What is the best way to raise (and cope with) raising an autistic child?

sereen_cat asked:

Please, serious answers. My son is 4 years old and autistic.

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10 Responses to 'What is the best way to raise (and cope with) raising an autistic child?'

kel - July 17th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
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many health centers can help you find groups, special doctors, special schools, etc. very helpful
accidentalxromance - July 20th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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treat him like you would if he weren’t autistic but be more leaneant on punishment. raise him like a normal healthy child.
lickthisup69 - July 21st, 2009 at 8:41 pm
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The best way to raise them is with a lot of patience and learning to understand your child. As far as coping, it’s all about being patient. There will be a lot of bumpy roads ahead, but in time you’ll be all right.
nygirl611 - July 23rd, 2009 at 2:03 am
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Treat him like an normal child. Play games with him and familarize him with what normal children do like coloring and play with puzzels to help boost his mind to help him learn a healthy and normal lifestyle.
thylawyer - July 24th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
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Get yourself into a support group. There are a lot of variations of autism, and there are a lot of different ways to cope. It helps if there are professionals (doctors, nurses, counselors, social workers) around with experience with autism also, and sooner or later you will need a lawyer who is familiar with legal issues of the disabled.
anirbas - July 25th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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I don’t have a child with autism but I do have a 13 yo daughter with multiple brain and mental health issues. Find great professionals. Talk to friends. Reach out to other mothers and fathers and grandparents. Work together with your spouse as a team. This is the type of challenge that you need a partner with.

Lean on your extended family and friends.

Lastly, when he acts out remember that it is not about you. He is not doing this to you. If he had no legs would you get angry at him for that? Would you think that he was doing something to you? No, this is an “invisible” disability.

Good luck. Seek help for yourself as well.
furnace4bro - July 28th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
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I seen something on KPBS about this. I live in San Diego. There was a mom of a boy with this condition, and she found that it was helpful to always speak to him non-stop, really fast, all the time, and never stopped. Eventually he began to function in ways that Dr.’s told her would never be possible. He can read, write, and make decisions. Dresses himself, feeds himself. I’m not sure of the degree of your sons autism…some cases are more severe than others. See about contacting KPBS television to see if they can give you a copy of the episode. It really did work. I was amazed.
ountcurr - July 30th, 2009 at 2:06 am
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I’m majoring in Speech Pathology & Audiology so I can tell you some tactics that I’ve learned, but keep in mind this is all knowledge, what will make your condition better is experience. First of all, your child wants to be left alone in most circumstances. If you find him interested in an odd object for a long period of time, keep his safety in mind, but do not intervene. Also, most autistic children prefer non-human sounds. If it seems like your son is ignoring you or not understanding your English, don’t worry- autistic children simply prefer buzzing sounds, and “unusual” sounds. Most importantly, autistic children are deeply disturbed by a change in routine, so try to keep your son’s schedule organized and in tact, until you’ve sought further help from a clinician or therapist. As far as the language goes, some children can recieve help in their speech successfully; others never fully understand. Your child might not recognize words showing emotion, like love, hate, happy, sad, good, bad, etc. Try to be patient and calm. Don’t force anything on your son. It is very important that you give positive reinforcement if your son does something right in his production of sound or learning. Again, I can’t give you any information from experience, so I apologize for that. Give your son all of the love that you can. I wish you and your son the best of luck and HAPPINESS.
Somebody - July 30th, 2009 at 6:47 am
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2 of my nephews and my brother were both mildly autistic, and difficult children. many people didn’t understand them and got frustrated with them treating them as though they were behavior problems. Autistic children can not always control their behaviors. It depends on the degree of autism as to what can be done to help cope.

I saw a movie based on a true story about autistic twins and how their mother learned to cope and to help her boys… i recommend this movie, it was a great help to me in learning to understand my nephews and wish it would have been around when my brother was younger.

Single mom Corrine is overwhelmed when she discovers that her seven-year-old twin boys are autistic. But she refuses to give up on their potential, even though it seems that the rest of the world has turned its back on her sons. Thanks to this incredible mother’s support, her boys accomplish the unimaginable. This movie, based on a true story, reminds us all that we deserve to reach for the stars. Be sure to watch it with your friends and family.

Note: The actors who played the younger autistic boys are Jacob Cherry (Steven) and Jeremy Shada (Phillip). The boys as teens were portrayed by Zac Efron (Steven) and Thomas Lewis (Phillip).

If you just need someone to talk to click on my avatar and add me to your yahoo messenger… i’m a good listener and i understand your frustrations.
SEO915 - August 2nd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
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i’ve been working with a 4 yr old autistic girl for the last year and a half as a TSS in the home and community settings who is in the mild/moderate autism scale rating and she is non-verbal, communicating with PECS. communication has greatly improved in the last few months as if she just “woke up” one day and now she really tries to communicate. a strong support system is key. speech therapist, occupational therapist, play group and early intervention can all provide help along with a good agency to provide wrap around services. most often autistic children are left to be in their own world, but someone who will work one on one, such as a TSS, will encourage more functional skills in all settings. the best advice is to be patient and to remember that every child is different and to also realize that every autistic child is different too. what may work for one will not work for another – some have sensory issues, some have self stimulatory behaviors, but do not think that all autistic children are all the same. your child can grow up and function “normally” as he/she learns to cope with society’s expections. good luck!