Posts by Trishy

Why don't you ask if he can take one trial class to see how he likes it. We tried martial arts with ds and it was a nightmare. I was really glad not to have had paid for a month and bought a uniform because it obviously would not have...

I have read on a few boards about melatonin so I decided to try it tonight. My ds sleeps well once he is asleep but it takes literally hours for him to fall asleep once he is in bed. I got 1 mg tablets (they are chewable) from GNC and...

That autistic kids who can talk are somehow smarter or better than those who do not have verbal skills. My ds has Asperger's and can talk very well. However, he cannot communicate well at all.

The only thing that I don't have a problem with getting him to take is cod liver oil. We use Nordic Naturals and he would drink the whole bottle at once if I let him.

My son was recently diagnosed with ODD as well, with his primary diagnosis being Asperger's. I joined an ODD support group through Yahoo groups and the recommended The Explosive Child. I just picked it up through interlibray loan so I...

yay!

Does anyone here have it? I already know how to add veggies to chocolate chip cookies. I wonder if it has any ideas for grilled cheese sandwiches that can only made with white american cheese on whole wheat bread with lots of butter...

My ds is younger than your dd but has some similar issues. He was recently diagnosed with Asperger's and Oppositional Defiance Disorder. We haven't started any therapy yet but I am looking for therapists for him, along with the RDI...

Thanks ladies! Y'all really do help me to feel better about all of this. I ordered the OASIS book this morning. I wanted to order it before we even had the eval but was worried that he would be diagnosed with something else entirely. ...

We went to the doctor last month and she did a very through evaluation. At the end of the eval she told me that she wanted to contact his teacher and get a better idea of how he acted with her and other children his age. Yesterday we...