Does this sound like any of your children?

[Guest guest]

Hi! I have been reading the emails for this group for quite some

time, but I haven't posted anything yet. I have learned that if you

wait long enough, every topic will eventually come up! My son is

turning 4 this weekend and he was diagnosed PDD-NOS at 2. The DAN

protocol has always made me nervous and makes much more sense to

me. It seems, however, that most of the children are described

differently from my little boy.

My son is healthy with the exception of seasonal allergies, which are

controlled with zyrtec. He has only had 1 ear infection and

antibiotic that one time. He sleeps well - 6:30 pm - 7:00 am and is

built like a tank. He is just shy of 50lbs, but isn't fat at all. (so

growing isn't a problem). He never gets diarrhea or diaper rash and

his coloring is good. He is very smart - he is reading and spelling

some, but still doesn't understand the purpose of language and only

talks during imitation-type drills, and then still only says very

limited initial sounds.

If there is anyone out there who has an autistic child who appears

healthy, but has been helpful, it would mean everything to hear

from you. I am getting more depressed as we approach his birthday and

could really use some encouragement. Thank you very much!