The Autism Advocate

I stumbled upon this blog and found some of the sited resources helpful. http://itriagehealth.com/health-blog/act-on-autism

I have auditory hypersensitivity and some other issues. What resources are available for adults who may have been labelled/mislabelled as "depressive," etc who would like to be re-evaluated for ASD? What treatments might help? What should such individuals look for in a therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist? What questions should they be asking to do more for their health when previous doctors, teachers, et al have not seen the big picture, or connected the dots?

I have auditory hypersensitivity and some other issues. What resources are available for adults who may have been labelled/mislabelled as "depressive," etc who would like to be re-evaluated for ASD? What treatments might help? What should such individuals look for in a therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist? What questions should they be asking to do more for their health when previous doctors, teachers, et al have not seen the big picture, or connected the dots?

Congratulations Chantal! on forging a new means of sharing with all people the wealth of your experience and knowledge, especially for all of those people in need of a resource like you. Awareness and action will come from this. I also send you my congratulations and kudos for your article in the Huffington Post about the HBO movie and your interview with Temple Grandin. The movie is not only very moving and extremely well done, it evidences the importance of being mindful of the challenges and long lasting positive impact people impacted and affected by autism, auspergers and the array of spectrum disorders can have on ALL of us. Temple is an inspiration for all people, and one of the best that has recently been portrayed on the silver screen IMO. Much good can came from this movie. Thank you for sharing your views and insights about it. (For those of you who have not read Chantal's review of the HBO movie here is the link to the Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chantal-sicile-kira/temple-grandin-the-hbo... )

hiii chanatal thanx alot for ur web page...
i wanna share with u my story.i am tired i live in lebanon beirut..i have twin boys now 2 yrs 5 months old, one of my boys started having some changes he lost his 20 volcab words at around the age of 18 months......i did everything all what u can imagine
got his ear checked went to a pschologist nearologiacal doc .. all alll denied he is autistic untill now no talk but improved a bit on day care and ot therapy..
what does it mean not autistic but he is in the spectroum nothing wrong but he needs help...he needs ot...
help meee

I worry about my son he is almost 20 months now but I worry something isn't right with him. Since he was a baby he was advanced crawling by 5 months walking by 7. He used to talk so much when he was 9 months until he was about 14 months then it was just oh dear and mama and dada. He has regained his words in the last month but that worries me. He will only play with toys that have wheels and only watch certain shows. All his cars have to be lined up a certain way and in a certain order or he panics. I could just be worried he is my only child but he throws these terrible tantrums for no reason and hurts himself. He doesn't let me comfort him and will keep at it for hours. I worry about him but his doctor tells me his behavior is normal and his father won't let me get him checked. What should I do?