Autisim and How to Cope

I don't know what community you live in but in Livingston County we have LESA (Livingston Education Services Association). LESA provides services to families with autistic children and other children with special needs.

There is a website called ourspecialkids.com that helps parents as well.

I realize it is difficult to get healthy food into an autistic child, but don't give up. You will see your child develop better and the moods will be more even tempered as well.

Good luck and God Bless.

M.

while I have no experience with Autisim I would suggest trying to communicate with sign language......there are videos at your library and on youtube......there are books but it is harder to understand the movement in a book.......some leisure programs offer a sign class......I started using sign with my kids around 6 months, just the "important signs" like more, finished, eat, etc.......and they took to it quickly, when they were able to communicate their needs to me verbally we stopped....I believe (and so do some experts) that it takes away the aggrivation factor for them when they know what they want to say but can't get you to understand......good luck

I work with autistic children, some of which are non-verbal. Try to use pictures to communicate instead of long verbal communication. So if it was bath time, you would show your child a picture of a child in a bathtub. You could pair that with saying "bathtime". Try not to use a long phrase like "Ok, now its time for you to a take a bath, lets go." It tends to confuse kids.
I'm not sure if you've heard of picture schedules, but that may also help him. It can be as simple as pictures in a row of what you are going to do that day. That way you can show you child what to expect so they know the routine of the day, which can cut down on meltdowns. You could also put in pictures of a toilet within the schedule since you are trying to potty train. I hope this helps.

I can sympathize with what you are going through. I have 2 Down sndrome children and before they could express themselve we used signs but mostly picture cues. Both of these methods worked real well and we tried to teach the sign that went with the picture so when we were out and didn't have them with us the sign was something we could fall back on. Good luck and God Bless, K..