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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 291274" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have a son on the autism spectrum. By the way anxiety disorder, ODD, and ADHD don't need to be part of his diagnosis. That's all part of autism. It's like getting a diagnosis of a cold, sniffles, sore throat, runny eyes, tired. All you really need to say to explain it all is, "I have a bad cold!" All Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids tend to be self-centered, but it doesn't mean they don't care about people. They simply are not "other" oriented. It's part and parcel of the disorder. </p><p></p><p>I think all of the behaviors are tied into autism. Now what are you going to do about it? My strong suggestion is to call your closest Autism Society, even if it's not close, and find out the best autism (specific autism) therapist who is the closest to you, even if it's not that close--and use this person. I'm not talking about ABA therapy, which he needs for speech. I mean an actual autism therapist who can tell you how to deal with his autistic behaviors. As you have found, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids do NOT respond to conventional behavioral therapy so a conventional therapist who (most of them) has little knowledge of how to help an autistic child AND HIS FAMILY will not be helpful to you. I also don't feel medications will do much for an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child. In fact, my son was worse on stimulants for ADHD and he was awful on the anti-psychotics, such as RIsperal, although they do help some autistic kids.</p><p></p><p>You need to connect with professionals outside of school (educators tend to be clueless, even in autism specific classes) about Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Find somebody who does nothing but work with children on the spectrum. We did and it was a whole different experience for our family and our son. You can pretty much count on big improvements in your son WITH THE RIGHT SORT OF HELP. Autistic kids can really improve--some can live independent lives. But too many mental health professionals try to make autism a mental health issue and it's not--so their methods don't do squat. </p><p></p><p>You may need to travel for appointments. I had to do an hour up and back and in winter it's not fun (especially in Wisconsin). But the benefits were great.</p><p></p><p>Welcome back. It may be a slow weekend because there is a get together going on in Cleveland. Be patient. They will be back and you'll get more feedback. If you have any other questions post them and I"ll try to give good feedback. I didn't get to go to the get together. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/faint.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":faint:" title="faint :faint:" data-shortname=":faint:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 291274, member: 1550"] I have a son on the autism spectrum. By the way anxiety disorder, ODD, and ADHD don't need to be part of his diagnosis. That's all part of autism. It's like getting a diagnosis of a cold, sniffles, sore throat, runny eyes, tired. All you really need to say to explain it all is, "I have a bad cold!" All Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids tend to be self-centered, but it doesn't mean they don't care about people. They simply are not "other" oriented. It's part and parcel of the disorder. I think all of the behaviors are tied into autism. Now what are you going to do about it? My strong suggestion is to call your closest Autism Society, even if it's not close, and find out the best autism (specific autism) therapist who is the closest to you, even if it's not that close--and use this person. I'm not talking about ABA therapy, which he needs for speech. I mean an actual autism therapist who can tell you how to deal with his autistic behaviors. As you have found, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids do NOT respond to conventional behavioral therapy so a conventional therapist who (most of them) has little knowledge of how to help an autistic child AND HIS FAMILY will not be helpful to you. I also don't feel medications will do much for an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child. In fact, my son was worse on stimulants for ADHD and he was awful on the anti-psychotics, such as RIsperal, although they do help some autistic kids. You need to connect with professionals outside of school (educators tend to be clueless, even in autism specific classes) about Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Find somebody who does nothing but work with children on the spectrum. We did and it was a whole different experience for our family and our son. You can pretty much count on big improvements in your son WITH THE RIGHT SORT OF HELP. Autistic kids can really improve--some can live independent lives. But too many mental health professionals try to make autism a mental health issue and it's not--so their methods don't do squat. You may need to travel for appointments. I had to do an hour up and back and in winter it's not fun (especially in Wisconsin). But the benefits were great. Welcome back. It may be a slow weekend because there is a get together going on in Cleveland. Be patient. They will be back and you'll get more feedback. If you have any other questions post them and I"ll try to give good feedback. I didn't get to go to the get together. :knockedout: [/QUOTE]
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