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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Three separate diagnoses. WTF? |
| Hethera |
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Posted: 14 May 2011, 10:18 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Thanks for the responses, everyone! Aardvark, his referring pediatrician did an EEG to rule out a seizure disorder before referring him to the assessment network. Which was a boatload of fun, because preschoolers love being covered in electrodes. :roll: After an hour and a half of screaming and two ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Three separate diagnoses. WTF? |
| Hethera |
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Posted: 10 May 2011, 12:57 pm
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| I've been visiting WP for awhile, although I don't post very regularly. My 4-year-old son has displayed a fair amount of autistic traits since he was just about a year old. He has improved a lot since age 3 when he started speaking in sentences, but still has issues with transitions, change, and soc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Treatments for my son and the Montessori school |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2010, 12:04 pm
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| Hi Jenny. My son is nearly 4, also with a PDD-NOS diagnosis, and has been in a half-day Montessori preschool since March. I have noticed a lot of great developmental strides. He is not only talking a LOT more, but also is thisclose to being able to read. Before he began school, he wouldn't even let ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: I won't be visiting the parenting forum, anymore. |
| Hethera |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2010, 8:06 pm
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Replies: 30
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| Oh YAY! So happy you decided to stay, CR. I always appreciate reading your perspective on things; it really helps tremendously to understand what may be going on in my son's mind! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: When did your child start talking? |
| Hethera |
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Posted: 10 Jun 2010, 11:17 pm
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Replies: 38
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| My son didn't start speaking clearly OR in sentences until shortly after his third birthday. Before that, he had very few words -- unless he was doing the echolalia thing (which was often). Now, his speech is more like that of perhaps a 2.5-year-old. He can convey his needs, narrate what's going on,... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: The Vaccination-Autism Connection |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2010, 12:03 am
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Replies: 22
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| My kiddo began showing autism signs before his MMR as well. We were late getting all of his shots because, somewhat ironically, he was sick so often from being exposed to all the local kids whose parents refused to give their older children the flu shots. He finally got his 12 month shots around 16 ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: What does your AS kid sleep with? |
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Posted: 21 May 2010, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 42
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| My son sleeps with his special Thomas train blanket, an assortment of die-cast construction equipment (diggers, dump trucks, etc.), two die-cast school buses, a Happy Meal race car, about six Hot Wheels, five magnetic trains, two Easter pencils, a Christmas cracker, and two sand toys (a dump truck a... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Guess a certain "charity" will be changing its ads |
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Posted: 19 May 2010, 2:44 pm
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Replies: 7
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism ADHD and ethnic diversity? |
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Posted: 16 May 2010, 8:15 pm
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| Callista's right -- genetic diversity reduces rather than increases the odds of an anomalous phenotype. I have one kid with ADHD and another with autism, and they come from a very homogeneous northern European background on both sides. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: "I hate you!" |
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Posted: 15 May 2010, 1:33 am
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Replies: 20
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| My NT daughter (age 5, also has ADHD so I suppose she's not quite NT) often tells me this in the heat of a tantrum. I have found the best response is to say, VERY calmly, "I know you are angry with me right now, but I will always love you and I hope you change your mind about hating me. However, you... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Chelation/Leaky Gut Syndrome? |
| Hethera |
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Posted: 15 May 2010, 1:27 am
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Replies: 8
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| There is very scant evidence (most of it suspect) that chelation helps, and plenty that it is risky. Personally, I would not choose that path. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Differences in Diagnosis - what is the difference exactly? |
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Posted: 15 May 2010, 1:25 am
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| I have actually wondered the same thing. If a child falls somewhere in between Asperger Syndrome and classic autism, would that fall under the PDD-NOS umbrella as well? My DS has some traits that make him seem NT (fabulous eye contact -- maybe TOO much eye contact, and he smiles a lot) but others th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: dancing as a therapy. |
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Posted: 13 May 2010, 6:49 pm
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| It sounds like you have a good idea of where to send him to school. I would say that's probably the best place too. Just do research though, because sometimes a school attached to a company doesn't necessarily focus enough on the students. It's safe to say that it's your best bet, but if there is a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: dancing as a therapy. |
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Posted: 12 May 2010, 11:20 pm
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| Oh and that's really great about your son! The sooner the better, don't make him get a late start on it like I did. Age 9 is ideal for starting ballet. But boys can be a little older. Is he on the spectrum? He will benefit greatly from ballet if he is. Make sure you get a good school though. It won... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: How to handle an ill-mannered NT 4.5 year old |
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Posted: 12 May 2010, 7:26 pm
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| It really sounds like you handled it just fine. Just because a child is NT doesn't mean they don't also struggle with some social issues. It sounds like the mom is good at getting on her son about his behavior when she's alerted to it. Since he's young, it is just a matter of keeping at it. I know i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: dancing as a therapy. |
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Posted: 12 May 2010, 3:04 pm
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| It's nice to see another thread by you, dustintorch! How is the SF Ballet going? :) My little guy, who is interested in ballet, will be starting classes next fall. I think my husband would rather he did martial arts, but he is very insistent about it being ballet! He does a performance for me every ... |
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