Tonight Miah put his whole hand on a hot burner...I had just turned it off and was running the pot to the sink to drain the noodles I turned my back on him for a second! I thought he was doing so much better with his "no fear" issues! (kids with autism a lot of times don't understand consequences) my poor baby, he kept looking at me and saying "I'm so sorry" (because I have been saying it to him all night and he doesn't have a lot of original language) and it's about killing me! I got him all drugged up and have been laying a cold rag on it, so he finally fell asleep, and it looks like he will only have one blister on his palm and the rest of his hand should be fine thank goodness!

For those of you with autistic kids how do you handle the no fear issues? I can't let Miah around water, anything hot, and I always have to hold him when there are cars around. I really thought that he was doing better, but I guess it's something we will always have to deal with...

I'm sorry to hear that Mary Your poor guy...
Avery has a really good sense of heat, and he's never been the type to touch hot things. Cars and strangers on the other hand... I always have to hold his hand or put him up on my shoulders in public. I'm thinking about getting him an assistance dog. I'm sorry I don't have any useful suggestions, like you I just try to keep my eyes on him at all times and hold his hand in public.

Bub knows that it's hot, but he has such a hard time with consequences. One fear I wish he had was strangers! He will walk off with anyone! If someone says Hi to him he is their new best friend! Which is adorable but also a little scarey! I try to keep him in a stroller when we are out in public but the older he gets, the harder that is!
I have thought about getting Miah a service dog and did a little research on them, and found out how much they cost

yeah they are expensive. I still need to look into it more, but I think between my medical insurance through work and my TEFRA medicaid I could get one paid for.

There is also this charity called 4 paws for ability, that helps you find and pay for a dog. I think the way it works is that you have to put in so many hours of "volunteer" fundraising and after so many hours you earn a dog. You don't have to raise the exact amount of money, you just have to put in the time. At least, that's how I think it works.

As soon as I get my TEFRA str8 (whole other thread) I'm going to look into service dogs again

I think I found my new career.

No .... not as a service dog, silly :P

As soon as these boys of mine become independent, I think I want to be a dog trainer. I wouldn't use a husky though. Too stubborn and independent. I guess I should start reading now. hmmmmmm....

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There is also this charity called 4 paws for ability, that helps you find and pay for a dog. I think the way it works is that you have to put in so many hours of "volunteer" fundraising and after so many hours you earn a dog. You don't have to raise the exact amount of money, you just have to put in the time. At least, that's how I think it works.

That's really cool, I will have to look in to it!

Tess, that's really cool! I have read a ton of stuff on service dogs for kids with autism and the results are just amazing! I don't think I would have the patience to train a dog that much, some of them can do EVERYTHING! I am going back to school in the fall and I think I am going to go for a degree in early childhood special Ed. I really want to work with autistic kids, Miah's therapist/teacher is just amazing and has helped Bub so much, I always tell him that I want to be somebody elses "teacher Brian"

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Originally posted by Tessmit:
As soon as these boys of mine become independent, I think I want to be a dog trainer. I wouldn't use a husky though. Too stubborn and independent. I guess I should start reading now. hmmmmmm....

Most service dogs are labs and retrievers, because of their mild manner and obedience.