Autism-World

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?
Answer:
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 [...]

Q: Are there any airlines willing to make adjustments and exceptions for my 3-three-old daughter, who has autism?
This question is primarily for other parents who have children with autism. Any information about specific airlines is much appreciated. Thanks so much in advance!
Answer:
Yes.JetBlue is one of the best I’ve heard (and experienced, I have a 3 [...]

Q:My son is autistic and he needs more help than the local school district provides. We live in a small city and there are no other schools designed to help children with autism.
How can i get financial aid for my son to attend a school to help with his autism spectrum disorder?
Answer:
There are federal programs [...]

Q:I work in a daycare center and there is a 1 1/2 year old boy with autism how do we discipline him?
I am wondering if theres a certan way to discipline children with autism.
Answer:
It does depend one where he’s at on the spectrum, but it also depends on what you’re talking about as far as [...]

Q:A good friend of mine is having a small party for her son and I am not sure what is appropriate for the boy. Although I have met him on a few occations (his younger sister and my son play), I have never spent any time with him so I do not understand the Autism. [...]

Q: My son is almost 3 years old and he has SOME of the symptoms of autism… he is “teriffied” of children his age, but he has never really been around any kids either. He is VERY shy i mean to the point that usually if someone talks to him that he doesn’t know he [...]

Q:I have a friend that took fertility drugs to have children, she had twins, the daughter is normal but the son has autism. I was wondering if the drugs she took had something to do with this disability.
Answer:
No.Among the “possible” causes I have heard (note NONE of these have been proven, and the shots have [...]

Q:Why is it when upon meeting someone new and them learning that my child is autistic, the first words from their mouths are “Oh, I’m sorry”?This is the case about 90% of the time. Why is this said without any further knowledge of me or my child? We don’t need or desire pity. What compells [...]

Q:Thirty years ago, it was estimated that roughly one in 2,500 children had autism, while today some estimate that number to have increased more than tenfold, to as high as one in 166. Why do you think this is?
Answer:The trend seems to indicate that autism is on the rise, but in reality, the diagnosis for [...]

Autism is now estimated to occur in as many as 1 in 166 births (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004). An estimated 50 children are diagnosed with autism every day. Individuals diagnosed with autism are estimated to be 1.5 Million. Autism is four times more prevalent in boys than girls. Current statistics show autism [...]

1.Find out what kind of support is available outside the district in the area. They should know this if they are at all attuned to the needs of their students.
2.We checked out the schools before we checked out the houses. Opted for a smaller school outside the city. Less stress and shuffle.
3.Don’t underestimate how stressful [...]

Imagine you are watching your autistic child playing quietly in your backyard when you become distracted for a moment by a phone call. You then glance up to find your autistic child gone from sight. You don’t panic, but begin looking for your child. After a few minutes of searching and calling your child’s name, [...]

I am wondering if school districts are required to provide therapy services to preschool age children who are homeschooled?  More specifically, if the school diagnoses our son with autism would they still provide the 25-30 hours of programming if we pull him out of the public school?  In our state anyway I believe children are [...]

Reed’s IEP is scheduled for this Wed. I have an advocate from Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities coming with my husband and I. I guess the school decided to stop pushing us to send him to MRDD. They evidently are going to offer an extended day (going for 1 hr a [...]

It is often known that many autistic kids also suffer from digestive ailments which I believe in turn causes the autistic behavior in some of those cases. What concerns me is the possible chronic effects of toxins produced by a faulty digestive system. I am reading a book “The Self Help Way to Treat Colitis [...]

I’m just wondering if anyone has any ideas for teaching vocal imitation.  This is the only area that my son has made no progress in – the rest of his goals in his VB program he is amazing everyone with daily gains, and we have even been able to add more programs this week, in [...]

toonietoonsWe had a session with jackson’s EI yesterday and she suggested that we have him tested for allergies. He has no symptoms, or none that I know of, but she said that sometimes when kids crave certain foods (he pretty much lives on carbs!)it’s because they’re not getting what they need from them??? Does this [...]

Parent input statements are one of the cornerstones of parental advocacy, but too often parents fail to bring one to an IEP meeting or do not include necessary information.  The following will provide some guidance based upon my experiences as a parent and an attorney for developing parent input statements that will drive your advocacy [...]

Leca:Our current district takes my son to Special Olympics twice a year. This is the only sporting activity he goes to during the year.  These medals give him such a big boost of self confidence. I want to figure out a way to write it in his IEP so I am sure he gets to [...]

The following is an excerpt from a paper written by Bernard Rimoland, Ph.D. in the Autism Research Review International 1993, Vol 7 Issue 1 Page 3
Is there the parent of an autistic child who wouldn’t be delighted beyond words if the child would simply blend smoothly into a regular classroom?  That is the dream [...]

My son is 12 years old and was diagnosed with PDD-NOS when he was five years old. I tend to believe that he really has Aspergers. He has not had a private or school evaluation since he was five years old. I have never had a reason to have him reevaluated until now. That means [...]

I have 2 autistic sons one is 9 and the other is 4. my oldest told me last night eating will make him fat. He barley eats as it is and he is so skinny that we really worry about his health. Our docters just always tell us he will eat when he is hunger. [...]

I find that parents of children with special education needs come in several categories:
    *        Pacifists or those who gets things done;     *  Clinging vines or parent advocates;     *        Silent victims or fighters;     *        Dreamers or crusaders;     *        Waiters or initiators;     *        Bombshells or [...]

Many students with Aspergers Syndrome fall through the cracks. These students can be thought of as high-functioning students with autism. Often these students are very verbal, do well academically, and test at average or above-average IQs, but their behavior is combative and non-compliant when we ask them to do something that contradicts their rituals. It [...]

One of my close friends who has a older child with PDNOS used this program or therapy with trained personal at one of our local speech therapy clinics. She really endorses this program. She claims her son’s reading and academic skills shot us greatly. That after he completed this therapy, that his attention span and [...]

(Time.com) — The road to Hannah’s mind opened a few days before her 13th birthday.
Her parents, therapists, nutritionists and teachers had spent years preparing the way. They had moved mountains to improve her sense of balance, her sensory perception and her overall health. They sent in truckloads of occupational and physical therapy and emotional [...]

Is it best to place a child who is High F together with other High F. My school district is offering me a placement for Daniel. The classroom is high F children (13). The teacher has been trained in Autism. She has 2 aides. They also have O.T one on one when a child needs [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The typical brain activity that occurs when most people are resting or daydreaming is impaired or absent in individuals with autism, new research suggests.
The activity in this so-called “resting network” normally aids in the processing of emotional and social cues, “the very things that are abnormal in autism,” lead [...]

I am quite unhappy with a recent development regarding David’s IEP and I have a sinking feeling I can’t really do anything about it. 
David has been telling me the reason he hasn’t been getting help on his work when he needs it is the classroom aide is almost always helping another child.  Considering he [...]

I have an 11 YO son who has been suspected of autism since he was 5 months old. His dad (my ex-husband) is a teacher and resisted a getting a diagnosis, fearing the label would follow our son for life. We were able to tap into the resources we needed for him without a diagnosis [...]