raising a chlid with adhd and autism kittyacid: Hey there, I have a 6 year old son with Autism/ Aspergers so I can understand your dilemma, Two years ago life with him was almost unbearable, medication often doesn't help but my savior was a fantastic doctor who educated me on dietary intervention and it has transformed our lives ( may sound a little out there but I would bet my life on it).I would be happy to share the things I have learned with u over chat (as it is too much info to put here) so I will add u as a friend so u can hit me up for a talk sometime or message me. Hope to hear from u. xx schady55707: My son is 15. Last school year we learned that he has Aspergers. Its on the other end of the spectrum of Autism. I used to call my son the professional whiner, then we learned why he has his "Melt Downs." It's been a road of discovery, any advice I can give may give some help. khlover: hello. I am seeking advice regarding Asperger's. My 9 year old son was recently diagnoised. I welcome any suggestions from seasoned parents out there! Thank you schady55707: Well for starters, Our school suggested that we have Alex tested for this disorder. We went and had him tested, but the way the tests were conducted totally set him up for failure. One of my sons issues is about being timed for tests. Alex spends the majority of his testing time going through his ritual of making sure that: the pencil is sharp in the right way, that the eraser is on the right way, the pencil grip is on the right way, that the paper is on the table the right way, that when he gets around to writing, that the letters he writes in in name is not to close...... by the time he goes through the routine, he's wasted about 1/2 the time alloted for the tests. So with the school's help and guidance, Alex is allowed extra time to take tests, and not to be in the classroom, but another room that he's comfortable in to take his tests. The school has really helped with all his needs. Its taken a lot of talking and understanding, but this school year has gone great. Alex is getting all A's in all of his classes. If he wasn't able to get this kind of help from the school, he would never be doing this well. So I think that the first thing( if you haven't done it already) is talk with the school if your child is in school. Then talk to EBD teacher at the school about your child's needs and ask for all the help you can get. Most schools will gladly help. If they don't, then either get after them, or find another school. It's been an interesting journey figuring out life with my son. Once we finally had a "Title" of what my son was going through, it made dealing with his "Melt Downs" that much easier. It has even helped his twin sister understand why Alex does things the way he does. If I can give you any further help, just let me know what your thinking about and I'll see if there is someway that either by my discoveries or what we are dealing with, will help.  Ryan: We started our 3 year old in school this year, and so far after 5 months he's gone from maybe 5 words to almost 30...they're not full words yet but his progress is amazing! Meds can be helpful in some cases, my wife's brother had to be medicated when he was younger and has to now, he's 15 years old and almost 250lbs, and that's not easy to deal with when he gets out of control. My son still has quite a few tantrums and it's really tough to see him get so frusterated when he can't express himself to us or his little brother...I just hope that he's alright with our third (and last!) child, who is due around January 21.  xeximumma: Sounds great add me. My 2 and a half year old son has autism spectrum disorder n just started early intervention last week.  moondelamoon: all the best to all of you parents raising kids with special needs. i did that myslef, no regrets. sometimes it all seems too hard, i know. but i lost my sweet daughter when she was only 9...and all those problems disappeared. but i would give anything to have her back! find support groups, share the load. take care of yourselves too.  kdhsalb: Hello, My son is now 17 he was born with charge sydrom, he had bilateral cleft palit and lip, he is deafblind and also has Autism. It has been the best experence and the worst one in my life. I was only 19 when he was born and no one thought he work live. But he is now 17, WoW I feel old. I was on my own, with him for the most part, with very little support or help. Now, he signs, and is starting to say words. I waited so long for him to just say MOM. When he finially said it I just broke down. Most people take for granted that there kids are normal and can say mom I LOve you. Because there was so much stress with caring for him, like he hurts himself when he get mad and he headbutted me a broke my noise once. Because, had to work 40hours a week and his needs far out wayed my pay, and his behavior I had to make one of the hardess desions in my life once again. I had to do what was best for him so, I had to put him in foster care. Which has turned out to be one of the best choses I have ever made. His has someone that all she does is takecare of him and other children for a living. Can you belive it they would reather pay someone else to take care of my son, Then making it easier for me too. If you are dealing with any DR. about you child take someone with you to take notes and to have a second pair of ears. I always found that I would be so overwhelmed with taking care of my son I would only hear maybe half of what the Dr. is saying. If you child's med's are not working don't leave it, DR. Be on them strate away. I've had a densist put off our appoinments to have a monted of his mouth done, long enough that my son is now to old his abult teeth have came in. So, now it will be a big surgey to put a born graf in his month. Trust yourselvies, You know more about your child then the dr.  gonemo: Our oldest-14, is adhd and possible mild autistic. Our area has no resources to test for the autism but the signs are there. Ask at your child's school, the local county offices...someone always knows of a program or therapy to try and they are usually covered by insurance. We had success with in-home counseling where we worked with therapists for behavior and establishing a routine. The school gave counseling on site. The special education programs are wonderful and very inclusive. If you are for it there is medication available. We chose to do that and see a huge difference when he takes his metadate cd. They do get better as they age. My son used to have huge screaming meltdowns that lasted for hours for no reason but now has them very rarely. He has made friends. He is very smart also. Things will get better  fxcwcrider: Yes what goes in comes out.Toss the red bull,soda,sweets and high trans fat aka fast food fries ect. then ask that question after six months. dillybear: Hi my 4 yr old has Aspergers (part of the Autism family)Goes from being a quiet happy boy one minute to a wild child the nxt.Head butting the floor,walls,people when frustrated/tantrums,shouting fits when over loaded with excitment and even aggressive to others.These special kids are extremely bright,my son can already read,count to 100,ABC's,write etc but put him in a social situation (anything more than an hr) n he cant handle the crowd,noise,excitement but with help from his therapist and pre school we are put in place learning tools to help him learn how he should behave and technics to teach him how to calm down.I hav heard about diet control but thats good for all kids,theres that much artificial/fats in food,healthy diet is always the best but not no one has talked about medication for my son.What does it do for your son,is it something thats taken as required or daily?? abstrectchrist: can't give advice but if your childs lucky the ADHD will grow out of him. I just had a look at it for interests sake and found out I still have combined ADHD. No wonder I failed that class in college. soloturtle: Hi. I have Asperger's Syndrome and I find it has contributed wonderfully to my creativity. When I was younger it was a different story. I was socially awkward and spent most of my time alone doing the things that interested me. My 15 year old son also has Asperger's. He is in the place in life where he struggles with it (socially) sometimes, but I am confident that he will grow into it and learn to view it as a positive in his life and not something to be ashamed of. Parents should read Tony Atwood's books on raising children with Asperger's. He provides valuable and relevent information on dealing with kids and the challenges of Asperger's Syndrome. Remember: your children are not afflicted with Asperger's, they are blessed with it. Einstein, Mozart, Tesla, any creative innovater in any field who has made a significant contribution to his/her subject of study in all likelihood had a touch of Asperger's. It is their (our) obsession with a particular subject that makes us so good at it. Good Luck to you all. montsse: Any help and tips I can get on autism I would be really greatfull My son has that, he is 7 years old  cecilianne: My little girl has ADHD and is Diagnoised with Cognitive disorder. She takes two medications per day. She is an angel and has behavior problems. I would like to know if Hippo Therapy worked for anyone. thanks. montsse: I really don't Haven't hear until today about that therapy My little one, Santiago, has autism, he has swing moods from time to time and doesn't speak at all, but from time to time I think I heard something like a word, must be the mother in me | Parenting Chat Room 33 People Chatting Similar Conversations |