by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com I was on Denise’s List this morning. One of the mom’s from this yahoo support group I belong to was looking for a psychiatrist to help her son. In her post she said the psychiatrist she had gone to said her 13 year old would end up in jail. Sometimes…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com As much as our friends try to help us, parents with “typical” kids have no idea how difficult it is to raise a child with special needs. We aren’t just parents, chauffeurs, cooks or in charge of the family’s social calendar. We are physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, teachers,…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com Our children do grow up and improve in spite of all our worrying. I’m probably not the one who should be giving advice on this subject. And don’t use this mom as your example of what to do, because my worrying gene was on steroids. It only had an “on”…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com Some people think we should just accept autism. They believe autism is a gift. They think if we treat the symptoms, we are changing who our children are. I probably won’t change anyone’s mind, but I need to say this anyway. Our children are the gift, autism is not.…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com My son definitely acted different and the stares and comments other people made were often cruel. But I still never told them about my son’s autism. That was especially true for the people who worked with him in gymnastics, swimming or karate. Only our family members, his therapists, and very…
