autism

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Hello,

My daughter was diagnosed with infentile autism about 2y ago at age

6. We knew she had a form of autism since she was about 3 1/2. I

realy don't believe vacinations had any part in her being autistic.

She had problems whith controlling emotions from very early infantcy

evan before any vacinations were given. She would cry constantly.

Nothing worked. When I asked the docter I was told " Baby's cry you

should know that " . None of my concerns were taken seriously.

Unlike most parrents of autistic children our oldest daughter was

very verbal although no phrases were conected at all. She was very

ecolalic. This was discovered at 3 1/2 when our second child was

born at her 1 week well baby check up. It took a year to get her

into a program through the public school. At first it was fine but

as the years progressed there was a dramatic decline in the quality

of schooling given. They did not encourage or stimulate her enough.

We also started to express concerns of dislexia, which went ignored.

Finaly we found an option a Charter School that caters to autistic

and autistic spectrum disorders. She has made a compete turn around

her behavior is drasticly improved. She is learning to read and the

school is focusing on proper conversation paterns. At the last

I.E.P. meeting yesterday this school finaly agrees with me about the

dislexia and already without any prompting was working on exercises

to improve her wrighting ability.

We live in Orange County, Florida. We realy don't have any idea what

causes these unfortinate disorders in children. We have one autistic

and one whith normal development almost gifted (true oposites)but if

you would like to contact me about schooling I would be glad to tell

what I can about Princeton House Charter School. They have really

worked miracles on my daughter. My E-mail is maryf407@....