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Georgia Walk for Autism Posted By: Aaronsmom
Posted On: 04/14/2008
This Saturday was the Georgia Walk for Autism and boy was it amazing. Just 6 weeks ago was told by another mom that she was doing the Walk for Autism and was looking for donations. After a bit of thought I decided to give it a try. As busy as we've been all I did was e-mail family and friends and have them forward the e-mails along to others. I hoped to collect $200, maybe $250, but the automatic goal was $500! $500? There was no way I could raise $500. By the walk we had raised over $500. Aaron was so proud. His eyes would grow big as I updated him on the totals. For him it might as well have been $5000.
The best part came at the walk. We were surrounded by children and families with Autism. Just glancing around you could identify many of the children effected by their behaviors or even their blank stairs despite the color, wonder and excitement around them. Aaron was normal.
What did Aaron enjoy best? There were many games with little prizes; whistles, pencils, and best of all, stress balls! There is nothing better than little trinkets except for maybe the bubble machine. It spat out huge bubbles with smaller bubbles inside. This machine was surrounded by boys who watched as the bubble grew out of the turning plastic rings and then flapped, squealed, or grinned with excitement as the bubbles popped on their fingers. What a site to see! It made me long for simple pleasures like that, though maybe seeing my child so happy is pleasure enough for a life time.
I noticed other interesting trends this weekend. Aaron was not the only boy carrying a stuffed animal. I was in fact, surprised at how many boys his age and older had some little treasured friend clasped tightly in their hands. The past few weeks we have been carrying Mittens, a beany baby cat he received from his therapist. Mittens has certainly not taken Croaky's place in Aaron's heart, Aaron is just making sure all is fair and that Mittens has a chance to see the world. While Aaron is gone Croaky is spending time with his other friends or napping.
The other thing I noticed was how some people look at kids on the spectrum. I was standing with my NT daughter listening to a man giving me his sales pitch about special life insurance & estate planning for families with children with special needs. He kept looking down at Anne with very sad eyes. He referred to how I must have my hands full--which i really do with her, but only because she's the only girl and the baby of the family--and how we could use the extra help. I kinda got offended. Why is he sad? Aaron makes me happy and I do my best to make him happy. Sure, it can be a struggle at times, but like I said, it's a struggle with my NT kids, too! Don't look at my child like he's different or broken. I love him like he is. He has no right to be sad. I don't know why it bothered me so much. I guess part of it is that unless I invite you to share my pain, you can't have it.
It makes me wonder if I look at people that way. I don't think I do, but he may not have thought that either. If I find out that someone is very sick, has a birth defect, or is struggling in some other way do I pity them? Gosh, I hope not.
Now, I have gotten way off topic. I guess all that is left to say is it was such a wonderful day despite the clouds, rain, and the incredibly loud music that seemed a bit ironic to me considering all the Autistic people in attendance. If you have not been to one of these events, you should go next year. It was truly amazing and has definitely made me want to seek out other opportunities to participate in the local Autism community.
     

Searching for information in Florida. Posted By: lnb8694
Posted On: 04/14/2008
Hello everyone,
Boy am I glad I found this group. My son was just diagnosed with autism on April 10, 2008 and I am now in the process of trying to find him any and all the help that I can give him. I live in Fl and this whole autism thing is new to me. What should I start doing first and what kind of programs are out there? Thank you so much. I feel this group is going to be a great asset to me.

Laurie
Tags:  autism,  information,  programs
     

The Little Playdates Company Donating DVDs Posted By: 4muskateers
Posted On: 04/13/2008
The Little Playdates Company Donating DVDs to Help the National Autism Association during Autism Awareness Month in April

SALT LAKE CITY--Throughout Autism Awareness Month, The Little Playdates Company is offering their award-winning social building DVDs free to the first 500 people who make a donation to the National Autism Association.

Little Playdates is a long-time sponsor of NAA and features a 30-second public service announcement on the early detection of autism in each of their videos.

During the month of April, representatives from Little Playdates and the National Autism Association will be available for media interviews to discuss autism and video modeling.

Autism affects 1 in 150 children in the U.S., making it more prevalent than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined.

To make a donation to NAA and receive a free Little Playdates DVD, please visit:
http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/proddetail.php?prod=LittlePlaydatesDonation

Media contacts: To schedule an interview with NAA and The Little Playdates Company, please contact Wendy Fournier, wendy@nationalautism.org, 877-622-2884; or, JoAnne Pettry, joanne@littleplaydates.com, 801-550-3066.

Pictured above: NAA President Wendy Fournier with Little Playdates CEO JoAnne Pettry

Think Autism. Think Cure.
       

TACA 2008 Autism and Medical Breakthroughs Conference - May 3 Posted By: 4muskateers
Posted On: 04/13/2008
TACA 2008 Autism and Medical Breakthroughs Conference - May 3
> TACA is pleased to welcome: Jerry Kartzinel, MD and Dan Rossignol, MD,
> FAAFP for the 2008 Autism & Medical Breakthroughs Conference on
> Saturday May 3, 2008 from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Additional speakers may
> be announced.
>
> Dr. Kartzinel's practice is solely devoted to the research and
> treatment of autism and other neurodegenerative disorders. His
> approach includes a comprehensive history and physical exam, and
> laboratory investigations that seek to find what is biologically
> different in a child. Once found, he implements therapeutic
> interventions and monitors closely how they affect restoration of
> health and behaviors. Dr. Kartzinel is now working with Dr. Julie
> Buckley at Pediatric Partners. Dr. Kartzinel will present "Common
> Medical Problems and Treatment Options for Children with Autism" with
> important new findings.
       

LIfe Changes Posted By: vicki
Posted On: 04/11/2008
Well life for me and my family has now changed drastically our son was diagnosed Feb 2008with ASD. We live in a very small community where services are bad. I am now on a life long mission to change this. I am also writing a book. I will kepp you al updated
     

What is Autism - the video essay Posted By: seymoursheep
Posted On: 04/10/2008
As the mom of four kids, 3 with special needs, and my only daughter with autism, I get tired when I am at walmart and she is on the floor screaming and people are glaring, and I say "she has autism" and they look back at me like - "isnt that rain man" and I am like "do I look like we are about to go to Vegas???" I mean honestly?
or...
My mother wants to know more about autism so she looks it up on the internet and gets a scientific definition that makes her hair turn grey....does it really have to be this complicated???
No it doesnt. I mean Autism is complicated because it is a spectrum disorder, and nothing in my crazy insane life is simple...but the definition of Autism really isnt that complex...so I made a video essay to explain the basics of it...generalizing for the masses. This is not a scientific tome, it is a grandma - here watch this and then you will understand why when you smile or frown at the kid she cant tell the difference...and uncle joe, I hate to break it to you, we arent letting you take her to Vegas because she isnt Rain Man (sigh)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1XMSPfNyiA
Tags:  autism,  youtube,  essay,  rain man,  explain,  definition,  understand,  aspergers,  scientific,  essay,  video, 
     

Autism Awareness News Story Posted By: suefrank
Posted On: 04/10/2008
Check out this link to view the news story me and Harrison did for our local news station regarding Autism Awareness!!
http://www.fox33.com/category/story/?id=133034
Enjoy!
     

Autism Digest Magazine: Posted By: 4muskateers
Posted On: 04/10/2008
Autism Digest Magazine: Something to Think About!


Do you ever think about thinking? Most of us don't, unless we've gotten ourselves in a predicament and want to figure out what went wrong. Then we replay in our minds our thoughts and feelings and those of our partner(s) to see where we got off track. It's nebulous territory - and often confusing!


Imagine how difficult this can be for the child with autism, who struggles with social understanding. How do we start teaching them the social thinking that is behind every social action?

One way is by reading social thinking "guru" Michelle Garcia Winner's regular column in the Autism Asperger's Digest. Michelle has an uncanny knack of dissecting social thinking into understandable pieces and creating effective teaching strategies. It's one column not to be missed!

Autism Asperger's Digest: real life information for meeting the real life challenges of ASD.
     

the weaning begins.... Posted By: leeannpetty13
Posted On: 04/10/2008
we are starting tomorrow to wean dylan from his depakote and haldol with the peds guidance. the fun is about to begin....i hope it isn't too rough.
     

Infomercials? Posted By: 4thekidz
Posted On: 04/10/2008
So, I was wondering if anyone else has a child that is HIGHLY INTERESTED when an info-mercial comes on to the television. So far my son feels I will need the Buxton Organizer for my birthday, his dad needs Muddy Puddy, and the other day I was cleaning the hard wood floors and my son came around the corner and asked with great excitement "are you using Orange Glo?", then when I was cleaning the toilets he wanted to know why I wasn't using Kaboom! His father came home the other day with Orange Glo and our son was so excited like it was Christmas or something. He also is hooked on the Charmin Ultra and that carpet commercial even when he was a baby he would be in the other room and hear the commercial, drop what he was doing and run in to see it. Just a funny to share with all.
     

Long time coming Posted By: OneThirdGA
Posted On: 04/10/2008
Tonight I actually went through with it... I ripped up the carpet in my son's room. You see, he is a flooder, and I have finally had enough. No more silent laments to the heavens, no more cursing under my breath, no more gritting my teeth, no more threateining (myself, not him)... You know, "If he does it ONE MORE TIME, I am going to rip up that carpet!" No more using every towel in the house to try to mop it up, no more trying get get him to mop it up "though the carpet" because hey, what is gone is gone, and once the water is poured, the party is over. Or perhaps it is just begun... Because then you can slide in the wetness of the floor - which brings great joy to him. He likes to pour large tubs of water, if he can get them. Those plastic storage tubs - that we all know and love so much with the handy snap top lids. He also likes to pour out anything that comes in a spray bottle - especially blue liquiids. He likes breaking blue glass, too, but that is another story, and we no longer have any blue glass in the house. I just could not take doing the loads and loads of laundry after another one of his floods....

I have been threatening to rip up the carpet for about 3 years now, or ever since we have lived in this house. So, this is a huge step for me. His room now looks very "institutional". Remakrably, at 7, I don't think he even cares. I am in the process of bleaching out the wet spots on the floor as we speak.... We live on a slab... so, there were 2 wet spots, but the carpet stains revealed he had been much busier over the last 3 years than I had probably known... He is a very resourceful young man...

I think taking action is a good thing. With the floor cleared, I can move on, and so can he. We can go select some nice peel-n-stick tiles or some vinyl to put in his room, and he will be GONE when it is put down. God only knows I don't want him to know "how it got on the floor" so he can take it back up again. Then if he floods, urinates, pours, or otherwise soils the floor, he can more readily partake in cleaning it, and there will be no mystery about what is lurking beneath... I can get him his own mop and bucket, and he can take part in being responsible for his actions instead of me just wanting to scream, or cry, or eat something, or feeling like the Lone Ranger.

As I wirte this I am feeling a lot of things. I am sad, frustrated, angry, - glad that the carpet issue is over. I feel like I had to make this decision on my own, and truthfully, I did. That frustrates me. I am angry that I waited so long, thinking that maybe this would all go away? It seems so ridiculous. I am always so critical of others who are not on the reality train and by not being there - all I did was create frustration for myself and my family. Was my ego involved? Would we be a "weird family" for having peel-n-stick in a kids room? Or, is this just what we need to do to get through our son's childhood? Time to take a look at myself...
Tags:  Lessons we learn...
     

LDA of Maine event Posted By: MothersMoon
Posted On: 04/10/2008
Just wanted to let folks know that I'll be at the Learning Disabilities of Maine Annual Conference...this Friday April 11th in Waterville. Thought maybe I'd meet some of you there? For more about the conference please see http://www.ldame.org/events.html
Tags:  learning disabilities,  event
       

ODD??? Posted By: michaelafrogz
Posted On: 04/10/2008
I just recently purchased the book called "The Explosive Child" and it talks alot about a condition called ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder). Has anyone else ever heard of this?? Have any of you had an experience dealing with a child or anyone else with this?? Please give me all the input you can. I am very interested in ANYTHING you have to say about it. Thanks Guys!!!
     

my youngest son, Caden Posted By: leeannpetty13
Posted On: 04/09/2008
well I am off to an appointment with the Pediatrician, we found out on Monday that my youngest son is deaf in his right ear. I guess the next stop will be an ENT.
     

Disabled students required to pass exit exam Posted By: Caliboo818
Posted On: 04/08/2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008

High school seniors in special-education classes will be required for the first time this year to pass California's exit exam to qualify for a diploma after lawyers for the disabled failed to get them an exemption.
A legal settlement, expected to be filed today in Alameda County Superior Court, will end a 7-year-old lawsuit that challenged a state law requiring all students - including those with mental or physical disabilities - to pass the test of basic math and English skills to graduate.

Passing the exit exam became a requirement for all seniors in 2006, but lawyers from Disability Rights Advocates in Berkeley won exemptions for special-education students in 2006 and 2007.

Both sides said today's settlement includes no exemptions.

That means Shaneka "Precious" Washington and other seniors in special education who have met all other graduation requirements will not get diplomas on graduation day unless they pass the test in time.

"I would be heartbroken," said Washington, 18, a senior with learning disabilities at Balboa High School in San Francisco. "I don't like to cry in front of people, but that would be the day I would."

Students have six chances to pass the test between grades 10 and 12. Washington has passed the math portion, but not the English.

It's not clear how many students face a similar challenge. Although 47,000 seniors attend special education this year, not all are on a diploma track like Washington and classmate Darinell Collier, 18.

Collier said he has worked hard for 12 years despite a learning disability that hampers his ability to read and write.

"If I did all this to get this far, and I don't get a diploma, I'm going to be mad," he said.

All diploma-track students in special education are considered part of Chapman vs. California, the class-action lawsuit against the state Department of Education and state Board of Education filed in 2001.

Back then, having to pass the exit exam was either a threat or a welcome improvement, depending on who was asked.

"The exit exam is in the students' best interest," said state Superintendent Jack O'Connell, who wrote the exit exam law in 1999 while serving as a Democratic state senator from Santa Barbara. "To me, this is all about helping students succeed."

O'Connell has argued that the exit exam represents the minimal level of academic skills students need to function in an increasingly competitive economy. He says the exam lends meaning to a high school diploma, and he is quick to remind critics that those who fail can try to pass indefinitely beyond graduation day.

He said the anticipated settlement will provide tutoring for each senior in special education for two years after graduation day at a cost to the state of $525 per pupil each year.

The courts have generally agreed with O'Connell, whose law has withstood efforts to derail it.

While ultimately unsuccessful, the Chapman case handed some interim victories to the students. The case influenced state lawmakers in 2004 to delay the exit exam as a diploma requirement for two years, giving schools time to establish better programs to help students pass the high-stakes test. And when the courts gave the go-ahead in 2006, the Chapman lawyers won exemptions for disabled students that year and in 2007.

"We've been successful for several years in a row about getting kids exempted, but we were not able to do so this year," said attorney Sid Wolinsky, the founder of Disability Rights Advocates. "The exit exam is a disaster for kids with disabilities."

About half of all special-education students who take the exit exam fail it. That's worse than the rate for English learners, whose failure rate is 23 percent. By contrast, 7 percent of students in regular education fail.

Attorney Roger Heller at Disability Rights Advocates would not disclose the specifics of the anticipated settlement but said it will establish a panel of neutral experts to study the exam's impact on special-education students and make recommendations.

"The idea here is to try to find a long-term solution to benefit kids going forward," Heller said.

Among those who want to shield special-education students from the exit exam is state Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, whose bill exempting them was vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in October on grounds that it conflicted with the wishes of Superintendent O'Connell and the state Board of Education.

Now Romero is trying again with SB1446, an emergency bill that would exempt this year's special-education students and those in the Class of 2009.

But even the students' lawyers aren't counting on it.

"Without the support of the Department of Education, I don't think it has much of a chance," Heller said.

At Balboa High, meanwhile, Washington said she'd like to become a lawyer and work for a firm like Disability Rights Advocates.

"I will get a diploma, I promise you," she said. "I will make sure that Shaneka Regina 'Precious' Washington will cross that stage."

E-mail Nanette Asimov at nasimov@sfchronicle.com.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/02/MNMRVTENI.DTL

And what hurt me more was the comments left by some of these people on this thread. I have picked a few that were quick sicking

grownman wrote:
Boy the equal outcome set is really in fine form-the definitional requirement for 'disibility' has been expanded=we spend 1/3 on special ed= they have all kinds of 'accomodations-you damn right they should be held to the same standards! In fact I say make the test harder-raise the standards-my kid passed it as a sophmore-and he's lazy-equal outcomes through lower standards? We've don't need C students in Med -schools dsummoner wrote:

Boo freaking hoo. Cry me a river. If you can't pass a 7th-10th grade level English and mathematics examination then you don't deserve a 12th grade diploma. Half the state budget goes to the so-called "education" system in this state? Hundreds of millions of tax payer dollars thrown down the rat hole to provide an "education" that I would suspect is grade school equivalent of that provided in many foreign countries. Couple that with "can't grade with a red pen" and "we don't want to hurt any feelings so you all get As" feel-good crapola and even with such watering down we get handwringing and whining. whattimeisit wrote:

If the parents of regular ed kids ever got wind of how much money is actually being spent on so few "special" kids, there would be riots in the schools. I did part of my psych internship in a school setting, and the aides, the materials, the attention that were given to kids who had no business being there in the first place was unbelievable. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't experienced it first-hand. It's great that these kids have to be held to the same standards are the regular ed kids. sfsomaguy wrote:

What a total and absolute bunch of bunk! Why have any standards for anything at all, it's discriminatory. What a joke. Why not just hand out HS diplomas to everyone like their just pieces of toilet paper and have no meaning whatsoever. A HS diploma should mean that at the very least that a person could read and write English and perform basic math. The test is so watered down that an ordinary elementary school kid could easily pass it yet most of the people commenting here find that to somehow be unjust! Where are your brains? As to aiding "Special Ed" kids, the State pays billions in doing so and mainstreaming them while gifted kids go wanting for funds and schools are going bankrupt due to compliance with ADA requirements. If you want to give them something for taking up space, extra effort by teachers, special accommodations, and billions of our tax dollars ( and we have the timerity to have them pass a basic test) then just give them a certificate and don't cheapen a diploma. ChgoSaint wrote:

"I am disabled! Treat me like an equal! (except when I want something, then give me favoritism.) whattimeisit wrote:

Special education funding has been cut, just like all education funding has been cut. What does that mean? It means the "special" classes were cut. Where do the "special" kids end up? In regular ed classrooms. And the teachers tear out their hair dealing with these kids, many of whom are simply behavior problems and waste the teacher's time and disrupt the classroom. The diagnosis of "learning disabled" is a complete sham, cooked up by the educational psychology contingent to keep "school psychologists" employed. School psychs do nothing except adminster I.Q. tests to kids expressly for the purpose of slapping the "labels" on kids to shuttle them to special classes. Special education is a huge scam that has shuttled billions over the years to serve a tiny minority of kids. Regular ed parents are clueless about this, for the most part. perm3800a wrote:

I am so tired of this culture. Not every human condition is NORMAL or should be treated as EQUAL. We are NOT all created equal - if we were, I would be built like Raquel Welsh with Albert Einstein's brains and Marilyn Monroe's sex appeal. I'm not. A diploma is not a reward for showing up. If it is to mean anything, it has to be earned. For many children with profound disabilities, 'educating' them is just an very expensive way of making their parents feel like they didn't produce something useless by forcing society to treat the child as as valuable as a less damaged one. Sorry, cruel as it sounds - your kid is damaged goods. You may love them, they may have a winning personality or a special talent but they are NOT normal and no amount of money or teachers aides or toilet paper diplomas will make them so. If they can't pass the test for the diploma, they don't deserve the diploma. Really. perm3800a wrote:

jkmm - while I am sure that you love your handicapped child very much, s/he is disabled. Not Normal. I do seriously resent the amount of money spent to keep one non-verbal, profoundly impaired chld in school for fourteen years while music, art, phys ed and other 'enrichment' programs are cancelled for the other students because of the resultant budgetary shortfalls. Your selfesteem is NOT worth the thousands of bright students who drop out each year because schools teach to the lowest common denominator and they just can't make themselves sit through it anymore. I would gladly park your kid's chair in the park if it meant that the bright kids in his school would get language labs and art teachers and smaller classroom sizes. Your child deserves love and understanding but not a disproportiate allowance of a very limited resource
       

"Demolition Crew" Posted By: michaelafrogz
Posted On: 04/08/2008
I truly need some help here guys. My 7 yr. old son has become SO very destructive. I have tried so many forms of discipline with him and nothing seems to work or make an impression on him. I live in a Public Housing Development and I am charged (and pretty hefty too) for any and all damages that are caused to my apartment. He has broken closet doors. Destroys the blinds in my home. This past weekend he destroyed 2 of the screens which I am now going to have to pay for. And just now he went in my room, climbed on my dresser and jumped to my bed. In the process he kicked a great big hole in my wall!!! I can barely afford my rent as it is and I'm already behind on payment for repairs. Any suggestions?? Any other parents have a similar problem that they have dealt with?? With ALL of my kids it's really hard to keep him in my view at all times. (Trust me, I TRY!!) What can I do?? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!
     

BLESSED. Posted By: 4muskateers
Posted On: 04/07/2008
Blessed


My son is disabled I am blessed.
That makes no sense, is what you say.

My son is speechless, I am blessed.
In this case silence is not golden, is what you say.

My son cannot call me mama, I am blessed.
You shake your head in sadness, you have nothing to say.

My son always plays alone, I am blessed.
Where is the pleasure in that, is what you say.

My son has some quirky behaviors, I am blessed.
You need to be stern, is what you say.

My son was created by a living GOD, I am blessed.
How can you still have faith, is what you say.

Seven days a week my faith lives in my son,
I am BLESSED.

My so was injured by the vaccines,
Now he is blessed.
My son kisses and hugs us,
We are blessed.
My son is a magnet for strangers prayers,
They are blessed.
My son can conquer mountains,
He is blessed.
My sons eyes are the doorway to his soul,
He is blessed.
My son knows JESUS is the purest form,
He is blessed.
I my son has touched you heart,
You have been

BLESSED.


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Diana Olivarria-Alvarado
       

i need help... Posted By: leeannpetty13
Posted On: 04/06/2008
so i'm gonna try to make a long story short here it goes....
dylan was almost born at 26 weeks they stopped my labor with tributiline (sp.) and gave me brethine to take for a while. he managed to stay in and i was induced at 39 weeks. they had to use a vaccum and forceps and left a huge hematoma on his head for an hour or so. from day one he cried and threw up and couldn't go poop. they said colic..he will grow out of it, blah blah blah. well he finally stopped throwing up at 18 months and then he still couldn't poop, he would strain til he was blood red in the face, finally at age 3 he prolapsed his rectum. so then came the rx laxatives. he seemed to always be an angry baby and toddler, was social with adults but not other children, he head butted his little brother the day we brought him home from the hospital. since then it has been downhill. he had his tonsils and adnoids removed due to obstructive sleep apnea at 4 and from birth til 3 had endoscopy, colonoscopy, upper gi, ultrasound....he was thought to have colitis, gastroenteritis, ect. well at age 5 we noticed to facial grimacing thing he was doing, took him to the neuro they discovered he had a seizure disorder, tics (motor and vocal), anxiety, mood disorder, sensory integration disorder...you know the whole sha-bam. then at age 7 pdd-nos and now adhd. they have had him on so many drugs but as of now he is on haldol, depakote, clonidine, adderall and he was on topamax for his tics but when his neuro got tired of us....he took him off of it so now his possible tourette's is in full swing, to the point of him being in pain. so here's my question and i could really use your advice.....i'm thinking of having his psychiatrist take him off everything gradually of course, and only taking clonidine for his sleep and topamax for his tics and putting him a gluten free diet. possibly taking him to the mayo clinic in jacksonville florida. what do you guys think? any advice or helpful hints?

thanks for listening to me ramble
with love,
leeann
     

Twenty-One Birthday Candles.....What Comes Next? Posted By: shannonj
Posted On: 04/05/2008
At age 21, many of our children on the spectrum will age out of the system. What does this mean for the individuals who have had their needs supported through school and programs for most of their lives. What is out there for them in the form of jobs, resources, support staff, housing, funding.....

My son is 13.....Twenty one can seem so far away at this point, but, on the other hand, I never imagined that I would have a teenager on my hands with needs so great.

What are your thoughts? Experiences? Fears? Ideas?

How can we advocate now so the system will be there in the future? Is money that is allocated for autism at the federal level addressing the needs of the adult population?
     

adderall?? Posted By: leeannpetty13
Posted On: 04/05/2008
so i'm thinking that adderall is not going to work for dylan's adhd. it seems to make his sensory issues very..well...extra sensitive. he cries alot more and has more outbursts. anyone had this problem with stimulants?
     



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