Hi

@CarolinaQueenBee

 I think the only way to help an autistic child to have a happy and fulfilling life, is to seek professional support services. Even with that, there can be difficult times. I have an autistic granddaughter. Up until around age 6, she was nonverbal, but would cry and sometimes scream. It's a traditional belief that those with autism have a hard time understanding the emotions of others. In her case, she was extremely sensitive to them, so if someone who was feeling bad entered the room, she would start crying or run and hide.

She began saying words, but really couldn't form sentences, so it sounded more like "word salad." She received lots of therapy and support, including attending special classes. These days, she communicates quite well. She still has difficulty with environments that contain a lot of stimulation. She wears ear protection as a matter of course. However, she is an absolute genius when it comes to online gaming! I think communicating with other gamers has helped her tremendously.

I'm pretty sure that if she did not receive the kind of support she did, she'd still be nonverbal, and not able to do very much.

Her dad needs to learn immediately how to manage her needs, not just "one day" sometime in the future.

My son is verbal and he’s amazing and I love helping others my son is amazing I love helping my step daughter her dad he’s always yelling I had to explain to him multiple times not to yell to actually sit down and let me take over and she would listen and do everything I asked her she was always wanting me to hold her hand or to pick her up or to hold her and I would do anything for her