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shmokes:
Pick up the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.  It's a wonderful novel and the main character is a 15-year-old autistic boy.  I have a good friend whose autistic son was 15 when I read the book and she said the book nailed it perfectly.  And the book is hilarious.  It might help put a smile on your face while simultaneously giving you an idea of what you're in for -- it's funny, but not sugarcoated.

Good luck.  I've got a 1.5 year old now and I've worried non-stop since my wife was first pregnant that I would get news like this or worse.  So far so good, but obviously I'm still not out of the woods.  She just got her 15-month imms and a part of me can't help but think, "---Cleveland steamer---, is this increasing her odds of autism?"  The evidence of a causal relationship is scant, and imms are so important that I think it's the right thing to do, but I can't help but worry.


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ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Ninten-doh on December 04, 2007, 09:15:51 am ---Chad - we don't have an official diagnosis yet of where on the spectrum he is.  We have a meeting on the 12th to discuss his Early Intervention plan.  The people from the town who evaluated him intimated that he's on the mild end of the spectrum. 

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How is his language now?  Single words or full sentences?

Find your local autism support groups.  They are out there if you look, your pediatrician may be able to point them out.  They will be invaluable in sharing experiences on what local programs are best, which are overbooked, which are nonresponsive, which are not covered by your insurance but are worth paying (often through the nose) for, which sound nice but aren't worth your time, etc etc.  Also look up some internet communities.  Those people aren't local but they are tightly knit - like this one, and they will be a huge emotional help to you and your wife.

Ninten-doh:
Chad, his language right now is one or two words.  Simple things like "Want milk", "help please", "juice", "crackers", "come out", etc.  These are things that we taught him.  He does have delayed echolalia, where he sometimes walks around reciting whole childrens books or the ABC song.  That's one of the things I'm so confused about.  Is the echolalia a good or bad thing?  Is it helping him learn language or should I be discouraging it?  I haven't been able to find any info on that.

ChadTower:
Is the echolalia voluntary or involuntary?  Does he know he's doing it?  What happens when you interrupt him?

Is it communicative?  This would be if you ask him a question, he repeats it, and then answers it.


EDIT:  forgot to ask:  any echopraxia, tics, or sensory sensitivities?

SNAAKE:
sorry to hear that man..hope things workout for the best.


here is a random idea..get him to play video games..its the ghetto diagnosis and fixes ANY problem

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