[blparent] Anyone Who Has a Child WithAutism?

[Tatyana]

Rene,
I heard  that someone who's currently working in NFB head quarters 
previously worked with autistic kids as a teacher. She is blind, so I just 
thought you might subscribe to other lists as well. And I think there is a 
blind  educators list- teachers  might have  an information you  are looking 
for. Just my thoughts, sorry I don't have more practical help.

Tatyana.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rene Latorre" <rlatorre4 at gmail.com>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:12 PM
Subject: [blparent] Anyone Who Has a Child WithAutism?


> Hello All,
>
> I've been looking for resources regarding parenting blind a child with
> autism. I haven't found a lot of help in this area. Although I can
> find plenty of information on autism resources, I'm just not finding a
> lot involving a blind parent and the unique challenges this brings.
>
> I'm a mom of four beautiful children ages 23, 21, 9 & 6. They are all
> sighted and typically developing other than my youngest. He is sighted
> but was diagnosed on the spectrum at the age of 2. At first, he seemed
> to be mild, but now as he is getting older he has been moving more
> towards classic autism. He goes to a 6-1-1 self contained classroom
> for children with autism and has a one to one personal aid. He is
> mostly nonverbal although he can say 1-3 word phrases when highly
> motivated such as when he is requesting things that he wants.  He has
> been receiving services (speech, OT, Special Ed) since diagnosis but
> progress has been slow. I constantly search for resources from his
> team of professionals but I often get limited responses when asking
> questions that are specific to my blindness parenting issues.
>
> I'm mainly looking for others who may also happen to have any children
> on the spectrum.  Over the years, I have developed many tips &
> techniques in parenting my children, but everything seems to go out
> the window when parenting my youngest. I struggle with knowing where
> he is, getting him to come to me when I call for him, following
> directions, etc. Also, he is bright and he has it all figured out that
> I cannot see and he takes full advantage of that.
>
> If anyone in this group can offer any support and/or information, I
> would be very appreciative. Thanks in advance.
>
> Rene
>
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