How to handle obsession within autistic children?

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My son is 4 and quite possibly on the autistic spectrum.
He is not ‘classic’ in his autism and he has NO developmental delays in speech or communication and he communicates above age expectancy, he has no unfavourable behavioural problems either and is extremely well behaved in his nursery class at school. Of course I know other children on the spectrum don’t have those problems either but my experience shows me a lot DO have these delays and difficulties socialising.

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HOWEVER my sons main issue is obsession. He becomes obsessed with something and just goes on and on and on…it oftenhappens with regards to purchiasing a toy and i dread taking him into town. I have 2 older children and of course i know its normal for children to sometimes unreasonably request a toy and as a parent sometimes you will say no and then you havea tantrum to deal wtih- but at 4 should he be past this stage? If we say no to something he doesnt exactly ‘tantrum’ but he will just beg and plead continuously and then he will turn his tactic to ‘can i have it next time’ or ‘how many days will that be’ and just wont let it drop and it can go on for a long time and the tears might even start again the next day about it. He isnt exactly naughty over it- he doesnt shout, demand and scream- but he gets himself really upset and sad.
He will do this at school over things like wanting to take a ‘special stone’ home that he finds in the playground or a toy that he likes a lot- his teacher says the same, he isnt naughty- and he doesnt cry about it at school- but he will ‘ask and ask and ask’

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We will talk about it before gong to the shop- like he will promise not to ask for a toy if we go into a shop which sells them and i will tell him he can look if he promises not to ask- and he says this and seems very clear- but then about 60% of the time he will forget himself and start asking anyway.
Any parents have this experience or can offer any advice on this? He is a shy little boy and gets upset when disciplined/chastised and hates to displease people and he is still so young…

What has worked best for me is to teach a bit of time management. Even at his age, he can get the idea that he only has so much time to play with something, or that it “isn’t time for that right now.” It helps to set boundaries, and structure is something children do require in small doses.

You can even make it a game of sorts, if he plays with his favorite (whatever), for so many minutes, then he must do something else (go outside, or to another room for example).

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My one son was famous for picking up little stones or plastic pieces outside and would come home with pockets full of things he wanted to keep. We had to set a limit when he went outdoors that he would have to play first, then only have a few minutes to pick up his treasures. Likewise, when we got home, he only had a small jar to hold his things, which made him have to sort and decide just what was most important to keep. The rest had to go, it was the rules.

In time, he got over the obsessive behavior and I suppose replaced it with other things, but he knew about limitations and what is appropriate by then.

Hope this helps!!

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Question for parents with autistic children?

My 3-year-old daughter has autism, and right now she is in DD Pre-K for 12 hours a week. She loves school, but I feel like I should be doing more for her (like speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc.).

So my question is…what kinds of activities are your autistic children involved in? Thanks so much!

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When my daughter was that age, she attended early-intervention pre-K for about 9 hours a week, and had occupational and speech therapy for 1-2 hours per week. Other than that, we just played with her. She loved Barney & Friends and learned a lot from watching that. Plus, because she is such a visual learner, I would sit with her and draw pictures of letters, numbers, etc., and things they represented (A is for apple, draw the A, draw the apple, etc.).

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I tried to give her opportunities where she could excel, like with colors – she knew them very well and liked them, too, so I would draw rainbows and she would tell me what color to use, when. Or sometimes, for a special treat, we’d mix water with food coloring and then pour the colored water into other jars to make new colors (i.e., red and blue make purple, and so on).

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I wish I could say that now (she is 15) my daughter no longer exhibits any signs of autism but that’s not true. She still struggles with language, still attends speech therapy for an hour a week, still has the occasional meltdown, etc. However, I have happy memories of spending that time with her when she was little, and feel fortunate that she is as affectionate with me as she is. I think in the long run, she has taught me more (about things like empathy, patience, and courage) than I ever taught her….

Hope this helps!

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Hi, I Have an Autism spectrum disorder, called the asperger syndrome and have important questions to ask?…..?

I Have low self asteem and was verbally and emotionally abused as a child. I was born in the 80′s, so the asperger wasnt well known until the 90″s. The Asperger Syndrome is known as high functioning autism. I did my research and the asperger syndrom was discovered by Hans Asperger in 1944 and was accepted as a true diagnoses till the 90′s. I tried doing a little more research and found out that alot of famous people, like artist, scientist, actors, inventors, and politics have the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) like asperger syndrome. But I havent really found out if RNs, Practitioners, or Psyicians who have (ASD).

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I have been having a bad day crying allot becuase I couldnt relate to my professor in my photography class, It turn out the wrong way, I could not read his social cue. (sarcasm, humor,) and it felt like my professor was makking fun of me in front of the class. Well any ways that part doesnt matter because I live my life facing society with impaired social interaction. Sometime I wish I can vanish the face of the this earth. Thats how bad its affecting me. I was told a few times to join a group. But in the back of my head I feel like I am going to join a group full of retards. I label myself a retard when Im at my lowest mood because I have this asperger disorder. I all ready know that people with ADS or autism are not retarded, especially people with the Asperger Syndrome (high functioning autism) So… my question is, can people with ADS be an RN, Practionor, or psyician?

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Are there already people in that profession who have the ADS or the Asperger? My dream is to become an OBGYN but ultimately my goal is to become an RN becuase I dont think I’m good enough. I dont have problems with my intellect though… so cant there be a chance? Please help me figure this out, I’m not fishing for a compliment. Id like to accomplish something that would meet my dreams as an OBGYN.

I am a health care professional who is challenged every day, either it be work related or my personal challenges. I have learned that in especially the health care field, no matter what you do, there will always be challenges and there are always way to overcome it, or better yet, use it to your advantage.

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I am sure there are M.D.s and nurses that have Asperger’s; they just don’t announce it to the world. It may just be one of those things, it’s not that they are embarrassed, it’s just not what their patients want to focus on, it’s whither or not that they can do their job and be well at it. As previous posters have said, you can do anything you put your mind to. It won’t be easy, but then again, if it was, everyone would be in the health care field! Good luck in whatever your heart decides!

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Autism rates one in every fifty six children now affected?

Latest studies say that now one in fifty six children are somewhere one the Autistic spectrum (a condition affecting, communication, socialisation and imagination..which can be accute, {leaving the child with no speach and understanding of the world around them}
mild {causing obsessive disorders, behavioural problems and lack of social graces}
Question…….dont you think that if one in every 56 children were born with Downs syndrome, Spina Bifida or were Thalidomide that there would be a national out cry?????
Sorry by “social graces ” I meant social understanding

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The alleged “epidemic” is an example of fearmongering by an ignorant and sensationalist press. Contrary to the negative stereotypes perpetuated upon us, most of us on the autism spectrum are NOT a bunch of mindless, rocking basket cases. Most of us get by through life, and some of us (like Steven Spielberg or Bill Gates) do rather well for ourselves. What has happened is that “diagnosis” is much more common than it used to be. As little as ten years ago, people just did not LOOK for the autism spectrum unless a child were extremely severe. Now kids are screened much more often.

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Look more, find more, that’s just how it works. What is going to happen is that the idiots in charge of our society will have to ultimately realize that “normal” is a very BROAD spectrum of behavior and ability, and those of us with some form of autism very often still are as “normal” as most people, we just are hard-wired to emphasize different parts of “normal” more than other people do. Yes, there are folks with autism who have it really hard, but the vast majority of us are NOT like that. It is high time that the neurotypicals get off their bigotrymobile and begin to acknowledge us as real human beings instead of some kind of damaged monkeys.

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Apologies for being so strident, but I’ve had a bellyful of the way the popular press sensationalizes me and people like me, turning us into nothing but walking “disease cases”. I’m not diseased, I’m merely different.

Is it a “disease” to be black? Most people in the USA aren’t black, after all. Therefore, since most people aren’t like that, it must be a “disease”, right?

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How to Detect Autism in your Child

Parents obviously want the best for their children and always want to make sure that they are as happy as possible, as well as being as healthy as possible. One of the things that parents should watch for, however, is signs that their child might be suffering from autism or autistic spectrum disorder. The signs of this disease are not immediately obvious compared to a cut finger or bruised knee.

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The signs of autism, if you are watching for them, are best to be discovered before the child reaches 1 year old. When caught early, the chances of minimizing the effects of autism are dramatically reduced. Even at very young ages such as a few weeks to a few months, you may be concerned if the child has little or no responsiveness to external stimuli, perhaps seems oblivious to parents or caretakers in the same room or holding them. As they get a bit older, another sign is a failure to anticipate movement, such as when you walk by or wave your hand in front of them.

As parents wanting the best for their children to be able to grow up and mature in a normal manner, it is important to watch for signs of this disorder, also known as Autistic Spectrum Disorder, as quickly as possible. The effects of this disorder can do serious harm to the child’s social development, social interactions, communication skills with others, and their ability to adapt to new situations, which can even extend to staying with you in a hotel on vacation instead of being in their own bed.

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There is also a health risk that is enhanced for children with autism, since studies have shown that the autistic child will develop more slowly than other children of the same age and will also typically be more susceptible to diseases and illnesses such as allergies, some mild digestive disorders, and even respiratory problems.

Some of the signs of possible autism in your child that you should watch for and be aware of would include:

* Responsiveness abnormalities. Children with autism do not respond in the same way as children without autism, and frequently do not even respond to hearing their own name. Children with autism are known to virtually ignore certain sounds.

* Attention span. Children with autism are frequently unable to concentrate or focus on objects that are shown to them, and also have problems following movement, such as when a parent walks past them.

* Lack of imitational skills. Autistic children frequently do not imitate their parents with facial expressions or gestures such as waving, smiling, or making faces.

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* Poor social skills. People afflicted with this disorder often have difficulty in understanding other people’s feelings, relating to others around them, or even to be able to illustrate compassion for someone else in distress.

* Lack of imagination. Autistic children frequently have problems in playing “pretend games” or using their imagination. Children with autism frequently are unable to see things in a way other than the way things actually are.

It is important to watch for these signs at very early ages during a child’s development, since if autism is successfully diagnosed at an early age, chances are much better that measures can be taken at that very young age to minimize the effects of the disorder.

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Jon Arnold

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Autism Improvement Using Nt

Only in the past few years have some Neurofeedback (NFB) clinicians worked with autistic children. Success has been rare. Few parents can afford the horrible cost, and few clinicians are willing to take on an autistic child, because of the difficulties involved.

1. How do you attach sensors to an autistic child? Even using a helmet?

2. If you get a connection, how do you motivate such a child? (A key to success).

3. The cost can bankrupt any family except the very wealthy.

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Enter Neuroliminal Training (NT). All three of the above problems above are solved with its usage. There is no sensor attachment needed, nor any helmet, nor is motivation important. Since NT works by using a subliminal messaging technique that works during sleep, or as a background to play or study, It can be done at home using a repeating CD, and at an affordable cost to even a low income family. NT improves autism symptoms gradually over time in the same way as NFB.

Neuroliminal Training (NT) does for autistics exactly the same three things that NFB training does – namely raise the SMR brain wave, lower the Theta brainwave, and increase the brain blood flow. (The latest NFB therapy includes HEG biofeedback which does this by feedback techniques). Hyperbaric therapy has had some known success with increasing oxygen as well, although it’s relatively expensive.

With volunteer tests and studies, it has been well proven that success rates are very similar for both NFB and NT. The only real difference is cost. For an average ADHD child to be “cured” (cure being defined in current NFB circles as “sitting still in class, paying attention to study, getting good grades, and in most cases, jumping in IQ scores”) costs $4000. For NT, the total cost is $197. (An autistic child requires many more sessions than an ADD/ADHD child).

Although I believe that there is a “continuum” between the simplest ADD child that cannot seem to concentrate on studying and a true non-communicative autistic child, there is one major difference. A person on the autism portion of that continuum may have had actual brain damage, whereas, the ADD/ADHD child has probably had little or none. Thus, a “cure” for ADD/ADHD is possible, but for not for autism.

To improve autism symptoms, simple “baby steps” toward “normal behavior” are what is seen using either NFB or NT. The good news is that continued usage continues improvement. This is a long slow process, and there are several alternate therapies which may be used at the same time. These are described in the NT literature. These include diets, the use of enzymes, probiotics, free allergy tests etc.

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This “brain damage” that makes autism such a problem may be caused by various traumatic episodes such as an overload of mercury or other mineral toxicity, a birth or pregnancy injury, continual malnutrition (or drug addiction) by the mother during pregnancy, etc.

Of course, this autism spectrum is large and variable with each individual. Not to mention, the misdiagnosed cases. A high functioning autistic child might easily be thought to be in the ADD/ADHD range. Remember that all doctors have to make a diagnosis that will allow them to be paid from insurance carriers, and this makes the whole diagnostic process a mockery.

The “accepted” average success rate of Neurofeedback (NFB) (aka EEG BF) for ADD/ADHD is between 85-90%. I suspect that a large part of these 10-15% “failures” are due to misdiagnosis of ADD/ADHD, where there has been brain damage, and the diagnosis should have been autism.

Another portion of these failures has to be due to the failure of the clinicians to be “good motivators of their patients. Motivation is a key to success of NFB.

Almost 40 years ago, it was found that by raising one small brain wave adjacent to the Alpha brain wave (around 13-14 Hz) – since named the SMR brain wave), some almost miraculous things happened. We do not “know” what causes these good changes, but the theory I put forth in 2000 is that “raising the SMR brain wave somehow changes the affect of allergens on the brain”. (If you look at the mental problems that are caused by allergens, and compare that list to the NFB cures over the past 30 + years, you can easily see the reason why I came up with that theory..)

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In orthomolecular circles, it is well known that allergens, usually unsuspected, are the basic cause of stress causing all mental “disease”. There is also a lot of anecdotal evidence that raising the SMR brain wave either “cures” some allergies, or lessens the effect on the patient.

NASA scientists found that lowering the Theta brain wave increases concentration (attention), and they spend hours “brainwashing” jet pilots and astronauts to lower their Theta brain wave. This has become a “standard therapy” for NFB as a result.

However, what most NFB clinicians don’t know is that by lowering Theta, we also lower “creativity”, or “artistic ability”. Of course, in all “attention” cases, including autism, this is not as important as social happiness of the child involved. In the case of the astronauts, concentration on the myriad dials and readouts and controls is critical to their jobs, and artistic ability is easily sacrificed.

In a recent conference, I heard about an autistic girl that was a real savant in mathematics and music. They used an experimental stem cell transplant on her, and it improved her autism symptoms dramatically, but it also cut her savant ability in half.

The Autism CD package does lower Theta, while the SMR plus does not. SMR Plus is the recommended one for all forms of depression, including PTSD, insomnia, epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, etc.

NFB works by a sort of beneficial brainwashing using the conscious mind getting feedback on what the SMR brain wave is doing, and trying by conscious concentration to raise this wave. (Or lower the Theta brain wave at the same time with attention issues).

NT also works by a beneficial brainwashing that raises the SMR brain wave, but NT uses subliminal messaging instead of feedback using the conscious mind.. It also lowers the Theta brain wave if there are “attention issues” (ADD/ADHD/autism). For other brain problems, such as insomnia, depression, epilepsy, PTSD, anxiety, etc there is no useful purpose served in lowering Theta, so it is not done. (This is the SMR Plus CD package.)

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Accepting Your Child’s Autism Diagnosis – 4 Stages You Will Go Through

When you hear that your child has been diagnosed with autism, the worst thoughts come to your mind. You can feel scared, lonely and overwhelmed. All of these feelings are natural when dealing with a new situation, but it doesn’t have to be terrifying. There are many organizations and people to help along the way. During the process of coping with the diagnosis of autism, you may go through a mixture of feelings. Here is what to expect and the stages of dealing with the diagnosis.

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Stage 1 – Denial: This is common and usually happens immediately after you hear the diagnosis. You could think not my child or the doctors have to be wrong. There is nothing wrong with getting a second opinion but if a second opinion confirms what has been told, don’t keep dragging your child from doctor to doctor hoping for something different. It’s important to move past this stage of the process because denying the existence of autism isn’t going to help anyone, especially the child. The quicker parents accept the diagnosis of autism, the quicker treatment can begin.

Stage 2 – Anger: Getting angry is a natural human emotion. There are different ways to go through this anger. You can get mad at yourself, thinking you did something wrong. You can get angry at God, questioning why your child has autism. You may even get mad at other parents with healthy children, wondering why they don’t have to deal with autism. The key when dealing with anger is speaking to someone about it. Speak to someone you trust. Your doctor might be able to refer you to a counselor who can help with these issues.

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Stage 3 – Grief: Grief is a very strong emotion, but a natural one in dealing with bad news. Feeling sad is not a bad thing though, so you should never feel guilty about feeling heartbroken. However, don’t let this emotion overwhelm you because you might transfer this onto your child who might blame themselves, thinking they did something wrong. Working past grief is important, but it’s also a natural process. If you notice you are sitting in stage three too long or people around you think you have been grieving too long, seek the help of a counselor.

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Stage 4 – Acceptance: It may have taken some time to get to this stage, but this is the end result in coping with the diagnosis of autism. At this point, you can finally move on with your children and get the best care. Your child is different and this isn’t a bad thing, nor should you ever feel that way. Once you finally accept an autism diagnosis, you and your child can move on to have a happy life. Having autism doesn’t change that.

Autism can be difficult to manage, especially depending on the severity of the case. There are services to help you, so you never have to feel overwhelmed. If you ever spend too long in any one of the first three stages, seek counseling because those specialized in these kind of cases will be able to help you move on. Not only is it important for parents to accept their child has autism for their own sake, but for the child’s as well. The only way to really help your child is by accepting the course of their life.

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