IAN - Home. Autistic Grief Is Not Like Neurotypical Grief. Karla Fisherasdculture.wikispaces.com I discovered ASD via grief. It was on my 47th birthday that I actually had the misfortune to witness the death of my father via stroke. Had I entered the room just five minutes later, I would have missed hearing his last words or seeing the terror in his eyes as he fell victim to stroke. I stood helplessly by, watching him go dark and watching him being airlifted to Hershey Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Until that time, I had never really lost anyone in my family with whom I actually had any sort of relationship. As a result, I acted as the liaison between the doctors and the family, coordinating meetings for the DNR decisions, negotiating next steps, translating the charts, etc.
After about two weeks of down time, my head was clear and my body strong and I was bored with the resting part so started back to work. Worse, I could not process anything visually, either. Grieving and ASD Symptoms How Do You Feel? Relationships. Interventions and Treatment Options | Family Services/Tool Kits/Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Tool Kit. Resource Materials - Autism Society. Parenting. Today, I was reading an article online: "New Study Finds Differences in Way Autistic Children Learn. " ( ) It was an interesting article, which I enjoyed reading. My primary problem with the article was the caption to the photo of an adorable little boy making a stack of tin cans that he'd gotten from his kitchen.
Here is what the caption said: "A young autistic boy by the name of Quinn is shown here obsessively stacking cans. " I don't know about you, but when I was young, we called that building a tower! I guess we'd better haul all of the kids in preschool that build with blocks to have them evaluated for autism! I'm being sarcastic here, but it seems to me that we have two problems relating to children with special needs represented here: 1. 2.
This is not to say that there are some legitimate medical behavior issues, because there certainly are. Have a blessed day, AspieMama. Life with High-Functioning Autism. Positive Parenting the Aspergers Way. Positive parenting is a powerful way to improve your child's Asperger Syndrome behavior and reduce the stress in your home. The basis of this parenting technique is to engage your children with kind but firm words. This way of talking to them is not permissive, but it is also not punitive. This parenting technique is the foundation of what works for children with Aspergers. But positive parenting alone will not be enough. Read more below about: You may also want to check out these pages about parenting: Parenting a Child with Aspergers is Exhausting I have to admit that I can be a grumpy parent. My husband and I are constantly trying to assess whether our son is being a typical boy who tests all the boundaries or if "his Aspergers is flaring up.
" In addition, there's more house cleaning because children with Aspergers make more messes--unintentionally, of course, because they lack fine motor skills and common sense. Parenting a child with Aspergers is exhausting. Too Much Parenting Advice. Adventuresinaspergers.com.
Medical Treatment on a Budget. By Holly Bortfeld A lot of people ask, “Why are medical treatments so expensive?” We are at an exciting time in medicine for autism as we are learning more every day about this disorder and its co-occurring conditions. Sadly, science is much slower than we would like and insurance coverage is even slower. Having no medical conditions in the diagnostic criteria for ASD means that there are no approved “treatments” for autism, nor are treatments for autism-related issues easily covered by insurance, until you learn how to bill insurance along those guidelines. This is a very frustrating situation. 1. Read books, websites, and use the medical libraries at your local hospitals (these are often open to the public for free). 2. Create a profile for your child through his/her test results and responses to treatments. 3.
Unfortunately, not all doctors accept insurance, especially those who specialize in autism. Coding is a very important part of medical insurance reimbursement. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Research Institute. Index.