need some advice for autism

hello, my eight-year-old daughter has a severe hearing loss, and she has
asperger's syndrome, which falls in the autistic spectrum.

my mother is also a psychologist and behavioral analyst that specializes
in autistic children.

feel free to drop me a line.

the world of autism is just so knew to me

it can be so frustrating...

these children react to the world around them in a completely different
way than we do. sometimes it's hard to understand how they see
things...and we get angry.

it also hurts, to miss that emotional connection. you expect a child to
NEED you...and to show you that need. to want YOU, not time alone.

any direct questions you have, if i do not know the answer...i will
forward them to my mother.

Dear Veronica, in every state they have a community services center, ask
your doctor or call the hospitals. if you have a hard time to find ot
let me know what state are you in and I will help to find some support
groups that will help you to learn new way to help your child.
Helena

Hey Veronica I have a 13 year old son who is autistic. If you want to
talk.

yes i have a 10 year old boy with it and he also went through cancer to
so hes been a hand full the thing with him is he just takes longer with
speech and writing but is real good at math and art

I have researched that they belive it is caused by vaccinations.

http://www.google.com/search?q=vaccinations+and+autism&btnG=Search&domains=proliberty.com&sitesearch=proliberty.com

My close friends run The Idaho Observer
http://www.proliberty.com/observer/

and are really up on autism and its cause.

I put vaccines and autism in their search engine and came up with allot
of information

they say there is a link between higher autism rates and areas with
cable television but I don't know about all that because I grew up with
one of those big ass satellite dishes that got everything, you know
before video cypher2 scrambling and nobody in my family was adversly
affected

There is tons of information out there that can overwhelme the parents
of newly diagnosed autistic children. 1st and formost you need a support
system, if not family find a local support group. I'm a single parent I
learned the hard way. Remember take time for yourself.

Hello Veronica25 and All,

I have a grand-sugar who is severly autistic. My daughter's daughter.
She is such a darling child and we love her as you love any child. She
is now 7 years old. She cannot speak and is still not potty trained.
She can communicate when she wants too with actions, but not words. She
can say "bye-bye" and wave after years and years of therapy.

We have read all there is to read about autism and the research that has
been done. Much more research is needed but understanding what your
child needs should be the main focus of learning to deal with your
autistic child.

What kind of advice are you looking for, exactly? What are your
questions?

BIG HUGS!! my lil briches is autistic. Got the diagnosis when he was 3.
Instead of throwing him in a group home and walking away I brought him
home and poured my entire essence into him. Early intervention is the
big key here Veronica. Verbatimeb and i became very dear friends online
and i am so glad to see other parents with autistic wee ones here. It
gets so lonely being a stay at home mom. BUT! its an amazing journey!
feel free to drop me a line. Today my lil britches talks, reads, writes,
loves the computer, good eye contact and is now diagnosed with aspergers
which is also within the realm. If i can be of any help or just a
shoulder for you feel free to contact me. Many parents just like I WAS
felt so overwhelmed at first and terrified. Now i see a whole new
child!!! Give me a holler anytime!