[BlindKid] Im new to the mailing list

[Barbara HAMMEL]

Hello Brigette, welcome. We have sixteen-year-old twin boys who are on the spectrum and both do self-harm and have gone through stages of harming others. :( One of ours has enough vocabulary to get his needs met, usually and the other has none. At your daughter's age, the verbal one could sing a lot of songs and tell us foods and toys he wanted but naming things that stressed him was beyond his capability. How much does your daughter speak? Have you begun to identify triggers that set her off? Do you talk to her about EVERY sound you hear? Have you addressed sensory issues? (I know, I just asked a WHOLE bunch of daunting questions.)  

Barbara Hammel

> On Jan 15, 2019, at 11:57, Brigette Dumas via BlindKid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I'm new to the community, I have a 5-year-old daughter who was born with
> Septo Optic Dysplasia and has a few other diagnoses as well. Her name is
> Aubree, she struggles with Behavioral issues due to her Autism that she was
> diagnosed with earlier this year. I was wondering if there are any other
> parents in this community with a child who has been diagnosed with autism?
> My daughter struggles with self-harm and is also now harming her father and
> me when she is in meltdown mode. Have any of you experienced this? Maybe
> there are older kiddos that are in the community that have some tips on
> what they personally like for when they're feeling overwhelmed?
> I hope to have some great conversations with you all, and I can't wait to
> hear your stories and share ours as well. We are always looking for parents
> to connect with and share ideas and struggles as well. Thanks so much! I
> hope you have a great day and hope to hear back from some of you.
> -Mommy of a beautiful little girl.
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