Re: dyspraxia vs. autism (everyone please read ) . ...

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I agree, there are way too many similarities to discount .......what is the

only difference between the two?????

Hugs,

[Guest guest]

The difference is that you can have one WITHOUT the other. You can

be Apraxic and not be Autistic and you can be Autistic without being

Apraxic. My personal opinion is that they should not drag all kids

with Apraxia/Dsypraxia into " the spectrum " . Either you're autistic

or you're not. It gets too confusing to parents when they try and

use this umbrella term to cover many different disorders. I would

love to see more funding for research into Apraxia/Dyspraxia ALONE,

without it being swallowed up into " the spectrum " where I feel it

will be neglected. The special ed laws should just be expanded to

give the necessary therapy to kids based on their delays (without

them feeling pressured to get a specific label whether it is correct

or not). Otherwise this spectrum umbrella will keep getting bigger

and it will mean nothing.

Just my opinion and it is not directed at anyone here.

Jill, Mom to 30 months with Hypotonia and speech delay

> I agree, there are way too many similarities to

discount .......what is the

> only difference between the two?????

> Hugs,

>

>

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While I agree with you that you don't want to just Label a child

autistic, but what is forgotten is many children with

apraxia/dyspraxia have these " Other " signs of delay, pretend play,

social interaction, even eye contact which I just found out can

absolutley mean Sensory intergration dysfunction. But the problem in

our case with our son was he was not getting the " Therapy " to address

these problems just with his SLP through EI, so I am forever grateful

to the SLP at Boston children's who recomended this psychologist and

in returned gave us an unofficial diagnosis to address the issues

that were needed. I will also be forever grateful to learn from these

therapist on how to treat my son's behavior issues, which included

the lack of eye contact, social engaging with me and others, and to

basically start from the beginning with play, like doing things that

you do with a 8 month old with my 2 yr.old, these were not things I

would have gotten from his Early intervention people, who poo-pooed

me that JAck needed this type of therapy at all.

It was an amazing process to see my son come out of his shell

and " Graduate " from this program. His therapist at this program was

the only one he would actually sit for 2 hrs, and do some intense

therapy and actually get something accomplished, his SLP he would be

running around the house like a mad man and nothing would get done go

figure!!!! My son is in no way autistic pdd or anything else but we

can now concentrate on the other issues he does have and treat

accordingly!

Sincerely,

Eileen

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> > I agree, there are way too many similarities to

> discount .......what is the

> > only difference between the two?????

> > Hugs,

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Eileen we hear ya over here...lol

I spend the same time with all these therapies...we have only just gotten an

OT who has a clue.....

We bumb heads alot coming up with reasonable solutions..( filling a play pool

with oatmenal is not going to happen in this house!!) But she is very on the

ball with the boys and though she sometimes does not know how to deal with

them.....we compromise and have come along way...we have overcome...Yes truly

overcome almost all sensory problems...except for oral....and some group

problems....ie. we still have trouble with Aidan and bright lights!!!!!!!!

Our old OT/SLP's would have run screaming form the house....they could never

get the boys attention or engage them for long enough periods of time for it

to make a difference! So I completely understand.....

We have been given a new progrma for our boys and for once it was

individualized.....Aidan is working on relational play...and beginning

pretend play...like peek a boo...hiding thing....blocks etc....Devlin is

working on engaging others....and pretend play...as he already has some

pretend play we thought to build upon it.....This program is the most

exciting thing for me to see unfold....as it is working....and easily with no

fights,,,,we are very pleased!

I was unaware that SID had eye contact as a problem.....But our OT just gave

us the book The out of sinc child!!!! I am entralled....my boys have a

little in both areas...both over and under sensitive.,....but mostly they

are opposites.....which is why previous plans did not help them......

Love and Hugs,

,

Mom to TWINS Aidan & Devlin, 28 weekers, now 2 1/2 years, IUGR , TTTS, A's &

B's (resolved), ROP (resolved), pulmonary Stenosis with a gratient so

low...no surgery needed!, Atrial Septal Defects....being watched,

intrahepatic portal shunt (liver now resolved) but still monitoring those

liver enzymes, global delays, severe communication delays...now looking into

dyspraxia (Clumsy child syndrome)......taking EFA's (ProEfa- Nordic

Naturals)... going to pre-school 2 a week and doing great!

HAPPY, BEAUTIFUL baby boys.....a constant inspiration and source

of joy to their parents.