I've posted a paper that I wrote for a senior level psychology class. It includes a lot of information and many relevant links.\n\nhttp://www.daylon.com/autism/\n\nGood luck.
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Thanks for the information, I saved the link and will read thought it later. I have a 5 year old nephew who has been diagnosed as autistic, he also has vision problems. I have had my doubts about the diagnosis from the beginning, hope your paper helps bring some light to the situation. \nThanks.
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At this point in time, doctors can't seem to agree on definitive causes of Autism. Some believe Autism is congenital(born with) and others believe it is acquired later in life.  Autism has been associated to hypersensitive hearing and even some forms of Mental Retardation. There are even varying degrees of Autism(mild, moderate, severe, profound).  I would look for a Dr. who specializes in Asperger's Syndrome he/she will probably be aware of new causes/treatments.\n\nGood Luck!
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Try this link for the "Westchester Advocates for Individuals with High Functioning Autism, Asperger Syndrome, and other PDDs".  They can put you in touch with the help you need.
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http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
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I know having a child with autism can be extremely hard. My nephew has it. I live in the U.S. but I did some searching for places in Canada that have services for people with autism. You can try the Autism Society Canada, Autism Treatment Services of Saskatchewan, Geneva Centre For Autism( they provide a training institute on a fee-for-service basis). You can check out this site and see if any of these places can be of help to you http://www.netrover.com/~southgve/canadian.htm\nAlso try Harmony, Inc. & Autism http://www.harmonyinc.org/about/autism.html\nAnd try Resources on Autism for the Canadian Families http://autism.about.com/od/canadiansonly/\nThis link lists different treatment services located in Canada http://ca.dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Canada/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Autism/Organizations/\nI hope you're able to find one that helps. It's great that you're not signing over your parental rights to get help for your son. He can't help being aitistic and he needs your love and support. Good luck to you and your family.
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Wow, what a handful you have! He is high functioning isn't he? Well, I hope you go to see the doctor for his mood. Has he always been antisocial? That is pretty much an autistic trait unfortunatly. Just talk to him about it. How is he feeling lately? Try some theapy with a therapist who deals with autism  (a plus if they are also a relationship therapy.) Are there many that you know of? Have you visited his doctor? Talk to his family about it.
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What you are going through is normal I know its not easy there are several therapeutic residential schools that take teens on the autistic spectrum. They have classes therapy doctors the works some of them have financing and some have scholarships based on need. Also sometimes the school will pay for part of it if you can prove he needs to be in a different setting.\n\nIf this is not an option for you you might look into community based sevices thru your local mental health center they can provide you with in home one on one help with your son they may also have respite care that would allow you a much needed well deserved break.\n\nPlease dont feel hopeless! there are things out there that can help you both its just a matter of finding it for you.\n\nSince I dont know where you live or where on the spectrum your son is I can only suggest you use a search engine for "residential schools autism" "theraputic school autism and then select from there also yahoo education has a lot of good links\n\nGood Luck and feel free to contact me if I can help
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You can contact local branches of the Autism Society of America and they can really help you.  Don't go with your doctors attitude, at age 3, even if it's not autim, but another sort of problem, he needs intervention.  The sooner the better.  My son is mildly autisic and for years I let the doctor convince me to give it time for him to catch up.  I waited a little too long (he was 4) and I regret not going with my instincts.
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Check with national autism parent support sites like\n\nhttp://www.autism-society.org\n\nor\n\nhttp://www.php.com/\n\nGood luck!
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I dont know about SID, but this site might have some help for you. Look and see. \nhttp://www.autismtoday.com/index.asp
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I have an autistic cousin, and ive learned that they love to touch and feel things. So you could do an activity where they have lots of varying feels like cotton, different types of plastics cereals. They could make snowman from different colored puffballs. They can string cheerios and eat them. They can make bird feeders. Christmas Trees. There is so much. The ideas really are endless
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This is one source of this story http://www.oregonlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news/1146882329307730.xml&coll=\n\nThe army only investigated after this story was in the newspaper. The parents contacted the recruiter and were told, " He is a man, he doesn't need his mommy making his decisions." They offered to bring his medical and school records as proof of disability and were blown off. The newspaper article was their only recourse to keep their disabled son safe. Shame on the this recruiter! I hope he is dicharged and severely reprimanded.\n\n\n\n**** As for holding jobs YES an adult with autism IF CAPABLE should hold a job to have some sense of accomplishment, to have something they can be proud of. The military is NOT the place for adults with autism. There are laws that prevent the disabled from being harassed by recruiters for a reason. There is a BIG difference between Xbox games showing military ops and the real deal. Severe anxiety, sensory issues, communication delay's and social delay's are just a few symptoms of autism and make it impossible for an adult with autism to serve in the military.
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There is currently no "cure" for autism. I know that it is devastating for parents when their child has autism. There is research being done all over the world for this condition, but as of yet, there is no cure & anyone that tries to tell you that there is, is just trying to take advantage of the fact that desperate parents will try ANYTHING to help their children. These guys have no scruples & I often wonder how they can sleep at night.
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Each child is different and will have different needs, but I would recommend trying several things. \n\nFirst, you might consider looking into why he is engaging in the behaviors you mentioned. Make clear and objective descriptions of the behaviors that are concerning you. Then, make some notes whenever the behavior occurs. You could make a chart with three columns: (A) What happens before the behavior, (B) What the behavior was, and (C) What happened after or as a result of the behavior. \n\nYou may find that it gets him attention from adults, or that it gets him a time-out (maybe he is overwhelmed in the situation and wants to be removed). If you see a pattern from the information you collect, you could teach him other ways to get attention or whatever he is gaining from doing these behaviors. These could include, tapping someone on the shoulder, asking for attention, handing someone a card that says, "attention please" or "all done" (to get permission to leave an area), etc. Also, make sure that you are giving him praise or a reinforcer (something he likes) when he is engaging in positive behavior. \n\nTo find out more about this technique, I would suggest speaking to your school district's autism specialist, if they have one, or special education teachers (if your son is in school). It is called "functional analysis." This is an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) technique. You may want to seek the advice of an ABA professional that can get to know your son and his needs. However, I would give one word of caution about this. Make sure that your ABA person also has a background in special education and child development, because many don't. This is very important.\n\nBest of luck and I hope this helps you!
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This is a very good blog, a beginner’s guide to abnormal psychology. \nShort, clear and simple; and you can even post your question and contact the author regarding particular subject you are interested in, for FREE\n\nhttp://sensitive-psychoworld.blogspot.com/
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These links should give you quite a bit of information on your topic.  \n\nGood luck with it.
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I don't usually respond to website questions but I read this one and thought I would. My 7yr old daughter has high functioning autism. At first she was diagnosed with aspergers. She is a loner and quite happy to be that way.There are 5 children in the family and she would prefer to be on her own. It saddens me more to see her in the school playground on her own that what it does her.She has an aide at school and is left out by other children because of this - she has only just come to understand that people actually like people.There are a lot of educational things for people with aspergers and autism to help them along on their lives.An example is - social stories (where one learns the correct behaviour in social settings).\nThere is a program called The Dore Program (I think the website is  www.dore.com or could have .au on the end!!!) They take children and adults with learning disabilities - including autism and aspergers - the create exercises for each individual and they are done a couple of timesa day for 12 to 18 months.During this time the client can go from non reading and writing to overtaking their peers. It also helps with behaviour and motor skills. I have read these stories and spoken to a consultant at the institue. \nI know this isnt answering the above question but to all sufferes of any disability there is always hope and tomorow can only be a better day.\nThanks for reading.