Forum: Parenting the Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or Related Disorders

He wrote me yesterday to ask me to proof his resume and cover letter for a paid summer internship he hopes to get. He is majoring in physics, with hopes of doing biology as a minor or possibly double major. The internship description includes: "...to help develop new proteins for biosensing...

Are we autistic people shaping the public's view of autism in ways harmful to our cause? | Psychology Today I definitely see his point. NL

Hello Everyone. I wanted to come here to express my feelings and the possibility of one of my twins being DX'd with a form of Autism. Austin was born at 34wks. He has been in Early Intervention/speech therapy since July. The reason I wanted him in it, was because he was pointing and...

just wondering if anyone else shares this diagnosis. It makes everything so tricky. Is his behaviors the autism or the MR ? the doctor seems to think the MR is our big problem. autism and mental retardation...some jackpot, huh ? not to be such a downer, I will add that Frederick is...

Hi Guys, I haven't been around in so long, just thought I'd check in and see how everyone was and ask a question. Frederick's teacher wants me to send him to school with sneakers with laces. I buy the velcro to make it easier on them but she said not to and lets start teaching him to tie his...

He texted me last night that he is buying his roommate's Celica for $200. It is a stick shift. (The car I had from the time Max was 4 until he was 18 was a black Celica convertible stick. I love that he has fond enough memories of that car to want to replicate the experience!) When Max moved to...

I think most of you probably remember that I was shocked last year when Jordan chose to begin competitive dance. I really didn't think she would ever willingly get on stage and enjoy the experience. lol She had performed in recitals before that, but they were much less formal than a competition...

Staying home...going to MIL/FILs...kinda boring...but, will be all together! ;-)

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C did great during the actual TorTing part of the evening. 2 hours! Never has gone that long or that far. Of course, today, he says he can't walk because his feet hurt. No surprise since he has a funny gait... But, he had a hard time during a small party we went to at my SILs before the...

We changed to a new scout den because ds was the only one in his age group in his other den. The new group has 4 his age and he likes the kids. we had our first whole pack camp out this weekend and there had to be at least 6 kids (out of 30) somewhere on the spectrum and/or ADHD and who knows...

I took on the task of teaching C's 3rd grade class about autism. I wasn't going to announce that C has autism or anything like that...but, if anyone asked if he did (as he fits several of the characteristics I present about), I wasn't going to lie. C asked me first if I could just tell them it...

Mr C was tested last Fall with his 2nd grade class for GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) and guess what? My smarty pants boy scored above the 98% percentile. Insane! So, they are "considering" him for the program. There really isn't a program at our school/district but, it is still pretty...

FROM 2/2010 I have questions about my son. I am hoping you can give me your input and make sure I am doing all I can. A. is 18 months old. He arrived home from Korea at 9 months. He was delayed upon arrival. Could only crawl a few times before collapsing, sat and fell over, choked on a...

because he yells at him and it hurts "A" feelings.... This is the only kid that knows for sure C has autism...but, it isn't helping. This kid is a bit of a drama queen...and passive aggressive...but, it hurts. C deserves this and should learn from it, if he can... We are trying to use it as...

My dd starts school tomorrow. I am so happy with the teacher she got this year; she was the one I had wanted for her in K and I really think they are a good fit and know she will have a great year with her. The only problem is that this teacher moved up to 1st with 15 of her original students. ...

Hi Ladies, I'm coming here because I have a concern about my DS, who is 10 months old. Let me just start by saying that I really don't know much about Autism or ASD. I have looked at lists of "red flags" of Autism online and there are two things that are concerning me. Please forgive me if I...

Secret Agent Society: Secret Agent Society: A revolutionary social skills program for 8-12 year olds with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. Has anyone used it? I just spent $400 ordering it. We are missing subtle social cues and therefore missing intentions. That's a hard one to...

Had a great day at school yesterday until... I got there a few minutes early. The class was doing PE. His aide came over to me to chat. While we were chatting, Mr C comes running over to us. He tells us he got upset with X and grabbed him. We didn't think too much about it...until we saw X...

Hoping so! :)

We found out at the end of last school year that his aide that has been with him since kinder, wouldn't be back this year. We had a replacement who we really like. Mr B spent a decent amount with Mr C at school last year as well as community outings this summer. I know Mr C adores, loves,...

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I heard from the teacher that Mr C was suppose to have this coming year for 3rd grade. She was the teacher that Miss N had last year. She just found out yesterday (on her way home from London) that she has to teach a 3/4 combo. She is bumming big time. She had told me that she had both Mr C and...

Hi everyone! I'm new to this board, but not to FT. We had our older daughter tested by a psychologist because she was having trouble in school, primarily her social skills. She has been going to a social skills group since April, and her OT suggested we get her tested because she was showing...