Heated discussion

[Guest guest]

I didn't know I was starting such a heated discussion. It is not

really that I think being diagnosed apraxic is better then ASD or

visa versa. And I really don't want to just accept a diagnosis just

because it will get the best services, because what I have been

reading about Apraxia is that the therapy is different. I want Ozzie

to have the right therapy and not be treated for something that he

doesn't have. I myself find ASD just a label to put on a bunch of

symptoms that may or may not be related to any other health problem,

that doctors have no other idea what to call them. It seems to me

that since there are so many children suffering with these symtoms,

but don't seem to fit into one specific group, there should be more

research into what the heck is going on with our kids. I have no

problem dealing with having a special needs child. My oldest is 6

and he has hirsprungs disease and was extremely sick for the first

few years of his life. I thought Ozzie would be my easy one, but

they are both special and that is fine with me. I can fight for my

kids to get the help or services they need like a mama bear, but I

want to know what I am fighting for. I will accept the diagnosis if

that is what he really has, but I never just sit back and let

doctors make all the decisions. I learned that with my first one. I

love this group, there are great discussions. I'm glad I found it!

Thanks so much to everyone who responded to my first letter.

Leila