My name is Rachel Hetland. In 1999 I started off my career as a therapist for children with Autism for Wisconsin Early Autism Project. I worked for them for...
Hi we are new to this group. We live in Paxton. We were told in may that our 3yrd old has PDD-NOS by Dr. Morton. We are having a rough summer and look forward...
HI there SUmmer can be rough for many families who have kids with special needs. Do you know any other families with kids with autism/PDD? If not, would you...
Hi Ann, No I haven't really found any other families to talk with- I would love it because I have tons of questions about what other people have tried to do...
Hi Jessica My name is Grazia De Rocco and I have two children a girl 3 yrs and half with autism a boy 5 with autism too (start with speech delay then PDD now ...
Hi, Jessica. Our 12 yr. old son has Asperger's. We first noticed symptoms at around age 4, but didn't get a correct diagnoses until about 18 months ago. At...
Hi Jessica. I know a family in your area with a similar story. Would you like for me to give them your name? If so, you can email me directly with contact...
Hi, my name is Toniya and I have a 8yr old son who has Autism and who has seizures. My son was diagnosed when he was 3 and we have been threw many of...
Hi Stacie, That would be great, I would love to be in touch with someone close to us. Please do pass on my info. Thanks again Jessica ... Would ... understand ...
Has anyone from our group responded to you, Toniya? If no one has, I will ask for suggestions. Making friends is one of the hardest things for children with...
Toniya, I know how you feel. My 10 yr old son was diagnosed with adhd, asd, and generalized anxiety disorder when he was 5. He has responded well to the meds...
My son is incredibly anxious in addition to having ASD and ADHD. I have littel confidence in the MD that we have been working with for the past 5 yrs. As...
from member Debbie Sage: Hello, I have a friend who has a child who has Autism and is doing a research on Autism. Would anyone mind helping her out and send...
I am looking for a visual timer with audio. We have a good visual timer (the time is in red) but with no bell or buzz when all the red's gone. Or, I have a...
Has anyone used the Video Social Stories that Karl mentioned in his Aug. 14 post? I read about these. It sounds wonderful, but I've yet to talk with anyone...
Sheila, I was planning on ordering it and then.....actually, I have a family who did order it I believe-so, I 'll check with them. Would this be something that...
Wow, Ann and all who are reading this. Yes, I think we should get a copy for the resource room. I asked someone with the schools about it and she wasn't...
Hello! I am new to the listserve. I had to work and was not able to attend your meeting last night to ask this in person, so hope someone will answer. Our 14...
Hello Barb, I am a professional (speech-language pathologist) and not the parent of a child with autism or Down Syndrome. However, I have met Dr. Morton and...
I would highly recommend Dr. Morton as well. He is a very thorough and caring doctor. He has been at Carle a little over a year now. I have taken my 5 year...
Hello! I am relatively new to this group but I have really learned from the postings. Our 13-year-old son was diagnosed with autism last June by Dr. Morton....
Hi there! We are new to the group as well. My son was diagnosed by Dr. Elghammer, however he will only treat if you follow his protocol. I have brought up...
Amy, I hope that you are getting support through your son's school on things like Visual Schedules, Social Stories, etc. In addition, many of the kids with...
There is a conference on Saturday, March 10 at The Chateau Hotel in Bloomington (corner of Jumer Drive and North Veterans Parkway). It is called 'New Dreams:...
Hi everyone! someone at the support group meeting the other night mentioned a course on Autism at ISU that is online. Anyone have info? I got online at ISU,...
