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I am mother to my precious little 7 year old boy, Noah. At the age of 3 Noah was diagnosed with a condition known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Autism for short.

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Autism has a range of different difficulties depending on the child, what their unique strengths and weaknesses are.
Some of these conditions can range from challenges with social skills, speech/nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors as well as other things.

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https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-Fact-Sheet
This website helps out by giving a more in depth facts about Autism.
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/autism-behavior-problems.htm
https://www.verywellhealth.com/autistic-behavior-or-misbehavior-4047387
This website is helpful for parents who need a little bit of more help about knowing what their child's needs are.
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism-learning-disabilities/autism-spectrum-disorders.htm
In order to understand what autism really is and what some of the symptoms are for some of the children.

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Now that Noah is in school, he's found it a little more difficult than usual to communicate with his teachers as well as his peers since he has difficulty in this from the start. Teachers don't always know what to do in these situations, such as when Noah throws a "tantrum" in the middle of the classroom or when he doesn't answer a question right away or takes a while to do so.

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- Talk to the parents of the child to see what you can do
- Understand/ find out what ways he learns better (visual, reading etc)
- Repeat instructions
- Use visual aids
- Create easier activities
- Keep instructions simpler
- Keep a routine! (most children on the spectrum tend to have a routine already set in mind, it helps)
MOST IMPORTANTLY: make rules!

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Sure it's difficult to be the mother of a child on the spectrum but what child isn't difficult at any given age? I wouldn't change my child for the world. Noah develops differently from other children his age, in other words he doesn't develop at the same pace nor in the same order as typically developing children.

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I was introduced by many agencies and professionals as Noah was growing up in a way for them to help us out as a whole. Noah would go to therapy sessions in order to help develop more social skills as well as help him be more interactive with others. I also attended many different seminars about autism to help me understand more in order to help my little boy.

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here's a picture of Noah during one of his therapy sessions.

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In order to help more children remember about this

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If I'm being 100% honest here I have to say that my husband and I are in quite a financial burden due to Noah's Autism Diagnosis. Our insurance does not cover all of the needs that Noah needs right now and what he will need in the future. For example, when Noah gets older his therapy sessions won't be covered anymore and we will have to pay out of our pockets in order for him to continue to go.
Others finance problems that we are having is also the need for special equipment that Noah needs and in order for him to be more social, the special activities is also making us have financial issues.