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My nephew has autism. He is currently in 3rd grade. In school he does have an aid with him to help him keep focused on his work and proper classroom behavior. He gets tested every so often for minerals in his body. There are some suppliments that he needs to take to help with this. He is also on a very restricted diet-no wheat, no yeast, no milk, no molds, no added food colors, no chocolate. He has been receiving at home therapy after school and on the weekends.
He works best with a routine but in therapy they try and work with him on breaking routines so he is not so upset when things are not the same. He does a lot of stimming (ex. hand flapping) when he is excited. He is communicating more and more every day. His therapists work with him on making eye contact with the person he is talking to and how to ask/answer questions. He loves to read and of play on the computer.
Many autistic kids are very fixated on certain things-he can tell you the full name of any dinasour you show him-my little rain man!
I hope this answers some of the questions you may have
Mary
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