Children with autism
My son Nic was 4 when we found out he was autistic. I searched the internet for what ever information I could find on autism. I wanted more. I wanted to talk to people about this disability. I need to know how it affected their lives. So I made the yahoo group Children with autism. The group has over 700 members, and gets members daily. THe people on the group are great!!! There are parents,teachers,family,aides, and so many other people who want to learn about autism and share how it affects their lives. Its a great way to find information, share how you feel, and offer help to those who are in need . Come join the group. Its a great way of learning and getting the support you need. You can also find on this site has several links that may be able to help you. You can find these links on the top tool bar under the heading next to the home button. click on where is says links and it will take you to the next page, where all the links are.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/children_with_autism/
From the ASA
Persons with autism may also exhibit some of the following traits.
- Insistence on sameness; resistance to change
- Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words
- Repeating words or phrases in place of normal, responsive language
- Laughing, crying, showing distress for reasons not apparent to others
- Prefers to be alone; aloof manner
- Tantrums
- Difficulty in mixing with others
- May not want to cuddle or be cuddled
- Little or no eye contact
- Unresponsive to normal teaching methods
- Sustained odd play
- Spins objects
- Inappropriate attachments to objects
- Apparent over-sensitivity or under-sensitivity to pain
- No real fears of danger
- Noticeable physical over-activity or extreme under-activity
- Uneven gross/fine motor skills
- Not responsive to verbal cues; acts as if deaf although hearing tests in normal range.
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