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My son does not seem to have an ASD but does have sensory issues galore. I can evaluate him myself by taking notes when a friend or family member "administers" tests, and it's really not a big deal if he does turn out to be on the Spectrum after all. But it's very obvious now that he needs some assistance with transition.

The weird thing for me is that it's difficult to be the therapist and the parent at the same time. I've run into this with a friend of mine who has a child with Autism. She is probably the best ABA therapist I've met but she never does the ABA with her own son.

Anyhow, I'll keep you guys updated on our progress. I'm taking my photographs right now, and I'm about to make our first simple schedule. It will be interesting for me to say the least!

Good luck. How old is your child?

It would be fantastic to get tips and ideas for lay parents on what WE can do to help/understand our own kids who are of may be on the spectrum.

I have a kiddo with issues, I have issues, and I work in the field. I'm thinking of making powerpoint tutorials on things like visual structure, social stories, etc. Do you have anyone in your life who can tutor you? I'd be happy to answer basic questions for you. PM me.

My son is almost 2. He doesn't transition well, although (slapping self) when I use transition cues he of course does better. Why do we expect our little ones to just drop things and do the next thing? I even used transition cues when he was an infant (I used a certain toy in the car when we went to grandma's, another for the babysitter, etc.) But now I forget to tell him ahead of time what we're doing next. Our last meltdown was when he wanted a sippy cup but also wanted to go walking. I'd told him yes I'll get the sippy and then we'll go walking. but at 2 he can't handle the verbal first thens so well. That's when I need a schedule

FYI a visual schedule is used for regular days so that when a change happens, the child will adjust. If you take out grandma's house and replace it with wal-mart, he can still understand that after wal-mart the schedule will go back to normal.