Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi, I'm new to this forum. I have been under so much stress and anxiety lately over my 7 year old son who has AS. I wanted to know what is ABA? and how do I make sure my child gets it - who do I ask and that sort? My son is very typical AS kid. He is great academically, but is easily stressed out and has been having many meltdowns. The solutions we are getting from our Drs, the schools, and the therapists is just to sedate him so he sleeps more and isn't as hostile. I don't feel that this is right, but I don't have any idea of what else to do with him. Unfortunately we live in SoCal, so the schools are already horrible. I have had to fight them every step of the way. They want to put him in special day classes or special education for those who are not able to be in general education. Obviously the big problem with that is that he is testing 2 grade levels above his. So I can't really tell if what they want him to do is really the best thing for him. Lately we've heard a whole lot of " I hate you, I wish you would die " and " I wish I were dead " . It's usually over homework or chores but I'm worried that something is horribly wrong with him inside and I just want to help him fix it. Every time I see him have one of these melt downs I want to cry b/c I feel like I've failed. Am I alone or is this common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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