My name
is Lisa. I'm a single mom of two boys and my oldest son has
mild/moderate autism. I work full time so I have plenty on my plate
managing both work and home and fulfilling the needs of both
my boys. Juggling it all can be challenging, but never dull! To make
things more interesting, my co-parent seemed to be in denial at times
because he didn't seem to fully accept the limitation our son has. But he's gotten a little better.
Some days I'm on the verge of tears, but my boys keep me up beat and going.
I
knew very early on he was autistic. Before he was even diagnosed. I
saw many characteristic in him that were similar to my cousin's child
that has sever autism
When
he was 2 he was not yet talking and was having meltdowns over not being
able to communicate. To the point that he was bang his head on the
floor. We learned sign language and that help A LOT! Since then, with
the help of Regional Center, he was getting Early Intervention, Speech
therapy and OT. Right now he is in 2nd grade and in the Special Day
program at an LAUSD school and is receiving Speech, OT and AEP. I
also looked into ABA (applied behavior analysis) Why
behavior? He yells, a lot. And not really out of anger. He is very
excitable and it can be overwhelming at times. Also, discipline. It
can be pretty difficult for an autistic child to comprehend cause and
effect and consequences. When I am trying to discipline he laughs
uncontrollably and it can be pretty frustrating. Then I find that I get
frustrated with myself for not having more patience.
Sound familiar? You are NOT alone
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