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Recent content by SteveF

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    Moving House

    That’s not actually a bad idea, the cat loves tuna so will have to pick something else though lol
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    Moving House

    Thought I would post an update. Last night we managed to stay the night for the first time and he was reasonably ok, no meltdowns just a bit unsettled. There is virtually nothing left in the old place and we think he realised that as there was a lot more stuff he recognised at the new one it...
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    Moving House

    I do try and talk to him but as he is non-verbal it is very difficult to gauge how much if any he understands. We always knew it would be a tricky time for him as he struggles with change. Some days he does seem to be getting better and others he seems to go backwards. Today he has been better...
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    Moving House

    Little man is not happy with me at the moment! We took some but by no means all of his toys to the new place whilst he was at respite on Monday, and yesterday he played for a few minutes in the new place with them but the decided to empty an entire room of stuff, be it his or someone elses...
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    Moving House

    He has a partial chromosome duplication which is believed to be the primary cause of his condition. He does not lack intelligence, but is unable to effectively communicate which is undoubtedly a large part of his problem because he gets frustrated as a result. We have been taking him after...
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    Moving House

    Our nine year old is non-verbal with severe learning delay. He is diagnosed with a long list of things, including autism and anxiety. It is genetic so there is unlikely to be any significant improvement. We have just bought a house, having been renting the same place for the past five years. We...
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    Hello

    Good evening everyone, I am not autistic myself, but have an eight year old son who has a diagnosis of autism and global development delay. He is nonverbal and incontinent, only being able to cope in life with medication to control his behaviour.
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