Guest guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 , My son was also diagnosed with autism in feburary. He turned 2 in May. Could you please expand upon what makes him moderately autistic. I am asking this because during the evaluation of my son they could not tell us the severity of the autism. My son is totally non-verbal. He does not even say mama or dada, doesnt point,doesnt always look where we are pointing. He has good eye contact though with people who are not strangers. But he does not make eye contact with strangers. He also likes to show us toys and looks for praises from us when he does something right. He has started ABA 10 hours a week and is doing very well in the program. Thanks Rochelle. > > > Our son who was diagnosed with moderate autism last month will be two > years old in two weeks and lately it's become a nightmare for my husband > and I to go out to eat with him. We always bring him his gfcf food, his > own table mat (so he won't touch the restaurants tables), toys, portable > dvd player etc. in case he gets bored but despite any type of > entertainment he's been having these meltdowns that result in us eating > VERY fast and having to leave. My husband is in the military and we live > overseas so we can't turn to family and we haven't made any friends that > we can trust here also my husband is scared to leave him with a sitter > because he's afraid they won't have patience with him in case he has a > tantrum. > > I feel guilty for not having the patience I should have with him in > those times when he's having the meltdowns but I'm the only one that > takes care of him and on those rare occasions that my husband is not > working 15 hour shifts and we would like to go out to eat we take our > son but I need to know how other parents do it with a child on the > spectrum? > > He wasn't always like this. I don't know if it's due to his diagnosis or > if it's just the terrible two's kicking in. He's our first son so I > might be clueless about these behaviors especially after his diagnosis. > > Thank you in advance for any advice. > > Sorry it's so long:/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 ,  First of all, this is not your fault.  We have a son with autism. He's now 9. At 2 y.o. he would spin in circles and make lots of noise ...  Hate to say this but until the boy is ready -- stop taking him to a restaurant. I doubt if either you or your husband is having a good time. It's just not worth it.  Do something that all of you can enjoy. For example, my wife and I take our son to the beach where he enjoys playing in the water and sand.  Good luck.  AK From: DIANA <dmniemes@...> Subject: [ ] ADVICE PLEASE!!!! Date: Friday, June 11, 2010, 2:15 PM  Our son who was diagnosed with moderate autism last month will be two years old in two weeks and lately it's become a nightmare for my husband and I to go out to eat with him. We always bring him his gfcf food, his own table mat (so he won't touch the restaurants tables), toys, portable dvd player etc. in case he gets bored but despite any type of entertainment he's been having these meltdowns that result in us eating VERY fast and having to leave. My husband is in the military and we live overseas so we can't turn to family and we haven't made any friends that we can trust here also my husband is scared to leave him with a sitter because he's afraid they won't have patience with him in case he has a tantrum. I feel guilty for not having the patience I should have with him in those times when he's having the meltdowns but I'm the only one that takes care of him and on those rare occasions that my husband is not working 15 hour shifts and we would like to go out to eat we take our son but I need to know how other parents do it with a child on the spectrum? He wasn't always like this. I don't know if it's due to his diagnosis or if it's just the terrible two's kicking in. He's our first son so I might be clueless about these behaviors especially after his diagnosis. Thank you in advance for any advice. Sorry it's so long:/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Also, if you don't want to cook , you can order take out from a good restraunt and eat at home. PWC ________________________________ From: AK <a_bit_solutions@...> Sent: Fri, June 11, 2010 3:55:51 PM Subject: Re: [ ] ADVICE PLEASE!!!!  ,  First of all, this is not your fault.  We have a son with autism. He's now 9. At 2 y.o. he would spin in circles and make lots of noise ...  Hate to say this but until the boy is ready -- stop taking him to a restaurant. I doubt if either you or your husband is having a good time. It's just not worth it.  Do something that all of you can enjoy. For example, my wife and I take our son to the beach where he enjoys playing in the water and sand.  Good luck.  AK From: DIANA <dmniemes@...> Subject: [ ] ADVICE PLEASE!!!! Date: Friday, June 11, 2010, 2:15 PM  Our son who was diagnosed with moderate autism last month will be two years old in two weeks and lately it's become a nightmare for my husband and I to go out to eat with him. We always bring him his gfcf food, his own table mat (so he won't touch the restaurants tables), toys, portable dvd player etc. in case he gets bored but despite any type of entertainment he's been having these meltdowns that result in us eating VERY fast and having to leave. My husband is in the military and we live overseas so we can't turn to family and we haven't made any friends that we can trust here also my husband is scared to leave him with a sitter because he's afraid they won't have patience with him in case he has a tantrum. I feel guilty for not having the patience I should have with him in those times when he's having the meltdowns but I'm the only one that takes care of him and on those rare occasions that my husband is not working 15 hour shifts and we would like to go out to eat we take our son but I need to know how other parents do it with a child on the spectrum? He wasn't always like this. I don't know if it's due to his diagnosis or if it's just the terrible two's kicking in. He's our first son so I might be clueless about these behaviors especially after his diagnosis. Thank you in advance for any advice. Sorry it's so long:/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Hi , May be terrible twos or may be sensory overload form the smells, lighting, noises, etc at the restaurant. S S ADVICE PLEASE!!!! Posted by: " DIANA " dmniemes@... dmniemes Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:16 am (PDT) Our son who was diagnosed with moderate autism last month will be two years old in two weeks and lately it's become a nightmare for my husband and I to go out to eat with him. We always bring him his gfcf food, his own table mat (so he won't touch the restaurants tables), toys, portable dvd player etc. in case he gets bored but despite any type of entertainment he's been having these meltdowns that result in us eating VERY fast and having to leave. My husband is in the military and we live overseas so we can't turn to family and we haven't made any friends that we can trust here also my husband is scared to leave him with a sitter because he's afraid they won't have patience with him in case he has a tantrum. I feel guilty for not having the patience I should have with him in those times when he's having the meltdowns but I'm the only one that takes care of him and on those rare occasions that my husband is not working 15 hour shifts and we would like to go out to eat we take our son but I need to know how other parents do it with a child on the spectrum? He wasn't always like this. I don't know if it's due to his diagnosis or if it's just the terrible two's kicking in. He's our first son so I might be clueless about these behaviors especially after his diagnosis. Thank you in advance for any advice. Sorry it's so long:/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Expose him Expose him Expose him To the situation, that's what I did with mine, otherwise you'll be confined to four walls and he won't develop tolerance to the situation and.... Cover his ears with silicon plugs. It is not only very therapeutical for our kids, but it also helps them cope with noisy environments. As part of a therapy we are doing with neurologist (Dr unruh in FLA), mine has his ears covered 6 hours/day since 1.5 years (in the beginning it was 10, then 8 hrs/day) and has helped him tremendously to pay attention and cope w the outside world. Our kids have auditive sensitivity, this helps them learn to filtrate sounds (voices) specifically. This MD is an the only neurologist I have seen who is all against drugs, all against medicating children and all for rehab therapy, diet and yes, some biomedicine. He has been working w children on the spectrum since 35 years ago, his therapy goes slow but addresses each child's needs, he develops the program individually. If your child won't leave the earplugs in (mack's is the kind we use, find them at any drugstore) use a small piece of skin-colored micropore to hold it in place. Hope this helps you. Isa Enviado desde mi oficina móvil BlackBerry® de Telcel [ ] ADVICE PLEASE!!!! Hi , May be terrible twos or may be sensory overload form the smells, lighting, noises, etc at the restaurant. S S ADVICE PLEASE!!!! Posted by: " DIANA " dmniemes@... dmniemes Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:16 am (PDT) Our son who was diagnosed with moderate autism last month will be two years old in two weeks and lately it's become a nightmare for my husband and I to go out to eat with him. We always bring him his gfcf food, his own table mat (so he won't touch the restaurants tables), toys, portable dvd player etc. in case he gets bored but despite any type of entertainment he's been having these meltdowns that result in us eating VERY fast and having to leave. My husband is in the military and we live overseas so we can't turn to family and we haven't made any friends that we can trust here also my husband is scared to leave him with a sitter because he's afraid they won't have patience with him in case he has a tantrum. I feel guilty for not having the patience I should have with him in those times when he's having the meltdowns but I'm the only one that takes care of him and on those rare occasions that my husband is not working 15 hour shifts and we would like to go out to eat we take our son but I need to know how other parents do it with a child on the spectrum? He wasn't always like this. I don't know if it's due to his diagnosis or if it's just the terrible two's kicking in. He's our first son so I might be clueless about these behaviors especially after his diagnosis. Thank you in advance for any advice. Sorry it's so long:/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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