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Help! Our Adult Son Has Severe Autism and Extremely Narrow Diet… “Our grown son - who's severely affected by autism and living in a group home - no longer eats anything but white-bread bologna sandwiches. We're really concerned about … three are board-certified behavior analysts on staff at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, which is part of the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network . Thank you for your question. As you likely know, selective eating is a common …
When someone says your child with autism will eat when they're hungry… This guest post is by Autism Speaks staffer Kerry Magro , an adult who’s on the autism spectrum. Oh vey, if it only were that easy. Has anyone made a comment when you were trying to feed your child …
Help! 10 Year Old with Autism Gorges Till He Throws Up… Advice on breaking the cycle from specialists in the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network “Our 10-year-old ASD kiddo will eat until he throws up and then start all over again. How can we …
Special Ed Teacher seeks advice: Child with autism bolts from safety… I’m a special education teacher in a rural community with few autism services. I’m trying to help a parent of a 3-year-old boy who has autism. She needs help teaching her son not to run blindly into the street with no thought of danger. She’s tried discipline …
Seven lessons I learned as my son with autism transitioned to his teen years… Tulika Prasad is mom to Vedant who is on the autism Spectrum. She is a computer engineer by education and an Autism Advocate by passion. She is an Autism Speaks volunteer Advocacy Ambassador and also volunteers locally for autism …
NFL Players support Autism Speaks during 'My Cause My Cleats' campaign… This year a number of NFL players have chosen to represent Autism Speaks for the My Cause My Cleats campaign. Players wore cleats inspired by Autism Speaks (pictured below) in games and those cleats will be auctioned off on the NFL auction page. The proceeds from …
Autism Speaks opens applications for research grants on central auditory processing disorder… Autism Speaks, the global non-profit dedicated to dedicated to creating an inclusive world for all individuals with autism throughout their lifespan, today announced the opening of applications for a new cycle of research grants on the …
Help! Our son with autism just laughs when others bully and tease… professor of special education and an applied behavioral analyst at the University of Missouri and Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, in Columbia, Missouri. The school and center are among the 14 sites in the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) . “Our son has autism. He does well academically. But we worry about how he …
How my motherly instinct helped lead to my son's autism diagnosis… was decreasing and his was not as responsive. I continued to do my own research and realized these were the signs to autism. Days passed and I continued to ask for Haydar to be diagnosed. But even after the doctor told me he was fine, I knew … fine, I would disagree completely and insist that there is something wrong. Even though, deep down I was sure Haydar had autism, I could not believe how shocked I was to hear it from his doctor. “No it can’t be” were the words that instantly …
Parent Needs Help: 4-year-old with Autism Won’t Eat Solid Foods… This week’s “Food for Thought” answer is from occupational therapist Moira Pena, who works within the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, in Toronto. My child is 4 and has been …