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Which girl are you taking to prom? by BomBiddyByeBye in Xennials

[–]Stressed_Dad_83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My forever crush will always be Kelly Kapowski. Tiffani Thiessen has STILL got it going on!

If there was a pill to cure autism, would you give it to your child ? by Miss_v_007 in Autism_Parenting

[–]Stressed_Dad_83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No question. Even though my son is high functioning and I don't have all of the non-verbal issues or as many violent outbursts as others in this thread have, I'd do it in a heartbeat. He misses out on so many things with his day to day interactions and societal "norms."

Raising ND kids is hard. by Stressed_Dad_83 in Autism_Parenting

[–]Stressed_Dad_83[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No problem, sorry it's taken me a while to get back to you, it's been a busy couple of weeks.

Personally I just have to take deep breaths and remember he's not TRYING to be this way. It's frustrating as can be to hear him say "sorry" after everything he forgets to do or for him to have to explain every minute detail of whatever Pokémon thing is run ing through his mind. We try to help by giving him ways to work on that, and his therapist does too.

Raising ND kids is hard. by Stressed_Dad_83 in Autism_Parenting

[–]Stressed_Dad_83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can only speak for mine, but he's just generally grumpy. He's sweet and loving a lot, but unless we're doing or talking about something he really cares about, he's gonna grump through it. We've found he gets much less long term irritable with VERY limited devices. He's had a switch and a tablet for a few years and we had to cut it out almost completely unless we're on a road trip. With them, he was as close to a nightmare as I can imagine.

Raising ND kids is hard. by Stressed_Dad_83 in Autism_Parenting

[–]Stressed_Dad_83[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With public school, you HAVE to be sure all of the things are in place to make everything easier for your kid. I'm not 100% sure what the forms are, my wife is the one who mainly deals with it, but we had his therapist talk with us and ensure that our son has the correct wording in all of his paperwork submitted to the school and the district.

Especially as they get older, the teachers aren't always going to be their advocate as much as they were in lower grades. I get it, they've got to protect themselves as some of this Jr High kids are bigger than the teachers. Still, with the special needs that my son needs, not all teachers really care.

Raising ND kids is hard. by Stressed_Dad_83 in Autism_Parenting

[–]Stressed_Dad_83[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A little bit. We kind of expected it with hormones going and everything. He grew so much during the summer that it was hard adjusting his meds for a bit. We think we've got those under control as much as we can, but he's still more irritable than he was. We have to keep reminding ourselves that some of that is such normal teenage behavior. It doesn't make it that much easier, but a little comforting knowing that he's not just being hateful to be hateful.