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I am so glad I have found this group! We have a 5 3/4 yr old son dx

with AS in Feb '98. We knew that he was different from our other

children (have 2 older) but could not get a dr. to listen to me.

They all just thought I was a bad parent. Even had one dr. turn me

into CPS - what a nightmare! When we got a dx, from the school

system, no less!, I tried to find out all I could about AS. I am

still as confused today as I was in the beginning. Insurance won't

pay a dime for any therapy, so I have been reading and doing my own

thing at home. Have used the brush therapy, bought a bean bag for

him to sit on, bought a hammock for him to swing in, and have begun a

homeschool program for him. We had a terrible experience with the

school's idea of education for him, so I didn't put him back. I

would be interested in hearing more about this therapy talked about

in the previous post, my son can become violent when he is not

understood (which is quite often). He has sensory integration

problems along with the AS. We have problems with language, he

confuses words and their meanings. Sometimes he just sounds like he

is speaking another language. We have days where he seems like any

other child and then we have days like today where nothing goes

right! The thing that bugs me alot these days is trying to explain

my son to other people. They just look at him like he is a spoiled

brat or something. How do you handle the looks people give you when

you are at the store and suddenly your child's mood changes? Sorry

to be so long with this, I am just happy to know that there are

others that I can talk to now!