Guest guest Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hello Listmates, Our neurologist has recommended an MRI for my 3 year old son with autism, and I’m having a really hard time deciding if this is in his best interest or not. I hate the idea of drugging him up with propofol to have this procedure done. I did not get clear answers on what can be done if something is found. If it's not going to change anything, why put him through that ordeal? The reason the neurologist is recommending the MRI is because of continued regression. I took my youngest son to Early Steps to be evaluated because his older brother has HFA. At 14 months he had a full evaluation with Early Steps and he did not qualify for any services - NT. At 19 months, I took him back to Early Steps and the only delay was in communication. All other domains, including social were in the normal range. At 22 months he was using about 15-18 words, and saying “Ready, set, goâ€. Before age 2, he was saying “lollipopâ€, after age 2 he would only say “pop†and then a few months later he stopped talking. He has been getting 8-15 hours of therapy per week for more than a year and progress is painfully slow. His evaluation with the school board at 35 months he showed as significantly delayed in every single area. Now at 40 months he only uses 2 words without prompting including “No†and “Bye†both for escape situations. It has been so devastating witnessing him regress (and I can’t even get him into Baudhuin- but that’s another story). Has anyone else had an MRI for their child? Are there any benefits to doing this? Any insights here will be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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