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Nov 3, 2005 13:07:14 GMT -5
Post by lmarks on Nov 3, 2005 13:07:14 GMT -5
Hello! My name is Lisa and I have twin eight year olds, Daniel who is non verbal autistic and Sarah who is a typical girl! I'm currently trying to find sports type activities for my son or music lessons. He is very jealous of the things his sister gets to do. I am also looking for treatment ideas for older diagnosed kids. Daniel wasn't diagnosed for a long time because his doctors did not want to say autism. Because of that he missed out on a lot of early interventions. Does anyone else have this problem?
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baughman4netzeronet
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Nov 4, 2005 2:09:29 GMT -5
Post by baughman4netzeronet on Nov 4, 2005 2:09:29 GMT -5
I don't have the issue about finding a past time for Tell like you do your son, because he simply doesn't show any intrest, although he does enjoy bowling, because it he isn't expected to succed "for the team" and he realy enjoys watching the ball roll and crashing into the pins. I realy have a problem with the fact that Drs. don't want to "label" I feel if it is at all a possibility For God's Sake Label!!! Then if down the line the signs don't point to autism then redirect your course. It is only robbing the children and thier familys of resources and knoledge, that is other wise not given with out the so called "LABEL" (It just pisses me off, what the @#*! is a label anyway)
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Nov 5, 2005 15:06:33 GMT -5
Post by momofautistic on Nov 5, 2005 15:06:33 GMT -5
Just like you said the importance of labeling is the resource's you qualify under that label. For instance my son Jimmy was labeled ASD(autistic spectrum disorder) and ODD(oppisitional defient disorder) by the inland Regional center at the age of 4. He is now 7 and we just had his 3 yr revaluation with his school program and they modified his label to mentally retarded all based on one social worker spending 30 minutes with him and he comes to the conclussion that he doesnt really fit the autism symptoms. qute frankly I dont think the guy knew the symptoms.lol LISA
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Nov 9, 2005 11:31:33 GMT -5
Post by melissa on Nov 9, 2005 11:31:33 GMT -5
I've been doning some shopping and prepairing for the up comming holliday season. This is a wonderful and fun time for the family and is especialy special because of all the children. At the same time it is kind of sad, because when I look and every thing that the other children said they like or want from Santa, I have no clue for my son Tell. He is realy visual so when it comes to gifts we often get him movies, books, comp. games, but now he has almost every thing he could ever want or I guess I should say every thing he is used to having and isn't realy interested in anything different. He can't tell me what he would like and when we go into a store he only shows interest in the items he already has. I know he is happy, but I still feel sad when the day comes and he does't have the same excitement as the other children. He opens his presents like he is looking for the one thing he would love, but always leaves to his room seeming kind of dissapointed. I was just wondering if any one else seems to have this same issue or one simmilar and how they go about dealing.
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Nov 9, 2005 12:58:57 GMT -5
Post by lmarks on Nov 9, 2005 12:58:57 GMT -5
I am not sure if this will work for you but I give catalogs to my son to look at and watch to see what he looks at for the longest time. I also have the same issue with him always wanting the same things so I try to get them with a little difference. For instance Daniel really likes blues clues so I would get a different blues clues toy each time, or a new ball since he loves them too! I think that at Christmas the kids should get what makes them happy and sometimes a new version of the same old thing is what works!
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