Re: Age of your child and Age of diagnosis

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My son is 5 and he was diagnosed at 21 months old

Age of your child and Age of diagnosis

I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are your children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month ago.Thanks.

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My son Grant was diagnosed at 3.5 and is now 6. He is included in General Ed Kindergarden and graduating to 1st grade.

Age of your child and Age of diagnosis

I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are your children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month ago.Thanks.

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My son is 10 and was diagnosed shortly before he turned 5.

Peace!

Subject: Age of your child and Age of diagnosisTo: AutismBehaviorProblems Date: Saturday, May 24, 2008, 12:12 PM

I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are your children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month ago.Thanks.

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My daughter is 15 yrs. old and was diagnosed at age 7.

Vicki C

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My Zack is 4 and was diagnosed at just under 3. Signs were there at birth.licoons wrote: I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are your children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed? My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month ago. Thanks.

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My son is going to be 3 in June and was

diagnosed at 23 months

- Julee

http://discoveringnathan.blogspot.com

From: AutismBehaviorProblems

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Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 6:41

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To:

AutismBehaviorProblems

Subject: Re: Age of

your child and Age of diagnosis

My Zack

is 4 and was diagnosed at just under 3.

Signs were there at birth.

licoons

<LiCoons> wrote:

I'm just curious in

getting to know your situations. How old are your

children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?

My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month

ago.

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

I correctly diagnosed my son at age 4 after much research at a medical

book store. Pediarician #1 " implied " that I was imagining things and

that he would probably outgrow it. Pediatrician #2 agreed that

something was wrong and sent me to a specialist (psychiatrist). That

doctor diagnosed PDD/NOS and send me home with a copy of Bruno

Bettelheim's book The Empty Fortress. After the shock of reading the

book and crying an ocean of tears, I went to 's Bookstore in

Houston and did my own research. That is when I found the DMSR book

and came up with the diagnosis of autism.

I do know that I saw make a major change after his first

sessions of baby shots. I am not necessarily on the bandwagon to blame

the shots, but his bizarre behaviors began then -- the incessant crying

and nothing to stop it. Also, he had language and lost most of it at

18 months. A severe regression -- no eye contact, rocking, screaming.

I hope to never endure that again in my lifetime. I could tell I was

losing him and could do nothing to stop it.

[Guest guest]

My son is now 11 1/2.diagnosed at age 3.Started suspecting something around 1

1/2 yrs.

stacey

Date: 2008/05/24 Sat PM 05:21:37 CDT

To: AutismBehaviorProblems

Subject: Re: Age of your child and Age of diagnosis

My daughter is 15 yrs. old and was diagnosed at age 7.

Vicki C

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Our daughter is nearly 15 and she was diagnosed tentively at 3 and officially at 4.5.

Elaine

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My son will be 17 in June....he was diagnosed at 2 1/2 years. Deb Eskridge kansas & Elaine wrote: Our daughter is nearly 15 and she was diagnosed tentively at 3 and officially at 4.5. Elaine

[Guest guest]

My son is 3.5 years and is diagonised at 2.5 years .

Our daughter is nearly 15 and she was diagnosed tentively at 3 and officially at 4.5.

Elaine

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[Guest guest]

My daughter is 6 and was diagnosed autistic at 6. She has misdaignosed

several times since she was 2.5.

>

> I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are

your

> children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?

>

> My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month

> ago.

>

> Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are

your

> children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?

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> My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month

> ago.

>

> Thanks.

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My daughter is 8.5 years old...she was officially diagnosed when she

was 4, thought I had suspected it for at least a couple of years...

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My two youngest boys were diagnosed at 18 months. They are 6 and 7 now.

Sara

Re: Age of your child and Age of diagnosis

My daughter is 6 and was diagnosed autistic at 6. She has misdaignosed several times since she was 2.5.>> I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are your > children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?> > My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month > ago.> > Thanks.>

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My child is 5 now. His name is and he was finally diagnosed with PDD and SI and also have a seizure disorder that was found in Oct. He was diagnosed with PDD and SI in April right before he turned 5 on the 8th. I hvae known for some time since right about the age of 3 that he was Autistic. But, it has been very hard to get a diagnosis for us. Now, we are going to take him to an autism clinic because I believe it is more classic autism then PDD. And then my daughter who is 9, she is being looked at for being on the spectrum too. I just took her last week and had a full test done on her at the child service center, so we will see. Her IEP is on Tues. The reason all this started is because she has low fine motor skills and she had to have accomodations for school because she could not hold a pencil tight enough and all that and they wanted her to have a 504 plan and then during a meeting after me telling them everything about her and thinking she had SI, that they wonder if she is on the spectrum too. Wow! I would never of thought of that.

Stacie B

Aurora IL

My Zack is 4 and was diagnosed at just under 3. Signs were there at birth.licoons <LiCoons> wrote:

I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are your children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month ago.Thanks.

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My JJ () is 20 now and diagnosed at age 3years-3months. Lois

Re: Age of your child and Age of diagnosis

[Guest guest]

My only concern for JJ at age 3 was lack of speech. He was the most sweetest,calm,most laid little boy with autism you would ever meet. Puberity did a number on J. Lois

Re: Age of your child and Age of diagnosis

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My son, Luke is 5 and was officially diagnosed at 3. We had figured it

out a few months earlier.

-Diane

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> I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are

your

> children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?

>

> My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month

> ago.

>

> Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

My son is 6 years old. He was diagnosed the first time at 3 1/2, but the

school district made us believe that doctor was wrong. He was then assessed

for bipolar, ADHD, sensory integration disorder and emotionally distrubed

before we finally got another autism diagnosis a few weeks ago that the

school district is believing this time. I've known since he was 3, so it's

a relief to finally have everyone on board

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>> I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are

> your

>> children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?

>>

>> My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month

>> ago.

>>

>> Thanks.

>>

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[Guest guest]

My son is 20 years old. He was diagnosed at 18 months old. He has severe autism. Harleylicoons wrote: I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are your children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month ago.Thanks.

[Guest guest]

I have an older son (-2nd grader) who has had problems with

fine and gross motor skills and he has attention problems. We put

him on ritalin at the schools request/doctor's ok to see if he would

improve. The neighborhood kids always ask me why he doesn't listen

to them. I think he has some autistic characteristics but my hubby

probably will never go for actual testing for autism. The actual

diagnosis of our middle son, Luke, (age 5 with moderate autism) was a

major blow to him and he probably won't tolerate that kind of dx for

another of his kids. I think definately has mild autism,

aspergers or whatever. I don't know what difference it would make

in his life to have a diagnosis and I don't feel that it is worth

the struggle with his dad to make my feelings known. He has had

speech and writing help at school and is doing well except needing

something for attention.

How important do you think it is in mild cases to have a diagnosis?

Will it make a great difference in how he is dealt with by the school

district? I don't want to have him miss out on services that would

greatly benefit him, but I don't want him to be an outsider if he

doesn't need to be.

I probably shouldn't worry so much. I just wonder if he should be

having additional help before bigger problems show up. Maybe nothing

will come of it all.

-Diane

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> I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are

your

> children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?

>

> My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a

month

> ago.

>

> Thanks.

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I believe that it is crucial to get a diagnosis and receive intervention. With proper treatment, many challenges will remarkably improve.

Re: Age of your child and Age of diagnosis

I have an older son (-2nd grader) who has had problems with fine and gross motor skills and he has attention problems. We put him on ritalin at the schools request/doctor' s ok to see if he would improve. The neighborhood kids always ask me why he doesn't listen to them. I think he has some autistic characteristics but my hubby probably will never go for actual testing for autism. The actual diagnosis of our middle son, Luke, (age 5 with moderate autism) was a major blow to him and he probably won't tolerate that kind of dx for another of his kids. I think definately has mild autism, aspergers or whatever. I don't know what difference it would make in his life to have a diagnosis and I don't feel that it is worth the struggle with his dad to make my feelings known. He has had speech and writing help at school and is doing well except needing something for attention. How important

do you think it is in mild cases to have a diagnosis? Will it make a great difference in how he is dealt with by the school district? I don't want to have him miss out on services that would greatly benefit him, but I don't want him to be an outsider if he doesn't need to be.I probably shouldn't worry so much. I just wonder if he should be having additional help before bigger problems show up. Maybe nothing will come of it all.-Diane > > I'm just curious in getting to know your situations. How old are your > children with Autism? At what age was he/she diagnosed?> > My son just turned 10 years old and was just diagnosed about a month > ago.> > Thanks.> > > > > > > > > > > > ************ **Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with > Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. > (http://food. aol.com/tyler- florence? video=4 & ?NCID=aolfod00030000 000002)>

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As the parent to two kids on the autism spectrum I can

say that you are doing your child a disservice by

placing the fathers emotions over the needs of your

child.

I am quite surprised at this message and did not read

all the other posts since I thought it was just

something about sharing stats and I was busy doing an

online conference.

By getting an assessment which may lead to a diagnosis

you will give your child services and not sure what

state you are in but help and guidance from

professionals and assistance for your child with an

IEP, etc.

Is your husband abusive to you or the kids and that is

why you cannot discuss this serious subject with him?

This is 2008 and your child was brought into this

world by you and it is you that is there to provide

for the child not to caress your husbands ego.

Do you need your husbands consent also for testing?

Would yuor husband really stand in the way of services

for your child? There are support groups online and

in person for Dads and books. I suggest you buy a

book for him to help him get a grip.

My goodness I should not have opened this email

because it put me in a bad mood.

Bonnie Sayers

http://autismspectrumdisorders.bellaonline.com

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> Re: Age of your child and Age

> of diagnosis

>

>

> I have an older son (-2nd grader) who has had

> problems with

> fine and gross motor skills and he has attention

> problems. We put

> him on ritalin at the schools request/doctor' s ok

> to see if he would

> improve. The neighborhood kids always ask me why he

> doesn't listen

> to them. I think he has some autistic

> characteristics but my hubby

> probably will never go for actual testing for

> autism. The actual

> diagnosis of our middle son, Luke, (age 5 with

> moderate autism) was a

> major blow to him and he probably won't tolerate

> that kind of dx for

> another of his kids. I think definately has

> mild autism,

> aspergers or whatever. I don't know what difference

> it would make

> in his life to have a diagnosis and I don't feel

> that it is worth

> the struggle with his dad to make my feelings known.

> He has had

> speech and writing help at school and is doing well

> except needing

> something for attention.

>

> How important do you think it is in mild cases to

> have a diagnosis?

> Will it make a great difference in how he is dealt

> with by the school

> district? I don't want to have him miss out on

> services that would

> greatly benefit him, but I don't want him to be an

> outsider if he

> doesn't need to be.

>

> I probably shouldn't worry so much. I just wonder if

> he should be

> having additional help before bigger problems show

> up. Maybe nothing

> will come of it all.

>

> -Diane

>

>

[Guest guest]

It pains me to read what Diane is saying, but I can relate to it. My

son's diagnosis was the the straw that broke the camel's back in my

marriage to his Dad. He had three grown children, from a previous

marriage, which all graduated valedictorians in their school. The

concept of a child, like , coming from his loins was

inconceviable. Whenever the first pediatrician tried to convince me

that 's behavior was just a " phase " and that I was an

overreactive Mom, my husband accepted her decision. It was after I

did my own research and finally got a doctor to support me, that

finally convinced 's Dad that this was a real problem and not

just a phase. I stayed in that marriage longer than most people

would have. I believe 's diagnosis had a lot to do with his

alcoholism too. He died over 10 years ago, due to the alcoholism. I

remarried 6 years ago to a wonderful man who accepts . He

even worked for a state school with kids like him.

Diane probably feels like the little Dutch boy, trying to hold up the

dam. She has my sympathy, because I was there where she is, but she

DOES need to be the strong one in the marriage and get help for her

son. If the husband is " dropping out " of the support system of the

marriage, then he probably would have dropped out anyway if anything

major upset him.

Diane, get your child some help. Wear " blinders " and be pro-active.

Your husband will either follow along or leave -- you have no control

over that. This living " in limbo " will cause you more stress and

nothing will be done to help your child. Autism is not for " wimps " .

It is a serious diagnosis, but knowledge and internal iniative will

make you stronger for your child, so you can help him. You have my

support that you will take this on. I wish you well.

>

> As the parent to two kids on the autism spectrum I can

> say that you are doing your child a disservice by

> placing the fathers emotions over the needs of your

> child.

>

> I am quite surprised at this message and did not read

> all the other posts since I thought it was just

> something about sharing stats and I was busy doing an

> online conference.

>

> By getting an assessment which may lead to a diagnosis

> you will give your child services and not sure what

> state you are in but help and guidance from

> professionals and assistance for your child with an

> IEP, etc.

>

> Is your husband abusive to you or the kids and that is

> why you cannot discuss this serious subject with him?

>

> This is 2008 and your child was brought into this

> world by you and it is you that is there to provide

> for the child not to caress your husbands ego.

>

> Do you need your husbands consent also for testing?

> Would yuor husband really stand in the way of services

> for your child? There are support groups online and

> in person for Dads and books. I suggest you buy a

> book for him to help him get a grip.

>

>

> My goodness I should not have opened this email

> because it put me in a bad mood.

>

> Bonnie Sayers

> http://autismspectrumdisorders.bellaonline.com

> ================

> > Re: Age of your child and Age

> > of diagnosis

> >

> >

> > I have an older son (-2nd grader) who has had

> > problems with

> > fine and gross motor skills and he has attention

> > problems. We put

> > him on ritalin at the schools request/doctor' s ok

> > to see if he would

> > improve. The neighborhood kids always ask me why he

> > doesn't listen

> > to them. I think he has some autistic

> > characteristics but my hubby

> > probably will never go for actual testing for

> > autism. The actual

> > diagnosis of our middle son, Luke, (age 5 with

> > moderate autism) was a

> > major blow to him and he probably won't tolerate

> > that kind of dx for

> > another of his kids. I think definately has

> > mild autism,

> > aspergers or whatever. I don't know what difference

> > it would make

> > in his life to have a diagnosis and I don't feel

> > that it is worth

> > the struggle with his dad to make my feelings known.

> > He has had

> > speech and writing help at school and is doing well

> > except needing

> > something for attention.

> >

> > How important do you think it is in mild cases to

> > have a diagnosis?

> > Will it make a great difference in how he is dealt

> > with by the school

> > district? I don't want to have him miss out on

> > services that would

> > greatly benefit him, but I don't want him to be an

> > outsider if he

> > doesn't need to be.

> >

> > I probably shouldn't worry so much. I just wonder if

> > he should be

> > having additional help before bigger problems show

> > up. Maybe nothing

> > will come of it all.

> >

> > -Diane

> >

> >

>