Member Since February 9, 2009 , From kissimmee FL, United States
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Mother of 3 boys. Youngest diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), along with receptive & expressive language disorder, oral aversion, sensory integration disorder, and delays in oral motor skills and fine motor skills.


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Answered: Manifestation

The IEP team should request a functional behavior assessment(FBA) and then develope a behavioral intervention plan (BIP) which must be included as part of his IEP. "For a child whose behavior ...

Answered: What is autism?..or is it labeling?

Autism is NOT a label, there is a certain criteria that has to be met in order to be diagnosed with it. Being evaluated for autism is done over a period of time, for example my son was evaluated for 1 ...

Answered: Dan doctors

The doctor listed below is a DAN doctor in Pittsburgh, was the only one listed, but for more in Pennsylvania visit the link, it comes from the Autism Research Institute, they are the ones who started ...

Answered: How to make children with autism eat.

There's a good possibility he may have oral aversion which is a sensory to food such as the texture. My son has oral aversion and he receives feeding therapy as part of his speech therapy. If he's ...

Answered: Socialsecurity.gov Autism Disablity

This comes from the Child Disability Starter Kit - Fact Sheet (link below) at the Social Security website: Social Security has a strict definition of disability for children. The child must have a ...

Answered: How long will it take to get tested for autism

That depends on who is conducting the assessment (developmental pediatrician, psychologist, psychiatrist, etc.) and what type of testing they use. Some disorders share common charcateristics of autism ...

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