Re: Both biological children diagnosed with autism

Posted By A Son-Rise Message Board Participant on October 26, 1999 at 14:32:44:

In Reply to: Both biological children diagnosed with autism posted byTara Rodriguez on October 25, 1999 at 13:59:04:

Hi there Tara,
What a sweet person you are coming on the board in search of help for your cousin and her children! I have heard of many cases of multiple children in one family having Autism. Also, i have 2 boys and 2 girls and both the boys have Autistic Spectrum Disorders. I have not run 2 programmes side by side as the older boy's programme was completed before we decided we wanted to run a programme for the younger one [there are 4 years between them, now aged 8 and 4]. But i think many of us experience a sense of trying to keep a balance with trying to fit in all we want to do. I home-educate all my children and so i am always trying to keep the balance with the programme for Toby and the other childrens daily needs. I think your cousin would benefit from resuming a sense of comfort and happiness about her position before she can see clearly how to best achieve what she is wanting for the children. Does she have someone who will dialogue with her? I find that this is such a powerful tool for clearing my head of those ineffective belief patterns they make me feel bogged down at times. It's so difficult to find answers or to be very effective in getting what we want when we are clouded with discomfort. I have heard of someone running 2 programmes at a time - maybe it was your cousin i heard about?! I'd like to let her know that she is a wonderful person doing a very special thing for her special children - and i'm sending her a loving prayer that she'll find the energy to get herself to a empowered and happy place again. with love, and good luck, Shara.

: My cousin's two children, a boy age 5 and a girl age 3 are both autistic. She has no other children. I'm wondering if anybody has ever heard of multiple children in one family having autism. Also, she has been trying the Son-Rise approach but is having extreme difficulty applying it to 2 children. The time that she has available is becoming increasingly less per child as their needs continue to grow as they grow. She has had a hard time getting volunteers on a regular basis as she lives in a very rural area. This has left her feeling overwhelmed, drained and depressed. Not because she doesn't have hope, but because she lacks the enormous amount of energy it is taking to help both children. Her husband of course works, (midnights) and takes all the overtime available to offset the ever-increasing medical bills that pile up. I want to help her as much as I can but I just don't know where to start (I am currently volunteering to work with her son one night per week). In addition, it is my understanding that Indiana (where we live)doesn't have well-funded Special Ed/Autistic Education programs & support systems, so state help has been at best minimal. If anyone has any advice, information or anything at all, please respond.

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Comments:: Hi there Tara, : What a sweet person you are coming on the board in search of help for your cousin and her children! I have heard of many cases of multiple children in one family having Autism. Also, i have 2 boys and 2 girls and both the boys have Autistic Spectrum Disorders. I have not run 2 programmes side by side as the older boy's programme was completed before we decided we wanted to run a programme for the younger one [there are 4 years between them, now aged 8 and 4]. But i think many of us experience a sense of trying to keep a balance with trying to fit in all we want to do. I home-educate all my children and so i am always trying to keep the balance with the programme for Toby and the other childrens daily needs. I think your cousin would benefit from resuming a sense of comfort and happiness about her position before she can see clearly how to best achieve what she is wanting for the children. Does she have someone who will dialogue with her? I find that this is such a powerful tool for clearing my head of those ineffective belief patterns they make me feel bogged down at times. It's so difficult to find answers or to be very effective in getting what we want when we are clouded with discomfort. I have heard of someone running 2 programmes at a time - maybe it was your cousin i heard about?! I'd like to let her know that she is a wonderful person doing a very special thing for her special children - and i'm sending her a loving prayer that she'll find the energy to get herself to a empowered and happy place again. with love, and good luck, Shara. : : My cousin's two children, a boy age 5 and a girl age 3 are both autistic. She has no other children. I'm wondering if anybody has ever heard of multiple children in one family having autism. Also, she has been trying the Son-Rise approach but is having extreme difficulty applying it to 2 children. The time that she has available is becoming increasingly less per child as their needs continue to grow as they grow. She has had a hard time getting volunteers on a regular basis as she lives in a very rural area. This has left her feeling overwhelmed, drained and depressed. Not because she doesn't have hope, but because she lacks the enormous amount of energy it is taking to help both children. Her husband of course works, (midnights) and takes all the overtime available to offset the ever-increasing medical bills that pile up. I want to help her as much as I can but I just don't know where to start (I am currently volunteering to work with her son one night per week). In addition, it is my understanding that Indiana (where we live)doesn't have well-funded Special Ed/Autistic Education programs & support systems, so state help has been at best minimal. If anyone has any advice, information or anything at all, please respond.