This post is a repost from the Autismsupportnetwork.com
1) You shall seek out therapists.
Specifically those in Occupational/Physical/Speech Therapy, and ABA) to help facilitate your child’s skills and address various behavior problems. With the diagnosis of Autism are typically deficits in the areas of sensory processing, attention, grasping development, visual perceptual skills, social skills, communcation, and delayed motor skills. Keep in mind that each child is different though.
2) You shall find a support group.
Receiving the diagnosis of Autism, Aspergers, PDD, or any other diagnosis for your child can be overwhelming and the best thing that you can do is have support from those that have faced the same challenges and gain strength from one another.
3)You Shall engage in floor activities.
Several children have difficulty making eye contact and engaging with others and this is the perfect opportunity to get down where they are and enter into their world.