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Expert: Ettina - 9/22/2008


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hi how rr u? my name is ana i lived with my dauther Michelle. she is autistic. i live with my husband and 2 older kids. My dather Michelle is not a little girl any more. she become 13 last july and she thinks only about love and bofriends and kizz . i truly tell u i dont know what to do with her anymore. since she is disble i cant find words to explay abut anything around her.

can u please help

ana serrano

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Here is a link you might find helpful. It annoys me because as usual they assume everyone has sexual desires (I don't) but since that's clearly true of your daughter they could be helpful.

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/PUBLICATIONS/frtp/challengedyouth.htm

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Ettina

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I can't answer 'biomed' questions. I can answer questions about behavior, what it's like to be autistic, specific subtypes (especially PDA) and educational methods

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I have PDA, a form of autism. I have also read a lot about autism, from the internet, books and medical journals. I've also worked with autistic kids as a volunteer.

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Just high school.

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