My friends brother has it pretty bad... can't really communicate at all, and more than likely will not be able to hold down a proper job... but as most have said, they are very nice people, just that in some cases, you can see how frustrated they get when they can't communicate what they want to you...
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My friends brother has it pretty bad... can't really communicate at all, and more than likely will not be able to hold down a proper job... but as most have said, they are very nice people, just that in some cases, you can see how frustrated they get when they can't communicate what they want to you...
Yea my son is 4, he doesn't use speech to communicate. He appears to be severe. He's in a program for autistic kids and going to pre school. Early intervention is key to maximize their chances.
Its tuff, really hard and frustrating for us and him. There's ups and downs but u gotta keep on trucking because they need u to be there no matter what. My biggest fear is what will happen to him if i was gone.
Its tuff, really hard and frustrating for us and him. There's ups and downs but u gotta keep on trucking because they need u to be there no matter what. My biggest fear is what will happen to him if i was gone.
My gf's nephew we watch is autistic he is awsome and a delight to be around he is two and can read fully
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my youngest nephew has autism. hes 2.5 years old. he went to a 10 week program in ucla that cost $60k. he's improving. but still worries us when he grows up. he isnt aware of things and doesnt look when u call him. hasnt talked yet. hope its just a delay
My friends brother i think is now around 18 - 20, so not far from kid... i guess you guys are a little more lucky there are more programs and options out there for kids with autism, where as before, especially over here, there really wasn't many options at all..
i know my cousin has Autism but it has gotten really bad this year where now he in a hospital..
I had autism my hold life and still today i have challenges that i have to face like have to keep track of how many days i do water change or spelling thing and math my mother side of the family has autism and so does my fathers. today i am glad i am in the fish keeping hobby cause if i wasn't i don't think i would know of a way of keeping calm. Any one else have family with autism or any one on the forum have autism???
Thank you for connecting Autism to the hobby of fish keeping. I have always thought this hobby would be a great fit for an individual with high functioning Autism. This hobby involves lots of reading, attention to detail, and deals with animals. From what i have seen, individuals with High functioning Autism excel in my for mentioned categories. I'm really glad your speaking up. To those who knew "Loves Severums" before he announced he had Autism, take this an experience to realize that the word Autism is not a scary as our popular culture is making out to be. That so many people who have this disability are rad, fun, smart, and great friends.
Loves Severums, I am a high school special education teacher. I have one tank set up in my classroom. My students love it. I hope that exposing my students to this hobby will provide them with a hobby that gives them both confidence and independence. I hope you realize that the more you speak up about you disability, the more likely you are to inspire others to enter the hobby who share your disability. Thanks for sharing. It seems you have gained some respect from your following fish keepers.
To everyone else, I know having a child or family member with Autism can be difficult and beautiful all at the same time. The most important thing is to advocate for your kids by putting pressure on legislators to support programs that help individuals with disability's. I live in California, which does one of the best jobs of supporting individuals with disability. But.....with all this money cut backs in my states and others....programs are severely underfunded or disappearing.
Most of the people that posted on this thread talked about individuals with Autism that were younger. The bright side of your situations is that they have pliantly of time for intervention. I don't believe on single program that cost 60k is the answer. Its being consistent over an individuals life time where i have seen the most progress. I work with high school age kids (15-22). I get that chance to work with these kids before they are released in the real world. Parents are amazed how few services are provided for their kids once they graduate. My advice....get the schools to provide as many services as you can while their young. If the school does not want to provide the services...lawyer up! When educators know you will have a lawyer in a meeting....they put out their best services and follow the laws exactly.
Again thanks for sharing.
I'm not sure if you're directing all this to the OP or making general statements, but I think it could be seen as pretty offensive to people who have children with autism. There are certainly cases where it makes you 'a little different' but there are also many instances where it totally ruins children and parent's lives by causing severe emotional problems, inability to communicate and even extreme violence. These aren't more complicated problems that go along with it, it is autism and it has a wide range of often debilitating effects.
Fortunately I don't have any direct experience with autism, but as the parent of a child who went through and emerged from a very serious medical condition, to say that anything other than a healthy perfect child is a 'gift' could be construed as offensive. I realize you qualified this statement with 'sometimes' and parents may believe their children are gifts, but I don't think anyone would choose autism given the option.
Again, not quite sure where you were going with this so I apologize if I read it wrong...
i have asperger. i some cases its good in others not. i habe trouble to understand peoples behavior. It is sad when someone gets angry with you and you have no clue why.
I have mad respect for you and others in your shoes man. My nephew has severe Asphbegers Syndrome as well. He is a very, very difficult child to manage.
