mellymel

congratulations! something worth celebrating for a change.

J is 8 years old. He is on CONCERTA XL 36MG. That wears off at about 4.00pm and thats when we have serious problems with his behaviour.

We have a lot of parents in our support group who receive a fantastic amount of help with benefits from citizens advice beareau I hope this is of some help Good Luck

My local CAMHS team have prescribed 3 x Melatonin 3mg, but there has been no change at all. They have now told me if 3 doesn't work nothing will. J (asd and adhd) only sleeps about 2-3 hours and you can bet your bottom dollar as soon as J falls to sleep. my 14month old son will wake up. I don't know how i'm coping but yesterday i went for a walk on my own and didn't return for a few hours, I really can't even tell you where i went i just seem to be drifting through each day in a blur.

Have a look on the NAS website on www.nas.org.uk or www.cafamily.org.uk they both have some really good books for siblings and www.cerebra.org.uk have a fantastic postal library so you wouldn't have to fork out for these sometimes very expensive books Good Luck Melanie

We've recently had a talk on social stories and you can actuaaly make your own Example Going to the hairdressers, put a photo of your son/daughter on the first page and go through each step i.e taxi ride,bus or car journey, a photo of the hairdressers some of the things they might see there hairdryer , scissors, shavers and then a final picture of your son once they've had there hair cut or just a visit to look around. Then you can personlise it i.e This is the bus Mummy and billy need to catch to the hairdressers. You can then make a social story about anything i.e toileting, going to bed The list is endless. There are plenty of books to help you with this on the NAS website www.nas.org.uk Sorry that was a bit long winded but you get the gist.

Hi I live in Deeside, Flintshire. I only joined yesterday, FINDING IT VERY FRIENDLY AND REALLY HELPFUL

We (Flintshire Branch NAS) recently received a talk from Paul Shattock from Sunderland University on Gluten & Casein free diets I can send his handouts to anyone who is interested Hope this Helps

YOU CAN ASK FOR ANYTHING,YOU CAN ASK FOR A COMPUTER,STEREO SYSTEM SOFTWARE MY FRIEND HAD A TRAMPOLINE AND I HAVE JUST APPLIED FOR DRIVING LESSONS SO EVERYONE LOOK OUT

when i recently asked my son if he thought mummys bum looked big in the new jeans i was wearing he simply said your bums always the same size.

Hi My name is Melanie, I am married to Colin, I have 4 boys 14yrs,11yrs,8yrs and 14months. J has a diagnosis of high functioning autism and ADHD.J is very,very, verbal and doesn't mind who he shares his views with,which makes life very interesting. J has quite a lot of challenging Behaviours He is my 8 yr old as you can imagine I am kept really busy. I have also just taken on the role of Branch Officer of N.A.S Flintshire Branch, Quite scary but I'm enjoying the challenge.