My autistic son is 24 nonverbal since 18 months but no matter what he is still my whole life he’s what keeps me going I am 65 he is beautiful inside and out proud each and every day of the things he can do I enjoy every bit of it... I sing him that song by Bruno Mars the one that says Just the way you are and he has this big smile on his face 😊

I have mild Autism myself the biggest issue is I am a extrovert and above average IQ. People forget or want to downplay it because of that. Your son is going to be successful if you keep being there for him. He needs to be encouraged to challenge himself and find his skills as he gets older. Many autistic's can be exceptionally smart in an area and many have great memories. I hope to hear one day your son is doing something great.

@JasonLovesLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this wonderful comment. He is turning seven next month and wants to be an astronaut and scientist. I’m hoping it 10 years he will be further down that path or whatever interests him. ❤️ Thank you so much for the words of encouragement.

@nathanjw940

4 жыл бұрын

@@JasonLovesLife watch out for special education at least from my experience they delay your education to the point it's hard if not impossible to have much of a future because they see the label and don't look past it. I wish your son nothing but the best. He's young just turning 7.

@nathanjw940

4 жыл бұрын

@@JasonLovesLife if you have any questions feel free to message me. I might be able to explain things he's going through

@JasonLovesLife

4 жыл бұрын

Will do. Thank you.

@gorillagetsbigger

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this comment! Many people often liked to write off my daughter as shy or introverted and I just thought "no, she really isn't...she is full of life and as someone who is actually an introvert I always thought she is very extroverted. She's just a little different than a neurotypical child

I’m daughter was just like this. She was diagnosed on the spectrum as well as an accompanying language deficiency. She didn’t talk till 4 almost 5 years old. All she would do was echo and sing. She’s 8 now and reading at a 12 year old level. Autistic children are amazing!

@JasonLovesLife

3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

My cousin wouldn't speak until he was four but then started reading the New York Times at 5 and a half. Today he is a successful adult working for a tech company with a great social life and lots of friends. This cute little boy looks fine to me.

@brendac2031

3 жыл бұрын

This gives me hope! I want the absolute best for my child. I’m so happy your cousin is doing amazing!

@hunterd.p2718

2 жыл бұрын

OmG I said the same bcuz my son is way worse and has gotten seen and he dsnt have autism...he has speech delay and is stubborn...he plays with others is the only difference and loves adults more than kids..but will play with kids also...

@lacieb8604

2 жыл бұрын

Although I see your sentiment some times learning disability is much different than autism. When a child is actually autistic it is not something they just grow out of. It effects them the rest of their lives. To me it seems as though your relative has or had a learning disability/delay.

@SweetPeachannel

2 жыл бұрын

True

@babysunshinesmommy

2 жыл бұрын

LOOKS are just a stereotype 🤷‍♀️

The testing process can be an emotional time. I hope the best for you family as well as you boy. Thanks, Dr. Scott Garner - Indiana Autism Alliance

Thanks for that. It can also apply to kids who can't speak and stop signing. It's always more useful to know and move forward.

Our son is 3 and was diagnosed at 2 right before he turned 3. Glad to find more people in the autism community here on KZread!

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Since posting this video almost 3 months ago, connecting with other people in the autism community has been the best part. Thank you for stopping by and saying "hi."

@stellagorga1846

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Love have you looked into the chelation therapy?

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

No, I don’t know what that is.

I also just found your channel and subscribed, but I wanted to thank you for sharing this particular vlog with us.,

He's a good boy for staying still during a haircut...my autistic son struggled with haircuts for a long time

@Brooke-bl3yq

2 жыл бұрын

my son would not, could not sit for a haircut until he was 5-1/2 and he does not have autism. This little boy did so well with his haircut, he's such a wonderful boy.

Thanks! I would like to check it out. I think my 2nd son has mild spectrum autism but have not gotten him checked yet. He will be 3 years old in 2 months. I wasn't sure how young they could test children so I haven't rushed things just in case I am overexaggerating his "symptoms" in my head. But I see a lot of things in your son that my son does as well. Mannerisms, personality, speech, body language, etc. Thanks again! And just in case it hasn't been said.. your son is wonderful! He is a miracle and perfect just the way he is. Autism is nothing more than a unique way of life that can lead to great things for him! (I posted this on your post but thought I would resend as a public message for all to see.)

@mirabel3074

4 жыл бұрын

@vendicia i hope your are doing great , did your son got evaluated ? If yes how did it turn out , thanks

Thank you for sharing. My little guy seems very similar ro your son at this age, although your son is much better with hair cuts! I am glad that throughout thw comments that you mentioned you have been receiving good support and services. Also kudos to you for having this assessment for your son. Early intervention has helped my son in so many ways too. Wishing your family all the best 😊😊

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much & best wishes to you & your family as well.

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

It depends a lot on the country you live in, but finding child psychologist & asking them would be a great first step.

Your welcome. Certain material hurts us or makes us itch. You have a good weekend too.

Hi. Thanks for your videos. Seeing your children thriving in a loving, caring and supportive family is encouraging to see. We may hopefully soon have our son assessed for asd, and hopefully if it’s a positive diagnosis finally start to get the external support that he needs

@lyteboy

5 жыл бұрын

My son has his assessment for ASD next month he really shows a lot of the signs with the flapping of the hands also repeating phrases making lot of noise it's such a the things but I love him so much he brings so much joy in our household that it's very special in a way

@garethround3691

Жыл бұрын

@Mp I think if it’s work was probably just a coincidence

love your channel, my son has Autism also. He was diagnosed when he was in kindergarten. He is now 23. Happy, healthy, beautiful inside and out. He is so smart. He know's the year any movie was made and know's the composers, if the film has song in it. He also can spell anything. I'am the worst speller, and I ask him how to spell something if I can't. He is my angel here on earth. Enjoy your son, he will bring so much beauty into your life. You are blessed!!

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

That is so sweet of you to say and thank you for sharing your story. You are right, I am very blessed to have him. We actually just got back from a walk. I try to keep him and his sister trying new things and getting out a lot before winter comes. While right now he is doing well, I do worry about his future and about doing the right things for him. I know things have changed a bit, but do you have any recommendations for therapies or activities that worked well with your son growing up? Thank you again for sharing your story and for the kind words. Peace. Jason Love

@misspitters2766

7 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome. Occupational therapy really helped. They did a lot in the way of making him use his left side of his body, batting a ball with the left side, ect... they said it helped use the other side of the brain. Also getting my hands on any book about how the Autistic mind thinks, seminars, and when he was in school, he was in a regular class room, and went out for speach, and RSP. By the time he was in middle school, I had to put him in special day classes as he was so overwhelmed and overstimulated with everything. Swimming was a good activity. He is not very athletic, but swimming he loved and still loves. I will try to look at some old notes and books and send the info on to your family.lot's of support, family, and good friends you will need. At first I was so overwhelmed with all the info, but just take it day by day and things will fall into place. Much love to your family!

@Vendicia

6 жыл бұрын

miss pitters Sounds like your son is brilliant! I look at Autism as just a different way of being. The mind processing things in a way that isn't viewed as the 'norm', but in all actuality, autism leads to great things! So glad your son is prosperous! God bless~~~

@locvu761

6 жыл бұрын

Your comment has relief me a lot. My son was diagnostic as autism yesterday due to his speech delay. Me and my wife feel very depressed and worry a lot.

@beautifullifebycindy

5 жыл бұрын

@@locvu761 same here. My 3 yr old daughter just got diagnosed yesterday. She has a mind of a 1 yr old. I cant wait t see some development

Hey Jason its pyron..glad to see you and your own are doing well. Thanks for making an effort to keep in touch through fb.

@JasonLovesLife

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks My pleasure. Hope things are going well on your side of the world. Good to hear from you.

Watching this reminded me so much of my son at that age. Except for the haircut that is something that he struggles with. He just turned 7 and was diagnosed with high functioning autism (aspbergers) about 7 months ago. Goodluck on your journey

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for the sharing. Normally he isn't that good for haircuts. That was a new game system, so he was willing to sit still while playing. Other times we let him use our phones to play during haircuts. It usually works because he never is allowed to play with our phones normally. We are still trying to figure out how to get him to stay still at the dentist. No luck yet. Good luck as well. Have you been able to sign your son up for any therapies since being diagnosed and have you seen any improvement?

He’s a gorgeous boy. May his life be filled with love and happiness. X

@JasonLovesLife

3 жыл бұрын

❤️

as an aspie I am glad your son got his diagnosis at an early age, it will greatly help him for the future challenges...I got late intervention and still struggle with few social skills but all in all it ain't as bad as it used to be.

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. We are lucky that our local school district helped us get the process started and systems are in place to make the evaluation scheduling easier. We would have liked to have gotten him in even earlier, but the steps are not perfectly streamlined yet. If you don't mind me asking, what sort of social skills do you struggle with or did you struggle with growing up? Our son would probably be considered Aspergers, but they no longer seem to use that diagnosis anymore. His biggest issue right now is communication, but we would like to be prepared for whatever the future may hold as far as difficulties.

@vilcoyote22

7 жыл бұрын

Jason Love most of the struggling will be on 2-3 points, 1.increased sensitivity to 2 or even more of the 5 senses...you'd notice it while him growing up and eventually find tricks to help him out from being overwhelmed by surroundings such as sound, light etc... the second point is social skills...autistic peoples do have emotions but we have a hard time to express it...work with him on things like how to read social cues, body language and how to respond to these...this is the biggest challenge for peoples like us... 3rd point:peoples on the spectrum tends to have 1-2 burning passions/subjects of interrest...you can use these as a bridge in order to develop other interrests ex:music has a huge play in videogames so if he likes videogames try to make him pay attention to what composes it...this is when our hability to hyper focus can come in handy^^ there is a last point but it is essential in all parent/child relationship but even more in that case, be his number 1 supporter/confident and his strength when he needs it.As autistic have a hard time expressing themselves,we tend to bottle up many "bad" emotions/feelings and it can easily go as far as developping anxiety/deppression. if you work on these 4 points, I can promise you that your son will be growing just fine^^ my biggest personnal struggles growing up were hyper sensitivity to sound, lights such as neons and picky from time to time on fabrics (hated to wear knitted/scratchy sweaters and always removed tags from my shirts as it bothered me) on the social plan, it was decealing things like sarcasm (related to reading social cues), many unwritten rules were making no sense to me, AT ALL x) (like how can peoples can lie to costumers at costumers service if it ain't in the costumer's best interrest...) as for interrests: it all started with music, this and everything asian related (including animes) as my 2 primary interrests as an adult... (it used to be egyptian/greek mythology as a kid, still reading some good fantastic novels^^) now I have 1 degree in sound (linked to both music and animes) and another in computer technical support (me spending so much time in front of a computer kinda rubbed off on me) not counting my burning passion for everything asian (advanced technology being part of it) I learned how to play both piano/guitar and I also got to learn japanese (out of my best interrests) this plus me speaking both english and french on a daily basis^^(canadian speaking)

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing. It is funny you mention video games. My son doesn't know how to play video games yet but loves watching KZread videos of screen captures of the Mario Brother games for NES and Mario Kart. I think it is a mix of the music and sound effects with the visuals. I also appreciate the advice. It is very helpful to hear from someone who grew up with and has autism. Sometimes the difficulty I have with my son is just trying to figure out what is going on with him in the moment. Although, my entire family has a lot of fun together and are enjoying exploring and trying new things, which is what I like to post videos of these days. Thanks again!

@vilcoyote22

7 жыл бұрын

Jason Love here's an interresting fact to know, autistic peoples can also have friends and hang out in small groups, we just work our brain twice as much to decipher the conversation so we therefore need time to recharge. we are most of the time compared to introverts and therefore connect twice as likely with them because we relate^^ we aren't robots like peoples think, we're just socially awkward due to our deficit. there is actually 2 therapy that can actually help your son to develop early social skills (it did for me) 1st one is a furry friend, can be a cat or a dog...(I suggest a cat if you don't have much time to spend on it) animals are an awesome friend to have as kids 2nd is board games like trouble/monopoly/clue/uno/skip-bo...all small games that requires multiple players to play...you will have an awesome time in family plus your son will develop these skills earlier.

Thank you for showing us what an autism screening can look like! ❤️ My son is 21 months old and will be screened for autism in about 6 months.

@JasonLovesLife

2 жыл бұрын

Not all screenings are the same, but my experience is that they are similar overall. Some are really long with mostly observation and others go more off of parents answering questions. Thank you for the kind comment.

He seems like a typical child for his age and so adorable !

@narda1072

11 ай бұрын

Dont be naive.

Thank you for sharing! As an early childhood educater there is a significant lack in training for understand and teaching children with disabilities so I'm forced to educate myself. We educators get to know your children on a daily basis and can recognize differences in behavior for early detection. We owe it to our next generation not to be in the dark about each other's differences but learn from them to help each other!

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words & for your work in early childhood. I just finished a autism documentary on another channel talking about how the future will be embracing differences. And how they have already started embracing diversity.

thank you SO much for this! My toddler is about to have an evaluation and this just eased my anxiety. THANK YOU

Don't worry. I'm sure he is going to be a great person and very talented when he grows up.

@1Faith71

4 жыл бұрын

I think he's great and talented now.

your son did so well with a hair cut !! do you know how many refuse to sit for one? i had to cut my son's hair while he slept...same for his nails. And he was never on the spectrum. He talked late ( 3 ) and didn't like interacting with kids much. He didn't like anyone to interact with him as a babysitter EVER (he'd bang his head). He graduated # 4 out of 400 kids in his HS class....you just never know.

@JasonLovesLife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I hope you are having a wonderful new year. Your son sounds amazing. Thanking for sharing. Your comment inspired me to do a video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4ysqtOxpKmwfMo.html

My evaluation day was in the middle of March this year. I am a grown up. I have been undiagnosed with autism since I was about 3 years old. Glad there is early testing now.

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

+Grace See Thanks for watching. It is unfortunate that in the past autism often went undiagnosed. Have you found being diagnosed as an adult helpful?

@connectustothecosmicfamily2738

6 жыл бұрын

I honestly believe I'm on the autistic spectrum. Some things are very difficult sometimes, but with no diagnosis and no treatment I've had to overcome a lot of them on my own. It's totally fine, I'm not lamenting at all. However, because I've overcome things by myself. I wonder if it would even be worth it to seek help even though some things are still difficult. I didn't even know they could test for adults until recently.

@chrisalancurry8614

6 жыл бұрын

Yes it is helpful being diagnosed as an adult but the process to get diagnosed was painfully slow. After I graduated high school, we had to get all my IEPs from the District Office (helpful) and my medical records from the first hospital I had stayed at as a baby (which didn't have much, only 6 months worth, not as helpful). We then had to go to the main hospital we go to have my therapy to get me tested. I was used to most of the things I had to do but the math was so hard.

I can only imagine how sad u must be but at the same time relieved that u have an answer.. A diagnosis. ...

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

To be honest, it wasn't much of a surprise. I was relatively confident who would be diagnosed as having autism before we went. I was hoping I was missing something, and they would say he didn't have autism, but my wife and I had a lot of time to prepare emotionally for the results. You are right about being relieved of having answers. It is better to know and get help now than not know. We are also fortunate in a lot of ways.

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

I had a strong feeling he was autistic or that he had something similar because he had a variety of signs. Some other signs included: -We had taught him a few hand signs (more, drink, etc. ) which he stopped using. -Would get upset if we sang to him. -Would get upset if we read him a new book. -Wasn't pointing. There were more, I just can't think of them right now (I am writing this at 3:50 am). None of these individually were concerns, but all of them together made me suspicious. Also, I tend to be a bit anxious and was purposefully looking for signs. My daughter has a few things that make me worried she may have autism (a dislike for crowds, covers her ears a lot), but she is hitting most her milestones at a more "normal" rate, so we have yet to get her tested (maybe we will in the near future). Thank you for the question. I will try and make a video on this at some point.

@jasleenmakker7573

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I asked because my daughter who is 3.10 years is not speaking in full sentences yet. She has a very high vocabulary (knows all nouns and verbs) and says few short sentences like "I want that", "Give it to me" I dont like that, come with me, daddy is driving car etc. I took her to the doctor and they asked some questions that made me wonder if they wanted to check ASD. She points, she is social, she is high energy and smart girl. There is no other sign that make me feel anxious. She has perfect eye contact, with us and strangers, no routine issues, no lining up toys that worries me. Everyone is telling me she is a late bloomer and that's all about it. But i wanted to get any other feedback?

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Jasleen Makker I would go with what the doctor says, but I understand the worry. My daughter has some sensory issues when it comes to noises, but that seems to be her only symptom. I plan on bringing it up during her next doctors appointment. However, I still get anxious about it.

@JasonLovesLife

4 жыл бұрын

Madalina, That’s not how autism works. He might have what they used to call Asperger’s, but they don’t use that diagnosis anymore. It is a spectrum and can’t be diagnosed from a video.

Hi! I have three children with autism and I'm so glad I've found your channel! Thanks for sharing your story!

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching. I checked out a few of your videos. They are really great! Since I posted this video, it has been very uplifting to hear how many other parents have children with autism or are thinking of getting their kids test. However, we are still new at this. I am curious if you have any recommendations for resources?

@nicoleneal01ful

7 жыл бұрын

Jason Love we have a program called baby net in the state (South Carolina)I resided in. My son is being tested in November for Autism as well. He is 2. Baby Net will help with speech and development delays.

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I am looking up baby net now. We have been working with Wisconsin Early Autism Project. They are the ones who did the evaluation, and now we are checking without insurance to see what education/therapy we have as options. My biggest complaint with our system here in Wisconsin so far is how long it takes to get in. It took us almost 6 months to get him evaluated. We started the process when he was 2, but after the 6 months, he was 3.

@OurAUsomeLife

7 жыл бұрын

Mr Crow first of all I can have as many kids as I want to without the say so of anyone. Secondly, by the time I had my 3rd baby I'd only had one with autism. So before you judge and make hurtful remarks from hiding behind your screen, you should think about what you're actually saying to a mother who's just trying her best with the hand that's been dealt.

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

I removed the comment and reported it.

He seems very high functioning, were awaiting on a diagnosis ourselves with kennedy krieger

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I never know where the lines are for function levels, but he is verbal & academically ahead of his peers. Just needs special accommodations to make it through school. Thank you again.

Thank you for sharing! He’s adorable 🤗

Your son reminds me of my son Angelo he was diagnose march 6th 2019 with autism. He will be 3 in May , since he was a baby i always had that gut feeling something was different about him 💙💚 he's differently my 🌎 so loveable☺

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

I had the same gut feeling with my son. Thank you for sharing your story. Have a great weekend. ❤️

@msdanyelle1

5 жыл бұрын

Mine s 2 he get tested this month i been having a gut feeling for last year just something not right then people been assuming and asking does he have it

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

Getting the evaluation is the way to go. That way you have an answer either way or at least get the thoughts of professionals. Good luck & let us know how it goes.

@lyteboy

5 жыл бұрын

@@msdanyelle1 same here my son appointment is next month. He shows a lot of signs especially with the flapping of the hands and the spinning in circles and making a lot of noise repeating phrases well he's my world he is so adorable smart

@msdanyelle1

5 жыл бұрын

@@lyteboy he was tested and its either artism or intellectually disability but he had to get his hearing test over because he fell it in april but he pass it so they will give his diagnose on August 5

You have a beautiful little boy 💗. I’ve been struggling to cope going through this myself. Your videos have really helped me to work through my emotions as a mother with an almost 4 year old little girl who is going through testing at the moment. Her paediatrician believes she has “mild” autism. She’s come a long way with her speech this year & now has an abundant vocabulary; we are currently working on two-word sentences. She’s had delays from infancy but is very good at masking her behaviours, so it hasn’t been cut and dried with her. As she’s getting older, the masking is becoming more obvious & being a girl she really tries to “fit in” but doesn’t quite know socially *how* to. All the best to you and your family & thank you for sharing your own journey xx.

@JasonLovesLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. It means a lot to us to hear everyone’s story. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@mirabel3074

4 жыл бұрын

@vanessa hi how did testing go ? Im going through the same thing plz let us know about the results

@Vanessa-jy4ky

4 жыл бұрын

mirabel Hi Mirabel. I am so sorry you are going through such a concerning time with your child. You are certainly not alone, although I understand from my own experience that it can feel that way at times... no matter what the outcome of your child’s evaluation, remember that it doesn’t change a thing about your child. They are the same person & with you by their side guiding them along the way will reach their fullest potential 😊. My daughter had her ASD test around 8 months ago and did *not* receive any diagnosis. Her psychologist believes that she will eventually receive a ADHD diagnosis, but for now is too young. I’m not so focused on the labels - she is getting help tailored to her individual needs and that is all I am concerned about right now. She may very well receive a high functioning ASD diagnosis once she reaches school age - but for now, she is very social & doesn’t have any significant repetitive behaviours. She is continuing to make large strides with both her expressive & receptive language. She is now 4.5 and is talking non stop & has an abundant vocabulary. We are focusing on syntax because she uses main words in a sentence but misses the words in between and jumbles them up. She is a completely different kid now to the 2.5 year old non-verbal, non gesture-using (including pointing), socially distant toddler she once was. She loves other kids & hunts them down in the playground, wanting to play. She knows how to get her way & what to do to manipulate others to get exactly what she wants, which shows she has good social understanding - again, completely different to a mere 12 months ago. Time alone can do absolute wonders for many kids, while others benefit so much from early intervention services. My daughter has a wonderful speech therapist who she loves & responds really well to. I’m not sure where you are located but here in Australia, our speech therapists offer parents a program called “Hanen” & the two courses offered are titled “More than Words” and “It takes two to talk” respectively. Depending on your child’s needs, either of these programs can be recommended to help parents encourage their child’s language at home & are delivered by speech therapists to parents directly along with the corresponding text book. I highly recommend looking into this. I wish you all the best and please feel free to reply with any questions you may have. I know what it’s like to be desperate for answers & mere contact with people that have walked a similar road. Xx

@mirabel3074

4 жыл бұрын

@@Vanessa-jy4ky i am so happy that it turned out this way for , im sure your smart little girl was just not ready to show her full potentials , i am terrified at this point and i dont know what to think as i said still waiting to do the evaluation , my son is 3.5 year old . What made your pediatrician think your daughter has mild asd ? And how many hours does the evaluation take ? And how old was your daughter when you started speech and how old was she when she got evalutated ? Thank you so much for replying

@Vanessa-jy4ky

4 жыл бұрын

mirabel My daughter had social and language delays that were clinically noted from 10 months of age. At that age, she was not pointing (at all) she was lacking joint attention (she wouldn’t look to someone else for help i.e. to retrieve a toy she had dropped); she gave fleeting, quality lacking eye contact. She also was not crawling and was quite delayed with other motor milestones (didn’t walk until 19 months of age). Up until age 3, she still was not saying any meaningful words (first word was “teddy” a week or so before her third birthday). She was also not pointing to request or to declare until around this time as well. Other gestures were also quite lacking. Because of these reasons & a brief examination, one paediatrician was basically ready to diagnose her with ASD at 2.5 (I wasn’t happy with that paediatrician at all) but since she was getting the therapy she needed & it wouldn’t make a difference whether or not she had a label at that point, my husband and I decided to wait it out. So she had her actual evaluation through a different paediatrician and child psychologist just before her fourth birthday. In Australia, a child psychologist does the evaluation, which is split over two sessions and includes a non verbal cognitive test & (I believe) the ADOS ASD evaluation or something similar. There is also a large parent questionnaire that my husband and I had to fill out, which took us around one hour, from memory. The whole exam (with my daughter present) took around 1.5 hours; so 45 minutes split over two seperate days. She handled it ok with lots of candy to bribe her to sit still, lol. We started speech therapy when my daughter was 18 months BUT this was short lived as she simply was not ready in my opinion. I realise every parents therapy decisions are unique based in their own beliefs and individual child, but this was my decision at the time. We returned to speech at 2.5 years old age and she responded much better at this point so we continued. Stay strong. You’ve got this 😊 - you will get through it and then you will have clear answers & can commence getting the right help for your child. I don’t know your situation so I cannot comment but the evaluation may even bring you closure in the form of no diagnosis at all (like my child) and you may simply be given direction on how to encourage your child’s development; whether it be through speech therapy, occupational therapy or another service. Lots of love and big hugs 🤗💓.

Thanks for sharing this video. We are going through some stuff now with my son who is 2. He is the sweetest boy and very happy but he's having to go to speech therapy and learn some sign language cause he's a little behind with hi speech. They mentioned autism because he doesn't respond to his name well and doesn't make eye contact with new people in a new place. As soon as she mentioned autism I was pretty much really worried and that's all I thought about and I was really scared. After going to speech therapy for a few week's, I'm ok with whatever happens because he's a happy, beautiful, funny kid that will have his parents next to him the whole way no matter what he goes through. It has really been an experience and I appreciate you sharing your life with us cause it has helped me alot. You can get lost in the negative thoughts and thats not healthy for anyone. Positive thinking and lots of love. Thanks alot

@sasumaf

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike! Did you have the evaluation done for Autism? I am in the same situation as you and getting paranoid.

@baghrirable

2 жыл бұрын

Hey: I hope all is well. How is your kiddo doing now?

Jason, my grandson diagnosed at just before age two. He was mainstream into regular classroom since kindergarten, and turns 11 in January. He had early intervention to help with speech and behavior. He worked with teachers 35 hours a week at center then in my home. He could read at 3 years..I had him watch Hooked on Phonics as he played..he loved the music in those videos. I loved to draw and started him early with pencils and color markers drawing his favorite movie characters. He has great spelling abilities and what a memory. He lives near great ski resorts and has been skiing for the last 4 years with his father. Your son reminds me of my grandson....just include him in everything and keep talking to him.

Hopefully, the diagnosis is soon enough that he can receive all the help possible.

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We hope so as well. Unfortunately, the entire process is a bit slow. We have been working with him a lot, and we are just about to start some new therapy. Things are looking good right now.

Jason? The animation guy?? Glad to find you here!! Your son is sooo gorjus!! Just want to say that my 5 ASD kids are almost all grown and wonderful still - one with a great job, one with two degrees and first class honours, one at uni and the two youngest at high school - well, homeschool high school. The best advice anyone every gave me was get them ready for independent living right now cos some things take a while to stick!

@alexkirchhoff9603

5 жыл бұрын

Hello Sue, can you share some tips about your experience, what kind of therapies? Rutines? Please

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

I should mention that Sue is awesome!!!!

@alexkirchhoff9603

5 жыл бұрын

@@JasonLovesLife hey Jason please bro, can you share some tips please, I'm starting in this trip old man, I'm really worry bro

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

@Jesus every individual on the spectrum is a different experience. Speech therapy & occupational therapy were huge. But not every child is verbal. I’ll ask around & see what people say.

Looking his smile while haircut it made me remember my cute bro who also smiles while harcutting but by looking himself in the mirror he have a adoration towards his ownself

May god bless you and your son my 2 year old daughter is getting tested tomorrow and no matter the outcome I will be there and support her the whole time until my last day on this earth had a talk with my 5 year old daughter today and told her she should always help and take care of her sister no matter what and she promised me she would I feel the best fix for it is love, family, strength, dedication, determination, persistence, and support I will always be there for my daughter she didn’t ask to be here it is my job to take care of her and support her in anyway that helps her may god bless all children..

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

❤️

@adalebiedzinska5448

5 жыл бұрын

How did the test go?

@brooklynoutdoorsman9969

5 жыл бұрын

Ada thanks for asking it went ok , the test went ok she raised red flags for autism and the diagnosis was that she has a mild case of autism not gonna lie it was a tough pill to swallow as a father it was like my heart sunk down to my feet I cried when I was alone my wife took it really hard but in my head I always say to my self that thought times don’t last tough people do and if this is the worst I will take it and move on It could be worst there’s children out in the world that are suffering from worser things then this with the correct help that we are receiving now and the early child school program that she is starting in the next couple of weeks it will help her and from all these professionals we have seen and came across there saying that they have been seeing improvements and that they see a light at the end of the tunnel that they feel it won’t get severe I am strong about it but from time to time it breaks me down breaks my wife down but we never show our emotions to our kids we wait for right time to let it out like I am now may I just say my heart goes out to children in the world that suffer from anything I love u also want to say I wish and pray I see in my life to see president that has autism in America because there would be no war no divide no troubles it would be all love because that all children with autism need is love and a voice god bless you and your son Jason love and thank you for this video and letting me vent on your channel brother it’s been a privilege 👍🏻👍🏻

@adalebiedzinska5448

5 жыл бұрын

Brooklyn Outdoorsman Stay strong and God Bless you.

My grandson is autistic! I dont understand it and don't know what to do except love him and be the best grandfather I can be

@JasonLovesLife

4 жыл бұрын

That’s perfect. ❤️

i noticed the U of A cup are you in AZ?/ I'm in AZ as well and currently on the waiting list for my 22 month old boy to be evaluated for autism. They are going to refer us somewhere in Tucson or Phoenix. How long is the testing process? I'm on youtube for research autism. His speech therapist says he seems to be leaning on the moderate side of autism. I'm just confused to how this spectrum works & how other dads & moms deal with it.

I enjoyed this video.. I have 2 sons that are soon to be assessed for autism. my eldest is 4 and is currently working with a speech therapist ..my 18months yr old working on his social interaction & speech therapist..

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Great to hear your sons' are with a speech therapist. I wish we had gotten our son to a speech therapist sooner, but there were a lot of hoops we had to jump through to get the process started. I am glad to hear you enjoyed the video and thank you for sharing. -Jason Love

Hi, just noticing some mis-information in the comments section. The UK and the USA use the same diagnostic manual (DSM,) so what happens here in England applies to you too. They have a strict set of criteria which any child or adult must fulfill in full in order to receive a diagnosis. I went undiagnosed until the age of 36 because I was so good at covering up my quirky behaviours due to my high IQ and other talents. However, this came at the expense of my self-confidence and I had high anxiety almost all the time. I now wish that I was diagnosed at a younger age (which might have happened in this modern age.) At any rate, the most important thing is that your son and you, his family, are happy. I believe this diagnosis will help towards that. All the best.

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and clearing up some of the confusion in the comments. The person who evaluated my son told me the set criteria (I believe it was 3 behaviors)... I can't remember any of them at the moment. Some people get personal opinion mixed with the clinical side of autism. I know I have a hard time understanding the diversity of those with autism. Also, thank you for sharing your experience. To be honest, his diagnosis has caused some anxiety from me at the same time has relieved some as well. Knowing that his delay in using full sentences is not my fault makes me feel better. I imagine as he grows up, knowing that his struggles are shared by others will give him some comfort.

@aragornthebrave

7 жыл бұрын

Jason Love Your experience of more/less anxiety is very common for parents (as well as individuals.) With the diagnosis he will be able to access things like social skills training, which can be make or break once he reaches adulthood. You should be able to get support for yourself too, but I don't know how things work in Wisconsin/your local area. Be reassured that you are being an excellent parent, and your son will thank you for it when he's older.

@vilcoyote22

7 жыл бұрын

aragornthebrave indeed...even for me it took ages before I got mine...I passed under the radar t'ill age 10, took some years.

@Da_crusader_ball36

7 жыл бұрын

aragornthebrave do you know you the first step in having an adult evaluation? Someone I love is 44 and suffers due to no diagnosis, he is constantly mislabeled and misunderstood by those around him and this has caused him extreme anxiety and prevents him from even leaving the house. I have been unable to find help can someone please help point me in the right direction for my relative, thank you. BTW i have 3 children on the spectrum all are different but share certain Atypical behaviors. This person I write about reminds me of my oldest and middle child mixed, the oldest is PDD and the middle is Aspergers.

@aragornthebrave

7 жыл бұрын

It depends what country you're in. I only know about England. You can request a diagnostic session and they have to do it by law (they will probably try to dissuade you as it's expensive, but you have to insist.) Try and insist on an autism specialist. There are options to go private, in Chester for example. Your first point of call can be your GP. I hope this helps. I don't know about other countries.

Really interesting, thank you. Over at FoolyLiving here on YT, they have one son diagnosed as high functioning ASD and have just begun an evaluation for their 18 month old daughter. Where they live it's very slow to get the appointments. Have you had to struggle on this, too?

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

I know about FoolyLiving, but didn't know Andrea was getting her daughter tested for autism too. I will have to catch up on the videos. Yes. It is normally like a 6-month waiting list. We were able to sneak in a little earlier than that because we have a relationship with the organization and someone canceled.

It's just considered high functioning autism now. We want to be treated normal, but also remember certain material makes us itch or hurts us we do not like pants or shorts with buttons they hurt us or they do me or clothes up against our bodies I have to have mine loose. We are sensitive to bright lights and loud noises. Everyone that has this is different. We are smart it may take us longer to answer because we think of different answers and it goes through an obstacle course in our brain it may seem slow to an NT but it's really pretty fast. We like to finish what we start. Be patient with us. People with high functioning autism may not look at you the whole time you're talking to us but we understand you and are hearing you. We have feelings we may not express them the same way neurotypicals do but we feel everything you do. Just remember some of these things.

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips. They are very helpful. Especially the one with the clothes. He is very picky about what he wears. I thought it just about wanting to have a choice, but I will pay closer attention to the types of fabric. Thank you again for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.

@MelB868

5 жыл бұрын

Fearn and Tucker’s Angel Forever Yes I call it Aspergers but “they” the doctors know longer call it that

@davidwhilton3570

5 жыл бұрын

David Whilton I am 30 I got austim.

Awww hes so adorable

Thank you for sharing my son has his evaluation in a week he’s 2.5 years old I don’t know how to feel except emotional 😭 his speech therapist noticed red flags

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

Very similar to our son’s story. ❤️ Early evaluation is extremely important. So, whatever the results, it is good to have the evaluation done now.

@determineddad7935

5 жыл бұрын

What flags?? Please explain

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

I can’t speak for Ashlee, but for my wife & me our son had red flags as well. These included: delayed speech, forgetting communication skills he had already learned, a sensitivity to certain sounds, he would use “mom” & “dad” interchangeably, he seemed to memorize sayings as opposed to learning individual words, he would obsess about specific toys, would get angry if his night time reading wasn’t done exactly the way it was done before, .... There are more, I just can’t think of them. I hope that helps.

Be thankful

I'm struggling so much my son is 4.5 he Has few words nonverbal for the most he has sensory processing disorder he can not have his teeth washed his hair cut or washed I struggle to comb it too he is a very picky eater he lines things up and if we move them out of place he has a fit we took him to get evaluated and all they said was because he makes good eye contact and has no repetitive behaviors he has no autism not to mention he is in a general ed class with 20 + students

@JasonLovesLife

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. It sounds to me like autism spectrum. Seems strange that would be their reasoning. The process varies a lot depending on where you live. I’m sorry you are in that situation. I would try a different organization or doctor to do the evaluation again. Good luck.

You can see the pain on the father face, because I can relate also.

Hope someone is evaluating her..

God bless your family and the lovely child

@JasonLovesLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Same to you.

My son makes great eye contact.. he understands all my commands whatever I ask him to do he does so.. but he does hands flapping a lot and only sometimes but he likes to spin in circles.. he also says cartoon if he wants to see cartoons or he says mama.. baba.. bread or water if he wants.. but once he used to answer few questions like if I asked his father name or whom he loved more.. but now he forgot those.. he tells me when I ask him where is your head and all the body parts.. he liks to go to other babies and touch them which makes him feel glad.. I am concerned if he is autistic or not.. he is just 21 months old

@trevitrevi9367

2 жыл бұрын

And after 3 years... was he diagnosed? ASD? or not?

thank you for sharing this video. my son just turned two and at his wellness checkup the doctor was concerned with a number of things one of them being that he may have Autism. we have been set up with a appointment with Seattle children Autism center and I'm looking to find out everything I can so i can be prepared.

@wish2hate

3 жыл бұрын

I am on the same boat as you are. While waiting for the evaluation, I have decided to get a head start with speech therapy. I figured that it doesn’t matter what kind of disorder that our lil one has, the treatment is still the same.

He's a beautiful child, sadly with other people hair autism they don't see the child they're looking to see an imperfection I know because my grandson is autistic beautiful and he's smart and he's just a kid I admire and I respect and I applaud you guys

my son goes for testing in a few weeks. He currently goes to Aba therapy and they see a lot of red flags for autism in my sons behavior. My son is also non verbal with mayby a 4 word vocabulary at this point. i wont be suprised if the results come back that he is autistic but i just want to know to better prepare my son for school and the future. Great video I enjoyed watching.

I’m still waiting to get my autism score results back to see if I fall anywhere on the spectrum but that appointment won’t be until July 3rd or the first week of July here in 2 weeks from now

He’s doing so good with haircut! My son, who is on the spectrum, never doing good with haircut..

@JasonLovesLife

3 жыл бұрын

It took him a bit to get use to it. The only thing that bothers him is getting water on his face when they spray it on his hair.

You are the best parents in the world🙂

Can someone tell please what is the procedure in the UK if parents think their child might have autism. Who they should approach to have a test done?

I love how connected he was to that plastic ice cream! I’m an adult on the spectrum. Your son is adorable and I think he has a great life ahead of him.

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I love that too. He was obsessed with ice cream & cake at that time. He had only eaten ice cream about five times at that point in his life. But every thing he played with was ice cream or cake. He talked about them constantly. So, when she brought the toy ice cream out, I knew it would be a struggle for him to give it up. lol.

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. My son (the child in the video) does have autism.

THOSE TOY THINGS AT 1:18 WERE SO AWESOME!

My neighbor had her 2 year old daughter diagnosed with autism by the lady. When another lady came to evaluate, my neighbor kept denying all ths signs or symptoms thereof. She thinks if she lies then she won't be diagnosed, and therefore won't have it. I think an early diagnosis would be better than denial.

I think he is beautiful, and very smart. Not every kid will act the same. He will develop to be a fine child. Thank you for posting the test!

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We agree, he is incredibly smart & beautiful. It is my pleasure. We strongly advocate for early testing when appropriate. We will be continuing to post videos and updates on this channel. Thank you again for the kind comment & have a wonderful weekend.

@oooo_o6851

7 жыл бұрын

How old he is in this video? What strategies you are using? improvement in his communication skills?

@oooo_o6851

7 жыл бұрын

My son turned 2 this week...I am concern about his communication skills

Thank you for sharing we love them patience most of all love them thank you God bless

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@alisonnorcross951

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and offered best cookies and juice. Might send you into an enhanced state of high sugar whatever. Very educated. Good job!

Oh these poor children. Heartbreaking

thanks for the video my son has an assessment coming up to test him for autism and wanted to know what that involved and you have shown me i don't know how my son is going to handle that he hates strangers and having to many people in the room sends him into meltdowns. just a quick question how long did the entire assessment take?

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Our evaluation took 3 hours, but I have heard of others that have done an evaluation process that was very different than ours. One family had multiple testing days that were spread over three months. Another had 3 days of testing, but I think they were shorter. I am not sure why their experience was different than mine. I would ask the organization that will do the assessment & also let them know about your son's dislike of too many people in the room. I imagine that would be a common issue and that they would be able to accommodate for that. I hope that helps. Good luck!

You have The Barbershop in Wisconsin? I thought it was just a Minnesota thing lol. My son gets evaluated next week.

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

We do have one in Wisconsin. I am not sure how ride spread they are, but bigger than I thought. I hope the evaluation went well.

can we just take a moment and say how cute he is!!!

@JasonLovesLife

4 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️ Thank you. He is amazing.

Is he potty trained? I have a 3 yr old that is verbal but I have tried for over a yr and he is not there. I have 4 other children without asburgers and ADHD and they all where potty trained under a mth. Do you have any advice?

Information is awesome hatsoff

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hello Jason how are you am really worried though my son can speak more languages but he cant combine words

@JasonLovesLife

4 жыл бұрын

I recommend talking to your local school and your pediatrician. Get a few different professionals to ask what they think. Maybe even schedule a autism evaluation if you have access to a local specialist or organization. I hope that helps. Stay safe, Jason Love

People keep asking does my or assume my 2 year old haves it he will get an mental evaluation this month

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

Getting the evaluation was one of the best things we did for Everett because it opened up resources for us to access.

glad I found ur channel! my 3 year old son just went through the ados assessment. he has been diagnosed with ASD. It's a mine field! We are in Ireland. Thank you for sharing your experience and video!

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. I am feeling the minefield as well. Right now we are trying to work with our insurance company and a local company to start doing Applied Behavior Analysis treatment. Although, Frumpkin is getting speech therapy as part of a pre-school program with our school district. Do you have a plan for therapy or programs for your son?

My son became autistic at 9 months. He was diagnosed at 18 months. Good luck.

His is a very smart boy and he is so handsome. He is going to be great when he grows up!!!

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. He is doing great. He still struggles with communication and has things he becomes obsessed about, but he is an amazing, funny, loving little boy. Thank you for the comment and have a wonderful week.

My son has the same behavior as your son and he’s 2... he is also speech delayed but he is very intelligent. I’ve had this feeling in my heart that my son is different since he was 1 but no one believes me and thinks I’m exaggerating. Nothing wrong with being different tho 😊 We will soon go to get him evaluated within a week. Best of luck! Thank you for this video.

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. And I’m glad are getting your son tested. No one believed me either. It took my wife a year to be convinced & took my family a few years to be able to notice. I’m very happy we got him tested early & didn’t hold off. Thank you again & enjoy your weekend.

@claudiavazquez2795

6 жыл бұрын

I really hope ur baby is good 😉

@hannahscott6604

5 жыл бұрын

Karla Dayana there’s something very wrong if a child can barely speak.

@romi905

5 жыл бұрын

@@hannahscott6604 I started talking when I was close to 3 years old. My parents were very tensed but eventually everything turned out well. My family and friends say (in their words) that I am the easiest person to communicate with. So yes, in many cases there's no problem with starting to talk late. I mean it's not always a problem.

@hannahscott6604

5 жыл бұрын

Romi Baksi if you weren’t evaluated you don’t know that for sure

My son has his evaluation next month and I'm nervous because I don't know what to expect

@JasonLovesLife

Жыл бұрын

How did it go?

how u tell him? to find out more about you? (his name) ? may be bit young

I’m curious to know what level was he placed at back in my time they did mild to moderate and moderate to severe

@JasonLovesLife

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn’t placed on a level. I don’t think they do that anymore because it is more useful to name specific traits (such as non-verbal). I would guess he would have been labeled high functioning. However, he has come a long way in his communication skills. So, there is a chance he might have been labeled differently when he was 3. Which is another reason why it is good they removed that labeling system. I hope that answered your question. Have a great weekend.

just want to ask whats with the cookies and chips? what is the concept?

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

+MsDew Eid I am not a doctor, but I think the idea was to see if his gaze & pointing were consistent. This is a bit of a guess. I know she would make reference if he was looking & pointing separate from each other. Frumpkin didn't start pointing until later than the average & even then he wasn't good at it. For awhile he would point with his thumb or wouldn't point very accurately. He does better now (6 months after this video was taken), but he still needs a little work.

Hi..The specialist that I'm taking my daughter to, said my daughter has some autistic traits but not enough to be classified as autistic. In one of your reply to the comment by Suzanne Warburton, "The organization that evaluated him did not give him an official assessment on a degree of his autism." What do you mean by this? My daughter is currently attending speech and occupational therapies. Please share your experience or advice me. Thank you..love your channel.

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

I am glad to hear you are enjoying the channel. I am pleased to hear you are enjoying it. I am not a psychologist, so my only real experience with this is limited. What I meant by them not giving him a degree of autism is that they don't say mild autism or severe autism, they just diagnosed him as autistic. According to the doctor who diagnosed my son, a child needs to meet certain criteria. There are multiple ones, so I could see a person or child meeting all the criteria, yet exhibiting a couple of traits related to autism. Unfortantaly, I don't know off the top of my head what those requirements are. I hope that helps.

Hi I am very glad that I found your channel. My child is 2 and seem to have speech delay. We are trying to get an evaluation and it feels like will take forever. Please forgive me that I can’t seem to see if there’s any behavior of your little one being autistic. If someone can kindly point out to me and I can do a comparison with my little one, that would be very helpful.

Could u plz tell me what makes him austistc in this vedio? As my son does the same things as your son

@aalinaamaae

4 жыл бұрын

Hilary All hate to break it to ya but with the way you spelt video tells me he’s probably slow just like his mama 😂

@lunatune3714

4 жыл бұрын

@@aalinaamaae says the person that thinks spelt is a word and actually types out the slang YA.

@izhantfn6101

3 жыл бұрын

A. Mae Porter Oh, so I'm assuming you can spell everything?

My son just turned 6 and he's starting to get behavior problems in school. He has speech and motor delay. He hasn't been diagnosed but they say he has ADHD. I want to get him evaluated again. I might be in denial but I do see some things and I'm having such a hard time. Sorry just ranting

@JasonLovesLife

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. It sounds like a very stressful situation. If it helps, you are not alone in your struggle. We are all just trying to do the best for our kids. I think getting a second evaluation is a great idea. Especially now that your son is a little older. Let me know if the results if you get another evaluation. Good luck.

He is so cute God bless you

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Same to you.

He's adorable

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

333pinkitty, thank you. He is wonderful!

How is he doing today? Hope he is thriving! Who actually gives the diagnosis? Was this at a OT EVALUATION?

@JasonLovesLife

3 жыл бұрын

He is doing great. He is currently in 2nd grade (doing remote learning because of Covid). And enjoying it. The evaluation was from a business that just does autism evaluations and therapy. He was also diagnosed through his school as a separate evaluation. Thank you for watching and the comment. Hope you are having a great Halloween. 👻

Hi guys My child was diagnoded with Possible autism or mild autism possibly i dnt really understand the signs cuz my son has speech delay but has very gold eye contact and does communicate and understands what you tell him he isnt fully potty trained but does do pee in the potty but is scared of his poo and he yells when he doesnt like something i dnt understand if he is or not because doctors tell me he acts like he is autistic but at the same time he doesnt how can I know the signs?

My therapist says children get distracted by the window and not focus

I want to give some advise. I was diagnosed at age nine (with mild PDD-NOS en ADD, yes it was that time still...) because I expressed suicidal thoughts (and I think I actually wanted them to happen too). After diagnosis I directly was put into a social skill training for obvious reasons even though I had to skip a lot of fun things in school because of the line ups of things. Then puberty hit and the psychologists had said the symptoms could get better or worse during that time (I think because of the brain development happening during puberty). I thought for the longest of times that my symptoms had grown less severe, but what actually happened was actually that the severity of my symptoms was clouded by all kinds of other things. I had chronic headaches ranging from just annoying to full blown migraines (I still went to school with those btw, because otherwise I would have missed a lot of school), the situation at home was unstable at best and extremely stressful to the level of domestic violence (my dad was undiagnosed for the longest time and his meltdowns weren't pretty). So basically: home became more and more of a place linked with anxiety, I had the biggest troubles fitting in still, and I was constantly on the verge of meltdown at school (hence the headaches, and chronic exhaustion). In hindsight it seems like my symptoms got worse, not better and I only see it now, because I took time to finally get the rest and balance I needed. It was wondrous to not have constant headaches, I can tell you that. What I want to tell you: teach him asap how to communicate his emotions and feelings. Put time into that, it will benefit him so much. Because it will help him identify what he needs. Something he feels better than his parents, but can't communicate well yet. Also teach him stuff that is persieved as rude and tell him why if he asks about that. Just the same with thanking for small stuff like getting a ride from someone, if he knows why, he'll probably do it more easily. I had so much trouble with the last one and was nagged about it by people so many times, when I only thought: Thank you is for something I'm extremely grateful for. I didn't understand why I had to say it. Just some examples. I can be learned, but only when told at the right time and in a way the person understands. Also: I jsut started a series on my channel about the neuroscience behind autism, ADHD, and mental health issues, if you're interested. The second episode will hopefully be up on wednesday. I combine science with my own experiences as well. Be aware it is obvious my autism and ADHD shines through, though. And I also make videos about other topics.

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your perspective and your story. I’m sorry you had to go though all that. We have been teaching Everett & his sisters about emotions, but we can always do it a little more & do a better job explaining the reasons for social cues & responses. I’m checking out your channel now. Thank you again & have a wonderful week.

@ammalyrical5646

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Love you too. I will see if I can work in a little more of when I was younger to help you. Maybe I'll do something about how I recognize my meltdowns, because they are less obvious to the outside world, especially if people have less of a perceptive eye and no experience with it. I know no different than what I went through and thought for the longest time it was normal. I just for Everett (sorry if I spelled it wrong) to not feel as alone and excluded as I did my entire life. ☺

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

That would be great and very helpful.

@ammalyrical5646

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Love will take a couple of weeks. I already have a bunch of topics and ideas planned. Just need to do those first so I don't mess up my pre set plan (it's already hard enough to keep everything running). I just wish I could walk through the streets normally, in many places, ah well, at least I can express myself and speak 4 languages. Took 20 years to learn, but who cares, haha.

@leechen8120

4 жыл бұрын

Ammalyrical 9

What would be your advice to parents who dont know or want to admit they see the signs of autism? Im new to this too....

@Heseesyou

11 ай бұрын

That denial only delays their improvement. Working with them 30 minutes each day one on one improves so much.. it also allows you to chart and evaluate them. That way when you are speaking about there behaviors you can go right back to your paper and give it in detail instead of trying to remember off the top of your head. You also will gage regressions and improvements ❤

He seems perfectly fine just calm and collected.

Hi, how old is he? I have 4 year old daughter, she is autistic too.. your boy has lots of words, that is very good sign.. God bless you all!

@JasonLovesLife

3 жыл бұрын

He is around the age of 4 in this video.

I am no expert but I am suspecting my nephew has autism. He should get tested at least.. But in my country, it takes more than a year to get a schedule for chexk up and testing from a dev ped.... This is so frustrating...

@JasonLovesLife

4 жыл бұрын

It took us over 6 months when we had everything setup and just needed to make the appointment. Probably closer to 9 months to figure in checking with insurance and researching who covers and we had to have his pediatrician to say he needed the test for insurance to cover most of it. Even if it takes a year, it is best to do the test. Sorry to hear how slow it will take. I hope it all works out for your nephew. ❤️

My son was diagnosed with CP but in noticing here seems he's showing as well signs of so called autism. Is there anyone here knowing if the 2 are related or is simply a form of him having CP. I'm in dire need to get him proper therapy, the thing is he's abroad born in Philippines a country not having adequate resources for his treatment that I've yet found. Can somebody please help!

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

I am not a doctor, but I found out "An estimated seven percent of children with cerebral palsy have co-occurring autism". So, it is possible to have both. Here is the source. www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/cerebral-palsy/coexisting-conditions/autism/ I am not sure the accuracy of the link, but it is something to talk with your pediatrician or psychologist.

What a cute little dude ❤️

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

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My grandson was just diagnosed...I don't know what to do to help....everyone is scared

Might sound funny but my kid likes playing in bare feet. I would be curious if you would noticed a difference in his playing.

@JasonLovesLife

5 жыл бұрын

My kids like bare feet too. But they play the same with shoes on or off.

I can't believe they actually leave the room and make you sit and wait for a diagnosis. So upsetting. I was sick just watching this and waiting for the result. Can't imagine what u went through. I'll know.soon enough tho we have to get my child tested as well. Is there any way u can share with us some of the issues you felt were odd that eventually led to his testing? My son just turned 2 and doesn't really point and doesn't talk besides MA but he doesn't really say it much. He does understand alot and makes great eye contact. He does flap his hands alittle when he gets excited

@JasonLovesLife

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think much of waiting for the results when it was happening. I actually use filming as a way to lower my anxiety. It gives me something to do during times like those. But now that you say it, it is a little weird they made us wait while they add up the results. I tried to answer your question in this video. Sorry it is so long. kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2p4rtGRmciYe5c.html

@stayathomecichlidmom3579

2 жыл бұрын

My daughter's Nueropsych testing took 2 days and almost 2 months to recieve her diagnosis. I knew in my gut for years though, it was a relief to her and I both to have it on paper. My son has SPD, wasn't until they where older that the difference became very clear.

He seems normal, he is interacting with the Doctor which by the way it's probably his first time meeting right? How do they expect him to act around a stranger? He is adorable and smart what else can you ask for?

@JasonLovesLife

6 жыл бұрын

This video is from a few hours of interaction and a few other tests. It is a mix of his speech delays, some of his sensory processing is abnormal, and things that are hard to see from the video. He is wonderful, smart, and well behaved child. We got him diagnosed because of his delay in communication and improving his ability to transition... but mostly the communication part. This was over a year ago and he has come a long way with therapies and going to pre-K.

@mahakbhui5869

2 жыл бұрын

@@JasonLovesLife what age did you take him for an assessment? My son doesnt have a speech delay but do not plays with peers. He is 26 months old

Kids are wonderful blank slates.....they can either be written upon by a good parents or by a confused ones