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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 367520" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I did not want my son in mainstream school. Too many kids surrounding him made it impossible for him to learn and when he was very young he needed 1-1 to get assurance. His Special Education years (and he was NOT in a class of just autistic kids...I didn't want that either) has really helped him function NOW. I think kids are often pushed to be in typical classes where a pencil dropping sounds like a bomb to an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kid and where other kids make fun of them (this hasn't happened to my son either). I liked him spending half the day with a very empowering teacher and then taking his other courses with other kids and an aide who sort of hung in the back of the room, ready to help any kid who needed it (so my son didn't stand out). They handled it all beautifully. I love, love, love his school and the teachers. And his Special Education teacher didn't really know what Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified/Aspergers was, but she listened to me and really helped him. They really keep in touch even though my son has moved onto high school. He still visits her class and helps the other kids. He's doing that this summer.</p><p></p><p>Genetics is becoming a major reason scientists believe autism exists. It runs in families. In some cases, especially with adopted kids, prenatal drug and alcohol use can also cause autism. My son's birthmother did abuse drugs. As for the celebrities, I think they have so much money and so much help that their kids just improve faster because ALL Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids can improve immensely with the right help. I look in the eyes of Jenny McCarthy's five year old, and see that autism stare. I am sure he still has it...he isn't cured. There is no cure. But many kids start to seem "less autistic" around five...because many learn to talk and socializing at five is easy...you run around and the kids follow you.</p><p></p><p>When the kids start to have to have give-and-take, heartfelt conversations, the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids start to falter. Also,t hey tend not to have the same interests that their peers have and that also causes problems. My son would be bored to death standing in a mall, listening to rock music, looking at girls. He'd rather be home doing his techie stuff. I accept him for who he is. I can't make him like to hang with his buddies and look at girls. That's not who he is; how he was made. As long as he is happy, and he seems to be, that is all I care about. I don't worry about him marrying, having kids, etc. I have my other kids who have and will do that. This one walks to the beat of a different drum.</p><p></p><p>As for the diet, I don't want to fight over food and no child is going to keep up that diet as an adult. I also have never been convinced it does any good. So that's my reason for never trying it. I am scared to death of DAN doctors. They are NOT really doctors and they try to tell the parents there is a cure. Insurance doesn't cover it either. I'd rather stay with reality.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, whatever you decide to do for your son <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 367520, member: 1550"] I did not want my son in mainstream school. Too many kids surrounding him made it impossible for him to learn and when he was very young he needed 1-1 to get assurance. His Special Education years (and he was NOT in a class of just autistic kids...I didn't want that either) has really helped him function NOW. I think kids are often pushed to be in typical classes where a pencil dropping sounds like a bomb to an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kid and where other kids make fun of them (this hasn't happened to my son either). I liked him spending half the day with a very empowering teacher and then taking his other courses with other kids and an aide who sort of hung in the back of the room, ready to help any kid who needed it (so my son didn't stand out). They handled it all beautifully. I love, love, love his school and the teachers. And his Special Education teacher didn't really know what Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified/Aspergers was, but she listened to me and really helped him. They really keep in touch even though my son has moved onto high school. He still visits her class and helps the other kids. He's doing that this summer. Genetics is becoming a major reason scientists believe autism exists. It runs in families. In some cases, especially with adopted kids, prenatal drug and alcohol use can also cause autism. My son's birthmother did abuse drugs. As for the celebrities, I think they have so much money and so much help that their kids just improve faster because ALL Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids can improve immensely with the right help. I look in the eyes of Jenny McCarthy's five year old, and see that autism stare. I am sure he still has it...he isn't cured. There is no cure. But many kids start to seem "less autistic" around five...because many learn to talk and socializing at five is easy...you run around and the kids follow you. When the kids start to have to have give-and-take, heartfelt conversations, the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids start to falter. Also,t hey tend not to have the same interests that their peers have and that also causes problems. My son would be bored to death standing in a mall, listening to rock music, looking at girls. He'd rather be home doing his techie stuff. I accept him for who he is. I can't make him like to hang with his buddies and look at girls. That's not who he is; how he was made. As long as he is happy, and he seems to be, that is all I care about. I don't worry about him marrying, having kids, etc. I have my other kids who have and will do that. This one walks to the beat of a different drum. As for the diet, I don't want to fight over food and no child is going to keep up that diet as an adult. I also have never been convinced it does any good. So that's my reason for never trying it. I am scared to death of DAN doctors. They are NOT really doctors and they try to tell the parents there is a cure. Insurance doesn't cover it either. I'd rather stay with reality. Good luck, whatever you decide to do for your son :) [/QUOTE]
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