#1 Taking a look at and sharing my experiences as a parent of adhd and autism in a non-speaking child + adhd in a young adult in mainstream. Trying to figure which is the autism and which the adhd; deciding to medicate and what happens; understanding apraxia and hoping parents and families resonate, feel less alone and more informed of how it actually can go.

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#3 0:00 - 4:46 Intro - it's been a while.

4:47 Adhd becoming apparent in your child in their early primary years in non-speaking, minimally or unreliably speaking autistic children.

7:10 What us parents are trying to do.

8:03 Not having motor control, heightened sensory systems and briefly explaining praxis.

12:55 What to expect

16:40 Side effects - loss of appetite, sleep difficulties

20:02 Mainstream/speaking children and a diagnosis in a young adult

22:57 When they decide to stop taking their meds

24:56 Wrapping up and all that.

#4 Summary:

1. Adhd becoming apparent in your non-speaking autistic
2. Autism and Adhd go hand in hand in up to 80% of nonspeakers
3. What us parents are trying to do
4. Not having control of your motor - aparaxia
5. What to expect
6. Side effects of meds
7. Adhd in a speaking/mainstream young adult
8. When they decide not to take their meds

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