Victor Said:

help for my son who will be 14 soon...ADD or asperger syndrome?

We Answered:

Try to analyze the situation and discern if you have the strength and fortitude to provide an environment for your children which will allow them to reach their personal potential. In many cases, we cannot measure ourselves or others against the societal norm. Instead, we must understand the potential of an individual and attempt to help him to utilize his personal abilities and strengths to achieve within his specific intellectual and emotional spectrum.

It is up to you to take on this task to be a supportive and positive influence on these children. You may need to subjugate some of your life goals in order to provide the extra support and comfort that they need.

Agnes Said:

Something is wrong with my autistic brother... he tried choking my other brother?

We Answered:

This must be really difficult for you...

I work with Autistic children and one of my students had a similar problem. He has a behavior issue that is becoming worse because of his life at home. My honest opinon is that you should go to the cops. I know you don't want to because you think it will ruin your life. However, by not going to the cops you are endangering the lives of your family members.

However, if you will not go to the cops then you need to have a different approach. You need to restrain him when he acts up. When he starts hurting people you need to kneel on his shins and hold his arms behind his back. DO NOT HURT HIM! That hold is designed to only cause pain if he starts trying to fight back. He would be hurting himself, do not try to hurt him. It will only prove to him that it is ok to hurt others.

You are right to hide those games. Try to find games that are not violent. He doesn't understand that doing those things is wrong. He does not understand the difference between those games and reality. Try to find educational games on the web. Not boring games, just puzzle games.

You have a lot to do. I'm sorry that you have been forced into this situation and I wish you luck in solving this problem.Do what you feel is right.

Kristin Said:

Communication options for a child with severe neurological disabilities?

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she coud use a eye tracking device with a laptop,which woud track her eye movement to what she is looking at onscreen and speak for her-this is teamed up with a communicative software-whether in word or picture form.
have known of quite a few severely physically disabled people using this setup,though have never seen it 'offline'.

is she able to use her hands at all?
if she does,has she ever been taught makaton? if do not know what it is,its a basic form of sign language,easier to understand and learn than BSL/ASL as there are less steps per sign and its directly based on the actions.
woud she be able to have a large PECS book on her wheelchair table [assuming she has one due to no weight bearing],where she coud point to a PEC for what she wants,and eventually build up to sentances?,if she cant use her hands,she can use her head-with a head pointer,but thats also assuming she has some head control.
a modern version of picture communication is to use the software- proloquo2go with an apple ipad,but am not sure how eye tracking cameras woud work with an ipad if they even can.

as for the way shes seeming recently- has she had a teeth check up?,no infections going on,high temperatures?
has she had a lot of tests done,a lot of visits to new places to go to? a lot of things going on?

being able to communicate eventually may even remove part of the problem as it is a easy trigger point for communicative impaired people,when seeing or hearing others just assume and add their own thoughts instead.

Micheal Said:

Communication options for a child who has severe neurological disabilities?

We Answered:

You need to work out what movements she can control, and work out a communications system based on that.
For instance, if she can point somehow or nod, that would help. The tone of her voice can be a signal.
You'll have to start small, communicating concepts more than words "e.g. yes, no, bad, good, happy, sad, tired, hungry"

One way to test if she's in pain is to give her some painkillers and see if she is better a bit afterwards.