Olivia,

Welcome to the group! I just found this group yesterday so I'm
new also. I have a four year old son that was diagnosed with high
functioning autism last summer. You sound like me doing all that
reading hehe. What part of Germany are you in? We live in
Schallodenbach (Ramstein Area) We have a support group here in the
area and here is our site: http://groups.msn.com/KMCAutismSupport if
you happen to be close by. Well, ttyl take care.

Sonya

--- In militaryfamiliesautismsupport@yahoogroups.com, "Apple,
Olivia" <appleo@m...> wrote:
> Hello everyone! I am new to the group and trying to learn as much
as possible about high functioning autism. We are the parents of a
recently diagnosed 3 year old high functioning autistic son. I feel
as though I have been cramming for final exams lately. I have
visited too many websites to mention, read so many books I think I
need new glasses, and talked to everyone and anyone that seemed to
have any remote knowledge of the subject. We are learning that
because our son's behaviors aren't drastically severe and because he
has the intellect of a 7 year old that some people don't think he
has a problem. Or rather they think he has a problem and it is
nothing that discipline won't solve. I am eager to hear what
everyone is experiencing and what works and doesn't work and what to
look out for. We are also new to the IEP world but are pleased with
our very first one - it is too soon to judge results just yet, I
think. I live in Germany so our resources are somewhat limited here
so this group is another great link to like-situated parents.
>
> Olivia