1. Celebrating Holidays with Your Autistic Child
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... parent you will have to take some precautions. Here are some tips for celebrating the holidays with your Autistic child. 1.  Plan visits with family and friends for short time periods. If you plan short ...

2. Getting your Autistic Child Photographed
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... to cooperate find someone else that will.  7. Ask around. Find out where other parents have taken their Autistic children. They may know someone who has experience with special children.  8. Wear comfortable ...

3. Traveling With an Autistic Child
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Daily life with an Autistic child can be a challenge to say the least. What should you do if you are traveling for vacation, or another purpose? Let’s look at some things a parent can do when traveling ...

4. Melatonin Helps Autistic Children Sleep
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... take a toll on an Autistic child. They can have more unwanted behaviors. If a child is not sleeping, most of the time the parent is not sleeping either. This can make for a terribly grouchy child and parent. ...

5. Autism and the School System
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... can be requested by the school or the parent. If you think there is a problem write a letter to the school asking them to evaluate your child? They will send a paper home for you to sign that gives permission ...

6. Accepting the Diagnosis of Autism
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...  Denial Denial is a common feeling when dealing with any medical problem. Sometimes it is easier to deny that there is even a problem. Some parents do not want to consider that there could be something ...

7. Is My Child Autistic
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... A lot of parents try to self diagnoses their children. This can be a big mistake. It takes several qualified medical professionals to diagnose a child with Autism. This will not be done with one appointment ...

8. Alternative Autism Treatments
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... be a great way to get the Autistic child to play with other kids. Usually a therapist does the play therapy, however the parent can do the therapy alter they have learned the techniques used. These ...

9. Aspergers Syndrome Treatments
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... have a hard time sleeping. There are medications to help the child sleep.   Parenting Education There is training for the parents of Aspergers children. This training consists of ways you can ...

10. PDD-NOS
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... on daily living skills. These skills include dressing, bathing, eating, etc. These skills can be assessed by testing, or interviewing the parents, and teachers.   Interviews with Child's Parents, Teachers ...

11. Can Autism Be Cured
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This is a question that every parent of an Autistic child will ask at some point. The answer is no. There is no cure for Autism. While you may see ads for books, or products that promise a cure for ...

12. How To Cope With Autism
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How to Cope as a Parent of an Autistic Child? Having an Autistic child can be very hard, and rewarding at the same time. Some days will go according to plan, and others will make you want to climb ...

13. Treatment Options
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... Usually this will include some form of a reward system. They are taught how to act in social settings. This therapy is often done in the child's home setting. The parents are taught ways to deal with the ...

14. Diet
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... pancake mix, waffles, cookies, snacks, and many other foods. Most parents find out it is cheaper to make their own Gluten free food. Recipes can be found on the internet, or in Gluten free cookbooks.  ...

15. Medications
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...    Medications can help treat the problems found in Autistic children. Parents need to be careful when using any medications with their children. Some of these medications can have terrible side effects. ...

16. What Causes Autism
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What causes Autism is something every doctor hears when they tell a parent their child is Autistic.  There is not one definite answer to this question. There are several thoughts on what causes Autism. ...

17. How is Autism Diagnosed?
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... routines, or rituals. When these signs are shown in a child the doctor will want to evaluate the child further. The doctor will question the child's parents, or any other people that have close contact ...

18. Signs of Autism
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... up for their parents to hold them.   5. Likes to play by their self. The Autistic child usually will play alone. They feel more comfortable being by them self. They have a hard time making friends. ...