I have some questions for you experienced autism parents about anger issues in my 3 year old.  His agression level has increased and become violent.  He is a very high functioning autistic child and is soooooo angry.  He has been throwing chairs, bitting himself, talking very ugly, hitting, yelling and screaming and other angry behaviors.  While I do know that some of these behaviors are consistent with autism,  I am concerned at thier increase and intensitiy.  I was told that I should have him screened for ODD by the autism school that he is currently attending.  He is very quick to get angry and will argue most of what you say or tell him.  Anyone is the same boat?????

Hello bloggers my purpose for being on the autism blog is to learn from parents, peers, educators and experts. I am a Graduate student working on a degree in Special Education. My current interactions with children and individuals with autism have been limited due to my job placement. It is my hope that I will learn how to be a better educator to all children and individuals but especially those who learn in a different way. I believe it's my job as a future educator so I can make students educational experience a delightful one. I would also like people to respond to questions I may have about autism, so I will receive a better understanding through the blog and in my class. I will also respond to others this will give me a chance to understand what others are doing and going through. 

My husband and I meet with the some members of the school board, counselors, DT, ST and a Special Education Rep.  Our son is autistic and will turn 3 in Sept, and start school. Is there any advice or questions that anyone has in this area that would be helpful to us? Please and Thank you!

Hello All,

I am new to the board.  My wife and I have two boys on the spectrum, Michael (6) and Jack (5).  It's good to join boards like this to hear of other peoples successes; it keeps my wife and i going when the kids are struggling with somthing.

Our kids have struggled with social deficits since birth.  Becuase of this, my wife and I have created a new product for kids 3-10 who have developmental delays, specifically social delays.  You can find our product at www.playtimewithzeebu.com.  Take a look and let me know what you think.  We are new so feedback is good for us.

 Dave

This CD was developed to teach children of all ages with Autism or PDD.

Hi,

I'm a Mental Health Therapist, author of 3 workbooks and 10 articles on Brief Therapy for Children.  For the past 18 months I have been working on what I believe is a unique and significant teaching tool for ASD children.  Although the animation is not completed, the introduction/rationale is.  It is about 20 pages.  I would be very interested in parents' reactions because it goes beyond what one might expect.  I think people will be excited about it!  Since this is my very first blog experience, I'm not quite sure what I do next.  I would be happy to email this section to anyone who is interested. It will eventually sell for $39.95 with a $10 refund upon receipt of a parents feeback questionaire.  I hope this is not inappropriate to do this, but I honestly think this is something special and I'm surely not doing it for the money.                                                                                                Thanks for your time. Burt Wasserman  - izzyautistic@netzero.com  

My heart goes out to this little boy. I am hoping that this teacher looses her credentials over this! St. Lucie teacher reassigned after student 'voted out' of clas

By Colleen Wixon (Contact)
Originally published 10:12 a.m., May 27, 2008
Updated 01:40 p.m., May 27, 2008

Wendy Portillo

Photo provided by the family

Alex Barton

Port ST. LUCIE — Morningside Elementary kindergarten teacher Wendy Portillo has been reassigned until further action may be determined, according to St. Lucie County School District spokeswoman Janice Karst.

Last week, Portillo held a vote in her classroom in which kindergarten students "voted out" 5-year-old Alex Barton, who was in the process of being tested for Asperger's Disorder, a type of high-functioning autism. Alex's mother, Melissa Barton, said the vote was taken after classmates were allowed to tell Alex what they didn't like about him.

The class voted Alex out of the room, by a 14 to 2 margin.  read more »