My ASD Child

Young people with Asperger’s (AS) and High Functioning Autism (HFA) usually live in the moment and have difficulty moving from one activity to the next. Stopping an activity in mid-drift interrupts their train of thought, which pushes them out of their comfort zone. As parents, we are often thinking of what we must do next, or even what happened in the recent past. While it may be easy for us to switch to the next activity, and while we know why a particular switch must occur, kids on the autism spectrum do not think this way. We, as parents, need to think like our “special needs” children. CLICK HERE FOR MORE... More resources for parents of children and teens with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's : ==> How To Prevent Meltdowns and Tantrums In Children With High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's ==> Parenting System that Significantly Reduces Defiant Behavior in Teens with Aspergers and High-Functioning Autism ==> Launching Adult Children with

“I have a grandson who is 10 years old, diagnosed with PDD and Asperger’s when he was 5. Currently we are home schooling him and intend to continue however which online learning programs would best fit for language, math, science and writing. We had him in school however in our area they have taken away special classrooms and have assigned regular teachers with special aides when needed. Too many changes took place and he was unable to cope thus the homeschooling. We tried to enroll him in the Virtual classroom, but they could not accept him because his IEP indicates that he has a modified curriculum in English and math. We have him doing courses from Time 4 Learning and Adapted Mind for math. Is there any more out there that are visual learning?” Here are several homeschooling resources for parents with kids on the autism spectrum: Watch Me Learn teaches kids social skills, language skills, functional skills, motor skills, and much more! Full-scale video-based social ski

My stepson is 26 yrs. old and I suspect he has Asperger's but he has never been formally diagnosed. He has made great strides in understanding his social difficulties and in compensating for them, and his social life is thus much improved.   He still struggles terribly with depression and anxiety - he has been in therapy but I think he needs a psychotherapist with a specialty in adults with Asperger's. He also struggles terribly ad with the cognitive functions involved in making choices and decisions of all kinds, as well as in breaking down the steps involved in doing many tasks.  He lacks a passion for anything (other than sex, particularly S/M). He is highly intelligent and very lovely in many ways but is very stuck and very frustrated. We live in Pasadena, CA and I would like to: - have him formally diagnosed; - find a psychotherapist with a specialty in adults with Asperger's; - find a job coach. Can you offer any quidance please? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~