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riah13224 @riah13224 (96) • United States 27 Jan 09

im doing a project on autism for school and its about autistic children and how they learn if they can learn new skills esily by copying others or how dificult it is for them if you would like to help me of have any sugestions...

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How do autistic children grow to be?

nannyinholiday @nannyinholiday (105) • United States 26 Jan 09

I know how they act when they are little, whether their situation is very serious or not, but, do they grow to have normal lives? Do they get married and all?

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 24 Jan 09

This book was recommended to me by a friend. It's about a 15 year old boy who has autism. He loves dogs and one day, when he goes over to visit his neighbor's dog, he finds out that somebody has killed it. So he sets out to solve...

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Buying a gift for an Autistic child...

Foxxee @Foxxee (3650) • United States 14 Dec 08

I want to make this discussion because I know how hard it can be to shop for a child that is Autistic & with the holidays coming up, this might help someone. So all you grandparents, aunts, uncles, & anyone else who plans on...

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Any mother's of an autistic child???

Louprincesss112 @Louprincesss112 (96) • United States 19 Nov 08

Hey everyone I recently found out that my three year old son is autistic. We knew that he had some problems from the begining. He's speech was very far behind and he had some of the odd stereo type tendencies they say autistic...

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Baby Play to lead to Autism Clues?

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 8 Nov 08

How very young children play with toys may lead to the ability to diagnose and treat autism very early, putting tots on the road to wellness. (Autistics like myself can lead full 'normal' lives with early quality intervention.)...

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Using an AUTISTIC child to SELL CARS!!

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 29 Oct 08

there is this super super annoying local car dealer that always shows his family in his commercials and so he has a new one that i just saw that started out saying.. "god never gives you more than you can handle.. even if its...

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Autism: Parents... I have a question!

Foxxee @Foxxee (3650) • United States 2 Oct 08

My son is Autistic && he thinks your weird too! I love that saying! LOL! Anyway this discussion is about parents with Autistic children. I have an Autistic son who is just amazing && I wouldn't change anything about his...

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The comments we hear

RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 5 Sep 08

I know there are several on mylot who are parent of autistic children. I was wondering if you have heard the same comments I have or some different. Here are some of the comments I've heard about my daughter: * That's good...

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"Autism is a "fraud"" - Anyone else hear about this?

lisado @lisado (1227) • United States 23 Jul 08

My MIL called me this morning asking if I had heard about the rant by a radio talk show host and Autism. I said, no, I hadn't. It took some hunting, but I finally found it on the CNN website and listening to him made me furious....

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Unruly & Autistic?

Foxxee @Foxxee (3650) • United States 15 Jul 08

I'm not sure how everyone feels about all these headlines talking about how parents of Autistic children are being kicked out of certain places because the childs behavior…? For example, I heard one story that a mother got...

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Clearly Autistic, what would you do?

autismmom2 @autismmom2 (155) • United States 6 Jul 08

I know I'm not the only one here with positive views on autism, so I need to vent a little and get some opinions. What would you do here? A family member has 2 sons. One is 6 months younger than my son, so he just turned 3....

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Why do my husband not support my decision, for the benefit of our daughter?

ch88ss @ch88ss (2271) • United States 1 Jul 08

Though my five year girl is autistic, but she makes me laugh all the time. I see her needs as different and I feel it is my job as a mother to do my very best and not complain about what an inconvenience it is. But My husband...

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Autism, Speech therapy authorization missing.

ch88ss @ch88ss (2271) • United States 25 Jun 08

I am so nervous now. My daughter's speech therapy authorization from the insurance was over on June 12. She needs new authorization. To make a long story short, doctor was out of town, so we did not have speech for 2 week already....

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Autism: Is it devastating?

Foxxee @Foxxee (3650) • United States 27 May 08

I'm a mother of an Autistic son & I want to share my thoughts & opinions on this matter. I first want to state that Autism is NOT a disease! Autism is seen as this devastating condition.. I'm sorry, but I don't see my...

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Mother told she'd be arrested if she brought her Autistic son to church so what?

CherBear04 @CherBear04 (483) • United States 20 May 08

It was a Fox news article from MN. The Autistic child (Who is over 6' tall and 225lbs) was said to have been spitting, urinating and hitting other children - the mother denied the first, the article said that a restraining order...

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Autism is it from the vaccine?

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 12 May 08

I have a nephew that is autistic and my best friend's son is... and I know many others! Why do we know so many kids like this? Do you think it's the vaccine? I think if it is I have to tahank my lucky stars...

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Autistic children linked to same sperm donor

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 3 Apr 08

Gwenyth Jackaway never imagined donor could pass autism genetically to son Her son, Dylan, two other kids connected to Donor-X are autistic Expert says genetic component, environmental trigger linked to autism Since autism...

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Vaccine may have led to autism-like symptoms.

owatagoosiam @owatagoosiam (751) • United States 6 Mar 08

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-03-05-autism-vaccines_N.htm MILWAUKEE (AP) — Government health officials have conceded that childhood vaccines worsened a rare, underlying disorder that ultimately led to autism-like...

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Financial Struggles Plague Special Needs Families

heavenschild @heavenschild (4777) • Canada 29 Feb 08

I know this first hand as my son's private therapy is very expensive however we have no other option as early intervention is key with Autism and he is still only #29 on the list where the government would cover this....He has...

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