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Toxic ex manipulation of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 738239" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Having Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) does NOT mean you won't amount to anything or are crazy. Your husband is so far off the mark as to be crazy himself, in my opinion. NOT that you should tell him this. If it helps, my oldest child, Wiz, is 26 now. Wiz lives alone, is a manager at a grocery store, and has a life that is full of people and activities. He has a LOT of friends and is quite successful. He took medications for some aspects of his type of autism, which used to be called Aspergers. The medications helped him control his brain, in his words. ADHD is one facet or symptom of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) that Wiz had, and the medications for that were incredibly helpful. Otherwise he couldn't stay on topic long enough to blow his nose unless the topic was something he obsessed about.</p><p></p><p>Therapy can be helpful for autism, but often it needs to be the right therapist, one who fits with the child and family. Other types of therapies can help also. We found that looking into sensory issues or sensory integration disorder was a HUGE help. People with autism often have real problems with input from their senses, and it can be very difficult to handle. It feels like the entire world is attacking them - that everything is too bright or dim, too loud or quiet, etc.... An occupational therapist can be a huge help there. </p><p></p><p>Oddly enough, we also found that the anger outbursts got better when Wiz had enough protein. If he got hungry, or had too little protein, he would give in to his frustration and anger much more easily and intensely. I kept protein bars and high protein snacks with me at all times just for this reason. I don't know if this might help your son, but I thought I would pass it along. It often seemed that it was so hard to cope with school or whatever was going on that Wiz would just run out of fuel. A high protein snack was able to refuel him without the sugar rush/crash that ALWAYS made him angry. When school had cake or other treats, I just made sure that the teacher had a protein bar for him and that I had one with me for after school also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 738239, member: 1233"] Having Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) does NOT mean you won't amount to anything or are crazy. Your husband is so far off the mark as to be crazy himself, in my opinion. NOT that you should tell him this. If it helps, my oldest child, Wiz, is 26 now. Wiz lives alone, is a manager at a grocery store, and has a life that is full of people and activities. He has a LOT of friends and is quite successful. He took medications for some aspects of his type of autism, which used to be called Aspergers. The medications helped him control his brain, in his words. ADHD is one facet or symptom of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) that Wiz had, and the medications for that were incredibly helpful. Otherwise he couldn't stay on topic long enough to blow his nose unless the topic was something he obsessed about. Therapy can be helpful for autism, but often it needs to be the right therapist, one who fits with the child and family. Other types of therapies can help also. We found that looking into sensory issues or sensory integration disorder was a HUGE help. People with autism often have real problems with input from their senses, and it can be very difficult to handle. It feels like the entire world is attacking them - that everything is too bright or dim, too loud or quiet, etc.... An occupational therapist can be a huge help there. Oddly enough, we also found that the anger outbursts got better when Wiz had enough protein. If he got hungry, or had too little protein, he would give in to his frustration and anger much more easily and intensely. I kept protein bars and high protein snacks with me at all times just for this reason. I don't know if this might help your son, but I thought I would pass it along. It often seemed that it was so hard to cope with school or whatever was going on that Wiz would just run out of fuel. A high protein snack was able to refuel him without the sugar rush/crash that ALWAYS made him angry. When school had cake or other treats, I just made sure that the teacher had a protein bar for him and that I had one with me for after school also. [/QUOTE]
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