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sometimes it helps if you actually ignore people like that hard i know,when you can almost feel their eyes boring into you,but for your own sanity its best to forget about them and move on,focus on your childs needs and enjoy the meal or carry on shopping. I have had mine swimming on the floor of a supermarket over a game he wanted,with everyone looking and pointing including the staff.I ignored them and got him out making sure he was ok,and it felt ok to ignore them,by then i had began to get a thick skin as you do.

plenty understand you here,sorry you feel so alone. how old is your child? can you contact the support group an hours drive away, maybe they can be of some help to you.at least you can talk on here.Things can be tough,when you are doing this on your own.Is there no family members that can help you? dare i say,contact your local social works for help.Social workers can be quite useful in helping you to access services.

its cause he is small and the belt should go over the shoulder and not rest on his neck.this is a safety tip i got from a open day at our local fire station years ago.The booster seat makes the belt rest across his shoulder over his chest and across his abdomen if that makes any sense.

being as autism is a hidden disability its hard to say. mine was singing in the boys choir last night and he presented the next act with a little nervous in parts but carried on and you would not know if you saw him he is ASD and thats how it should be.

my 13 year old is interested in the car now,he rides shotgun on a booster seat and studys the controls and i explain about the stop lines to giveway the indicators . He chats away about the car snd yesturday about the emergency lights on the dash board and how they blink on and off when they are neededso he is showing interest. He is quite good now at how to safely cross a road, i think in time he will be able to learn to drive,i hope he does,its another normal part of living in this world and we are now about helping him to learn and grow up to lead a independant life.

people who don't know, are very good at pointing fingers and making judgements on poor parents. its very distressing to the parents when little one or even big ones getting unnecessary in Apple store, gets the stares.the best i can advise is to put it behind you,move on whats important is your sons safety and thats who you have to focus on,because unfortunately you can't stop the ignorance.

a festive game for amusement.super santa on cool maths lots of fun and addictive.

i have my sons traits i was terrible in social situations,i find sarcasam hard to do and get,i dont know if people are teasing me i still love to be on my own,i dont do touchy feely stuff,dont do make up r posh frocks, i like comfy scruffy clothes, i will be buried in jeans and t shirt. i find crowds impossible, i get anxious when i dont know where to go and i can have a vey bad temper. like my 13 year old don. i was terrible at school. i cant do maths some arithmatic if i can take time to work it out and i was obsessesd with horses still like them i have a dream land and am distrusting of people i first meet and keep a invisble barrier intil i get to know them and i dont do eye contact,i am my age and have never sought a diagnosis i dont need one since i am like my son.who is Asd.accept he is good at maths and i am not

each circumstance is different,some cope vey well independently and others need extra support.You are right we all need outside help,like the services. the important thing is children with autism now are given the ability through being taught to according to their abilitys,if they want to eventually go out ino the world and live independentadult lives safetly and confidently if they choose to do so and are able.

i have used this forum for a while now,just because i want to learn all i can about autism .My son was diagnosed at 4 he is 13 now and i have learned a lot I admit i have a lot of his charcteristics.Ther is so much to learn about autism and i want to learn all i can,including inputs from adults,so that i can nuture my 13 year old into a confident adult,who can do anything he wants with his life,and have him rememeber the good things he has achieved.

i am not wishing them but not all autism is bad, its time it was given a positive media attention rather than all the negatives. and it would highlight publically autism awareness, in the past even the royals locked away rellies not quite right,they would not get away with that now.and autism needs a higher profile in our society. as a human difference with some disability,the same as someone in a wheel chair or a guide dog.

they would be perfect ambassadors for autism awareness and as Royal patrons for the NAS raising the autism profile to a new,positive and important heights.

its always good and helpful to hear or read a adults point of view and of their experiences. you remind us that our children will become adults and the importance to learn and to undrestand them,to help them have good childhood exeperinces.we are all human and will make mistakes,and you can say what works for you and what did not

same,i ask direct questions,like does your tummy hurt,do your limbs ache. Mine is 13 tomorrow and he is beginning to express when he feels un well.Last week.i came home from work to find him getting up from a darkened room. he had a head ache.and felt cold.so he watched tv with a blanket around him,had some calpol and a drink. I decided against giving him his dinner,but just a peice of toast,because the toast is less messy when vomitted sure enough the toast came back and before he could make it to the bathroom. oh the joys.

I cant do eye contact,so to look like i am paying attention when people want to talk to me using eye contact,i look at something in there direction and i am listening ,but i cant do eye contact and they think i am taking in what they say and i am,but i am not locking on to there eye.Thats my strategy . i must have some of my sons autism traits,because its how i have always been

there is a lot of scarey stuff,peddled by witch doctors lots of it coming from America.People with autism and their carers seem to fall for the balony.Paying theses charletons for it. I wonder if some of these people have been trained by Joseph Menegles ideas.They are treating human beings like lab rats Why can't human society accept autism is something you are born with,inherited from the rellies.

you do whats best for you.if it works and keeps him safe then do it.safety is important independence is not good if its dangerous.

back on snake oil treatments for autism,it all looks very scarey inhuman treatment for peole born different.instead of finding how to support eachchild withAsd with skillsand learning how to use strategys for difficultiesand exploring the potntialin each,they look for harmfutreatment that Joseph Mengle could have thoughtp aided by apprentices. Why do people think they can cure autism,with medical interventions.why not just accept autism as a human difference something you are born with inherited from relatives.

at last someone with a positve attitude of acceptence of autism being a human difference that is inherited through generations.Its not somthing that needs pills or any other means for a cure.you can treat gut problems and some might need medical treatments for ailments,but you can't cure a person of a person.all these medicine men who peddle pills and potions are getting very rich off people who want a eurotypical child that is just as demanding as a autistic person with less extras.It is time for autism to accepted as a normal human difference just like of being a different race.

my son at 13 avoids crowds by staying in his room and avoids going out you have to eject him out of the house away from the comfort of his pooter,i even get anxious in social situstion,like hosting partys and wish everyone would leave soon,so i have some of his tendencies

vaccinations get blamed because the autismcharacteristics show at the same time around 12 months,when social awareness and development become more prononced.The negative impact are the rise of terrible illness's like whooping cough and the damage as a result should the child survive.

what i find disturbing is the American attitude seems to be coming this side of the Atlantic giving people the idea that drugs can cure autism.Some drugs thearpy recommended by Gp,s and proper Uk based professionals may be of some help,but they do not cure autism.At the most i use food supplements like iq fish oil and movical powders becausemine suffers constipation episodes,which is a result from his limited diet.I do avoid aspertarmine and i use soya milk rather than dairy milk and he seems ok ,but thats all.the rest of treament,is the usual nuturing for a child with extra support and loads of patience from me and a drive to encourage him to feel good about himself.Vunerable people are getting sucked into the snake oil thearpy making some witch doctor very rich.

are you sure you want to waste your money on this rubbish? There is someone /someones in America getting rich by selling this stuff to vunerable people like you,thinking you can be cured,your asd is you.you have ,you from birth to death.what you need to start doing,is to accept you for who you are .if you have any health issues go see your GP.