So my son is almost 3. We still are waiting on our evaluation. My doctor did send a referral to another place because the other is taking so dang long! I was just wondering if any of mommas have a child with autism or is on the spectrum. My husband and I (as well as his speech therapy teachers and his doctor) are pretty sure he will fall somewhere on the spectrum. I'm kinda at a loss in some areas with my son. He is so sweet but we struggle with a lot of things. My son struggling with transitioning to different tasks especially if he really wants to continue. He struggles with it at school. I guess I'm just looking for tips to resources and things I can do till we get evaluated.
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So I never get on this forum anymore since my son was diagnosed almost two years ago. For some reason today though, something told me to come lurk lol. My ds doesn’t have issues with transitions. I actually hang out on another forum now for parents of autistic children. It may or may not be for you, but the ladies are very helpful and very supportive. They can pretty well answer any questions you have, if you want to check it out. If you have any general question, I’ll do my best to answer.
https://community.babycenter.com/groups/a6635/children_with_autism_spectrum_disorder
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@arosebyany: Hey, there! I hope you are well! How's your LO?
@cyoung: I hope the new doctor helps to get the ball rolling!
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I've been teaching kids on the spectrum for 10 years now. The biggest things that can help are visuals that show rules or guidelines for activities, visual schedules, ways to countdown to the end of an activity, physical or visual boundaries (if he's having a hard time staying in a designated area for an activity), and supporting communication with visuals. So basically, visuals and more visuals
Plus figuring out his sensory needs and what works for him - chewies, weighted blankets, swinging, heavy work, etc.If you want to send me a message with more specifics, I'm happy to help you brainstorm. And if you Google autism and visuals, there are a million examples online to get you started. Also, the autism helper has a website with tons of info and ideas
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@crazydoglady: heyyyyy! Everybody is good here. Ds has been in ABA therapy for 35hrs a week for the last 8ish months. He’s made some really good progress, though he is still nonverbal. Receptive language and cognitive delays seem to be his biggest obstacles. Can you believe he’s almost 4?! It feels like a week ago I was on here asking about mspi issues lol. Hope y’all are doing well also. I think about this group a lot actually, but since ds is my one and only I tend to hang out on the other board. I check in from time to time though.
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@arosebyany: does your LO have a pecs book or aac device for communication?
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@Chuckles: he has a pecs book. We’re in the process of getting him to differentiate between the pictures. So we’re at the preferred/non preferred stage. We spent a year and a half in ST where they attempted to get him to use sign, without progress.
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@arosebyany: that's great that he's working on pecs. It's so fun to watch kids develop a way to communicate when they hadn't had once before. I know it can be hard if it's slow progress, but I'm sure he'll get there!
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@Chuckles: thank you!
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Thank you so much ladies!
@Chuckles: we have some cards and stuff for visuals. I’ll have to see what his Moms Day Out will do for him. I’m not sure how they will work with him especially since it’s not a real school per-say. I just call it school cause it’s easier then saying moms day out every time. They do have some lessons like colors and story time. Also I bought a swing we just need to put it up. He also loves Blankets and soft things.@arosebyany: thank you! I’ll look into the group!! It’ll helpful to see what other moms do.
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@cyoung: just sending you hugs mama! I have a 4 year old boy with asd - level 1. I will say he has made soooo much progress from age 3-4, it’s a big stage of growth. I know how hard and scary it was for us at first but try to stay positive and hopeful because these kids will surprise you.
I mentioned on your other post - we have trouble with transitions to. We use a daily schedule/plan with lots of visuals. I also give lots of hugs when. It seems he is having a hard time and sometimes I use homeopathic kids “rescue remedy”. Honestly his difficulty with transitions got worse as he became more verbal because he is able to (loudly) express what he is protesting against. He just doesn’t want to be told what to do which I also think is typical 3-4 year old behavior....
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