Categories-"other stuff"  Yeah this is other stuff for sure.  Cause no one wants to really talk about it!  I was wondering, anyone intersted in talking about Autism Behaviors that can get out of control?  I mean I seriously wish anyone understood or could even relate.  I am certain that my son has the strongest fingers of any kid ever!  He can pinch me so hard it makes an instant bruise.  He definitely has a temper, but he did before the autism.  I am amazed at how quickly he goes from "just fine" to my head is exploding!  He takes Gaba and B6 in a combination that seems to help him stay a little calmer, but man... the summer can be so hard. This one is extra hard!   read more »

okay so im at work and a discussion starts on children not sharing and how its ridiculous i must point out that two of the three  people are childless and the third (me has two children one with adhd and one with autism) the conversation started because a woman complained that here two children love thhe same computer games and each have their own console due to the not sharing factor. so i commented that my 5 year old son who is asd does not share well but that due to the fact they play completley diffrent games i will have to buy a second console at which point one of my collueges said to me that it was my fault for not teaching my kids correctly.  at this point i had to walk away to regain my composure at 10 pm it was time to go and we were handing over to nightshift when again said colluge made her opinon known and this time i retaliated (i felt terrible when i calmed down). the next day i did try to apologise for losing my temper and had it thrown back in my face (her choice) and i am getting the cold shoulder from everyone i work with although my boss was quite understanding, but suddenly it has struck me that the colleuge can say what ever she pleases wheather hurtful or not and all others we work with who either do not have children or socialise with her (too busy to socialise myself) will tar and feather me for telling her to get a clue funny how unless you have to live with it people who do dont count in the eyes of those who just dont get it maybe in futre she might learn not to voice her unknowing inexperienced opinon so thoughtlessy. we can only hope

My boy is growing a lot.  Independence is strongly wanted quit frequently.  We know when he lies, we know when he is honest.  Most importantly, I know when I need to have those sit down conversations that sometimes I don't look forward to discussing.  Very recently, I had to do this and I am having to do it again soon.  Time is approaching where my little boy is not going to be so little anymore!  Now, I am dreading the pre-teen conversation.  I really wish I can just hand this over to someone else.  However, I know that it has to come from me because I am the only one that "gets him".  He recently asked yet again about marriage..."Who am I going to marry mom?"  This solidify's the talk that is going to have to come next for us.  I am confused as to how to go about doing this.  I would love for anyone with this experience...and you all know what I am talking about...to give any advice & or suggestions!  It would be greatly appreciated!  To update you all on his Oxford learning.  It really didn't go well.  His grades actually slipped some of them 2 grade averages!  We also recently moved back to our home city, and Nicholas has fit right back in to his old school where all of his former buddies were and still are!  He fit right in like a glove, and actually quit enjoys math & no questions asks does all of his homework!  I wonder what happened there.  I surely hope I see some grade improvement this term!  Regarding another topic, I am thinking of taking Nicholas to his first concert, I am just wondering about the noise level with his sensory issues.  I want to take him to see Michael Buble.  He really really wants to go, I am just concerned the noise factor!  I definately don't want to be a babysitter if I take him, I'd rather he take it all in and enjoy it!

This video doesn't really have anything to do with Autism, however it is very interesting. It is a lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.

after two years of travelling backwards and forwards with my five year old son to see a specialist he finally uttered the words that my son has an asd after years of arguing the toss i myself am at a total loss for words yes for the first time in my life i am uterlly speechless and just a little over whelmed.  that was yesterday and the specialist has given me a new reason to put my steel toecap mammy work boots on and i am no longer speechless i am my five year old autistic sons voice and im louder than ever.  but most of all i stumbled on to this site out of sheer dumb luck and i realised as quickly as if somone had cracked me on the head im not alone there are others who just like me  are kicking down doors and taking names and i dont feel alone anymore so to all parents of autisitc kids everywhere thank you

Hello All,Our 5 year old son Alex has a secondary diagnosis of Autism.  His primary diagnosis is a chromosomal deletion which has some similar behavioral issues to Autism.   One of his primary behavior issues is he is very orally fixated.  He chews on everything.  Through a great deal of trial and error my wife and I created an oral motor chew device called the Chewnoodle. Since it worked very well for Alex we want to share this with others. Please visit our site at www.chewnoodle.com.  We are offering a special discount on our Bumpy Chewnoodle that includes free shipping.  read more »

Below you will find an article posted in Age of Autism and my responses to it.

Here is the article

http://www.ageofautism.com/2010/04/autism-speaks-attends-the-dan-conference.html  read more »

So we have an appointment today with our Pediatrician, the very same Pediatrician who refused to listen to my concerns that there was something wrong with my son. The appointment is for one of my other kids who has an ear infection, but this is the first time we will have seen him. We now have the diagnosis without his help, but I am not happy with this guy at all, and I`m not sure how to handle it. He was just like " your son does not have Autism", he refused to listen to what was going on at all. He said " your son is fine", I was like you can tell by just looking at him that there is nothing going on ?  Does Autism look at certain way ? I guess what it comes down to is I`m angry !! This man has been our doctor for 15 years and I am not the kind of parent who brings her kids in when they sneeze.  I lost so much trust in him at that appointment. I think he should know how his lack of caring has affected us as a family, and I think he needs to listen to his patients parents, who knows our kids better than we do. Why would me having concerns about this make him angry ? And I was right and he refused to help me. Is there some kind of controversy surrounding this I`m just ignorant of ?  Well anyway, if anyone has any insight or advice on how to handle the situation I would appreciate it.

Telling about Picto Selector (www.PECSforAll.com) has been a challenge so far. I have only spend some money in a website. The rest is just time, a lot of time.

I like to inform people about it and my personal goal so far is a to increase the montly downloads with 150 downloads. So far this has been succesfull, in the first three months i had 900 downloads. This february was even more succesfull with 850 downloads (my goal that month was 600).

However i'm still wondering what the golden bullet would be? (To get much more visitors) A reference from a a-blogger? Being mentioned on a talk show? I know some popular shows here in Holland that have increased the visitor count a lot for other applications.

Or do I want to go too fast and is it just a matter of time?