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Hey my family consists of 2 mums a dog and a 3yr autistic child. 


We were told to come here by our paediatrician to contact  "the T-Shirt wearers"
As in other words people who have been there done that, got the t-shirt.

My son isn’t very verbal. He can only say a few select words at any given time.
Tends to echo allot. Doesn’t like change. Doesn’t Comprehend what I am saying. 
He has his challenges but I’m very proud of him for doing as well as he does.

What Tips if any do you have for coping/making life easier?

Also tips on traveling without a car would be greatly appreciated as we don’t drive and struggle with public transport as he violently meltdowns and people constantly questioning his condition.

Thank you. 

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  • Hi - when my son was little he sometimes had meltdowns on buses because he didn't like that particular bus company or if there'd been subtle changes (subtle to us, glaringly obvious to him) in the design.  Does he react the same all public transport?  Just wondering.  You could try ear defenders if the noise upsets him or decent headphones if he'll accept them.  Pecs are a gd idea, then he can understand what's going to happen during his day.  I used to keep things to a minimum verbally, wdn't use 3 words where 2 wd do.  So if it was an instruction like "get your coat", we'd go together to get it + as I was saying it I'd be handing it to him.  That sort of thing.  This site is full of info via the home pg + the posts so have a look around + ask anything you want.  Sometimes keeping a diary can be helpful with regard to meltdowns etc.  What was happening prior to the meltdown, sometimes you can see a pattern after a few days or wks.

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  • Hi - when my son was little he sometimes had meltdowns on buses because he didn't like that particular bus company or if there'd been subtle changes (subtle to us, glaringly obvious to him) in the design.  Does he react the same all public transport?  Just wondering.  You could try ear defenders if the noise upsets him or decent headphones if he'll accept them.  Pecs are a gd idea, then he can understand what's going to happen during his day.  I used to keep things to a minimum verbally, wdn't use 3 words where 2 wd do.  So if it was an instruction like "get your coat", we'd go together to get it + as I was saying it I'd be handing it to him.  That sort of thing.  This site is full of info via the home pg + the posts so have a look around + ask anything you want.  Sometimes keeping a diary can be helpful with regard to meltdowns etc.  What was happening prior to the meltdown, sometimes you can see a pattern after a few days or wks.

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