Hi, my name is Alan and I've joined today. My wife and I have a 16 year old son who has been diagnosed on the Autistic spectrum. Whilst he is very intelligent, he has trouble speaking to people he doesn't know and in stressful situations such as interviews. We are worried how this will affect him as he reaches adulthood and has to apply for university and jobs.
We would love to hear from people who have had experience in this area.
mlemar38 said:Hi,
My name's Michelle and I have a 9 year old son who has a diagnosis of Autism and severe cognitive and language and communcation delay. We live a very full life, our days are never dull and we get into all sorts of mischief! My son finds some environments challenging due to his sensory difficulties, presently we have a big issue with the new deli counters that are popping up in all of the supermarkets, they are easily accesible to members of the public. Our local Sainsbury's do not have any "no entry" signs or barriers preventing people from freely walking into them. Obviously this is not accpetable, however, my son is drawn to them like a magnetic and currently no PECS symbol, minimal language or distractions are working to keep him away from this area. Does anyone have an suggestions to help us support our son more effectively? We want to encourage his independece and do not want this to be a constant barrier.
Many thanks for reading
I think this should be in it's own discussion as it's not related to mine.
mlemar38 said:Hi,
My name's Michelle and I have a 9 year old son who has a diagnosis of Autism and severe cognitive and language and communcation delay. We live a very full life, our days are never dull and we get into all sorts of mischief! My son finds some environments challenging due to his sensory difficulties, presently we have a big issue with the new deli counters that are popping up in all of the supermarkets, they are easily accesible to members of the public. Our local Sainsbury's do not have any "no entry" signs or barriers preventing people from freely walking into them. Obviously this is not accpetable, however, my son is drawn to them like a magnetic and currently no PECS symbol, minimal language or distractions are working to keep him away from this area. Does anyone have an suggestions to help us support our son more effectively? We want to encourage his independece and do not want this to be a constant barrier.
Many thanks for reading
I think this should be in it's own discussion as it's not related to mine.
