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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 390720" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>You won't be able to discipline him or parent him in any traditional way because he doesn't understand his world and can't communicate and he needs help more than discipline anyway. I'd go for the Early Special Needs Education rather than Headstart. My son was in both and he got much more out of Early Education because they worked on his social deficits and delays and the teacher knew how to deal with a differently wired kid. In Headstart, I'm afraid your son will get aggressive with the other kids, refuse to sit at Circle time, and just plain have so many transition problems that he'll be throwing fits in school. My son was ok in Headstart, but he wasn't aggressive. He got much more out of his Early Education class, which was very small with a teacher who knew how to bring him along. Also, he got Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, and speech in school so I didn't have to drive him around to different appointments. </p><p>Once my son broke into normal speech (seemingly overnight at age 4 1/2) his behavior improved tenfold. At least he could tell us what he wanted. He is seventeen now and still not a great conversationalist, but he has a good vocabulary. He has come far, which I attribute to all the supports he got in school plus most Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids do improve. He is not going to be ready to live alone when he is 18 (or maybe 25) unless he has supports, but we're not in any rush. He will continue getting services when he graduates. </p><p>But your little guy is still young. Take it one day at a time and try to understand that he perceives the world a lot differently than "typical" kids. I would not spank an autistic child. That could spur on aggression. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 390720, member: 1550"] You won't be able to discipline him or parent him in any traditional way because he doesn't understand his world and can't communicate and he needs help more than discipline anyway. I'd go for the Early Special Needs Education rather than Headstart. My son was in both and he got much more out of Early Education because they worked on his social deficits and delays and the teacher knew how to deal with a differently wired kid. In Headstart, I'm afraid your son will get aggressive with the other kids, refuse to sit at Circle time, and just plain have so many transition problems that he'll be throwing fits in school. My son was ok in Headstart, but he wasn't aggressive. He got much more out of his Early Education class, which was very small with a teacher who knew how to bring him along. Also, he got Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, and speech in school so I didn't have to drive him around to different appointments. Once my son broke into normal speech (seemingly overnight at age 4 1/2) his behavior improved tenfold. At least he could tell us what he wanted. He is seventeen now and still not a great conversationalist, but he has a good vocabulary. He has come far, which I attribute to all the supports he got in school plus most Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids do improve. He is not going to be ready to live alone when he is 18 (or maybe 25) unless he has supports, but we're not in any rush. He will continue getting services when he graduates. But your little guy is still young. Take it one day at a time and try to understand that he perceives the world a lot differently than "typical" kids. I would not spank an autistic child. That could spur on aggression. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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