Autism

[livingwith]

Our son was diagnoised at 18 months. Symptoms at that time were lack of speech and preoccupation with spinning objects. He is now 3.5 years old and has greatly improved in speech (due to Applied Behavior Analysis therapy and public school) and is more sociable (due to play group, library reading club, other social activites). He still conducts repetitive actions and shows other symptoms. But early intervention and agressive therapy helped.
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[sunny8968]

Hi i have a 4 years old daughter with ASD mild. I have recently started ABA therapy for her its been 3 months i do see progress like her following direction, now if i ask her to go a turn off light in kitchen or go to the bedroom and turn on light she will do it also if i ask her question like who gave you this she can answer but still i feel she is very behind any sugestion , i want to put her in some activity like swimming or excersie. i can be reached at [moderator note: e-mail address has been removed] i will really appreciate the help. thanks