I have a son with autism, and we require help for modifications.?
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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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http://www.togetherforautism.org/\nhttp://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer\nhttp://www.thegraycenter.org/autismdisorders.cfm\nhttp://www.paains.org.uk/\n\nThese are support network sites for families impacted by autistic loved ones.\n\nSince you used the word "mum", I assume you're in the UK, so I have included a resource in the UK.\n\nMy brother in law is affected by a mild form of autism called Asperger Syndrome.  He is a successful one man dot.com retailer specializing in recording studio equipment for home based musicians and composers.  He's a homeowner and engaged to be married.\n\nGood Luck and God Bless
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Please tell me, are you in the U.S.A.?  Including your location will help us answer you better, because laws and opportunities vary and mentioning your area may encourage answerers from your location.\n\nIn the USA the laws  are such that the public school which cannot provide the appropriate learning environment may have the option to send the child (until 21 years of age if needed) to another public school in the county or an "approved private school" (at least that's the term in Pennsylvania, USA) and the public school pays the cost of tuition and transporation.\n\nIf your son has a specific diagnosis, you may be able to find the right public or private school by searching on the internet using the diagnosis for example "autism", "private school", "reviews", and your general location fro example "Montgomery county, PA"\n\nThere are schools and knowledgable & caring educators out there!   Your teenager is not the only one who needs special attention and structure.  There are also parent/guardian support groups on line and probably in your local area, ask the doctors or specialists you've dealth with or the area hospitals or libraries as groups often meet there.  Depending on your situation, you may find some ways to teach or support his learning at home with specifically designed learning materials -- ask his doctors or therapists for recommendations and since he is 16 you need to get him "on board" with the desicions, if he can help make some of the choices and work with you as a team he will be better motivated to work hard and continue to develop.\n\nAsk more questions about specifics as you need to, there are teachers, parents, siblings, and child advocates "listening" who understand your situation (I'm all of the above and still advocating for my adult brother and my teenager)  God Bless you!
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I'll go out on a limb and presume that your son is already medicated.  He needs therapy NOW.  If you have health insurance, contact them to find out who they contract with to  handle mental health needs.  Then contact that organization and get your son scheduled with a child psychologist who specializes in Bi-polar kids and you'll need a psychiatrist as well to prescribe for him.  If he is currently medicated, he may need a change in dosage or even in medication.  In the meantime, if it's at all possible, designate one room in your home as the "safe" room.  Remove all objects that could injure or be picked up and thrown.  Your son obviously cannot have his way all the time.  So when this happens, get him into the "safe" room and use yourself as a human straight jacket -- come from behind him, get him down onto the carpet and grab his wrists and cross his arms with your own.  Use your legs to immobilize his, if you are able.  If there is a father in the house, this will be easier for him to do.  Keep your son immobilized.  He will scream, he will yell, he may even curse.  Ignore all this.  Keep up a steady stream of soothing words in a low voice.  Continue doing this and he will eventually refocus and be able to calm himself.  This is tiring for parents but it works.  Good luck.\n\nOkay, I'm seeing that your 7-yr-old also has a behavior problem, which prompts me to ask has your 11-yr-old actually been screened for and diagnosed with Bi-polar or did you decide this?  And there is no father in the house.  However, your kids, both of them, and you need family therapy ASAP.   I now believe this is a parenting and behavioral problem rather than a psychological/medical one.  It may be a result of the divorce.
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There are programs to help you & your children. What state are you from? What disabilities do your children have? If you give me more info. I can help.
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my nephew has autism I thank you for your efforts on his behalf.\nit took 5 years for him to verbally acknowledge me it was on Christmas morning when I walked in to my sisters house he saw me and ran up hugged me and called me uncle mark for the first time. best gift I ever got..\nin answer to your question contact your local foundation for the retarded or salvation army they should be able to best direct you
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any public school in your area should be able to make the accomodations and modifications necessary to assist your child.  talk to the principal.
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There is no cure- only treatment.  Behavioral training, speech and occupational therapy, and parent education and support can often improve a child's problem behaviors, communication skills, and socialization. Medications are sometimes helpful as well. A child with autism responds best to a highly structured, specialized educational program tailored to his or her individual needs. However, specific treatment varies depending on the range of individual symptoms, which can combine in many different ways and change over time.
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=the first place I would start is by talking with your pediatrician who is mos familiar with our, your, child, and your family situation.  He would be the best resource to steer you in the right direction.  Good luck to both of you.
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These are all helpful links for any parent of children with disabilites. A couple of them are Government links and one leads to SS page of benefits for these children. (and parents)\nHope this will help you. I know it will keep you busy searching and reading if it is what you want. Best wishes to you and your child. Doug
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University of Kansas has an AWESOME autism/aspergers program.  Here's a link to their special ed programs, I'm sure you can dig around and find other stuff.  http://www.soe.ku.edu/sped/\nGood luck, we need more autism specific resource teachers.
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My son has high functioning austism as well. He is 5 now and became verbal last year. His still likes to play by himself some of the time but he interacts with his siblings and some of the kids from his school. Find something that he really enjoys. For my son it is letters and numbers. I bought flash cards for him and invited a couple of the neighbor kids over. We had races to see who could find certain numbers. He loved it. Don't try too many kids though or he could feel overwhelmed. A lot of his interaction came from watching the other kids do things. He wouldn't go down the slide until he watched the other kids do it over and over again. Make a structured "game" of the play at first and then slowly let it become more spontanious. Good Luck you can email me at sbirch5@yahoo.com if you would like to discuss this further
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Here are some tips and suggestions that I hope will help you! I wish you all the best. Please keep in mind, as I'm sure you do, that not all children with autism are alike, and will have different needs. These are just guidelines, please consult an education professional who knows your child for the most accurate and relevant information for your family.\n\n- Recognize your child's strengths and interests and use these as opportunities for education (for example, if your child is very interested in Star Wars, you can teach math problems about Star Wars, make cleaning up into a game about Jedi powers, etc.) You never know when an interest may turn into a possible career option for the future (I recently read a book written by a man with Asperger's who made his childhood interest in "The Wizard of Oz" into seveal job opportunities! ["Demystifying the Autistic Experience" by William Stillman"]) (Source #1)\n\n- People with autism/Asperger's are often visual learners and learn well with pictures, charts, step-by-step written instructions, etc. (Source #1)\n\n- Consider reading books by authors with Autism/Asperger's (while these are often geared towards adults, I think they offer valuable information) Authors to consider include Temple Grandin, Edgar R. Schneider, Jerry Newport, Stephen Shore, and William Stillman (Source #1)\n\n- To motivate a child to use language, you could, for example if you know she wants juice, don't just give it to her becuase you know that's what she wants. Have her say, "juice," or if she is not ready for that yet, just the first sound of the word before you give her any juice. Gradually, very slowly, require him to say additional words such as, "want juice," then "want juice please," then "I want juice please, etc." before you give her the juice. Start with him requesting with one word for most of the things he wants (and keep this up for a long while), before starting to require sentences for any items. If you feel your child is not ready for this, please consider using the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) as an early step before implementing the above procedure. (Source #1)\n\n- 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. You may find that it gets her attention from adults, or that it gets her a time-out (maybe she is overwhelmed in the situation and wants to be removed). If you see a pattern from the information you collect, you could teach her other ways to get attention or whatever she 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 her praise or a reinforcer (something she likes) when he is engaging in positive behavior. \n\n- "Many children with autism are good at drawing, art and computer programming. These talent areas should be encouraged. I think there needs to be much more emphasis on developing the child's talents. Talents can be turned into skills that can be used for future employment." (Source #2)\n\n- "Teaching generalization is often a problem for children with autism. To teach a child to generalize the principle of not running across the street, it must be taught in many different locations. If he is taught in only one location, the child will think that the rule only applies to one specific place." (Source #2)\n\n- "I interpret language literally. It's very confusing for me when you say, 'Hold your horses, cowboy!' when what you really mean is 'Please stop
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I don't know how old your son is, but change for an Autistic child is extemely hard. I'm sure you know this already, though.  my brother has asbergers and he is going to be 21. each year he seems to be getting better and has had his medication reduced quite a bit over the years. he too has dealt with death and changing schools. a stable environment and support system is key for these two mental disorders.\n\ni think that children/people with autism need to be on some form of medication and therapy for the rest of their lives. unfortunately they were not made to function in the real world with as much comfort as others. \n\nthe key right now is stability and support, though. the right balance of these two things without making too much of a fuss that they are "special" is the best for them. i never felt embarassed or ashamed of my brother, and that has helped him grow into his own person.
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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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You don't "rehabilitate" him.  You love him and help him understand his strengths.  You teach him to cope with the intense stream of sensory input he can't filter.  You need to understand that God would not have brought you this amazing child if He thought you couldn't handle this.  My son is high functioning, and an amazing kid who is eight now and brightens my every day.  My daughter shows a lot of the same qualities and may be high functioning autistic as well.  She's ten, and is the apple of my eye.  This link will help you to open up to what you child is going through: http://home.att.net/~ascaris1/\nIt was put together by an autistic man who wants parents of autistic kids to know just what it is for a child to grow up in this.  \nAmong the people in history who grew up and made a name for themselves are Mozart, Edison, Einstein, and Thomas Jefferson.  Being autistic doesn't have to prevent your child from finding success.
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Go into some of the classes with your child. You and your child can tell them what it is like to be disabled and have a disabled child. I think everyone would be more aware of disabilities. Good luck.