can you help me with school paper?

[Guest guest]

my daughter is 4 and is autistic. I'm going to school to become a

special ed teacher specializing in autism. I have a research paper due

in a couple of weeks and I thought this would be a good place to find

information from people who know first had the affects of autism. can

you please tell me:

1.at what age did you realize that something was wrong with your child?

for me she was about 8 months old. not doing normal/ milestones

2.is there a formal diagnoses? what age?

3 years 5 days old.

3. what state/ country do you live in? California here.

4. does your child have any health problems like seizers, sinus

hearing. ect.? unknown

5. any dual diagnoses? like ADD/ADHD,or others. yes for use doc said

she might be MMR but can not tell since, daughter would not work with

her.

6. any other person in family (cousins, aunts, uncles,

siblings)diagnoses or show signs of any of the ASD?

7. any speech problems? yes, just starting to use sentances (not clear

but I understand her)

8. any medications? if so what for? no for us

I just want to say thank you for any help and please if you feel like

questions you don't want to answer please don't . I will answer any

questions you want to ask me. Thank you so much for the help- Dawn

[Guest guest]

Sure Dawn!

You can find my answers below.

>

> my daughter is 4 and is autistic. I'm going to school to become a

> special ed teacher specializing in autism. I have a research paper due

> in a couple of weeks and I thought this would be a good place to find

> information from people who know first had the affects of autism. can

> you please tell me:

>

> 1.at what age did you realize that something was wrong with your child?

>

> We've known *something* wasn't right since a little before 2 but with her

> extensive health history the doctors kept explaining way the issues.

>

> 2.is there a formal diagnoses? what age?

> Yes, finally. 5 years 4 1/2 mo.

>

> 3. what state/ country do you live in?

> Florida

>

4. does your child have any health problems like seizers, sinus

> hearing. ect.? Yes, she has mulitiple types of seizures, she's had numerous

> ear infections requiring tubes, and numerous throat infections and had

> tonsils out

>

> 5. any dual diagnoses? like ADD/ADHD,or others. Yes, she has AD/HD

>

>

6. any other person in family (cousins, aunts, uncles,

> siblings)diagnoses or show signs of an ASD? No. ADHD yes, but not ASD.

>

> 7. any speech problems? yes. At 5 is about as understandable as a 2-3 year

> old.

>

> 8. any medications? if so what for? Yes, multiple. For Seizures and ADHD

>

> I just want to say thank you for any help and please if you feel like

> questions you don't want to answer please don't . I will answer any

> questions you want to ask me. Thank you so much for the help- Dawn

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

1.at what age did you realize that something was wrong with your child?

About 7 months old

2.is there a formal diagnoses? what age?

15 yrs 1 month

3. what state/ country do you live in? washington.

4. does your child have any health problems like seizers, sinus

hearing. ect.? nope

5. any dual diagnoses? like ADD/ADHD,or others. on the road to this diagnosis

she has been diagnosed ADD and bipolar.

She does currently have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder

6. any other person in family (cousins, aunts, uncles,

siblings)diagnoses or show signs of any of the ASD? no

7. any speech problems? no

8. any medications? if so what for? Celexa and Abilify

[Guest guest]

dawn could not find of you orginal post? but wanted to help of you with

a word choice you share the word " wrong " wrong sounds like it is of a

bad things in a negative way. not meaning to be of rude just wondered

if you can use of the words " developmentally different " or somethings

of that/ because while cant have a choice in being of born with autism

I to just be of have to live with it and so already feel much of my

life is of veiwed as a " negative " and " wrong " seems to increase that

sense of being a negative but for self can feel as an okay person when

it is of more clearly defined as developmentally different or not

typical development because these things are of true of me in a more

respectful way.

I be of sorry if my words comed as rude as they were of not meaned that

way.

I to be of just very sensitive to words this day.

sondra

[Guest guest]

this is of my missy's things

1.at what age did you realize that something was wrong with your

child?

About 3 months old

2.is there a formal diagnoses? what age?

20-22 months

3. what state/ country do you live in?

Ohio

4. does your child have any health problems like seizers, sinus

hearing. ect.?

Has history of absent siezures, heart murmur, mild hearing loss of

high frequencies, vision impair of the left eye, encopresis,multiple

learning issues.

5. any dual diagnoses? like ADD/ADHD,or others.

she has a dual dx of multiple learning issues, and AD/HD

6. any other person in family (cousins, aunts, uncles,

siblings)diagnoses or show signs of any of the ASD?

Yes multiple family members dx with autism spectrum and mutiple ones

who reflet spectrum undx.

7. any speech problems?

Early on was of a non speaker but did use of sign for a year and this

caused the language for her to emerge, she can speak but has some

issues with word context and articulations of some words. her

langauge tests usually .1 deviations to .2 deviations from the norm

so she is of at the boarder lines. she is of age 15 now.

8. any medications? if so what for?

we do not medicate because of the heart murmur and past seizure

things but we are nof now looking at medications for depressions for

her as she is of lately been of expressing things of want of suicide

things. so for the first time we are of seeking medical help to help

of her.

sondra

[Guest guest]

>

> this is of my Mikey's things

>

> 1.at what age did you realize that something was wrong with your

> child?

>

> around 3 weeks of age

>

> 2.is there a formal diagnoses? what age?

>

> 4 years of age

>

> 3. what state/ country do you live in?

>

> Ohio

>

> 4. does your child have any health problems like seizers, sinus

> hearing. ect.?

>

> He has of motor and vocal tics when stressed, he has of migraines

and has of growth retardation. He also has of issues which we have

never been to discover but even before age of 6 he smelled much badly

like a teen with no deoderant. he also has of much issues to failure

to thrive as a infant and toddler/

>

> 5. any dual diagnoses? like ADD/ADHD,or others.

>

> He has a dual dx of mild tourettes and AD/HD

>

> 6. any other person in family (cousins, aunts, uncles,

> siblings)diagnoses or show signs of any of the ASD?

>

> Yes multiple family members dx with autism spectrum and mutiple

ones

> who reflet spectrum undx.

>

> 7. any speech problems?

Yes he did have of odd speach and echoed much even though he was an

early speaker he did not say words that typical developing toddlers

begin with such as mom or dad words he did say words like telephone

and odd words of that early on.

> 8. any medications? if so what for?

We have tried him on several different things as a younger child but

had severe behavioral reactions from them so we quit giving them to

him. such as the medications for the AD/HD this caused him to be very

aggressive and agititated and the second time we tried he became very

isolated and agitated/ we later at school age tried of tenex and saw

of some good things with him but the fact was the school often

forgetted to give him them and when this happens it caused me fear

because this medicaion is of very tricky and can be of a great health

things if not monitored correctly so we weaned of him off of it and

then decided to not put him back on medications. He is of age 17 now.

sondra

**My other two were of mild presenters of spectrum until more middle

school age when it was more evident that they were of spectrum as

well. so will not be of to reflect of them. My history is of not

reflective of what you are of seeking because was not correctly dx

until into adult years so do not feel it okay to do this questions

for self.

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/3/2008 1:05:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

krazzy_kidd1974@... writes:

1.at what age did you realize that something was wrong with your child?

about 2 years old

2.is there a formal diagnoses? what age?

2.5 years, autism

3. what state/ country do you live in? masachusetts

4. does your child have any health problems like seizers, sinus

hearing. ect.? nope

5. any dual diagnoses? like ADD/ADHD,or others. OCD, ASD, and possible

mitochondrial disorder

6. any other person in family (cousins, aunts, uncles,

siblings)diagnoses or show signs of any of the ASD? maybe a cousin

7. any speech problems? just unusual speech, but no trouble forming words

8. any medications? if so what for? Ditropan for bladder spasms, Zoloft for

anxiety

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[Guest guest]

>

> my daughter is 4 and is autistic. I'm going to school to become a

> special ed teacher specializing in autism. I have a research paper due

> in a couple of weeks and I thought this would be a good place to find

> information from people who know first had the affects of autism. can

> you please tell me:

>

> 1.at what age did you realize that something was wrong with your

child?

>

10 months old

>

> 2.is there a formal diagnoses? what age?

23 months old

>

> 3. what state/ country do you live in?

TN

>

> 4. does your child have any health problems like seizers, sinus

> hearing. ect.?

multiple food allergies, GI/diarrhea/borderline celiac finding, mito

disorder, immune dysfunction (low IgG, neutropenia, etc), failure to

thrive, precocious puberty

>

> 5. any dual diagnoses? like ADD/ADHD,or others. no

>

> 6. any other person in family (cousins, aunts, uncles,

> siblings)diagnoses or show signs of any of the ASD?

1 maternal uncle, possible paternal great uncle, maternal 2nd

half-cousin with severe autism

> 7. any speech problems? more expressive than anything now, she was

non-verbal

>

> 8. any medications? if so what for? yes but don't wanna list it

>

> I just want to say thank you for any help and please if you feel like

> questions you don't want to answer please don't . I will answer any

> questions you want to ask me. Thank you so much for the help- Dawn

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn,

My daughter started stimming around age 2, we started to pursue

assessments around 3 and got a dx at 3 1/2.

California.

She had repeated ear infections starting the day of recieving a flu

shot that landed us in the ER with a 105 temp/fever at 9 months and

got tubes in her ears at 2. Lotsa antibiotics.

No dual dx.

Dad is ADHD and I am certain I had undxd learning disablities.

Still recieving Speech services, she is almost 6-comprehension

skills, conversational skills still needed.

No medications. GFCF diet and many supplements plus 30 hours per week

of ABA.

HTH!

Dana,

Priscillasmom

>

> my daughter is 4 and is autistic. I'm going to school to become a

> special ed teacher specializing in autism. I have a research paper

due

> in a couple of weeks and I thought this would be a good place to

find

> information from people who know first had the affects of autism.

can

> you please tell me:

>

> 1.at what age did you realize that something was wrong with your

child?

>

> for me she was about 8 months old. not doing normal/ milestones

>

> 2.is there a formal diagnoses? what age?

> 3 years 5 days old.

>

> 3. what state/ country do you live in? California here.

>

> 4. does your child have any health problems like seizers, sinus

> hearing. ect.? unknown

>

> 5. any dual diagnoses? like ADD/ADHD,or others. yes for use doc said

> she might be MMR but can not tell since, daughter would not work

with

> her.

>

> 6. any other person in family (cousins, aunts, uncles,

> siblings)diagnoses or show signs of any of the ASD?

>

> 7. any speech problems? yes, just starting to use sentances (not

clear

> but I understand her)

>

> 8. any medications? if so what for? no for us

>

> I just want to say thank you for any help and please if you feel

like

> questions you don't want to answer please don't . I will answer any

> questions you want to ask me. Thank you so much for the help- Dawn

>

[Guest guest]

1.at what age did you realize that something was wrong with your child?

Older daughter 15 months

Younger daughter 9 months

2.is there a formal diagnoses? what age?

Older daughter classic Autism 30 months

Younger daughter atypical Autism 52 months

3. what state/ country do you live in?

Children born in England, now live in Canada

4. does your child have any health problems like seizers, sinus

hearing. ect.?

No

5. any dual diagnoses? like ADD/ADHD,or others.

Younger daughter - ADHD

6. any other person in family (cousins, aunts, uncles, siblings)

diagnoses or show signs of any of the ASD?

My brother Undiagnosed

My Aunt Undiagnosed

My wife's cousin has 2 autistic children diagnosed at 18 months in

England

We also have 14 family members who have thyroid conditions.

7. any speech problems?

Older child has no speech impediments, but is limited short stylized

stentences

Younger child has not speech impediments.

8. any medications? if so what for?

Older daughter for agression and TICs from first medication

Younger child for attention, which she says makes her smarter.