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Has anyone got a child with Autism?
This may be a shot in eth dark but here goes! My little boy has just been diagnosed with Autism, Im ok with it becase Ive been pushing for ages to get him assessed and it isnt severe. Does anyone else have a child with Autism or a similar condition and do you have any other kids or are you worried about when the new baby arrives?
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Might be able to give a little advice if you'd like ideas as I'm a Speech and Language Therapist working with children with ASD - but will totally understand if you'd rather not.
When is your new arrival due? I'm due in November so a long way to go yet!!
Hev
we have a 9 year old son which we are trying to get diagnosed and the specialist says his behaviour shows strong autistic signs.we are quite worried as he does dangerous things like setting fire to his bed whilst hes in it.if you ever want to chat to someone who knows im here take care xx
we have a 9 year old son which we are trying to get diagnosed and the specialist says his behaviour shows strong autistic signs.we are quite worried as he does dangerous things like setting fire to his bed whilst hes in it.if you ever want to chat to someone who knows im here take care xx
we have a 9 year old son which we are trying to get diagnosed and the specialist says his behaviour shows strong autistic signs.we are quite worried as he does dangerous things like setting fire to his bed whilst hes in it.if you ever want to chat to someone who knows im here take care xx
Claire - I hope your son gets a diagnosis soon hun, of course you're worried, ours is only 4 who knows what he will be like when he gets to 9 I'll be a t my wits end lol!
zoey - sounds like your cousin is a special little boy, hes lucky to have you x
Tbh, I don't get on that well with my little brother. My dad and stepmother baby him something awful, so he is turning into a little terror...as he's never been disciplined...and I mean ever. So as all children do he assumes he can do what he likes. Nothing to do with autism though - hes just a git!!! (realise I'm sounding like a right moody older sister - LOL!)
Anyway I'm ranting lol....my mum teaches 16-18 year olds at a special school in a programme called ASDAN or something, and its brilliant. As your son's mild he may well do brilliant in mainstream though. Anyway ASDAN is like a programme where austistic (mostly moderate/severe) teenagers learn to do stuff for themselves, like go on a bus, order food, and just social situations the rest of us take for granted. Austistic kids can be real worriers and it really builds there confidence to know they can do things. They do work experience once a week in a placement, and of course all the normal stuff like maths and english. My mum has a pool table outside the classroom and she even gets them to play pool to build up their spacial awareness lol (although that could well be a ploy so she gets some time to do marking hehe) Generally they have a great time and its not like school at all.
Just to say basically....that autisms only a problem if you let it be, loads of kids go on and do fantastically well in life.
Sorry I have REALLY ranted!!!! xxxx
My surname is Byrne and we reckon we're due on November 15th but not official yet!!!
Look forward to hearing from you.
Hev
The fact your son will have a sibling soon, particularly a younger one, is a really positive thing for him IMO. My brother's really struggled being the youngest and having such big gaps between him & his siblings, as he's the baby and hasn't really learned to be responsible and to share if that makes sense?? Which are good things for any child.
Hev x