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Hello I have started again. I have put him in little boxer shorts and i think he is starting to click........................very slowly. He is also into watching a potty dvd from huggies at the moment so that might help as well I suppose. Elaine

Hello Stephanie My advice is to keep it to yourself until you feel ready and strong enough to tell people. I waited for over a year before I told my parents about my son. I can now talk to people about him and I am proud to wear an autism awareness bracelet! It is now also public knowledge at my work about my little boy as I did a sponsored walk for autistic children and raised over �200. I would have never have been so public before! I feel as though some people have kept their distance from me but in other ways I have developed stronger relations with other people. Different people react to the same situations in a different manner and that is what I keep saying to myself! I don't know any parents of autistic children though my son is going to school in August so hopefully I will meet other parents. I sometimes go to a monthly support group but I am quite a quiet person but I should just speak up as I have got so much to give to others - sorry sounds abit cheesy! This forum is fab. I just discovered it a few weeks ago and already I am feeling a lot better within myself. Take care Elaine x

Hello I recently joined this forum and it is helping me alot! I am from Edinburgh - where are the other Scottish users from? Elaine

My sons' obsessions are 1 Hoovers ( treats them like a family member as long as they are not on) 2 Balls 3 Golf 4 Water - anywhere! 5 Feet 6 Socks 7 Going on about the colour of the sky 8 Lawnmowers and Strimmers 9 Birthday cakes 10 Watching a potty dvd 11 Shopping trolleys

Hi Stephanie Totally know where you are coming from! My son is 5 years old and was diagnosed when he was 2.5 yrs old. We went to hospital thinking we were going for a speech assessment - and we came out with the diagnosis of autism................ I has taken me a long time to get my head around things. The week before my son was diagnosed i found out I was pregnant. I was constantly worrying about my little girl who has now 2 past and she is doing really really well. With alot of help from specialists, my little boy has changed so much. About 2 years ago, he couldn't speak - last week it was his daddy's birthday and he sang happy birthday to us - it was absolutely priceless. My advice is that you have got to give yourself time to accept the diagnosis. My little boy can be very hard work but it is so rewarding. So much so that i am looking for a job to work with autistic children - at the moment i work in the finance sector. If I can be of any help to you, please do not hesitate to contact me. By the way this forum is absolutely brilliant - i found it about a week ago and already I don't feel so alone................. Take care Elaine x

Hi I am from Edinburgh. Elaine

Hello Emum One of the nursery nurses who help me with my son said her older son ripped up books. She said that what she did was got a box and let him rip up certain books so that satisfied his desire for this but meant that everything wasn't getting ripped up in sight. I have tried this "box policy" before and it works. My son used to be obsessed with Thomas the tank socks - he would go on and on about it. So, I bought a box and put the socks into it. He was allowed to take the box with him to nursery and look at his socks but not to touch. This practice took a fair wee while to work but he is not as obsessed with his socks now! Hope this message makes sense as I am really really tired! Elaine

Hello Jules Em maybe your health visitor might be able to find out about the free pull ups.............................. Tjat is how i got the supply for my little boy. Elaine

Hello Just to let you all know that the Scottish Autistic Society have the above bracelets available for �1 GBP. You can access this in the fund raising section I have been on a couple of autistic websites and people were asking where to get them so I thought I'd let you know. I noticed these bracelets when I went to meet my sons new teacher - he is going into primary one in August. Anyway, came home and searched the web for these bracelets. Finally found them in the website mentioned above. Can't get over how great this website is and it is a huge comfort to me that there are other parents experiencing the same things as me! Elaine

Hello My little boy loves feet and socks. For a while, when people came to the house, he would touch their feet!................. He also loves socks. He has now moved onto hoovers and this is his heaven at the moment Elaine

Hello, I am new to this forum but i have got to say that it is really good! Been looking for somewhere like this for a while. I am a mother of a 5 year old autistic boy who will be starting school in August. Though one point of concern for me is that he is not toilet trained yet and still in nappies. Has anyone got any ideas of how I can get him toilet trained or more self aware? Thank in advance for any help you might have. Elaine

Hi I have put my son on the Eye Q fish oil and the difference is amazing! He is alot calmer and his speech is clearer. Elaine