Articles, tagged with "autistic child", page 1

Troubled teens schools offer helpful residential drug treatment programs for kids. The counseling services offered by these residential alcohol rehabs assist teen addicts and families to understand the importance of alcohol addiction treatments in a speci...

I’ve seen and heard my share of children's tantrums in the autism clinic over the years, but I’ve never thought about the obstacles that families traveling with an autistic child have to deal with. What happens if a child with autism starts a tantrum at a...

I recently read a letter penned to 'the future' by the father of an autistic child. In this letter, the father expressed profound anxiety about his son's future despite his considerable efforts to prepare him for it: "We’re waiting for you… the future. I...

As parents, we are always concerned about the welfare of our children and when something bad happens to them such as getting ill or injured, we wish that we could change places with them. Having a child that is ill is one of a parent’s worst nightmares es...

When a family member is diagnosed with autism, there is a vast amount of information teaching parents how to cope with an autistic child. They will also learn how to manage behavior. Sadly, siblings of autistic children are given very little information ...

Most children love animals and want to have pets. This includes children with autism. Pets can be a wonderful addition to the family, but it can create problems and sometimes be harder on the pet than the family members. Is it advisable? Before thi...

With all the challenges a parent will be facing and I say "will be" not "maybe", it is in your ability to make the right choices. What works one day may not work the next and what may work with one parent or care giver may not work with another. Within th...

Just got done reading about the Whitewater Area Mounted Search Team and Rescue in Wisconsin, a volunteer group that uses horses to help find missing people. The group got started in August 2006, after an autistic child went missing in the area, and severa...