Caring for an Autistic child, part 2

The struggles and joys of a mother caring for her Autistic son

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[Kianamonster]

you should make more videos. there amazing

[JNJhealth]

@Kianamonster Thank you! Glad you like them.

Rob

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[kgaccount]

This is totally abstract. I want to see the whole face of this child's autism. It's more than suspicious that we find more and more just little snapshots of a feel good performance to raise funds for autism. This isn't the real face of autism. If you lived with severe or even moderate autism you'd get it.

[JNJhealth]

Just to clarify, this video is not connected to any fundraising effort.

Rob

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[Emmapeq]

i am so glad for you guys

[MsClaudia777]

i love the calmness in your voice and caring for your son....we can't figure out whats wrong with my son.

he gets worked up and talks back to teachers/counselors they just want to kick him out and he doesn't mean any harm mostly gets over zealous-

[MyPinkNBlack]

I'm 17 and I have autism. When I was 2, I couldn't even talk yet. I would always scream alot just to get attention and I had other problems.... But when I got older, those problems got sloved =]

[winnie291000]

you guys should all watch i am sam such a great powerfull film

[Joelsgift]

Our boy is not only autistic, he is also profoundly deaf and he has Down syndrome. But he is so loving, can be very defiant yet teachable. Thanks to wonderful people from school and understanding people in our community, he gets to live life almost like everybody else...just a little bit more CREATIVE and COLORFUL. I will never trade the agony & ecstasy of having him as part of our family.

[metallivixen]

My sons paediatrician wouldn't give him an autism diagnosis as she said he showed too much emotion... but he has every other characteristic. Yet this beautiful boy is cuddly like my son.. I don't get it...more hurdles to face.

[maggot2k6]

This woman is unbelievably lucky. My brother is autistic and didn't talk until he was seven and he STILL has tantrums. The worst thing is that, the older he gets, the less we can control him. To stop this, he's been put on drugs that are sucking the life out of him. He's constantly tired, he's only awake for about 10 hours a day. My brother is the sweetest guy ever, he genuinely cares about everyone, whether they've have done him wrong or not, but the treatment he receives is ruining his life.

[steviesama]

Speech and OT people are suggesting that my oldest son may have Autism, more specifically Aspergers, what this woman has to say about her son, especially the tantrums, seems very true about my son, he doesn't have language yet, and is 2½, but he's picking up some hand signs and the tantrums are lessening.