taped a lecture by Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D. of the M.I.N.D. where she stated that when one child has autism, the odds of having [...]

Q: What is the difference among autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and high-functioning autism?Can the three be clearly differentiated?
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The can not be clear-cut. It depends on two main factors:1) The age of the person that is to be diagnosed,2) The qualification of the person who is making the observation.ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) is a “very” wide spectrum [...]

Q: Does anyone have information on teaching kids with autism? I am starting to work with a 4 yr old boy with autism.
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What autistics need more than anything else, in order to learn successfully, is a highly organized environment in which (at first) EVERYTHING is predictable.Maintain the same routine every day. The only changes should [...]

Q: I have an 11 yr old son with severe Autism , was wondering if, anyone know of any medicines that help?
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Be careful about medications as they create severe reations and gut problems. There are some enzyme that have been helping Autisic children that you should look into that are natural and effective.Peptizyde and HN-Zyme [...]

Q: I have a 9 month old baby boy and sometimes he would bump his forehead on his crib and even when he’s in the walker.
Could this be a sign of autism or any other child disorder? Or is he just playing around? Is that a normal kind of play or is he just getting [...]

Q: I have a child who has autism. Is there any income tax relief (US federal and state of CA) for parents having kids with special needs -Autism?
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Yes.First thing to do is have the child diagnosed with a disability by a doctor.Second ,social security has monthly money available for totally disabled US citizens and residents.The [...]