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Read all 6 responses: "I think my son is autistic. He has all the characteristics. Where to find a place in virginia to get him evaluated."
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- Dr. Beverly Powell in springfield.
- You have already gotten some great advice. First you need to figure out what you want to get out of most of this. Just so you know my background is a Pediatric Occup...
- I would ask your pediatrician for recommendations. Another resource would be your son's guidance counselor or school therapist.
Anyone Out There with a "Tentative" Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Read all 14 responses: "Just hoping for some feedback. My 2 1/2 year old son just got evaluated by early intervention and had an autism screening.
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- We encountered the same situation when my son was also 2 1/2. We took the diagnosis because we also realized that he needed more services than what he was currently ge...
- You did nothing wrong! Hang in there- you are doing everything right! Love your children and have a Happy Mother's Day!
- D., I work in EI and have worked with a lot of kids on the spectrum - I know of some excellent, excellent books and resources. Email me off group if you want more inf...
Autism and Shots
Read all 6 responses: "I just wanted to thank you ALL for the feed back. I just worrie...and if it were not from one thing it would be the other...so to get ...
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- If you don't immunize your child, your not only putting them at risk but everyone else your child comes in contact with. Autism is something i feel, that the child is ...
- D., Hi! I can answer this one from experience. I have 4 children, 2 boys, 2 girls. My younger son and older daughter (children #3 & 4) both were diagnosed with Aspe...
- Your son does not need to get the Hep vaccination until he is much older...they try to give it to newborns right after they are born...when it is time for his MMR vacc...
Is Anyone Dealing with a Aspergers Diagnosis?
Aspergers is a form of autism. Your story sounds alot like mine. ... I had never heard of aspergers before and did not know much about autism. ...
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- My passion is helping kids on the spectrum improve their symptoms through nutrition. I posted some good videos on my website: http://www.corganic.com/videos.html ...
- Hi a few years ago my daughter was diagnosed with asperger's. For years they said ADD. I had never heard of aspergers before and did not know much about autism. I stil...
- Aspergers is a form of autism. Your story sounds alot like mine. It is hard to help our children when they are diagnosed with different problems and it seems like no...
Information Needed on Autism
Read all 8 responses: "My boyfriend's daughter is three-years-old and has been through the toughest of times. She had open heart surgery at 6 weeks and eye ...
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- The walking isn't associated with autism, i'm pretty sure. That sounds more like a physical development issue, I've seen in magazines how somehow the legs don't form c...
- well the best person to talk to would be my sister, her son has autism. But from the way he acts, it does sound like what he was going through at around the same age. ...
- Where are you located at? My Mothers & More group is having a guest speaker talk about Autism. She's the president of the Central Indiana Chapter of the Autism Societ...
Help with Finding Information on Autism
Read all 13 responses: "I just found out that my 8 month old daughter is showing some signs of autism. I was wondering where I could find good reliable ...
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- HUGS 2 u! My brother is Autistic. He is 10 years older than me but I have done a lot of research regarding Autism. I also used to work for an Early Intervention Age...
- Hi J. I am a great believer in alternative medicine because it's worked for me. I wouldn't have my daughter if I hadn't tried it. I also believe in reseaching as mu...
- J., My 6 yrd old son has PDD which is a form of Autism. I was once told he would never talk. Well, they were so wrong. Find an early childhood program and take full...
Need Help from Moms W/child with Autism
Read all 12 responses: "My son is 12 and he has a mild autism. He has a low cognative skill level. He can't read but a few words that he has memorized.
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- i do not have a child with autism, but my child had celiacs disease. i have done a lot of research on celiac disease and some researchers say it is linked to autism. ...
- I feel your pain,I am going through the same with a nine year old{my son}.All I hear is be patient.I think I ran out of that a long time ago.Hope you get some good adv...
- S.,my son has seveare autism and in the third grade all of his classes are special ed and he has to have a aid one on one just to go to school hes 9 years old, he is n...
So Here It Is! Can Autism Be Healed!
Read all 7 responses: "Okay, so I know God heals. Who does not know this? Anyhow , I need to know does it get worse before it gets better?
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- Hi C.! I am the mother of 2 kids on the spectrum? I have 3 kids. Lexie is 13 and she is ok! My other daughter was diagnosed as being on the spectrum vut high funct...
- 65% of autistic kids improve on a gluten-free and casein free diet. Along with Toni's statements, the book, Is This Your Child? By Dr. Dorris Rapp www.drapp.com has ...
- I was just watching Jenny McCarthy the other day on a show. Her sonhas Autism, and she has found a way tohelp him, not sure if healed is a way to put it. But she has a...
Autism Medication
Read all 6 responses: "My pre-teen has been diagnosed for 7 years. He has become more violent and has hit me 2 x in the past 4 months, both of which I ...
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- I don't know much about Autism,but I do have a child with special needs. I know how hard it can be to get doctors to listen to you. If you feel that your child needs t...
- Hi You may want to approach it with your DH by proposing it as a temporary tool to allow your family to regain control of the situation, giving you both time to fig...
- I have a 13 year old with autism spectrum Disorder (PDDNOS)Mood disorder and Anxiety. WHen he was in second grade my son beat the living day lights out of me. How> som...
Autism and Fragile X Syndrome
Read all 5 responses: "My son was diagnosed with Autism in May '06. I read a post by a mom on a different site and noticed similarities in her son and my ...
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- Hi, I have one Aunt who has 6 children. Of those 6 children, 2 of them have kids with Fragile X. My one cousin has 3 of her 5 children with it and the other one has ...
- If you have questions that you wish you had asked the doctor, go ahead and call him. If he's not in or busy, leave a message with your questions. He or a nurse should ...
- Fragile X is the most known cause of autism and autistic behaviors. It is genetic unlike autism which they really don't know much about how it develops. Fragile X ca...
