@WhatsOnYourMB.
Thank you for reaching out and sharing where you're at. It's completely normal to feel overwhelmed after a diagnosis — even when it brings clarity, it can also bring a lot of questions. Please know you're not alone, and your son is still the same wonderful child you’ve always known.
As you consider next steps, here are a few places to start:

1. Early intervention services (if not already in place)
2. Speech and occupational therapy
3. Developmental or behavioral support like ABA, if it feels like a good fit
4. Support for you — parent groups or professionals who can walk with you

Please feel free to reach out to discuss further resources! We are here to help however we can — whether that’s connecting you with services, answering questions, or just listening.

Warmly,
Jennie @Love Speaks Speech and Language Services, PLLC

I am sorry I'm just seeing this! I'm a speech pathologist with a private practice in Austin and we work with children diagnosed with Autism. I am happy to schedule a phone call with you if you would like to talk about next steps, etc. https://www.lovespeakssls.com/

I hope you found what you were looking for! I am just seeing this post but I'm have a private practice in Austin for speech therapy and am happy to answer any questions you might have. Feel free to reach out if I can be of any help. https://www.lovespeakssls.com/

As a speech/language pathologist my first thought to explore is that a child that bites is typically trying to communicate in some way. I would be interested to know the age of your child, what the situations are where the biting occurs, does your child have words yet, etc. If not, I would seek an evaluation from a speech/language pathologist to help come up with methods for the child to communicate to replace the biting.

I am a Speech/Language Pathologist and a mom of college age children and I love this so much! It is wonderful seeing parents of young children tackle this problem! The overuse of technology at a young age can negatively affect communication growth, social skills, increase anxiety, and is related to inattention! Hang in there with this!

I am a Speech/Language Pathologist who supports dyslexia in my private practice in collaboration with dyslexia therapists. A child with Dyslexia's brain is usually exhausted by the end of the day! I suggest audio books/ using colored rulers can help for the eyes to focus on the sentences being read and not visually getting over-stimulated, setting realistic goals so the child feels successful, having the child work with a reading tutor who can make reading fun and interesting so you don't have to have this battle at home. Remember this time will pass! It is challenging but hang in there with them!