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Originally Posted by brblteddy  my son taylor was diagnosed at 1yr that he has autism. september he turned 2yrs and i am now seeing the delays in him. i am a single mother who has both my parents to help so i am able to go to work. taylor doesnt speek. only a word here and there then nothing for a while. is this normal? i guess as a young mother and not having very much educational backround on autism i am very lost. i recently read jenny mccarthy's book and boy i got alot out of it. but my son doesn't have the health problems her son has. any information i got from her book i looked into. my greatest challenge right now is getting him to talk and feed himself. taylor has trouble doing both of these things. if anyone can help with suggestions and/or comments i would be greatful. i enjoy and take advantage of those small moments in the day that no one else seems to see. it makes me happy when i discover something new. thanks to all who respond. thanks ginger |
I am a single mother too. I have 3 boys. My son Mikey is almost 8 he has autism. At age 2, I found "Baby net". I don't know if you have it in your state but here is the web site. It was my starting place.
http://www.scdhec.gov/health/mch/csh...grams/babynet/
They set up all services {OT and SPEECH } They even have an early interventionist come out to your house once a week until age 6. They gave mikey 2 packs of diapers and wipes each month {he is not potty trained still}
Beyond that just watch your child and get to know the real him.
Mikey is special and he uses body language to let me know his needs. I watch his moods too. If he is sick he lays around lifeless, if he is hungry he gets ill and moody.
Learn to read your child. If you find a way to get through to him, both of you will be happy! Stay calm and pick your battles wisely. Redirection works the best. That way you dont show him that he has won!!! Kids with autism are very smart they will try to get their way and pitch a fit just like any other child. If they continue to get their way they will wear you down. Redirection gets them going on something else and they will forget what they were pitching a fit over.
Keep things the same helps too. They get comfortable doing the same thing day after day.
As far as food is concerned, forget the spoon and fork. Let him use his hands!! Yoplait yumsters, {has a pic of dora the explorer on it}, has a yogart that sticks to the spoon so every time Mikey feeds himself upside down ,he doesnt make a mess. He use to stab a fork full of mac and cheese but doesnt like it any more. Everthing else he uses his hands.
You have a long way to go, but with lots of love and care you can do it!!!!
Good Luck,
Melissa Menin