Trying to Figure It Out.

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Hi.

 

I have a 10 year old son who has been on Dr. Goldberg's protocol for six years. 

He started out very low functioning, behavior was a huge problem, attention,

 and had no language skills.  We also saw Dr. Fosnot one year too and my son has

improved a lot, he talks, but is not very social with his language.  Right now,

 at his age, he still does not care if he fits in with kids in most situations,

prefers to be alone, does not stim anymore but has some odd behavior such as

staring in mirrors & making faces, and also laughing to himself out of attention

and avoidance of meaningful social contact.  I tell him that if he keeps doing

that the kids are going to make fun of him & he gets it, but can't completely

help himself.

 

This is still great compared to where he was before when we started, but the

reason why I am writing is because I wanted to see if anyone with an older child

who was on the protocol had any similiar characteristics and I wanted to see

where they are now.

 

Dr. Goldberg really also does a good job of advising parents of how to fill in

this gaps and from what I hear by reading these posts, the parents that see him

work very hard at trying to help their kids.  Over the last six years, it has

been daily either working with him at home with  the products and companies Dr.

Fosnot has recommended for speech and development, developing play, trying to

get him out to make things as normal as possible, exercise & karate, therapy

appointments,  trying to stay in constant contact with the school, etc.  Getting

him better is all I seem to try to do, but I am not sure how things are going to

be for him.

 

At this point, I wish things were better for my son, but I am hoping that maybe

someone out there has a child who at 10 still wasn't quite right, but

ended being okay when he or she were older.  Or if someone had a similiar

experience with their child's development, I am asking if you would be able to

share how your child is now if things did not meet your expectations.

 

Dr. Goldberg is the best thing that could have happened to my son, but again, I

am writing to see if there is any feedback because I am so worried about him.

 

Thanks for your time.

 

Lynn