Hello

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I have been lurking around for the last couple of days but I wanted to come out

of the dark and say hi. My son was just diagnosed with autism about 2 weeks

ago, he's 3. Though he's very smart, he doen't talk, doesn't socialize with

other kids including his siblings, and throws a fit when he's off if his

schedule. All i know is that one month he was talking and about 18 months he

stopped progressing. I found out that he had a hearing problem, and that was

corrected, but he still wasn't picking up on anything I had him tested. The

whole time I knew. I have brother and a nephew, even my dad whe was like this.

But Like all mothers, I doubted until I had hard facts. There is little to no

support here in my side of texas accept for the Center. I'm in Tyler, by

the way. It's kind of hard because I don't know what all he needs right now.

being that i am a working mother, i can't readily leave my job (Like I want to)

and take care of him full time.

Right now, He's him school. The PPCD at my child's elementary school is

great with the speech therapy, but I don't know what else he would needs. Any

pointers or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Kalea Simpson

'Truer words were never spoken than those of the written word. "

[Guest guest]

I can give you some hope... My son started school when he was 6,,,he is 13 now,

he wasnt diagnosed until he was almost 4 and could not speak a word starting

school. By the end of the first year at school he was speaking in sentences.

Now, he speaks fine, you can still tell he has some sort of speech impairment

just by how he speaks, but he speaks very well now. My prayers are with you and

your family.

Tabitha Muckelrath

Leah Vaughn wrote:

Hello,

I have been lurking around for the last couple of days but I wanted to come out

of the dark and say hi. My son was just diagnosed with autism about 2 weeks ago,

he's 3. Though he's very smart, he doen't talk, doesn't socialize with other

kids including his siblings, and throws a fit when he's off if his schedule. All

i know is that one month he was talking and about 18 months he stopped

progressing. I found out that he had a hearing problem, and that was corrected,

but he still wasn't picking up on anything I had him tested. The whole time I

knew. I have brother and a nephew, even my dad whe was like this. But Like all

mothers, I doubted until I had hard facts. There is little to no support here in

my side of texas accept for the Center. I'm in Tyler, by the way. It's

kind of hard because I don't know what all he needs right now. being that i am a

working mother, i can't readily leave my job (Like I want to) and take care of

him full time.

Right now, He's him school. The PPCD at my child's elementary school is great

with the speech therapy, but I don't know what else he would needs. Any pointers

or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Kalea Simpson

'Truer words were never spoken than those of the written word. "

[Guest guest]

I would recommend ABA therapy, which made a huge difference developing language

and communication skills and improving his behaviors at that early age.

Maggie

Leah Vaughn wrote:

Hello,

I have been lurking around for the last couple of days but I wanted to come out

of the dark and say hi. My son was just diagnosed with autism about 2 weeks ago,

he's 3. Though he's very smart, he doen't talk, doesn't socialize with other

kids including his siblings, and throws a fit when he's off if his schedule. All

i know is that one month he was talking and about 18 months he stopped

progressing. I found out that he had a hearing problem, and that was corrected,

but he still wasn't picking up on anything I had him tested. The whole time I

knew. I have brother and a nephew, even my dad whe was like this. But Like all

mothers, I doubted until I had hard facts. There is little to no support here in

my side of texas accept for the Center. I'm in Tyler, by the way. It's

kind of hard because I don't know what all he needs right now. being that i am a

working mother, i can't readily leave my job (Like I want to) and take care of

him full time.

Right now, He's him school. The PPCD at my child's elementary school is great

with the speech therapy, but I don't know what else he would needs. Any pointers

or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Kalea Simpson

'Truer words were never spoken than those of the written word. "

[Guest guest]

Hi Kalea, my son is doing well. We used ABA for 18 months. I used

this mostly to implement intensive dietary intervention. We follow

body ecology diet to conquer fungal infection, open pathways for

detox, heal digestion (leaky gut), nourish adrenals and all

cells/tissue etc....

As his body healed we were able to stop our ABA home program. He

now attends 1/2 day specialized preschool and 1/2 day mainstream

preschool. He is 4 years old.

My suggestion to you is to get a therapy plan started. It sounds

like your son would benefit from ABA but more importantly make a plan

to get to his healing. Both in conjunction I believe will recover

our kids.

We have more work to do with Tyler, but he is progressing beautifully.

>

> Hello,

>

> I have been lurking around for the last couple of days but I wanted

to come out of the dark and say hi. My son was just diagnosed with

autism about 2 weeks ago, he's 3. Though he's very smart, he doen't

talk, doesn't socialize with other kids including his siblings, and

throws a fit when he's off if his schedule. All i know is that one

month he was talking and about 18 months he stopped progressing. I

found out that he had a hearing problem, and that was corrected, but

he still wasn't picking up on anything I had him tested. The whole

time I knew. I have brother and a nephew, even my dad whe was like

this. But Like all mothers, I doubted until I had hard facts. There

is little to no support here in my side of texas accept for the

Center. I'm in Tyler, by the way. It's kind of hard because I

don't know what all he needs right now. being that i am a working

mother, i can't readily leave my job (Like I want to) and take care

of him full time.

> Right now, He's him school. The PPCD at my child's elementary

school is great with the speech therapy, but I don't know what else

he would needs. Any pointers or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

>

> Kalea Simpson

>

> 'Truer words were never spoken than those of the written word. "

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi there,

I just wanted to say I can relate to where you are at....my son was

diagnosed at 3 as well. I'd be glad to talk to you one on one if you

want to email me. Also, it might be good to contact the Parent

Training and Information Center in your area. It would be the PATH

Project, and you can find them at www.partnerstx.org. Someone in your

region could help support you with educational needs when working with

the school. It's a good place to start.

I know getting the diagnosis can be difficult, so hang in there!

> Hello,

>

> I have been lurking around for the last couple of days but I wanted

to come out of the dark and say hi. My son was just diagnosed with

autism about 2 weeks ago, he's 3. Though he's very smart, he doen't

talk, doesn't socialize with other kids including his siblings, and

throws a fit when he's off if his schedule. All i know is that one

month he was talking and about 18 months he stopped progressing. I

found out that he had a hearing problem, and that was corrected, but

he still wasn't picking up on anything I had him tested. The whole

time I knew. I have brother and a nephew, even my dad whe was like

this. But Like all mothers, I doubted until I had hard facts. There

is little to no support here in my side of texas accept for the

Center. I'm in Tyler, by the way. It's kind of hard because I don't

know what all he needs right now. being that i am a working mother, i

can't readily leave my job (Like I want to) and take care of him full

time.

> Right now, He's him school. The PPCD at my child's elementary

school is great with the speech therapy, but I don't know what else he

would needs. Any pointers or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

>

>

> Kalea Simpson

>

> 'Truer words were never spoken than those of the written word. "

>

>

[Guest guest]

Kalea,

Welcome to the group. I can relate to you in that I

am also a working mom.

I remember when my son was diagnosed at 2. Soon after

my husband was diagnosed with cancer, when I was 8

months pregnant with our 2nd child. It was a very dark

time, but we made it through with lots of prayers

which were answered, endurance and faith.

I did not have a choice to quit work, and I still

work. At my last company, I fought for insurance

coverage for autism and won. At my new job, I am able

to meet many researchers who are working on autism

research. I truly believe God puts us where he wants

us. I have embraced being a working mom, and I am

happy to discuss with you all the resoures available

to you. I would highly recommend that you find the

best public/private school because you will depend on

your child's teachers and therapists more than you can

imagine. Also, there are people who can help

you--neighbors, friends, church, support groups. My

best advice, is to not try to be a super-mom and do it

all on your own. You will burn out, and your child

needs you. I am sure you will get lots of responses,

but I am happy to talk with you anytime.

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[Guest guest]

HEllo my name is Gus. I live on a 35 head dairy cow farm. My dad

wants to retire so we are slowly switching to dairy goats that I can

handle by my self. The plan is to get a raw milk permit to sell to

local customers. I live in western pa.

i hope to meet some good friends here.

[Guest guest]

It's not called rambling here. Here we call it reaching out.

 

First, let me introduce myself. My name is Jessie and I am a 30 y/o, um excuse

me just had a birthday! 31 y/o college student in early childhood education,

with a focus on special education and a strong desire to work directly with

children and families on the spectrum.

Oh, and I am a high functioning autistic. Welcome to the group.

 

You will find parents, professionals, and those with autism here as well.

 

As far as the potty training goes, I got my niece one of those potty chairs that

sits on the regular potty and makes the hole small enough that she could not

fall through, she would not use the smaller potty chair. I don't know how you

feel about modeling the necessary behavior for her to understand what you are

supposed to do when you sit on the potty, but it was all my niece needed to get

started. She finally grasped what the potty was really for and stopped flushing

everything else down the toilet, yes I do mean everything else! Socks, shoes,

barbies, hairbrush, hair accesories, soap: nothing was spared. If it was in the

bathroom, down it went, or at the very least it got a swirly.

 

Some positive reinforcent and we were off with the pull ups and on with the big

girl panties.

 

A few tips: Make a note of how long after meals it takes her to need to use the

bathroom. You can start scheduling potty breaks around meals and drinks to help

get her into the bathroom BEFORE she has to go. That way she it THERE when the

need arises.

 

My niece was mostly non-verbal at the time and I used to roll up a magazine

while she waited and we would play a noise making game. She would not make the

noises with out something to funnel it through, like an empty paper towel roll

or the like. The effort of making noise actually helped her to go.

 

Getting her to go to the bathroom on her own took a while longer. We had to keep

a good schedule for a while and there were some accidents. Be sure that you

associate everything to do with potting as a positive experience. If you push to

hard or try to force it she will be put off. Also, if she has an accident it is

not a big deal. Be sure to say something like, " Oh you had an accident, lets get

some clean panties. " Do not under any circumstance put her down or make an

accident a bad thing. It is very importaint that she feel that using the

bathroom is a good thing. Some parents with children on the spectrum kids'

actually refuse to use the bahroom to the point of bladder infections and severe

constipation.

 

Are you using the pull ups that give her a cooling sensation when she wets then

a little bit? This could be to much sensory input for her and be a reason why

she refuses to wear ones that are not " USED UP " yet and only a bit damp. I think

they still make them with out the cooling sensation.

 

Another tip is to iniciate bathroom talk with her. When you change her, talk

about the number 1 and the number 2 thing so she can diferentiate between the

two.

 

The first time my niece went pee on the potty I got so excited I started

clapping my hands and " interupted " her mid stream. Luckily she got going again.

But I was sure to wait until she was completely done before celebrating.

 

I hope some of this helps you. The biggest tip I can give you is to wait for her

to show interest. Taking of wet pull ups is a great sign she is getting ready.

Involve her in the routine of going to the potty. Even if she does not go, have

a routine of 15 to 20 minutes after meals and snacks going into the bathroom,

sitting on the potty for however long she can tolerate at first: ten seconds,

one second, doesn't matter. Then wiping, washing hands, ect.

 

Make it a routine.

 

Okay, I think they call that rambling elsewhere, here I hope they call it good

advise.

 

http://speakup.today.com

 

Subject: Hello

To: Autism_in_Girls

Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 10:06 AM

Hi thank you for letting me join I am Sandria I have a 3yr(soon to be

4) autistic daughter and a 5(soon to be 6) aspburger son. I am lost

most of the time and over whelmed the rest of the time lol I have

joined to meet people in my boat so I dont feel so alone. I live in a

very rural part of Pa. Right now I am in need of some advice with

potty training my daughter this week she has developed a very adamant

desire to not have her wet pull up on. Which is fine with me BUT I can

not afford to go through a bag of pull ups daily. I bought a potty

chair and a small potty seat for our toilet as well. We began

yesterday well she looks at me like what are you nuts? If anyone has

any advice please do share with me. I have overcome so much with my

children by the seat of my pants but now she has begun having temper

tantrums that just wont end and gets aggressive as well so I don't

want her brother or anyone else to get hurt by her. I am going to be

looking into the GFCF diet as soon as I can as well and the metal

detox thing with the immunizations if you can also maybe steer me in a

good direction for these too. I have done some internet looking but

there is so much out there it just gets so confusing that I would

rather speak with people that actually have tried these instead of

going in blind. I do the best I can with natural and healthy because

my son has 12 food allergy's and they both have food texture issues to

deal with. Any way enough rambling Thank you Sandria