pda autism - please help

[cossieboy]

hi, i have a nephew at the age of five, witch is assumed to have pda autism, this is a serious matter and i dont want to hear any jokes about it, my sister wants to now how to control him, as she has a course in january to lern about it but she wants to find out a little about it now.
as he dosent know why he is behaving disodily and is not good at interacting with people, so if there are any mothers or fathers out there with a child with similar conditions could you tell me how to help it? please.

[cossieboy]

hi, i have a nephew at the age of five, witch is assumed to have pda autism, this is a serious matter and i dont want to hear any jokes about it, my sister wants to now how to control him, as she has a course in january to lern about it but she wants to find out a little about it now.
as he dosent know why he is behaving disodily and is not good at interacting with people, so if there are any mothers or fathers out there with a child with similar conditions could you tell me how to help it? please.

[cossieboy]

please someone answer.

[cazzz1975]

I have in chatterbank

[velvet lady]

how vague!!!!! why ask it twice?!!!!! its not about control!!!! and is a course going to help him or her?!!!

autism is not a simple thing to talk about, its complex and never the same in two people,

let his mum seek professional advice and please read this twice cos u made everyone else read your thread twice!!!!!

[cazzz1975]

lol velvet..

[velvet lady]

sorry, but such a vague useless question

i`m going to start a thread, if cazz could answer it to get it going please xxxxx

[velvet lady]

my thread is good. please someone answer

[Ice.Maiden]

Hi Cossiboy. I have a young autistic son, who was formally diagnosed when he was 6 (he's nearly 8 now). You'll probably find that your nephew does certain things repeatedly (like throwing a ball up in the air). They can be frightened by loud noises, shapes of things or even colours. Even the so-called experts are still learning about this condition, but courses are helpful. A good book to read (with your nephew) is called "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time" - written from an autistic person's viewpoint. If you want to know anything, feel free to ask me - x

[cossieboy]

i dident post it twise?

[tigwig]

nice cazz, thats real nice of you to be so sensitive

[Suade7]

Hi there, I worked with autistic children. The course may provide your Sister with help in dealing with him. The main symptoms are a lack of attention, hands in ears, climbing, hyperactivity, sensitivity, paranoia.

The main ethos of the school was physical activity and I highly recommend you keep your Nephew physically stimulated, this produces endorfenes which then help with menatl concentration. An activity which was particularly proven to assist was roller blading - the children had to concentrate and it stimulated there need for physical endurance.

You need to discuss the condition with a Medical Profession/Social Worker, there are rest bite centres and schools provided for autistic children.

I hope this helps a little bit,xxx

[cazzz1975]

thanks tigwig, I do my best :D

[mydogsandme]

autism spectrum is so wide-some autistic children can do very well in mainstream schools-I teach one. Every autistic child is different so it's hard to generalize. Get as much professional help as possible and look into local groups of the The Autistic Society. Autistic children experience the world very differently from usnot just in communication skills but in sensory terms-that's why they often have problems with crowds,noise etc as their senses are heightened to these. When I first began work the main objective was to join the child in their play,however repetitive and encourage them to make eye contact by praise. As I say, the spectrum is so wide that children vary in difficulties. Get as much support as possible!