rainbow queen

<'> >< <'> >< <'> i dont know what to advice for homework ive more of that yet to come know what u mean about wanting a normal life though and the isolation sending you some hugs -go easy on yourself <'> >< <'>

great news :thumbs:

i have 2 sons the first one has asd..and my other son shows some traits but mainly hyperactive....still being assessed.

hello frazzled i have no advice but was in and still am in same position...more or less -i have 6 year old boy was dx in may this year and i too have the problem of getting him out and up for school in the morning -plus the bad fallout when i pick him up from school. yet at school hes good . since going up to year 2 it has all stepped up a pace too.....leaving me shattered by trying to manage it all. my son has no statement because well so they say hes doing well with his work ect. my son has always had problems with going and leaving places /situations. i have been using a visual time table with him and that has helped alot ....so he knows what to do next -it takes me out of the situation as in im not telling him to do it but the board is ect........ but ive still got the problems on picking him up from school.....i have written to the headmaster for permission to use the school car park in order to try and contain it a bit more.........this has helped a bit but i still get parents staring at us as i struggle with him as soon as he walks out of classroom. about the teaching staff too -not many seem to know much about asd,i thought it would be easier when my son got his dx but am finding its not always the case. take care rq xxx

http://www.dentalwellness4u.com/mercurydetox/autism.html hi everyone -i recently came across this -i just wondered who else had heard about this ? ive just looked on the net and never relised before that there was mercury free dentists too,has anybody else looked into this at all?

fantastic news :thumbs:

hi my 6 year old was dx asd in may...............he has no statement and is in mainstream school........i get 2 hours a week help-lady takes him out. hes good at school but when hes at home its a nightmare -right from when he gets up till...then when i pick him up it starts again.... im single mum with another son whos 4 whom i had appointment about today -possible adhd-they going send me queistioniars about adhd and aspergers. is there any more help i could be having? im trying my best to cope .........ive got them both on fish oils -magnesium and b6 and dont let them have e numbers ect... since my 6 year old went back to school -in year 2 hes been a real handfull............. im discharged from camhs now -well at least regarding my 6 year old........since he got dx saw camhs this morning about other son..............ive been on parenting courses......... i just wondered what help social services are meant to give ect..........the 2 hours i get are from the disabled team social services i think........... i get no break from them regarding family -they dont see there dad ...my family cant deal with them both together and my parents are really old. feeling totally drained by it all rq xxx

thanks for the replys. so far we have had only 2 nights that he hasnt wet. hes also getting angry about it all,im telling him to take the sheet of the bed and put it in the laundry ...in the hope it regestirs what we have to do if he does wet the bed. i cant see us getting very far at this rate i did not know you can get medication? also being back at school has caused lots of stress and extra meltdowns.........so i guess doing it now is added stress for him...ill keep on it for bit longer -see how it goes.

has anybody any tips advice regarding trying to keep my son-age-6 out of nappies at night? it was such a huge struggle to get him out of them in the day..........it went on forever....ect ive decided to try him again at night,but he is just wetting the bed.........im waking him up before i go to bed and taking him for a wee -at first he protested doing this....but now hes got better at it] we been doing it for a week but i dont think he fully understands how to get up out of bed and go loo before it happens. today im going make a star chart-and everytime he dont wet i was going give him a sweet/choc as a reward. just wondered how others manged it? this year in new school year he will be going on a trip overnight with school so i was hoping to have mastered by then....as he dose now get embrassed that he wears nappies...ect...........[this has only just happened recently...so i thought he would be more aware now -thats why im trying him again ] thanks rq

http://roxik.com/pictaps/ found a fun site for kids ......my son loves it .....

i read somewhere on the net about these helping asd and adhd also zinc was good and something called l.carnitine just wondered if anyone had tryed it i know you could maybe get it in a multi vitamin but was wondering about the single ones and there in tablet form so was thinking of crushing them up and adding it to omega 3 yoghurt drinks......... rq

well today at our latest camhs appointment i have been told that my son has a asd. its not down in black and white mind....but they will be writing up the reports. as people might of remembered from me that school was the ones who said there was no signs at all......well they have been into school to watch my son in class and in the playground ,and they are agreeing hes showing signs but covering it up well. next step is there is going to be a meeting at school with me and people from the camhs team ...ect i had to ask them twice to repeat what they had said to me.......yes it is asd................. even though i knew all along it seems weird hearing it after 6 long years after being brushed off time and time again....ect.. so i want to give a big thank you to this forum because you and the posts i have read over the past year and so are the ones that gave me the strength to carry on even in times when no one was listening...... <'> <'> regards RQ xxx

totally agree with you your not alone although my son has no firm dx of asd .... hes in year 1 and ive already moved him from one school which were terrible in attitude to me i thought this other school would be better as they do have dealings with asd but alais it is better but not 100 % i was thinking it was just cause we no dx yet....but it looks like from yours and many other posts that even when u do have a dx not much improvement happens then <'> <'> <'> <'>

My son is on low rate mobility and ive got one i did enclose a letter in the form though and what can happen with him when out ect.............. but yeah they ask your gp...as well. you also dont have to pay the parking charges on some car parks with it..........so its a big help really as well as being able to accsess the disabillity parking....... though i may add ive had a few run ins with other people about the parking- i think there was a thread about it recently too.........because they look at you gone out when they see you get out with your son/daughter.....ect.....as if you have no right to park there and they do....

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thats brilliant bless him ............. <'> <'> <'> <'> xxxx

right after much thinking .......................i have decided to go for the ds .............in fact bought it today at argos there is an offer on -if you buy the nintendo dogs game -�130 but you get a essential kit free [cover,extra sticks ect) and a free dog toy...............he loves dogs and has also had his faithfull dogger with him [soft toy that used to go everywhere with him even the hospital appointments and cdc nursery] sine he was a baby. i also took out �16.99 insurance which covers for 3 years even if its my sons fault its broke -so extra peace of mind] i think it will help deffo on the journey to and from school and to and from taekwando class in the car......cause at the moment hes driving me mad as he refuses to sit and wait for anything..............its so bad i get nervous twitchs in my eye cause he really gets mad and angry. i did toy with idea of the pc but i think ill leave that one till hes a way bit older................for mean time he can always go on mine............... and im going get him to give his toy laptop.....v tech to his 4 year old brother when he gets the ds...............as i can see my other son being highly dissapointed...........its like a balancing act trying to please both.............my other son is not taken by pc things though not the same...........as my soon to be 6 year old ....he was on my pc from age 2 ........ i hope i made the right choice -i think he will enjoy the dog games and those brain games ........... thanks for all the help guys. <'> i did apply to the family fund last year-and received money for hol and money for garden toys ..............trouble is im sure she said keep the receipts.....for applying next time........ do you really need them? my garden things and bedding was bought with family fund card that they sent-i got a swing set and go cart ....and bedding ect... rq xxx

well im still puzzled as to what to get -now ive listened to all sides of the coin ....lol like many have said -he did get really frustrated at the play station 2 and would go into meltdown mode -then give up playing it because he wasnt getting very ahead in it or trouble using the controls.......... he dont really go on the playstation now maybe getting a ds would cause same problems...... about the pc well hes been using mine since he was 2.....and can get about on it quite easy i dont know whether to just let him carry on using mine on and off..... dose anyone know about internet connection -as i already have it in my bedroom....do you have to pay twice or extra for having it in another room?

thank you for the replys they are really helpfull.............im a single mum and dont know much about boys toys ect.... i think what appeals about the ds is that pen you get with it..............it looks like it may be easier to use do you use this pen alot rather then the buttons ? ive been into the shop and looked at them..........theres a game called dogs i think he would like....i think he prefer games like that rather than games games if you get me.............. the dogs one seems to be interactive as if you are looking after the dog...........im sure the man in the shop said you could talk to it too......... ive just asked him today what he would like for his birthday ...........and he never said ds -he most likely forgot hed asked me this before but he did say pixel chix which ive looked up and seems really for girls.....its �30 and is a sort of interactive game thing but im wondering rather than get that -would he get more out of the ds? im on a budget you see and im just wanting to be sure i make the right choice for him.....as he has problems making choices himself . but thanks so far <'> rq xxx

my son also will make coments hes 6 in june many a time i have wished to be invisable

hello and welcome <'>

hi all my sons birthday is coming up in june and i have no idea what to get him hes not really into normal kids things hes asked for a nintendo ds,but im a bit unsure i bought play station 2 for xmas and he has a real hard time playing games on it as he dont understand the controls-he is behind in his age im wondering if its worth getting one? hes also a bit forgetfull ect....so im wondering if it may get broke easy ect.... ive tryed looking at trampolines and most shops where i live have sold out of the 10ft ones.............im bit worried about that-i mean if i got one if a accident occured as hes really clumsey the only real pleasure he loves is my pc he can spend hours on it looking up on the net his fav things like lazy town,and other fav programes he can also use the pc really well for hi age always been into it im wondering if id be better of spending cash on one for his room...........or do you think hes too young? any advice thank you in advance rq xxx

i remember a while back people talking about them i have looked on the site but couldnt see them are they free to ask for? its for my 25 year old nephew as recently hes got into some situations ....whilst out on his travels and one time the paramedics brought him home -after he had been drinking...........they couldnt understand what he was saying ect.....and didnt know he is dx ect........ also if it had been the police that had picked him up he no doubt spent a night in the cells....and he wouldnt think to tell them about himself ect............... so id be grateful for the link .......

hi all i know this can apply to all kids but my sons moaning and whining nearly takes up the whole day........i swear down it cant just be me with bad nerves[admit i have]...but it seems to engulf everything we do or attempt to do ect...............even the smallest things its like battle battle all day i just wondered if its usual i loose my temper sometimes as it really grates on my nerves...............the i feel really guilty after...mostly whens hes fast asleep in bed and theres some peace to be found. i try really hard to stay patient the other thing is the manipulation of my other son whos 4 he wants him to do everything he says ect..........all his way.......my other son can hardly talk to get a word in..............and he uses him like a slave..........this goes on all day too........i cant leave them for 2 mins without him being nasty to my 4 year old or trying to manipulate him ect........ sometimes my 4 year old looks depressed with it all and i can understand it cause it depresses me everyday near enough

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id have to second paula about the tae kwando class my boy has no mates,or gets invited to friends houses ect but hes been doing tae kwando for nearly a year now and its the bestest cash ive ever spent on him he gets loads out of it -even helps with co-ordination[as he has very poor motor skills] but ive seen his confidence rise over the year and its something he feels he can acheive at because its repeative -small classes.alot of 1 to 1 ........and the belt system inspires them to try harder as they move up belts........ he gets to mix with kids ....plus its good excersise hes nearly on his orange belt now and he hates pe so dont let that put u off <'>