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Homeschooled for nowDoes your son go to a public school?
Homeschooled for nowDoes your son go to a public school?
Does he interact with other children?Homeschooled for now
Yes, he does well with other kids and adults. As I stated, he's happy go lucky. Not a care in the world and has a pleasant demeanor. Also, he's hyperlexic and has been since 1 and a half years old. Kid can read anything.Does he interact with other children?
Interesting. What sort of traits or behaviours does he exhibit that you believe are characteristic of autism?Yes, he does well with other kids and adults. As I stated, he's happy go lucky. Not a care in the world and has a pleasant demeanor. Also, he's hyperlexic and has been since 1 and a half years old. Kid can read anything.
The two main things that caught my attention was regression and stimming. He was starting to talk, doing very well with learning and saying new words, then nothing. He was close to 2 years old when he went completely silent, except for humming. The stimming came in the form of hand flapping which he still does when he gets excited about something lol. He rarely has meltdowns like the guy in the video, but when he does, I was shown by his occupational therapist ways to calm him. Compressions of the wrists, elbows, shoulders, ankles, knees, and hips. Also, I have a boar's hair brush. Soft brushing down his arms, back, chest, and legs help because when he does have a meltdown, it's from mainly from lack of stimulation.Interesting. What sort of traits or behaviours does he exhibit that you believe are characteristic of autism?
Why do people with autism feel as though they experience a deprivation of stimulus?The two main things that caught my attention was regression and stimming. He was starting to talk, doing very well with learning and saying new words, then nothing. He was close to 2 years old when he went completely silent, except for humming. The stimming came in the form of hand flapping which he still does when he gets excited about something lol. He rarely has meltdowns like the guy in the video, but when he does, I was shown by his occupational therapist ways to calm him. Compressions of the wrists, elbows, shoulders, ankles, knees, and hips. Also, I have a boar's hair brush. Soft brushing down his arms, back, chest, and legs help because when he does have a meltdown, it's from mainly from lack of stimulation.
I can't tell you why they have the lack of physical stimuli. His occupational therapist said the compressions help with his orientation in space,.or his proprioceptive sense. He doesn't have any other things he does in regards to movement aside from hand flapping for stimulation.Why do people with autism feel as though they experience a deprivation of stimulus?
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Besides the hand flapping, does your son display any other OCD behaviours such as walking repeatedly in a pattern?
Would you say that your son is at a grade appropriate level of learning in terms of the basic subjects like math and reading?I can't tell you why they have the lack of physical stimuli. His occupational therapist said the compressions help with his orientation in space,.or his proprioceptive sense. He doesn't have any other things he does in regards to movement aside from hand flapping for stimulation.
He's where he needs to be and speaks both partial and full sentences. Depends on him throughout the day.Would you say that your son is at a grade appropriate level of learning in terms of the basic subjects like math and reading?
Also, you mentioned that he stopped verbalizing at around age 2. Is that still the case or does he speak in partial or full sentences now?
Does he have friends that he can play with?He's where he needs to be and speaks both partial and full sentences. Depends on him throughout the day.
YesDoes he have friends that he can play with?
What are his future prospects in terms of living a relatively normal life? Will he be able to live on his own? Will he be capable of doing a 9 to 5 job?
He's 9 so I can't predict the future. I'm allowing him to be a kid. We will cross that bridge when we get to it.What are his future prospects in terms of living a relatively normal life? Will he be able to live on his own? Will he be capable of doing a 9 to 5 job?
Will you ever place him in public or even private school?He's 9 so I can't predict the future. I'm allowing him to be a kid. We will cross that bridge when we get to it.
This coming fall, my wife and I are sending him to a school that specializes in teaching kids with disabilities. We know a few people who send their kids with special needs there and they say it's wonderfulWill you ever place him in public or even private school?
Excellent.This coming fall, my wife and I are sending him to a school that specializes in teaching kids with disabilities. We know a few people who send their kids with special needs there and they say it's wonderful
Well he's hyperlexic and shows great promise with electronics. He knows how to dig deep into tablets and get the black screens up with all of the code. He watches a lot of stuff in different languages too. Whether he knows how to read different languages like Japanese has yet to be seen.Excellent.
Does your son have a penchant for any particular subject matter? Sometimes autistic people will become focused on 1 thing and become really good at it.
Wow, he could end up being a world famous inventor! Quite a few of the major scientists, mathematicians, and inventors in the past are now believed to have been on the spectrum.Well he's hyperlexic and shows great promise with electronics. He knows how to dig deep into tablets and get the black screens up with all of the code. He watches a lot of stuff in different languages too. Whether he knows how to read different languages like Japanese has yet to be seen.