Am a single mom to a 4 year old he has autism

Welcome!! I have a 5 yo with ASD

Am still learning about it

@micahxander123 I had to do my own research as well, very overwhelming

It is very overwhelming

My 15-year-old son has mild autism and my five month old daughter me and my husband found out that at two months she has Angelman syndrome and she is Bino

@christinasanchez1984 what’s that

@micahxander123, it is a rare condition similar to autism but not fully she might have seizures around 2 to 3 years old and her muscles tense up and she hasn’t latched on since she was two months look it up on Google mama’s 🌹

Welcome! My 5 year old has autism it is very stressful and I’m still just taking it a day at a time, but there is a lot of wonderful ladies on here that are willing to answer questions and help!

@christinasanchez1984, wow I never hear of it

@rjxmommy, thanks I just have to learn about the Melt downs

I’m still trying to figure that one out myself and he’s been diagnosed for 2 years. What I found that works the best for us is to just hold him and talk to him until he calms a little then I try to figure out why he’s melting down. Some times it works some times I get hit and kick a lot. I also have a weighted blanket that helps I think the pressure of it calms him.

@rjxmommy, we’re u get ur weighted blankets at

My mom made ours, she said it really wasn’t that hard but I know that they sell them on Etsy but they are like 200 to 300 dollars.

@rjxmommy, omg that’s a lot

Yep that’s why we waited so long to get one I couldn’t see spending that kind of money, then my mom started looking up patterns to make them and was able to make one for like 50 I think. It did take her like a week to make it.

@rjxmommy I've never tried pressure blankets...

My son doesn't have temper tantrums but sometimes if he doesn't get what he wants he will smack the closest person near him

@rjxmommy that is alot

@rjxmommy that's awesome you have support from your mom.

@micahxander123 do you have support?

We need a Autism chat

@motherof3boyz702, yes I do and Ik we do

@motherof3boyz702, @rjxmommy, do ur babies take medicine bc my son takes melatonin bc he has hard time sleeping

@motherof3boyz702, for me that’s the worse part, because when he hits I’m always thinking do I put him in time out knowing that’s going to make it worse or do I comfort him and calm him.

@micahxander123, he’s a really good sleeper as long as he stay on his schedule, every night he’s in bed by 8 and up at 7. If he gets off that schedule that’s when we have a problem.

@motherof3boyz702, my brother has autism and lives with me now so I go to my mom for everything since she has already been through it.

@rjxmommy my son had trouble sleeping sometimes, even if we do a schedule he sometimes is just wide awake for no reason

@micahxander123 he was prescribed melatonin but I only give it to him if I have to but no regularly

@rjxmommy I have no one to talk to about his Asd no one in my family or friends have it

@motherof3boyz702, I’m alway here if you need to take, I’m still trying to figure a lot of things out but i can try to help! I have also found that some time it just helps to know your not alone.

@rjxmommy thank you.. I'm trying to figure out how to create a group chat

@motherof3boyz702, maybe we can convince the mods to make a autism group, they have been making all kinds of other groups.

@rjxmommy just made one, just don't know what to title it