Caring For Someone With ASD

Unfortunately, I think many caregivers of adults with autism feel that their resources are more limited. Autism is not exclusively a childhood disease, and it is important that autistic adults continue to receive therapies and life-skills... Full Answer

For children under age 3 years, you should contact your local early intervention services. For children over age 3, contact the child's local public elementary school. There are, of course, private preschool options for children with autism and... Full Answer

Teaching an autistic patient to do anything depends upon the level of function of the child.   High-functioning autistic children have no problem learning to brush their teeth and learn at about the same rate as any other grooming habit you might... Full Answer

We all experience neurological blips, misfires and disconnects not unlike the person with cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s, or Hodgkin’s. On a grander scale, the person with autism experiences such anomalies to the extent that it precludes... Full Answer

The issue of pain, and pain that goes undetected, undiagnosed and untreated properly is an important one for us all; but, perhaps, it becomes even more complicated when discussing autism because of all the variables that may come to bear upon any... Full Answer

Adults on the autism spectrum that I interviewed for my book Autism Life Skills related that one of the hardest aspects of growing up was transitions: transitions from one place to another, one task to another, one person to another and other types of... Full Answer

Potty training can be a huge challenge for autistic children. In general it is important not to push or force potty training on an autistic child -- as you know they do not respond well to changes, uncomfortable situations, or anger. Have... Full Answer

You are dealing with a difficult situation as the caretaker and parent of a child with autism. Parents have to go through a grief cycle after a child has been diagnosed with autism. They must acknowledge their feelings in order to move forward. A... Full Answer

Let’s face it: Masturbation is a normal activity that almost all teenagers engage in. Once discovered, it is an activity hard to stop, especially for individuals who enjoy self-stimulatory activities and can be obsessive-compulsive, as are... Full Answer

Chores are beneficial for children with autism. Chores teach responsibility to all children, including those with autism. At any age, it’s good to teach children with autism that being part of a group (whether it is a family, a work group, or a... Full Answer