Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 BFL Women - remember to vote for 's Blog - it jumped WAY ahead when we all first found out about it so let's keep voting so she'll win! Vote Skwigg Blog! http://www.blogmechanics.com/bob/vote.php?pollID=12 <http://www.blogmechanics.com/bob/vote.php?pollID=12 & PHPSESSID=f6116c812b48e dff5babeed0eaf70395> & PHPSESSID=f6116c812b48edff5babeed0eaf70395 _____ From: joys93gt@... [mailto:joys93gt@...] Sent: Friday, 07 January, 2005 9:33 AM Subject: 's blog HAHAHAHHAAAA!! I just read 's blog- the part about VH1's making over Vince Neil! What a riot!! I saw it too and loved your take on it : ) Sorry, this was a bit off topic, but so funny. (Oh, and I voted again while I was there) Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 My husband was telling me about that VH1 show last night. It just so happens that Motley Crue will be touring and will be in Moline, IL so we'll be going to see them! Whohoo! I love Motley Crue, bring back the 80s!! My husband, being a drummer, is in love w/Tommy Lee. > HAHAHAHHAAAA!! I just read 's blog- the part about VH1's making over Vince Neil! What a riot!! I saw it too and loved your take on it : ) Sorry, this was a bit off topic, but so funny. (Oh, and I voted again while I was there) > > Joy > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 I, too, love the Crue...the problem is it is the same with Van Halen....they just aren't the same without all the original guys making music together! Lucky you getting to see them in concert! Yeah, and I love Tommy too, but it aint cuz he's a drummer-----whoooo naughty : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 I am also in love with Tommy Lee...but for completely different reasons. Rowr! > > HAHAHAHHAAAA!! I just read 's blog- the part about VH1's > making over Vince Neil! What a riot!! I saw it too and loved your > take on it : ) Sorry, this was a bit off topic, but so funny. > (Oh, and I voted again while I was there) > > > > Joy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 I am also in love with Tommy Lee...but for completely different reasons. Rowr! > > HAHAHAHHAAAA!! I just read 's blog- the part about VH1's > making over Vince Neil! What a riot!! I saw it too and loved your > take on it : ) Sorry, this was a bit off topic, but so funny. > (Oh, and I voted again while I was there) > > > > Joy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Well, I am shocked and appalled! No I'm not!!!! LOL at you and Ruth, you 2 naughty girls!!! > I, too, love the Crue...the problem is it is the same with Van Halen....they just aren't the same without all the original guys making music together! Lucky you getting to see them in concert! > > Yeah, and I love Tommy too, but it aint cuz he's a drummer----- whoooo naughty : ) > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Seeeeee!! I'm not crazy. Well.... mostly not crazy. LOL On 9/29/05, Pamela <angelwolf00@...> wrote: > I was reading your blog yesterday and thought how strange about the > Sudafed. Well, I go to get my tires serviced this morning, and decide to > stop by Walgreen's to get some Benadryl Head and Sinus. I find out I have > to take a little card to the register where they go and pull the > medication, they no longer keep it on the shelf. I had to show my license > and sign for the stuff. The pharmacy tech said it is a new law. Certain > medications with certain ingredients are not allowed on the shelf anymore. > They did have the Benadryl Allergy medication still on the shelf, this > medication doesn't the same ingredients. > > Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Skwigg wrote: > Seeeeee!! I'm not crazy. Well.... mostly not crazy. LOL > > Here in georgia it's the same way. They've done some major busts here. -- |Demoness Abigor|net.goth|The Pinkest Deceptagon in da world! |AIM|AbigorBot| |Josh: you mentioned Transformers! and didn't use the words " are lame " in the same sentence! you are my dream girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 I think it's the pseudoephedrine... the druggies use it to make crystal meth. Deb > > Seeeeee!! I'm not crazy. Well.... mostly not crazy. LOL > > > > > > Here in georgia it's the same way. They've done some major busts here. > -- > |Demoness Abigor|net.goth|The Pinkest Deceptagon in da world! > |AIM|AbigorBot| > |Josh: you mentioned Transformers! and didn't use the words " are lame " in the same sentence! you > are my dream girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 > I think it's the pseudoephedrine... the druggies use it to make > crystal meth. Its one of those stupid laws that just basically infringes on your rights to over the counter medications. Drug addicts by wholesale from peope who deal in LARGE quantities bought underground from pharmaceutical companies etc, NOT emptying thousands of teeny capsules they buy from drugstores .. Good thing its not rampant yet here in California where people can still buy cold meds without showing their drivers license.. geesh .. joni ---------------------------------- *It's often said that life is strange. But compared to what?* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 > .. Good thing its not rampant yet here in > California where people can still buy cold meds without showing their > drivers license.. geesh .. > But I notice that Walmart does limit how much allergy/cold meds I can get at one time. Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 So does Costco - one time I was trying to get three different medicines, cough syrup, daytime cold stuff and nighttime stuff. I think the limit is three per purchase and my problem was that the syrup came in a pack of 2. Of course I didn't realize that they count each bottle because it was packaged as one item. I was really grumpy then, fighting a bad cold. Leah S > But I notice that Walmart does limit how much allergy/cold meds I can > get at one time. > > Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 My son Garrett who is 8 now would have fit your discription of your son perfectly at that age. Garrett could not communicate his needs and we found it very frustrating to know what he wanted. We turned to a program called early intervention for support and took Garrett to play groups that included structured activities with other children with special needs. There he received group as well as one on one intervention that helped him learn that in order to have fun with other children he had to use his words. We had to use a kind of tough love stradegy that involved not giving him what he wanted unless he used the sign language or words to ask for it. When you are sitting around the table with six other kids and everyone else gets juice and snack eventually the child will communicate his needs and say juice or sign it. From there we move onto phrases like I want Juice Please. I was worried that Garrett would be resentful or upset with us because we forced him to communicate, but in the end we have a little boy who is fully capable of telling me anything that he chooses and getting his needs across. I am not usre if this method would work with your son, but I didn't even kno my son had Autism and I guess I treated him like a capable child and he met the challanges. I wish you luck because it was not as simple as it seems now.... We went through many years of speech therapy and many years of miscomunication to get where we are today. I hope your son does as well. By the way, my son still does not make good eye contact. It is something that we still practice. Also do not mistake his lack of interest in what you are saying for not understanding. I did that for a long time, but found out that if I repeat myself several times he always has the right answer. I just have to find it. My son still have problem dressing himself and just recently learned how to do buttons and snaps well. Most mornings I still have to help him put on his shoes and it requires constant prompting for him to get ready to go anywhere. Repetiotion seems to be key with my son. I can never tell him something enough times. Janie > > Our little boy was formally diagnosed with Autism last Friday. > He is 2 years and 2 months old and an amazing little boy. He says a > few single words, but inconsistently and although he used to point, he > very rarely points anymore. We're hoping to begin the GFCF diet and > try some anti fungal treatment with the help of a Consultant later in > the year. At the moment he has no tools to ask for what he wants (even > though he says around 30 words), other than screaming and looking at > the object. Does anyone have a tip on how to get him to give us eye > contact when he wants something, or how to encourage him to point at > what he wants? He has an hours therapy each week for communication and > social development but his speech and communication really aren't > showing signs of improvement at the moment. His general development is > a little behind (he cannot dress, undress or feed himself very well), > though he's just started naming some shapes and can identify the > letters o and e. He is obsessed with signs, road signs, shop signs etc > and is extremely musical. He can repeat a tune after hearing it just > once, and has perfect pitch. The experts say they feel he will be high > functioning (as he smiles at them and appears social), yet they are > unable to say whether or not he will ever develop functional speech. > His understanding is very poor and he does not understand much of what > we say and rarely follows single word comprehension tasks. For > example, this morning I asked him " where is your teddy " and he pointed > to his own nose, yet at other times he seems to know the word for teddy. > > I have made a blog for as a way of sharing thoughts and > recording his longterm progress so that we can refer back and see > improvements in his progress. Here's the link > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/ > > I wish to say thank you very much to everyone who wrote to us earlier > in the year - we did read all the e-mails and really appreciated the > advice. If anyone has any further advice for us (and ideas how to > encourage to communicate and give eye contact), please e-mail > us through 's blog. > > Regards, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 My son Garrett who is 8 now would have fit your discription of your son perfectly at that age. Garrett could not communicate his needs and we found it very frustrating to know what he wanted. We turned to a program called early intervention for support and took Garrett to play groups that included structured activities with other children with special needs. There he received group as well as one on one intervention that helped him learn that in order to have fun with other children he had to use his words. We had to use a kind of tough love stradegy that involved not giving him what he wanted unless he used the sign language or words to ask for it. When you are sitting around the table with six other kids and everyone else gets juice and snack eventually the child will communicate his needs and say juice or sign it. From there we move onto phrases like I want Juice Please. I was worried that Garrett would be resentful or upset with us because we forced him to communicate, but in the end we have a little boy who is fully capable of telling me anything that he chooses and getting his needs across. I am not usre if this method would work with your son, but I didn't even kno my son had Autism and I guess I treated him like a capable child and he met the challanges. I wish you luck because it was not as simple as it seems now.... We went through many years of speech therapy and many years of miscomunication to get where we are today. I hope your son does as well. By the way, my son still does not make good eye contact. It is something that we still practice. Also do not mistake his lack of interest in what you are saying for not understanding. I did that for a long time, but found out that if I repeat myself several times he always has the right answer. I just have to find it. My son still have problem dressing himself and just recently learned how to do buttons and snaps well. Most mornings I still have to help him put on his shoes and it requires constant prompting for him to get ready to go anywhere. Repetiotion seems to be key with my son. I can never tell him something enough times. Janie > > Our little boy was formally diagnosed with Autism last Friday. > He is 2 years and 2 months old and an amazing little boy. He says a > few single words, but inconsistently and although he used to point, he > very rarely points anymore. We're hoping to begin the GFCF diet and > try some anti fungal treatment with the help of a Consultant later in > the year. At the moment he has no tools to ask for what he wants (even > though he says around 30 words), other than screaming and looking at > the object. Does anyone have a tip on how to get him to give us eye > contact when he wants something, or how to encourage him to point at > what he wants? He has an hours therapy each week for communication and > social development but his speech and communication really aren't > showing signs of improvement at the moment. His general development is > a little behind (he cannot dress, undress or feed himself very well), > though he's just started naming some shapes and can identify the > letters o and e. He is obsessed with signs, road signs, shop signs etc > and is extremely musical. He can repeat a tune after hearing it just > once, and has perfect pitch. The experts say they feel he will be high > functioning (as he smiles at them and appears social), yet they are > unable to say whether or not he will ever develop functional speech. > His understanding is very poor and he does not understand much of what > we say and rarely follows single word comprehension tasks. For > example, this morning I asked him " where is your teddy " and he pointed > to his own nose, yet at other times he seems to know the word for teddy. > > I have made a blog for as a way of sharing thoughts and > recording his longterm progress so that we can refer back and see > improvements in his progress. Here's the link > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/ > > I wish to say thank you very much to everyone who wrote to us earlier > in the year - we did read all the e-mails and really appreciated the > advice. If anyone has any further advice for us (and ideas how to > encourage to communicate and give eye contact), please e-mail > us through 's blog. > > Regards, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 My son Dylan who is now 13 sounds exactly like your child at his age. When he was three we put him in the pre-school handicapp program in our school district. They work on speech, occupational, and social skills. It was a blessing!! We also took him to our local hospital for speech therapy once a week. He did not sppeek till he was 4 and then only a few words. It wasn;t until around 5 that his speech " exploded " He had articulation problems but could say so much and just continued to add words to his repitore. When he wanted something we held his face to us and said dylan look at us when you are talking to us. After years of this he no longer has problems with eye contact and realizes now how important it is. Just keep working with him and If he is like my son he will come around when he is ready. In , " janiemop30 " <jsilance@...> wrote: > > > My son Garrett who is 8 now would have fit your discription of your son > perfectly at that age. Garrett could not communicate his needs and we > found it very frustrating to know what he wanted. We turned to a program > called early intervention for support and took Garrett to play groups > that included structured activities with other children with special > needs. There he received group as well as one on one intervention that > helped him learn that in order to have fun with other children he had to > use his words. We had to use a kind of tough love stradegy that involved > not giving him what he wanted unless he used the sign language or words > to ask for it. When you are sitting around the table with six other kids > and everyone else gets juice and snack eventually the child will > communicate his needs and say juice or sign it. From there we move onto > phrases like I want Juice Please. I was worried that Garrett would be > resentful or upset with us because we forced him to communicate, but in > the end we have a little boy who is fully capable of telling me anything > that he chooses and getting his needs across. I am not usre if this > method would work with your son, but I didn't even kno my son had Autism > and I guess I treated him like a capable child and he met the > challanges. I wish you luck because it was not as simple as it seems > now.... We went through many years of speech therapy and many years of > miscomunication to get where we are today. I hope your son does as well. > By the way, my son still does not make good eye contact. It is something > that we still practice. Also do not mistake his lack of interest in what > you are saying for not understanding. I did that for a long time, but > found out that if I repeat myself several times he always has the right > answer. I just have to find it. My son still have problem dressing > himself and just recently learned how to do buttons and snaps well. Most > mornings I still have to help him put on his shoes and it requires > constant prompting for him to get ready to go anywhere. Repetiotion > seems to be key with my son. I can never tell him something enough > times. > > > > Janie > > > > > > > > > > > > > Our little boy was formally diagnosed with Autism last Friday. > > He is 2 years and 2 months old and an amazing little boy. He says a > > few single words, but inconsistently and although he used to point, he > > very rarely points anymore. We're hoping to begin the GFCF diet and > > try some anti fungal treatment with the help of a Consultant later in > > the year. At the moment he has no tools to ask for what he wants (even > > though he says around 30 words), other than screaming and looking at > > the object. Does anyone have a tip on how to get him to give us eye > > contact when he wants something, or how to encourage him to point at > > what he wants? He has an hours therapy each week for communication and > > social development but his speech and communication really aren't > > showing signs of improvement at the moment. His general development is > > a little behind (he cannot dress, undress or feed himself very well), > > though he's just started naming some shapes and can identify the > > letters o and e. He is obsessed with signs, road signs, shop signs etc > > and is extremely musical. He can repeat a tune after hearing it just > > once, and has perfect pitch. The experts say they feel he will be high > > functioning (as he smiles at them and appears social), yet they are > > unable to say whether or not he will ever develop functional speech. > > His understanding is very poor and he does not understand much of what > > we say and rarely follows single word comprehension tasks. For > > example, this morning I asked him " where is your teddy " and he pointed > > to his own nose, yet at other times he seems to know the word for > teddy. > > > > I have made a blog for as a way of sharing thoughts and > > recording his longterm progress so that we can refer back and see > > improvements in his progress. Here's the link > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/ > > > > I wish to say thank you very much to everyone who wrote to us earlier > > in the year - we did read all the e-mails and really appreciated the > > advice. If anyone has any further advice for us (and ideas how to > > encourage to communicate and give eye contact), please e- mail > > us through 's blog. > > > > Regards, > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Hi Janie Thank you so much for telling me about your son and for your support and sharing your experiences. I agree very much with your point about repetition. requires lots and lots of repetition in order to understand what is expected. We find that there aren't many services in the South of England for Autism - we would like to try ABA but aren't sure where to start in our area. Sounds like you've got a wonderful little boy there. Regards, cherimoya@... > > > > Our little boy was formally diagnosed with Autism last Friday. > > He is 2 years and 2 months old and an amazing little boy. He says a > > few single words, but inconsistently and although he used to point, he > > very rarely points anymore. We're hoping to begin the GFCF diet and > > try some anti fungal treatment with the help of a Consultant later in > > the year. At the moment he has no tools to ask for what he wants (even > > though he says around 30 words), other than screaming and looking at > > the object. Does anyone have a tip on how to get him to give us eye > > contact when he wants something, or how to encourage him to point at > > what he wants? He has an hours therapy each week for communication and > > social development but his speech and communication really aren't > > showing signs of improvement at the moment. His general development is > > a little behind (he cannot dress, undress or feed himself very well), > > though he's just started naming some shapes and can identify the > > letters o and e. He is obsessed with signs, road signs, shop signs etc > > and is extremely musical. He can repeat a tune after hearing it just > > once, and has perfect pitch. The experts say they feel he will be high > > functioning (as he smiles at them and appears social), yet they are > > unable to say whether or not he will ever develop functional speech. > > His understanding is very poor and he does not understand much of what > > we say and rarely follows single word comprehension tasks. For > > example, this morning I asked him " where is your teddy " and he pointed > > to his own nose, yet at other times he seems to know the word for > teddy. > > > > I have made a blog for as a way of sharing thoughts and > > recording his longterm progress so that we can refer back and see > > improvements in his progress. Here's the link > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/ > > > > I wish to say thank you very much to everyone who wrote to us earlier > > in the year - we did read all the e-mails and really appreciated the > > advice. If anyone has any further advice for us (and ideas how to > > encourage to communicate and give eye contact), please e-mail > > us through 's blog. > > > > Regards, > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 i have found that if you take a child's hands and place them on either side of your face they will reflexively make eye contact. make sure you praise him for "good looking." as for pointing to what he wants, take his hand and prompt him (physically make him) point to the object. this should eventually lead to him doing this independently. good luck!! I LOVE SOMEONE WITH AUTISM AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Hi , Don't worry about eye-contact. Many people with ASD will tell you that it is physically painful for them to do this, and for all, or nearly all, they find that making eye contact just distracts them so they cannot attend to anything else, like what a person is saying. Your little boy is very young - you may find it will improve as he grows - best not to force it. For communication, try PECS. You need a set of laminated pictures which he gives you to ask for something (and which you use reciprocally). in England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 I agree. It took my son a long time to look into people eyes when communicating. Now he si 9 and does it most of the time. You still have to remind him once in a while but he doesn't get frustrated. Rowell <nancy@...> wrote: Hi ,Don't worry about eye-contact. Many people with ASD will tell you that it is physically painful for them to do this, and for all, or nearly all, they find that making eye contact just distracts them so they cannot attend to anything else, like what a person is saying. Your little boy is very young - you may find it will improve as he grows - best not to force it.For communication, try PECS. You need a set of laminated pictures which he gives you to ask for something (and which you use reciprocally). in EnglandAlly TV dinner still cooling?Check out "Tonight's Picks" on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 My daughter has the same diagnosis at that age. She did the exact same things your son does. I started uses sign language with her. I brought some signing videos (einstein and my baby can talk). She is now 3 and is saying some words. She is also knows names of people. Most which were from the videos. She also communicates with me with simple signing.If she is hungry she will sign the word eat. If she is done then she signs the word all done. When she is signing she says the word. The only thing she still can't do is answer questions. <yvonne_uk_ok@...> wrote: Our little boy was formally diagnosed with Autism last Friday.He is 2 years and 2 months old and an amazing little boy. He says afew single words, but inconsistently and although he used to point, hevery rarely points anymore. We're hoping to begin the GFCF diet andtry some anti fungal treatment with the help of a Consultant later inthe year. At the moment he has no tools to ask for what he wants (eventhough he says around 30 words), other than screaming and looking atthe object. Does anyone have a tip on how to get him to give us eyecontact when he wants something, or how to encourage him to point atwhat he wants? He has an hours therapy each week for communication andsocial development but his speech and communication really aren'tshowing signs of improvement at the moment. His general development isa little behind (he cannot dress, undress or feed himself very well),though he's just started naming some shapes and can identify the letters o and e. He is obsessed with signs, road signs, shop signs etcand is extremely musical. He can repeat a tune after hearing it justonce, and has perfect pitch. The experts say they feel he will be highfunctioning (as he smiles at them and appears social), yet they areunable to say whether or not he will ever develop functional speech.His understanding is very poor and he does not understand much of whatwe say and rarely follows single word comprehension tasks. Forexample, this morning I asked him "where is your teddy" and he pointedto his own nose, yet at other times he seems to know the word for teddy.I have made a blog for as a way of sharing thoughts andrecording his longterm progress so that we can refer back and seeimprovements in his progress. Here's the link http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/I wish to say thank you very much to everyone who wrote to us earlierin the year - we did read all the e-mails and really appreciated theadvice. If anyone has any further advice for us (and ideas how toencourage to communicate and give eye contact), please e-mailus through 's blog.Regards,Ally Never miss an email again! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thank you. It is lovely to hear from someone else in England. Regards, cherimoya@... > > Hi , > Don't worry about eye-contact. Many people with ASD will tell you that it is > physically painful for them to do this, and for all, or nearly all, they > find that making eye contact just distracts them so they cannot attend to > anything else, like what a person is saying. Your little boy is very young - > you may find it will improve as he grows - best not to force it. > > For communication, try PECS. You need a set of laminated pictures which he > gives you to ask for something (and which you use reciprocally). > > in England > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Another great video is "Treasure Chest" it has signs but also try "Baby Babble" which was made by speech therapistsAlly Fortney <afortney74@...> wrote: My daughter has the same diagnosis at that age. She did the exact same things your son does. I started uses sign language with her. I brought some signing videos (einstein and my baby can talk). She is now 3 and is saying some words. She is also knows names of people. Most which were from the videos. She also communicates with me with simple signing.If she is hungry she will sign the word eat. If she is done then she signs the word all done. When she is signing she says the word. The only thing she still can't do is answer questions. <yvonne_uk_ok (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Our little boy was formally diagnosed with Autism last Friday.He is 2 years and 2 months old and an amazing little boy. He says afew single words, but inconsistently and although he used to point, hevery rarely points anymore. We're hoping to begin the GFCF diet andtry some anti fungal treatment with the help of a Consultant later inthe year. At the moment he has no tools to ask for what he wants (eventhough he says around 30 words), other than screaming and looking atthe object. Does anyone have a tip on how to get him to give us eyecontact when he wants something, or how to encourage him to point atwhat he wants? He has an hours therapy each week for communication andsocial development but his speech and communication really aren'tshowing signs of improvement at the moment. His general development isa little behind (he cannot dress, undress or feed himself very well),though he's just started naming some shapes and can identify the letters o and e. He is obsessed with signs, road signs, shop signs etcand is extremely musical. He can repeat a tune after hearing it justonce, and has perfect pitch. The experts say they feel he will be highfunctioning (as he smiles at them and appears social), yet they areunable to say whether or not he will ever develop functional speech.His understanding is very poor and he does not understand much of whatwe say and rarely follows single word comprehension tasks. Forexample, this morning I asked him "where is your teddy" and he pointedto his own nose, yet at other times he seems to know the word for teddy.I have made a blog for as a way of sharing thoughts andrecording his longterm progress so that we can refer back and seeimprovements in his progress. Here's the link http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/I wish to say thank you very much to everyone who wrote to us earlierin the year - we did read all the e-mails and really appreciated theadvice. If anyone has any further advice for us (and ideas how toencourage to communicate and give eye contact), please e-mailus through 's blog.Regards, Ally Never miss an email again! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 People often have good luck using either sign language or PECS (picture exchange). Sign language might be difficult if he has motor issues but if not, get a basic book and teach him signs for things he will use/need. If signing isn't doable, pecs are a good alternative. You can make your own even. Just make tiny icons for common things he uses or needs. So when he wants something, he can hand you the pecs and you know what he wants. Then be sure and reinforce the word and try to get him to say it before giving him what he wants. Roxanna ( ) 's Blog Our little boy was formally diagnosed with Autism last Friday. He is 2 years and 2 months old and an amazing little boy. He says a few single words, but inconsistently and although he used to point, he very rarely points anymore. We're hoping to begin the GFCF diet and try some anti fungal treatment with the help of a Consultant later in the year. At the moment he has no tools to ask for what he wants (even though he says around 30 words), other than screaming and looking at the object. Does anyone have a tip on how to get him to give us eye contact when he wants something, or how to encourage him to point at what he wants? He has an hours therapy each week for communication and social development but his speech and communication really aren't showing signs of improvement at the moment. His general development is a little behind (he cannot dress, undress or feed himself very well), though he's just started naming some shapes and can identify the letters o and e. He is obsessed with signs, road signs, shop signs etc and is extremely musical. He can repeat a tune after hearing it just once, and has perfect pitch. The experts say they feel he will be high functioning (as he smiles at them and appears social), yet they are unable to say whether or not he will ever develop functional speech. His understanding is very poor and he does not understand much of what we say and rarely follows single word comprehension tasks. For example, this morning I asked him " where is your teddy " and he pointed to his own nose, yet at other times he seems to know the word for teddy. I have made a blog for as a way of sharing thoughts and recording his longterm progress so that we can refer back and see improvements in his progress. Here's the link http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/ I wish to say thank you very much to everyone who wrote to us earlier in the year - we did read all the e-mails and really appreciated the advice. If anyone has any further advice for us (and ideas how to encourage to communicate and give eye contact), please e-mail us through 's blog. Regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.9/719 - Release Date: 3/12/2007 8:41 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 hi sandy - i clicked on the link but couldn't get to your blog. i would love to see it. christy tommy & michael's mom **************AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://\ searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Hi there. My name is Tara and I have a 2 year old little girl named . I read your blog and felt like I was reading about my daughter except for the seizures. She also had normal scores after a scheduled c-sec but when she came out they said she wasn't breathing. How she had a normal score is beyond me but she did start breathing right away. I often blame myself for her health issues . I felt like it was too early to have her but I let my doctors office talk me into it. (my first child was 10lbs 2 oz) She was born at 37 weeks and weighed only 6 pounds. She stayed in the Nicu for 4 days because of apnea. She ended up coming home on an apnea monitor for over a year , screamed almost everyday until at 5 months when she went in the hospital for double hernia surgery and the doctors there realized she had silent reflux, (put on prevacid) . also has a very deep dimple at the end of her tailbone that they originally thought was an open but as they looked into it they were wrong. She then started p/t because of torticollis and when that was resolved they realized she had hypotonia. We were told she may never walk (started walking right before her 2nd birthday) At about a year and a half we started s/t but I was not too worried or aggressive enough as I thought she wasn't talking because she was working so hard on her walking. Little did I know she would be diagnosed @ 2years with apraxia. It has been a very hard struggle for . I can remember when she was on the apnea monitor and it would go off in the middle of the night ( I did not sleep at all the first year) many nights in the hospital, and I would say God in a year this will all be a memory, If I can just get through this year. Then the screaming started, (before I knew it was relux they said she was colic) and I would cry with her and think in a year this will all be a memory, then the prevacid kicked in. Then we realized her head was flat and we started the p/t (4 xs a week) all this while working a full time job and trying to be a good mom to my 3 year old . I just kept thinking in a year this will be a memory and instead of therapy I'll have mommy and me and the pitter patter of 2 children running around my house , playing, giggling best friends.Then wouldn't crawl, (welcome to hypotonia) my therapists said give her a year, she will crawl. Then welcome to Apraxia. I guess you can see where this is going. I 'm finally beginning to come to terms that it is what it is. I try not to put a timetable on anything anymore. I would never trade for anything in the world, despite all her struggles she is the sweetest, most affectionate, smart, funny child. Still I find myself angry at the world and sad for s future struggles. I hope one day this all will be a memory but if not I am learning to cope one day at a time. So sorry for the rambling but I'm having one of those (why days) I almost just deleted this email but I thought you should know I feel better that I read your blog and just wanted you to know that. It feels good to know your not alone. -------------- Original message from " sandy_tanana " <sandy_tanana@...>: -------------- Check out 's blog- I finally got it started. Sandy http://www.nataliehopesjourney1.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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