I have two IEP meetings this morning O_o

Question

As an Autism parent do you struggle to take care of yourself?

Yes

No

Answer 1

Sometimes yes

Answer 2

Non-verbal

Answer 3

My sone is no-verbal but none of his ECI workers think he has Autism because he's too outgoing. He's always been very friendly to everyone as if he doesn't know what a stranger is.

Answer 4

Able to speak is nothing close to communicating well.

Answer 5

Was nonverbal til 5.

Answer 6

Became non verbal now talking again

Answer 7

Ecoladia, understands but can’t express with words but with sounds and noises. With 12 years of hard work we can sometimes get a verbal answer A WONDERFUL DAY!!!!

Answer 8

Primarily Verbal, but "words don't work" when anxiety is high. (Direct quote from 5 year old)

Answer 9

Three children with autism. Very different levels of need.

Answer 10

Non verbal except jargon until 8 after 2 years of speech therapy- now speech therapy is part of life. And he is verbal with speech and language disorder

Answer 11

Mostly non-verbal. Has a few words, and a couple of 2-word phrases (age 3, so should be making sentences). Great with scripting, sounds and babble, but words are tricky for her.

Answer 12

Son was non-verbal till age 6, then a miracle happened and he became able to talk and now at 7 1/2 he’s still “functionally” non-verbal but it’s improving and after gaining speech his aggression dropped almost 80%!

I have two IEP meetings this morning O_o

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