How Does Compassion Benefit You and Your Autistic Child

•Dare to be Different Because Your Child is Autistic
Are you tired of playing games, wearing masks or trying to be someone other than yourself, because you have a child who is autistic? You would like freedom to be accepted for who your are, without the pressure to be someone you are not, for the fact, that you have a child who is different than other children. How can you dare to be different? It is difficult at times to comprehend that your child has the disorder of autism. You may have other children in your family who are considered to...

•Do you Feel Alone and Lonely Because you Have an Autistic Child
? One of the major problems facing parent(s), caregiver(s), today with autistic children is loneliness and feeling alone. This has been my experience, as I see more and more families who have autistic children. They are requesting help and guidance on how to handle loneliness in their lives, due to the fact that they have an autistic child. I have learned, when people experience painful losses in their lives, it is sad to realize that many never get over them. Sometimes when you receive...

•Take One Day at a Time to Untangle the Knots of Stress With Your Autistic Child
Are you tied up in knots which is due to stress because you have an autistic child? You are all knotted up and you have no clue of how you are going to untangle those knots of stress, because your child with the disorder of autism is creating problems, and challenges that need to be resolved. To resolve, straighten, and untangle these knots of stress, which symbolize challenges, and problems, takes time. I have learned from my own experience with an autistic child, that there had been...

•Practical Tips for Reducing Stress With Your Autistic Child
Any child can bring your stress. Your autistic child will do the same. There are practical tips that can reduce stress with your child who has autism. In the world of today, stress seems to be at the top of the list. How do you reduce the stress of the world, in addition, with your autistic child that is adding stress? I have learned with a child that has the disorder of autism, the source of stress is not really circumstances, situations and difficulties or the development of autism....

•Do you Fear a Divorce Because you Have an Autistic Child
? I have visited with many parents and caregivers who have children with autism. Many of them fear divorce because their child is autistic. It is easy to ignore the emotions you are feeling, when you have been given the news your child is autistic. Due to this fact, it creates many challenges which can bring about the fear of a divorce threatening in any marriage. I have experienced for myself when my brother was diagnosed with his disorder, our family became extremely dysfunctional. There...

•Coping With Autistic Children In A Family Environment What Can Be Done
? How do autistic children cope in family environments? This is one of the critical questions one wants answered, when one has learned, their child has been given the diagnosis of autism. How will this affect their family life, and how can they make life manageable, for the child with autism? Autism studies show that, at least one in one hundred people are diagnosed with autism. Autism is a challenging and mysterious disorder, and affects each and every child differently. Diagnosis is...

•What if My Autistic Child is Being Bullied
? If your child with the disorder of autism has experienced bullying, there are things you can do to avoid it or stop it, as being parent(s), or caregiver(s). The first thing to consider, is what is the identification or facts about bullying? * A bully has an attitude toward your child with autism, who has no compassion. * A bully usually feels he or she has more power or is stronger in areas that your child is not, and will try to intimidate your child to have low self-esteem. * Most...

•Are New Faces a Struggle For Autistic Children
Socialization skills are a challenge for autistic children. In addition, what about recognizing new faces? Are autistic children considered to be shy if they do not recognize a face, or do they find it a struggle to know who the faces are? If this is true, why? Learning from my years of experiencing various autistic children with their levels of developmental functions, have indicated to me, autistic children seem less likely to feel comfortable around unfamiliar faces. My brother, was a...

•Mistakes You Make Talking To Parents By Giving Unwanted Advice For Their Autistic Children
I felt my brother who had autism, was being the center of attack from family, friends, relatives, who were giving unwanted advice to my parents. Many mistakes were made talking to my parents about advice that was not necessary. They did not need the kind of advice they were receiving. If you are a parent(s) of an autistic child, it might be wise to be aware and take into consideration what relatives, friends, family and others, are telling you what to do with your child. For example: *...

•Is it Difficult to Keep on Going When you Have an Autistic Child
? It may be difficult at times for you to keep on going when your child is autistic. By accepting the distressing times, does not take any effort. It is easy to focus on the adverse times, or what you think is bad regarding your child with autism. It becomes frustrating and it may be a challenge to separate, how do you keep on going with your autistic child? The question is, how can you confront the hard times and be determined to delete the negative thoughts you have about the bad, and focus...