Guest guest Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Welcome, Welcome!!! My young son (2) bites his right arm/hand really hard. I have no idea when/if it will advace to other people. I'm glad you are on this site...as you will find the support you need here. Blessings, justine To: AutismBehaviorProblems Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:01:00 PMSubject: Introduction Not sure of the protocol here, but I thought I would just quicklyintroduce myself.My name is and I have a nearly 6 year old son with autism. Weknew there was something wrong at 12 months and got the final wordwhen he was almost 2 1/2. He has been in speech, OT, various behavior therapies and is currentlyhomeschooled by my husband (he is a stay at home dad) for Kindergarten.Zach is mostly a sensory seeker with anxiety issues and hyperactivity.One of my big areas for supporting him is through sensory supportsand the like. One reason that we are currently homeschooling is forhim to be able to have a rich sensory diet-he gets a lot of active(swimming, running, swinging) throughout the day where in school thatwouldn't be as available to him.One of our biggest and most continuing challenges with him is hisbiting. Currently, he mainly bites his own hands. Previously,hewould go after just about anyone, for a variety of reasons. It was sofrustrating to deal with that, not to mention anxious (as a parent)when we went out. I bet this is way too long.Anyway, I'm looking forward to finding new ideas and approaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Hi there, I'm a newbie around here as well. My son is almost six and on the spectrum. He recently potty trained (including night time) and though we didn't have that problem, from what I recall from my reading, you may want to try her in some sort of modified pajamas (if she'll tolerate that). Something where you can cut a hole in the crotch area so she can still " wear " her pants and use the potty at the same time. I hope that makes some sort of sense. One thing I do recall helping was changing to a cushion toilet seat. I don't know if it was less cold, or just less hard, but he was more tolerant to a soft seat. As for your diagnosis, I understand and clearly remember that time. My son was diagnosed with severe autism as well (I'm not sure if we use the exact same terminology in the States) but at age 2. I think it has taken me close to the past 3 years to come to some sort peace (maybe a cease fire is a better description) with things. I think, for me, the hardest part is the uncertainty. They are so young still and human beings are so very complex. Their brains are still developing and who knows what may still be accomplished. At 4, my son was completely non-verbal, very aggressive towards others (and himself) and generally barely in control. At nearly 6, his language is emerging in surprising ways (he is addicted to Disney movies, thankfully the classics, and now sings " Once upon a Dream " from sleeping beauty. His aggressiveness has decreased significantly and he is very engaged in this world (rather than living in is head). Getting his sensory problems under control has been very helpful in helping him stay in control, not to mention his getting older and seemingly better able to handle things. He still has autism, he'll always have autism. But the future is still unwritten (to get corny). I've remember someone saying (or reading) that we go through the same steps of the grieving process-loss, anger, denial, fear, acceptance (and I, embarrassingly, cannot recall the other steps). > > Thank you so much mel! I haven't heard one word from her health visitor not > even sure who she is so I'll have to trace up and find out the nappies are > really expensive so that will come in handy big time she has so many > appointments coming up too between her and trying to lose weight I feel like > I'm fighting a losing battle but I'll take on board what you've said I don't > want to do the wrong thing by pushing her. > > -- Re: [!! SPAM] INTRODUCTION > > Hi Fawn > > Important things first - you are in Hampshire and therefore should get free > nappies or pullups. Your health visitor will arrange it with you. They > are delivered once every 8 weeks and you get 4 per day. > > Personally I wouldn't rush into toilet training. Give yourself some time > to get over the news. > > The school looks lovely. My son is 7 and goes to a school here in the UK > in Farnborough for children with special needs. It is the best thing we > have done for him as he loves it. > > You are right in what you say - your daughter is on the spectrum if the ped. > says she has autism and yes it is on the severe end of the spectrum if she > has a dx of severe autism. Alot of children do change there dx. of autism > as they grow up and maybe learn skills like communication and social skills. > > Take care > > > [!! SPAM] INTRODUCTION > > > Hello everyone, > > My daughter was diagnosed with " classic autism " a couple of weeks ago they > told us she wasn't on the spectrum because it's a severe case but looking at > Google it says she's on the most severe end of it so I guess I'll have to > ask her paediatrician when I next see her.I've stayed quiet for a while in > the hopes I could gather more information see me and my husband always knew > she had it but all along everyone told us it was just mild and I guess I > started believing that. When we went for her diagnosis and they ran some > tests with her the news was just absolutely shocking I think I even lost > hearing for a bit and was finding it really hard to fight back the tears I'm > not devastated that she has it but to know it's severe..WOW! Anyway > regarding school I think we got her in the best and we're so lucky with that > here's the link if anyone is interested: > > http://www.springwell.southampton.sch.uk/school/index.htm > > It has sensory rooms,hydrotherapy pools the works and it's only for special > children we were told there were only 8 places left so I'm very happy. > > My question is or should I say problem is that she's 4yrs old and I'd really > like to potty train her but she has this thing that if she is indoors her pj > s need to be on I took her bottoms off the other day and placed the potty in > the centre of the room but the moment her pajama bottoms were off hell broke > loose..she cried started lashing out at me and kept telling me her legs were > broken(her word for anything not right) can anyone suggest what I can do as > I'm afraid time is running out she's already on the last size for nappies > now. > > Thank you for letting me in your wonderful group there's been lots of things > come up that have helped me in such a big way! > > > > > > > Free 3D Marine Aquarium Screensaver - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your > desktop! > Check it out at http://www.crawler.com/marineaquarium > > > ____________________________________________________________ > ONE-CLICK WEBMAIL ACCESS - Easily monitor & access your email accounts! > Visit http://www.crawler.com/notifier and check it out! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I've said hi before ...I enjoy reading your suggestions...they are so informative...also it's nice to know (well for lack of a better way to say it) another mom who's child was diagnoses so young... is 2 and was diagnosed at about 19 months...Even though I knew, it hit me really hard. The only good thing for us is that john had an over all developmental delay so from about 6 months on I was preparing myself for something being "wrong"---anyhow. Blessings to you. e To: AutismBehaviorProblems Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:48:00 PMSubject: Re: INTRODUCTION .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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