Re: Hi Guys, I thought I had some more time....

[Guest guest]

I've had success with helping a student and her family through this

transition if you'd

like to contact me. If she's just starting the development, there's still

some time,

but never too soon to start getting her and the rest of the family/support

team prepared

for dealing with the flow of things so to speak

Belle

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 5:46 PM, deester_s <no_reply > wrote:

> My daughter is starting puberty. She's 9 and there is some extra stuff

> starting downstairs if you know what I mean.

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[Guest guest]

What???!!! Are you telling me that our gals can begin menstruating at

the age of 9?! My NT daughter is 8 and my daughter with autism will

be 6 in July. Is this the norm now? Is there something I'm missing

here?

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> What???!!! Are you telling me that our gals can begin menstruating

> at the age of 9?! My NT daughter is 8 and my daughter with autism

> will be 6 in July. Is this the norm now? Is there something I'm

> missing here?

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No, 9 is somewhat early. In fact I believe 9 is the youngest you can

start menstruating and not get diagnosed with precocious puberty,

although I think the norms vary by race (black girls tend to enter

puberty younger) and I'm not sure for which race the 9 year old cutoff

is.

The average is about 10 for first signs of puberty (typically breast

growth) and 12 for menstruation.

It has been getting younger over the years, and the reason isn't well

known. Some people say it's hormones and such in our food, but others

say it's just better nutrition. I think I heard somewhere that the

average age at menstruating used to be 15 or so in the early 1900s, and

I know that starvation can delay puberty.

Ettina

[Guest guest]

Girls can, but not always. There are some things that can be done,

such as measurement of hormones & plot for Tanner staging and

ultrasound of the ovaries to check for follicle release. Another

indicator is height. Generally, but not always, girls will begin

menstruating around 5' or more. Generally after the onset growth

ceases because of increase of estrogen in the body.

We just faced a situation with our 3'9 " 8 yr old daughter with autism

releasing follicles, her tanner stages were all over the place, so

nothing is exact.

Debi

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[Guest guest]

I also read something that stated girls who live with step-fathers

develop earlier due to the influence of a non-biological male being in

the household.

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> My daughter is starting puberty. She's 9 and there is some extra

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> starting downstairs if you know what I mean.

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> I'm happy yet scared for her. I hope she will understand when the

real

> event happens. Any suggestions?

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[Guest guest]

yes it is the early end of normal with 9-16 being the normal age

range. Early menstrual cycles often come early in females.

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[Guest guest]

I've heard that can happen. But were not that far yet. Just the

hair downstairs thing, so far.

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[Guest guest]

Something just came to mind. I don't mean to re ask this question or

seem dum....I can't remember the timeline for all this stuff. I

think my chest started before the hair. Is it different for everyone?

I was 14 when I had that magic day...but I guess there is no relation

to that from what I've been reading.

-- In Autism_in_Girls , D22@... wrote:

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> I was concerned that dd would begin so young and it was one of the

reasons

> we chose to change over to an organic diet as much as we could.

I'd heard

> that dairy, meat, and poultry are just loaded with growth hormones

given to

> increase production, and that it was one of the suspected reasons

for the shift

> to early puberty in kids.

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> Now dd is 13½ and only just beginning to show characteristics. I

don't

> think she's going to begin for another 6-12 months.

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> I can't know if it helped of course, but I wanted her to have all

the time

> she could get to be emotionally ready for this so it was worth a

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> In a message dated 11/20/2008 3:59:15 P.M. Central Standard Time,

> abbysdad42@... writes:

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> Are you telling me that our gals can begin menstruating at

> the age of 9?! My NT daughter is 8 and my daughter with autism

will

> be 6 in July. Is this the norm now? Is there something I'm missing

> here?

> 8 to 12 is the 'normal' now sorry to say

> eric abbys dad

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[Guest guest]

From what I've read it's dependent on each child's physiological

makeup, and with autism that is so often skewed. Allie was ovulating

without hair and the slightest breast development but some hormones

through the roof. My girls have had breast growth before hair. I can't

remember but I think likely it was breast development. Seems like my

nursing books suggest it all happens around the same time.

Debi