• RE: For those who are not proud/happy to be autistic...

    Eventually I realised that was unlikely, one right person and a few billion wrong? Maybe it was me ..

    Quote of the day...

    Although recently I have seen millions of people get it badly wrong on some issues, and a tiny minority be right…

  • RE: Autism and ageing

    I think the world is becoming less and less autism-friendly. So it's harder for us to deal with. E.g. when I was growing up you had to walk a mile to a phone box to make a call, I think I was nearly 10 before we got a phone in the house. Now a phone is…

  • RE: Explains but does not excuse

    My initial impression was also if you tried to apply this kind of logic to autism it would be terrible and erroneous. But not knowing enough about ADHD I don’t feel qualified to comment.

    What I can say is that while there may be a significant overlap…

  • DIET: Anyone used the services of Dr Lorene Amet- Autism Treatment Plus?

    We are at a desperate situation with food with out four year old Autistic duaghter, who is terribly fussy.

    She will only eat around 10 different foods, mostly processed (oat cakes, humus, pom-bears, apples, blueberries, pears, cucumber, school bars).

  • RE: Looking to connect with other parents

    I listen to them on my iPhone (if you have an an apple iOS the purple ‘Podcasts’ app will already be installed on your device) but you can also listen to them on android phones or web browsers - if you just google the name of the podcast they’re usually…

  • RE: Sleeping worse than not sleeping.

    Although I am a photographer and I share many photos here.  I also dislike and avoid being photographed.

    It all goes back to one incident in my childhood. 

    My parents were Polish Roman Catholics and at holy communion I was in a group photograph with other…

  • RE: How often does an employer refuse to accept disability, for purposes of reasonable adjustments, etc.?

    I haven't had a line manager not believe but I have had two, out of 6 posts, refuse to give me the adjustments I needed. The issue was more about them than me though - they were the kind of people who desperately wanted to fit in and changed based on…

  • RE: Behaviour outside of school

    I would probably agree with crystal that school would be the first place to look for a problem.

    The only other thing to say is that I would try swapping the fruit pot for some pear pieces (either peeled raw or tinned in sugar syrup rather than pear juice…

  • RE: Are these emotions normal

    Crystal 12 very much appreciated I have been educating myself and family from reading up on things.

    Hearing loss she has permanent loss in both ears one being worse than the other, had grommets twice and now found its permanent.

    school sadly is not so supportive…

  • Delicate subject, any others going through the same?

    Hi there my 6 year old autistic Son has always had bowel problems. However he also has I believe sensory issues surrounding it too. He will wipe his bottom with his finger and smell it or lick it, whether its got poo on it or not, this happens anywhere…