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Hi all! I just joined this board and was hoping that there may be someone who

can give me some advice regarding my autistic son. He's 29 months, was

diagnosed with autism a few months back. The psychologists who have done his

evaluations and the therapists who work with him believe he has a more mild

case. He currently talks, just not as well as many other children his age,

hardly any sentences and still uses fingerpointing or dragging the person to

where he wants them primarily to communicate. He sees three different

therapists (speach, OT, and play therapy) at this time and no one has an answer

for my question and I've searched the internet with absolutely no help. At this

time he still drinks from a bottle, I've had no success with any type of cup (I

have a huge collection of cups--every kind/brand cup you can buy). I don't know

if this is a sensory issue or if this more of him holding onto what's familiar

or if this is his comfort item (he drinks from the same bottle, I can't even

change the type of bottle). I've tried everything I can think of--taking it

away, trying cups, putting something he dislikes in the bottle and what he likes

in a cup, pouring the contents of the bottle into the cup so he sees it's the

same thing...everything. Taking it completely away has caused the issue that he

refuses to drink (tantrums, crying, screaming, etc.) at one point he became

constipated (maybe lack of fluids) so I caved and gave it back. Because he

doesnt communicate well I can't reason with him, I don't think he understands

what I say most of the time. I just don't know what else to do and any doctor,

therapist, whatever has no solution for me other than to " keep trying " but they

frown upon it all the time. I just don't know how we can move past it? If you

have any ideas, experiences, please share. Thanks so much,