My first reactions to my child’s self injurious behaviors were that she must be in pain herself. Eventually I began to realize it must be something else. That is when I started to search for reasons.

Sometimes I realized my child was hitting herself because she was frustrated. She thought she had made a mistake. She also would hit herself for attention.

Biting herself was a little harder. She could bite herself and leave an imprint of every single one of her teeth in the bruise she left. Biting herself usually happens when she gets so upset that she is screaming. After time, I have gotten better at getting to her before she actually bites.

Now that I had a couple of reasons, I went to talk to a doctor. The doctor was able to explain to me that she probably did not feel pain the way we did. She would hurt herself and feel the good endomorphins and not the pain.

The doctor came up with another reason for self injurious behavior for children with Autism. That reason was the difficulty some children have with knowing where their body is in relation to the world. Some of our children need extra stimulation to feel where there body is in relation to the floor, the furniture, and other people.

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Mylinda Elliott is the parent of five children. The third of the five has Autism which was diagnosed early on. The fourth of the five children has Aspergers. She is a self taught expert on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Mylinda Elliott has also worked professionally in the disability world for the past fifteen years. She is considered the “Go To” woman for advice or resources on disabilities.

What that can entail is the use of diagnostic testing, urine, stool, blood, etc. in order to look for imbalances. The imbalances could be nutritional like vitamins and minerals, essential fats or amino acids. Or the imbalances could be biochemical or involve digestive problems. Kids may not be digesting their food appropriately and they may have chronic diarrhea or chronic constipation. So regardless of the diagnosis of the child, I think we can all agree that the right assessment is still needed. But often a label of Autism can exclude a child from getting the appropriate assessment for these underlying medical disorders.

First and foremost I want to know what is going on with my patient’s health, as their biomedical specialist. That is the reason for the testing that we use. But that does not mean that I can say that one specific therapy will treat a certain core set of symptoms or eradicate them completely. But, when you address the underlying medical issues of a child with Autism and you look at the diagnostic results and treat accordingly, in many cases you can have an improvement in the individual’s Autism and in some cases it can go away. When we use a biomedical treatment approach what we really are doing is optimizing the individual’s potential.

You are evaluating the underlying medical issues and addressing them as appropriate. Whether the person has a diagnosis of Autism or not should not matter in the diagnosis and treatment of these specific underlying health issues. The Autism diagnosis should not impede the use of diagnostic testing to ensure that your child is as healthy as they can be. It does require a unique and specialized physician’s approach to implement some of this testing and the therapies that we use. But when you take a step back, you realize that what we are doing is to optimize the potential of the individual. And some of the ways we do that are through nutrition, supplementation and diagnostic testing.

Autism really is treatable! Biomedical Autism treatments and therapies have resulted in many, many children improving, or even even losing their autism-spectrum disorder diagnosis. For lots more free biomedical autism intervention information and videos from Dr. Woeller, go to http://www.AutismRecoveryTreatment.com.

Dr. Kurt Woeller is an biomedical autism Intervention specialist, with a private practice in Southern California for over 10 years. He has helped children recover from autism, ADD, ADHD, and other disorders, and has the information you need to help your child. Download his free ebook at http://www.AutismActionPlan.org.

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One parent used to say she just needed a little help. She needed someone to pick up her child from school and watch her child until she got off work. At around twelve years old most daycares do not want children. It is just uncomfortable for babies, toddlers, and preteens to be with teenagers. Many people say it is just not healthy.

The parent wanted to work and just needed a little help. Luckily that state’s system for people with developmental disabilities was able to help this child and her family at twelve. This is a parent who was able to remain a tax paying citizen because of a little help.

There are many parents that have to quit work in this situation. There should be more concern about families such as these. I know of two situations where both of the parents are professionals who could make a substantial salary if they could both work.

Unfortunately in both situations only one or the other parent did not work to be available for their child. They just needed a little help. Other families have come apart because of the stress of constantly being ‘on’ for their child. They just needed a little time away so they could remember why they were a couple, just a little help.

Parents of children with Autism need supports to keep their family together. They need supports to be able to work. They need supports for just a little help.

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Mylinda Elliott is the parent of five children. The third of the five has Autism which was diagnosed early on. The fourth of the five children has Aspergers. She is a self taught expert on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Mylinda Elliott has also worked professionally in the disability world for the past fifteen years. She is considered the “Go To” woman for advice or resources on disabilities.

Find out what your child is interested in or where the weak areas for learning are. For example, it may be counting, math, reading, the alphabet, play time, engaging with friends, hygiene, toilet training, getting along with siblings and other family members, brushing teeth, etc. There could be other interests of learning how to draw, ride a bicycle, swim, ride a horse, play baseball, dance, put puzzles together,etc.

Each individual with the disorder of autism has many areas that are strong and other areas that are fragmented. Never compare your child to another child within your family or outside your family. Work with your child to develop his or her strong strengths to them succeed.

Obtain videos, digital video discs (DVDs) from the section for children, in your local stores or libraries,local markets or where they carry these items. You can choose from many selections of various learning techniques pertaining to children with autism. They are excellent learning tools.

Remember, most individuals who have the disorder of autism are visual people. They do better by understanding directions and learning with visual concepts.

Try to choose the videos and digital video discs (DVDs) according to your child that has a weakness in a certain area or a strong interest, that will help your child to succeed. But, do not overload your child with that one area.

Involve diversity with the teaching, by using visual instructions as much as possible. When your child seems to be grasping some of the learning techniques, expand on new interests that your child may have.

In other words, start by finding out and stay focused on weak areas, to develop learning and teaching skills for your child. Keep it simple, fun, and to the point where your child will not become frustrated or feel he or she is being pushed to learn, beyond their capacities.

Videos and digital video discs (DVDs) can help to keep your child focused on the learning methods, for the fact, they are not threatening, intimidating and they are visual, which helps your child to remember the tasks of learning better.

Enjoy learning with your child and be a part of the fun to help your child grow and open new doors as he or she develops new interests and desires new challenges for he or she to succeed. Take the time to watch and enjoy the information with your child and grow with him or her.

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There are many signs which suggest that autism is observed in the kid. Most of the time these symptoms are observed by the time the child is 3 years old. According to a study, the signs of autism cannot be identified in children who are under six months old. Only by the time the kid reaches the age of two or three are the signs established. It’s right that there’s no cure for autism, yet. Nonetheless, you can find a lot of intervention techniques and methods which you can use to assist your baby. With the help of these strategies, your baby will be able to develop social and communication abilities.

For the first few months, a child ought to be closely observed for any kind of disorders. If the dysfunction is identified early, then appropriate treatment can also be administered for the child early. This, in return, will lead to a satisfactory outcome. You will discover many indicators and symptoms that an autistic baby can show. Right here are a few of them that you can watch out for:

- Slow in growing language abilities
- Has difficulty in expressing his or her needs – For example, the child may possibly have difficulty in gesturing like pointing.
- Lack of interest – The baby shows no involvement in anything or anybody.
- Displays unusual attachment to objects like his or her toys
- Repetitive behavior – Here, the child repeats particular actions or movements that involve her or his body or some objects.
- Lack of facial expressions – The kid does not smile or make eye get in touch with with other folks.

These are only a few of the symptoms that indicate autism. There are many others which you need to be aware of.

Of course, these red flags vary from kid to kid. As the child evolves, the red flags will also grow and will turn out to be more diverse. Yet, all of these red flags commonly entail impaired social skills, communication problems and repetitive behaviors. If these red flags tend to be revealed in your child, then you definitely should take proper steps. To start with, it is advisable to check with a pediatrician. Let your child be screened by a doctor. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, all autistic kids ought to receive both the routine developmental screenings as well as the specific screenings at the age of 9, 18 and 30 months. One thing that you have to keep in mind: Take action today. Do not lose time waiting for tomorrow or next month.

If you are worried about your baby having autism or you think that your baby has any other health issues then you can take immediate steps and get support and information at teaching kids with autism.

Some suggest this is the result of better diagnosing and record-keeping–plus, in the past, only severely affected children were identified. Moreover, the definition of autism has been expanded to include a range of milder, related conditions, and recently the American Psychiatric Association officially moved Asperger’s into the autism category.

AUTISM FACTS:

• If one identical twin has ASD, there’s a 60%-90% chance that the other will be affected.

• In non-identical twins, if one child has ASD, there’s a 2%-8% chance the other will, too.

• The median age of an ASD diagnosis is between 4.5 and 5.5 years.

• 51% to 91% of the time, developmental concerns are noted before the 3rd birthday.

• Diagnosis is up 10% to 20% annually.

• About 40% of affected children do not talk at all.

• 25% to 30% affected children have some words at 12 to 18 months and then lose them.

• Some children may speak, but not until later in childhood.

• Studies suggest that the cost, over the lifetime of an ASD-diagnosed child, is $3.2 million.

So, of course, we worry. What’s “normal” anyway? Aren’t all kids kind of quirky? Plus, everyone knows you shouldn’t compare one child with another, so…

Suggests Chris Plauche Johnson, M.D., M,Ed., “It’s the consistent lack of interest in wanting to connect with others that defines autism.”

Meanwhile, the editors of Babytalk, Babytalk offer these developmental milestones as a checklist-and a warning. If your child is not demonstrating these age-appropriate behaviors, seek expert help and guidance:

• “By 3 months: Your baby should begin to develop a social smile, smile at the sound of your voice, watch faces intently, coo, and make other noises.

• By 6 months: Your baby should recognize you and seem happy to see you, seem interested in different sights and sounds, and begin to babble.

• By 9 months: He should engage in and enjoy back-and-forth interactions, smiles, and other facial expressions-and respond to his name.

• By 12 months: Your baby should point to and reach for things, wave, and say one word in addition to ‘mama’ and ‘dada.’

• By 18 months: He should say 10 to 25 single words, point to objects that interest him, and bring things to show you.

• By 24 months: Your baby should say at least 50 words and use two-word phrases (“Doll mine,” “Daddy, go.”)”

Unfortunately, sometimes such milestones are not met. In Pennsylvania alone, it’s estimated that some 25,000 children have an autism diagnosis. According to the October, 2009 Pennsylvania Autism Census Project, Allegheny has more than any other county in the Commonwealth with 2,235 affected children. Philadelphia is next with 2,142, and Montgomery County is third with 1,109, 62.1% of them between the ages of five and twelve.

So what to do? Knowledge is power-and essential, too–so search the Internet, which is loaded with helpful sites, information, and resources. Head to your library, too, and also seek out parent groups. Meanwhile, local colleges/universities often offer outreach programs, providing valuable insights and techniques for handling the challenges of an ASD child.

Remember: you’re not alone in this, and you don’t have to go it alone.

Carol is a learning specialist who worked with middle school children and their parents at the Methacton School District in Pennsylvania for more than 25 years and now supervises student teachers at Gwynedd-Mercy College. Along with the booklet, 149 Parenting School-Wise Tips: Intermediate Grades & Up, and numerous articles in such publications as Teaching Pre-K-8 and Curious Parents, she has authored three successful learning guidebooks: Getting School-Wise: A Student Guidebook, Other-Wise and School-Wise: A Parent Guidebook, and ESL Activities for Every Month of the School Year. Carol also writes for examiner.com; find her articles at http://www.examiner.com/x-6261-Montgomery-County-Wise-Parenting-Examiner For more information, go to http://www.schoolwisebooks.com or contact Carol at carol@schoolwisebooks.com.

Observe the children who reside around your place and observe every child you walk past on the street. These children may be having autism disorder. There is no striking symptom that a child is affected by this type of disorder.

Autism is a typical neurological disorder that no body will be able to identify it easily unless you tell them that he or she is autistic. I know parents who have an autistic child and whenever they take their son to a shop or physician, they used to receive looks of disgust to his unusual behaviour. Parents often used to get upset at the criticism from the people who don’t know that autism is the reason behind it. Many times parents dare to fight with people who comment or scold the children with this disorder. But finally the only thing left is to educate people about this problem.

So, what is the definition of autism? Many people who i met have no idea about this disorder. They are of the opinion that autistic and artistic are the same. But there is no connection between these two words and both are entirely different

Social and communication skills will not be normal in children with autism. These children don’t mingle with others or make friends and some have speech problems. An autistic child behaves peculiarly like pouring water from glass to glass, moving round again and again but not getting dizziness, not like to be hugged or touched, playing with toys by putting them in line and shouting for hours. However every child with this problem is different. Autism consists of changing levels of behaviour because of which it is called as spectrum.

Many children with this disorder will not be able to express properly, instead of telling something they will show what they want by showing a picture to the parents. Imaging that your child has a pain some where in the body but he will not able to tell what he or she is suffering from. Imagine how a parent would feel in such a situation if he could not get to know the problem of his child.

One has to be determined to tackle this problem and fight for the life of autistic child.

As of now, no doctor or psychiatrist is able to tell what causes autism, however the style of parenting is not the cause of this disorder. But some people argue that bad parenting is one of the reasons for getting autism. One thing is sure that the parents who are facing this problem only can understand what it is like raising an autistic child.

After a careful study, experts have come to a decision there is no specific autism symptoms checklist to identify this disorder, it is part of family’s life and we have to face the challenges it gives us. The parents i know have proved that autism will not become a hurdle in their happiness and future plans to successfully raise a child when their seven year old started to speak a little better with the children invited on his birthday.

Though there is battle to be won, it is necessary to think positively and show that you are very much interested in his welfare and development to cure a child with autism. Only thing the parents can give their children is love and affection but not the behaviour therapy as the same is very costly and not covered by medical insurance. This fact disappoints many parents as they could not take them for a behaviour therapy. Some parents argue that why a different system of education which can assist autistic child is not incorporated in the present system of education. I used to advice my friends and neighbours that whenever they see such children and their peculiar behaviour, not to come to a conclusion about the parents as it might be autism.

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When our children are born into this world, we are probably besotted with their exquisite little bodies, fingers, hands, faces and their unique presence. The miracle of nature is before us as we hold that little bunny-rug wrapped bundle, as our hearts ooze with love and all the maternal or paternal juices that can flow.

We could dream of the future our babes may have as they will soon travel through their developmental milestones, perhaps just as their big brother or sister is seamlessly doing.

But with this new precious soul, we may soon discover that some milestones and typical expectations of their growth may not be traveling along as you had hoped, dreamed of, desired or expected. You may start to suspect that not all is as it ‘should’ be and begin to seek the answers why.

With our subsequent research, questions, doctors and specialist visits, various ‘tests’ for the child, worries and concerns, we may soon learn that our son or daughter is described or diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum.

With this revelation perhaps comes many responses, reactions, concerns, challenges for our belief ‘systems’; perceptions of life, the present, the future and other people; our own physical and emotional resilience and that of our other children, and may feel we have just been thrust at lightening speed onto another planet. Some of my clients have described this new experience as being one of now living in a forth dimension.

We may become overwhelmed with what the diagnosis means, the humongous amount of ‘information’ available on the net and via the people we engage to assist us, ‘advice’ from others (family, friends, strangers), etc..

The ‘label’ of Autism is now ever-present in our lives, especially as we live with and observe our newly diagnosed child. When we and others quietly look at our child, the word ‘Autism’ may be what first comes to mind and we have become more acutely aware of any autistic ‘behaviours’ which our child displays.

But, ultimately, our autistic son or daughter is still just a little boy or girl. They have their own inherent personality, temperament, talents, looks, abilities, desires, hopes, dreams, feelings, sense of self, dislikes, passions, soul, preferences and so on. These attributes will obviously become more obvious or developed as time goes by. We, as parents, can nurture the positives in these individual elements as they grow with us.

If the above attributes were described as a mathematical sum of what makes up a human being, it could look like this;

1 (personality) + 1 (temperament) + 1 (talents) + 1 (abilities) + 1 (looks/appearance) + 1 (hopes) + 1 (dreams) + 1 (desires) + 1 (feelings) + 1 (sense of self) + 1 (passions) + 1 (preferences) + 1 (their soul) and so on………the sum of which wouldn’t be complete without considering the element of (+ 1) Autism of course.

So, there are many parts to a person. Perhaps each element is affected by the other; each or one part affecting another element; each or some the elements’ presentation and intensity of, being affected by their autism.

An autistic man recently presented a lecture to an audience of adults, who had no idea that he was on the spectrum. One of the first questions he asked the audience was, “What do you see when you look at me?” The audience members apparently looked curiously at him. “What a strange question.”, one member of the audience was heard to mumble. A few raised their hands and one confidently proclaimed, “I see an intelligent, articulate and pleasant man.” “THANKYOU! I knew one of you would say that.”, said the presenter of the lecture.

He went on to inform the audience of his diagnosis of Autism and what it meant for him. The audience was entranced by the remainder of his lecture, as here was a man who looked like every one else, and every one else (in the audience) perhaps naturally assumed, prior to his disclosure of him being autistic, that this man was just like them.

So, when you see your child perhaps not wanting to look at you, be cuddled by you, experiencing difficulties (e.g. overload), absorbed with something or just being different, remember they are a unique character, just like you. Autism is just a part of the equation of the sum of their being.

When you are availed of the opportunity to reach into, experience, understand and ‘join’ with your autistic child and their beautiful soul, you become an inseparable part of them and experience one of life’s unique and most rewarding elements – you can become their soul mate.

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Louise Page M.A.I.P.C., Q.M.A.C.A., A.A.T.A.
My career involves Professional Counselling (Diploma, A.I.P.C.), majored in Child Development and Effective Parenting, Youth and Career counselling. I am also professionally trained Autism Therapist , author, Integration Aide, Literacy Tutor, children’s story writer and professional illustrator.
Louise is also a mother, colleague, relative and friend to many souls on the Autism Spectrum.

Young babies generally mimic the facial expressions of their parents. They smile back when you smile to them. They give an excited expression when you try to tease them with a peek a boo. They cry when you pout. An autistic child does not give these specific reactions.

The absence of reaction is one of the early signs of autism. An autistic child does not respond to loud noises. By the early years, normal children would have the ability to recognize their own names and to the common voices in their surroundings. Since they do not react to the sounds in the environment, autistic children at the early stages tend to be judged as hearing impaired.

The ability to maintain eye contact is another way to know if the child may be suffering from autism. Normal kids can fairly stay and keep eye contact during communication.

A child with autism tends to play by alone, doesn’t babble or smile during infancy and tends to lag in language development skills.

As a parent, you know that you have been instinctively guided to know what your child needs. And deep in your heart you also know that you will do anything to keep your child’s life the best it can get. Detecting the early signs of autism will help you decide the right steps to take in ensuring that your child gets the best of care.

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Aspergers children will often have some behavior issues like anger, violence and depression. These behaviors can surface because of the frustration that comes along with being unable to cope with social situations and these behaviors can be incredibly hard to handle for a parent.

The Features Of Aspergers

Aspergers doesn’t really begin to show it’s signs and symptoms until around the age of three and quite a few children are often not diagnosed until aged five or six and sometimes older. Aspergers tends to be more common in males than it is in females. Not all Aspergers children will show the same signs or symptoms as they can differ a big deal from person to person and in mild cases can be quite hard to diagnose.

Aspergers children generally are highly intellectual and will often have fairly high grades at school, but it is the emotional and social skills that these children are lacking.

The main features of Aspergers are:

* Bright and often excel in subjects like Maths and Science
* Absorb and learn things with no trouble and quickly
* Don’t cope extremely well when criticized and in fact will sometimes take criticism very personally
* Lack initiative to initiate a conversation or join a group but will instead wait to be asked to join in with a group or wait for someone to initiate a conversation with them
* Because of their reserved and withdrawn nature they can sometimes be the victims of bullying
* Are sometimes clumsy
* Can sometimes be seen as unusual or eccentric
* Can be extremely sensitive and over emotional
* Find it hard to understand jokes or sarcasm and can often take a joke as a personal attack
* Like to stick to specific rituals and routines.

Why is Anger Frequent In Aspergers children?

Aspergers children find it enormously difficult to interact with other children and are often extremely not comfortable in social situations. It’s not that they don’t want to be social, it’s just that they are lacking social skills and find it hard to be social. Because of the need to be accepted and because they would like to be social but can’t, then they can turn out to be quite angry and frustrated. They don’t really understand why they aren’t being accepted and why they can’t interact the way that other kids do and sometimes they will just feel like other kids just simply don’t like them. The more this transpires the more withdrawn a child might become and this may result in that child becoming quite a sad little person.

The earlier that your child is diagnosed with Aspergers the faster you can commence helping them to learn social and communication abilities. They are capable of learning these skills but just need that bit of extra help to do it. It is also important to assist them to build up a healthy self esteem so that they don’t grow up to feel that they are inferior in some way due to their lack of social skills. By helping them become skilled at social skills and promoting self confidence will help to lower anger development.

The need for Aspergers children to have set routines and rituals is one more reason they can become annoyed if those routines are changed. Sometimes it can be hard to stick to a routine 100% but it is important to attempt to give them with their routines as much as possible to avoid an anger outburst.

Aspergers children may get rather angry and even violent over a changed schedule even though this is something that a lot of people wouldn’t really fret too much about. An Aspergers child can be taught how to stay in control during times like these with some Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

Aspergers children can be extremely annoyed little people and it is also frustrating for a parent to deal with these issues. These children appear completely normal and it can be easy to forget that they do in fact have a condition and when you are in public people do not realise that they have a disorder and may sometimes just assume that they are a ‘naughty’ child. Dealing with these issues on a day to day basis can take it’s toll on any parent. An early prognosis of Aspergers is valuable so that you can make a start to teach your child the skills that they need and how to deal with the problems that make them angry. If your child gets the right care then they can live a quite happy and fulfilling life.

Aspergers children can be difficult to live with but if they receive the right treatment they can be happy and fulfilled children. Visit Aspergers Children to learn more about how you can help your Aspie child.

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