Autism

[poeticgurl83]

My nephew is 10 years old and he was just diagnosed with having autism. I tried researching it but I couldn't understand exactly what it was, the dr said that his main mechanism was snapping his fingers and talking to inanimate objects which he does alot with his duckies, monkeys and penguins and he even kisses them too which I think is cute. My son was diagnosed with having adhd & add when he was in the first grade and they gave him meds which is helping him out a lot now I must say so myself I'm just worried about him rubbing his eyes alot which they said would go away but I don't know I'm just being a concerned parent that's all and he's 10 as well. But I would like to get more information about autism if you ladies don't mind filling me in about it.  

[maybaby19]

I should mention that he was homeschooled because he couldn't focus in school. But he does great in normal college classes.

[poeticgurl83]

Well thank you for sharing that info with me I will make sure to check it out :)

[maybaby19]

There are so many different levels of autism it is hard to give you an exact answer :/ every case is different and every child that has autism has different triggers or responses to things and a lot of times has they get older they change. My little brother is borderline autistic (aspergers) and when he was young he was very reserved, and clumsy. He could sit in one place and busy himself for hours at a time trting to figure out how something worked, but if you turned on music it drove him literally insane, screaming crying. He used to pace the whole house while talking to people and couldnt look anyone straight in the face while talking to them. And he was and still is impossible to discipline.Now he is 17 and big into chorus and has a beautiful singing voice. He has focused his problem solving on school and is about to have his AA and his high school diploma at the same time. Autism is rough to understand but if you keep them on a specific routine it helps tremendously. Change is a huge stressor and they don't know how to react to it.

[Bri_1985]

Autism is hard to understand - my 5 yr old was diagnosed at 2 with it. The most I can suggest is that you visit the Autism Speaks site, there's many resource sites out there. National Autism Resources is a great site to find useful equipment to help too... Ive ordered picture books and puzzles from there for my son. They're expensive but its worth it to see that light bulb go on in his head as he understands things.

Sorry I couldnt be more helpful. My hubby and I are enduring this one day at time and learning/adapting. Unfortunately the ideas sharex on websites dont always work so it requires a lot of patience and creativity.