Autism

Hi, Actually my little nephew who is now 10 yrs old is now autistic. I remember when he was younger, before he was diagnosed we all thought he was an odd little boy. He would always cry and cry out of the blue for no apparent reason, was never really able to bond with anyone including his mother and vice versa, always seemed so lonely & isolated and difficulties making friends or keeping them, Also, he has that habit that a lot of them do of jumping up and down a lot, hard to explain but I've seen that. He'll also do things that are inappropriate and then afterward say he doesn't understand why he did that and he'll question it. His teachers assumed he just had ADD because he could never concentrate on anything for long. I know that one of the best things for children with this is structure which is something that's missing in his family. It doesn't help that his mother is a "deadbeat" really, and refuses to help him with his disorder. I know that he has a lot of behavioral problems when he's in that atmosphere, whereas when he's with my husband and I, he's well behaved, knows our rules and follows them, is happy, positive and enjoys himself, and displays no temper tantrums. The other thing that's sad is that his parents favor the younger child over him and he sees this. He's even admitted to me that he hates his mother, and we believe she feels the same. He's my little nephew and if I could adopt him I would in a hearbeat.

Finding out your Child might be autistic can be scary and daunting and overwhelming sometimes. No two autistic children are the same. They do need to follow a special diet that helps them and also reading Jenny McCarty. Also here is a few links that might be of some help. Better to know and be prepared then caught unawares. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm http://www.health-reports.com/autism.html?gclid=CIvZ-JeKr5wCFeFM5QodOgOPjg

Yes, I do. My oldest son is autistic. He's 12 years old, but wasn't officially diagnosed until almost his 7th birthday. What makes your doctor think that your child is autistic? What symptoms are your child displaying? The following link is about autism and it's symptoms (the symptoms are listed at the bottom of the page): http://www.autismkey.com/what_is_autism.htm Can your child talk or are they non-verbal? If they can't talk, you may want to look into learning sign language. Knowing even a small amount can come in handy and help avoid any unnecessary meltdowns. Good luck!

according my read about autist, become a major problem child autism is difficulty the child to concentrate or focus attention. So, methods of therapy to handle autistic children is to introduce with pets are not aggresive like rabbits, cat, etc. With introduce with pets, children seeks to focus

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