[blparent] Anyone Who Has a Child WithAutism?

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

There was a mom named Sarah who was on this list about three years ago.  She 
had two kids with autism.  You might search the archives for any relevant 
posts.  My stepson is getting tested for autism now, but if he has it, then 
it must be quite mild because he's verbal.  I wish I had more knowledge for 
you.  It must be difficult.

Jo Elizabeth

I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's 
brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and 
died in cotton fields and sweatshops.--Stephen Jay Gould
-----Original Message----- 
From: Tatyana
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 5:07 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Anyone Who Has a Child WithAutism?

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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