Can you spot autism?

Can you find the child with autism at this bithday party? Check your skills, and read about a controversy.

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• Autism
• 7-year-old
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[carinagillon]

My 23 month old was just diagnosed so tell me how hard is my road ahead ? I'm sad scared and filled with guilt! Your daughter is beautiful !

[jlmlorimer]

@carinagillon The diagnosis is a scary one, especially when you are researching on the internet for the first time. I think it gets easier the more you learn how to work with your child. Find the best therapists and teachers in your area and learn everything you can from them. I now have my Master's degree in Special Education with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis because of my daughter. I will try to figure out how to private message with my phone number and you can call me!

[joeymc90]

because everyone has heard horror stories of a child in a normal classroom with a teacher who knows nothing about autism, and they get no kind of help whatsoever, or even worst, they may injure themselves because of lack of supervision.

[jlmlorimer]

@joeymc90 I think we have to agree to disagree. I do agree that each child with autism is very different from another and there is not a "cookie cutter" classroom you can just toss our children in. I have witnessed "autism classrooms" that I would not leave my dog in, and general education classrooms that were amazing with the help of due process. I have been through a lot in my years of raising our daughter. I can tell you first hand no one would have said she was "high functioning" years ago.

[jlmlorimer]

@joeymc90 (continued) I have also met some amazing teachers both special education and general education teachers. The teacher makes all of the difference in the world. There is a lot of research out there that supports inclusion. I believe in it with all of my heart with the right supports and training. Dr. Ryndak has done a lot of great research on inclusion with children who have severe disabilities. You should check it out. Good luck to you.

[jlmlorimer]

Many of us have deficits that we have to work on to be independent and accepted by society. We focus on her talents, which she has many, but still work on improving her social skills. This is best done with her typically developing peers in my opinion. You may think I am trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, but in reality I am trying to expand the size of the round hole and make society a better place (not seperate people by catagories, shapes, or colors).

[01stanbk]

I have Aspereger's (as well as siver dysleixa), the so called 'experts' advised mt parents to put me in a special needs school, they refused and i went to a large main streem school. I honistly belvie that if my paretns had not done this, i would not be were I am today, living independently and studying for a degree at university. My parents belived in me and thats all it takes, one parent to belive in there child, it makes the child belive they can active to. loved the video, so true.

[TheCJNStudios]

hi im chris and i have been diagnosed with autism last year in september. i find it hard to cross roads and hard to cummunicate with other people and make friends i dont make any eye contact with anyone. and now i find it really hard to face my life and my future

[BlackMist200]

I could tell you cant tell by the face but you can by the movements and the way people act.

i have HFA autism.

So i gusse its easyer for me though i think avreyone can do it

[99shadowcat99]

I'm a 19 year old with Aspergers syndrome. I attended normal classes and can honestly say that though they were hell I learned allot from my peers about social skills. They really segregate kids? :/

[WejYllemS]

@Alevermor yes many believe that because thats what the liberal controlled media tells them. It really is a crime whats going on and their is strong evidence supporting vaccines triggering certain cells certain genes are suseptable to.

Why might the media be filling us with lies and refusing to tell us whats really causing the disease? simple its the same reason the media lies about ron paul they want us to be ignorant and controlled.

[Alevermor]

@carinagillon I would say guilt is not one of the feelings you should have! Early intervention is so important. Now that you have the diagnosis, look for all of your possibilities look for therapists and classrooms that will benefit your child. I think 23 months is early enough that you can be hopeful your child will be able to function relatively normally in society, given the proper treatments.

[Alevermor]

@WejYllemS The vaccine controversy has been debunked for a while now. We're still not sure what causes autism, but most believe they are caused environmental and genetic factors that have nothing to do with vaccines.

[WejYllemS]

@carinagillon shoulda looked into what was in the vaccines you gave her/him.. you should be filt with guilt

[AnElephantThatPaints]

I think it is best to send autistics to charter schools (for arts, math, etc) rather than all-autism OR mainstream schools. Segregation will make it difficult for them to learn skills, but mixing them in with mostly NTs may give them horrible bullying experiences. It is better to send them somewhere where others share interests and focus on something besides "coolness."

[AnElephantThatPaints]

@TheEots I agree, it is not "something wrong" with a person. It is a disability, but also just a different way of thinking that is poorly understood.