Re: Question about SIBLINGS...

[Guest guest]

I also have an 11 mos. old daughter I worry about. It's impossible not

to. She's saying around 20 words now (adds a new one everyday), walked before

9 months, and is pointing right on schedule. Even though she's ahead in every

area, I'm always going to watch her like a hawk. I am worried because she's

tiny for her age and hasn't even doubled her birth weight yet, she lost an

ounce since our last doctor's visit and she'll be tested to see why she isn't

growing. What scares me is that a lot of parents talk about their daughters

not becoming autistic until after 2. The only vaccination she's gotten is the

Hib and I'm going to wait to get the rest when she's 2. I do know that I

treasure every word she says and take so much pleasure in every normal thing

she does. I guess I have " Autism " to thank for that. I guess the best we can

do is pray and make sure they're GF/CF along with supplements. Good luck to

you and your daughters.

Jo (South Carolina)

[Guest guest]

> She really displays no symptoms. She has normal speech (3-4 word

> sentances), great eye contact and social interaction, spontaneaous

speech,

> joint attention, cries appropriately when hurt, offers sympathy

when big

> sister is hurt, and shows imaginative play and imitates.

> The things that worry me is that she will quote her favorite video

(delayed

> echolalia?) and occasionally goes up on tiptoes. But absolutely NO

> perseverative play, no spining, no twirling, no head waggling or

hand

> flapping. She runs around the house looking for Daddy and says Hi

to each

> of us wehn we enter a room. Will someone please reassure me?

,

sounds like a VERY normal two-year old! My older four all

displayed these age-appropriate behaviors when they were two. It

sounds to me like she's doing GREAT. Congratulations on being such a

fantastic mommy!

Hugs-

Sue

[Guest guest]

I have 4 1/2 year old boy/girl twins. My son was diagnosed autistic early

on, around 15 months. But my little girl didn't show that many signs and

wasn't diagnosed till after age 3- PDDNOS that has since been changed to

Asperger's. It was a surprise actually to us because she's so different from

her brother. She has never 'stimmed', needed the vestibular input, shown

sensory problems, etc. She just has more behavioral and attention span

concerns and is easily overwhelmed. donna