Describes the impact that our autistic son has had on our marriage and life, both good and bad.

My personal opinion as an Autist AND as a mother of Autistic children.

My son Ari, who is 10 has Autism, is an amazing little boy who is truly unique

I describe my experiences with Autism. (I posted a newer and much better video describing my personal opinion about my High-Functioning Autism. Check it out! www.youtube.com )

AUTISM I was moved by this story! Autism is a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, and causes restricted and repetitive behavior, all starting before a child is three years old. This set of signs distinguishes autism from milder autism spectrum disorders (ASD) such as Asperger syndrome. Autism is distinguished by a pattern of symptoms rather than one single symptom. The main characteristics are impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, restricted interests and repetitive behavior. Other aspects, such as atypical eating, are also common but are not essential for diagnosis.[22] Individual symptoms of autism occur in the general population and appear not to associate highly, without a sharp line separating pathological severity from common traits.[23] WIKIPEDIA

We are learning Days of the Week. Here are some examples of different prompting I use. I did make an error. When she messed up on Thursday and called it Saturday I should have cleared the table and showed that it was done and come back to it later that was wrong. I was able to self correct and you can see at the end she does great but that was my bad. Also we are very loud here but we are not normally this crazy:\

“Autistic Kids Learn To Survive, And Thrive, In College” is the title of this radio story from NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’. The segment included interviews with Asperger’s Syndrome experts Jane Thierfeld Brown and Lorraine Wolf. Their company, Higher Education and Autism Spectrum Disorders Inc., (www.CollegeAutismSpectrum.com) helps students with ASD explore and navigate college options before, during and through the college process.

Here is a clip giving you the background about when our daughter was diagnosed with mild to moderate autism, the progress we have made, and where I plan on taking this.

what problems do individuals with a diagnosis of ASD face in transition from childrens services to adult services????

are you a parent or have you yourself got autism……..

as a social worker who has just got a job in a transitions team i would like an insight into the main problems faced in transition

please feel free to comment

I’ve been a teacher for four years, two of which were in a special education setting (multicategorical, early intervention). I recently began teaching a special day class for preschool students with autism spectrum disorders. I’m learning a lot, but still feel lost during the day sometimes and start thinking “WHAT AM I DOING HERE???” I’m in need of some resources. Any ideas out there?