matthewsmommy

hi lindy and welcome i'm claire and i am new too only been on a couple days ppl i have spoke to have been friendly and nice so nice to meet u too take care and good luck

plz pass on congratulations to your son kazzen161 i'm sure he will pass soon do keep us informed when he passes xx

OMG!!! i didnt know melatonin cause nightmares :( maybe thats the reason matthew wakes in the night screaming he clings onto me for dear life when he wakes in the night but in the day he never comes by me what if the medicine i'm giving matthew to help him sleep is making him have nightmares????? brandon and charley have had nightmares but they can tell me whats wrong and i can help them feel better and get them off to sleep but matthew only has learnt speech and phrases and cant tell me whats wrong so i just end up sitting up with him till he goes back at 3/4 am thank you for bring that to my attention i will most deffinately be keeping a eye on things more now xx

first of all can i just say i did enjoy the programme and i think the lady instructor should be commended she has succeeded in a wide world full of adversity secondly i would like to add that most peoples knowledge of autism begins and ends with 'rainman' sad but very true take my shopping trip with matthew this afternoon (i usually try go shopping when he in school as its easier) but we only needed a few things to do dinner this evening but it turned into the usual difficulty with both me and matthew getting stressed and more and more bad looks and huffs from other shoppers because of matthews behaviour (screaming and hitting himself and me, throwing his shoes across the supermarket ect) i dont think there was one person in that supermarket that didn't stare with a disapproving eye i would like to see more programmes with different points of view from all ends of the spectrum raising awareness amongst everyone on the difficulties persons with a diagnosis and their families face everyday

hi all and thank you 4 your warm welcomes i hope 2 get my way round here soon and make some brilliant new friends

hi scootbabe i new here too and would like to say hiya and that i cant w8 till nxt week when your son will be on the tele i will most deffo b glued

hi barry i am finding my way round the site too im claire from the west mids. hope we can share lots and get lots back

can i say hello 2 every1 and how pleased i am 2 b here (after a little loggin prob) but all sorted now i really hope i get 2 know u all and hope 2 find a little hope in what has become life i am claire and i mom to 3 wonderful children: Brandon 11, Charlotte-rose(charley) 8 and matthew 4 matthew has recently been diagnosed with ASD and ADHD and my head has been fuzzy since trying to find support and others who r in the same boat i keep getting told by 'professionals' that "things will get better" but with all the meetings and medical jargon i feel quite lost i also find myself feeling guilty as before the diagnosis of ASD i just thought that matthew was generally being naughty and that he hated me and his brother and sister....now we know that he not naughty and he doesn't hate us he has a condition that he cant help Did any of u out there feel the same when your nearest and dearest had there diagnosis? or am i blowing everything all out of proportion and things really will get better???