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4 Year Old with Aspergers
Asked by J.L. from Indianapolis
on July 9, 2008
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My four year old son has been recently diagnosed with Aspergers. It has been extremely tough. He is so angry all the time and I feel like a horrible parent. I am worki...
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- Hey J.! We have a child with Asperger, and age 4 was quite a challange. It seems that a child with such good verbal skills on the surface should be able to be "rea...
- I have a child who has PDD-NOS. The only reason he was not given the asperger's diagnosis is that he had delayed speech at the age of 3. He is now 10 and I have done m...
- You will be in my prayers! I have a 10 year old who was diagnosised with aspergers (only at that time they said borderline because they didn't diagnosis it until a ch...
4 Year Old Diagnosed with Bipolar and ADHD - Anyone Have Advice on Medicine?
Asked by D.H. from Dallas
on June 19, 2008
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My 4 year old son has been diagnosed with ADHD and Bipolar. At this time, we are charting his moods to show what sort of cycle he goes through. We have held off on m...
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- D. I am so sorry to hear that your having to go through this. It is very difficult, we have a 4 year old foster child that was diagnosed with bipolarism around March ...
- I have a bipolar sister. It's a very rare disorder in young children, and less common in males than females. Have you looked for a second opinion of the diagnosis?
- Check out the Feingold diet. It has done wonders for a number of children with ADHD, autism, and a number of other issues. We're getting ready to switch to Feingold ...
Advise - Our 6 Yr Old Always Seeking Attention.
Asked by G.G. from Tyler
on February 28, 2008
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Both of our girls get attention and quality time from us when they are here with us and from what I can tell when they are with their Mom and her family. However, our ...
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- These are great suggestions. Is the 9 yr old doing something new, doing well in school, has something else going on? Is something different with Mom? The 6 yr old m...
- I recommend reading the book "The Five Love Languages of Children" by Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell. It is wonderful. Your daughter may be craving your attention beca...
- schedule special "alone" time with her and each of the others as well. That way she will visibly see that she is treated the same as everyone else. It doesn't have to ...
Should Have Given Coal
Asked by J.L. from San Antonio
on December 26, 2008
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I have a little 4 year old boy who has his moments, but has worked really hard. After implementing a sticker system about a month ago, he really turned his behavior ar...
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- I'm so sorry for you and your little one!!! I honestly don't have any words of wisdom for you -- however, I felt the need to let you know that you are in my prayers!! ...
- Hi! I do home training for kids with behavior problems, and I am a strong believer in natural consequences. That means the punishment needs to fit the crime. If he whi...
- Sounds like our Christmas. :) To make matters worse, my mom gave all the wrong gifts- one girl (I have 4) loved her gift, but everyone else loved her gift too! It's...
I Need Help with My 6 Year Old Son
Asked by K.W. from St. Louis
on March 22, 2008
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My 6 year old son is having some serious problems with his behavior. He is ADHD, ODD, and possible bi-polar. He keeps me up so late so that by the timr he falls asleep...
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- Dr. William Collins is a psychologist who helps children like your son with Neuro-biofeedback. His phone number is ###-###-####. He also works with parents. Let me...
- K., I would seriously consider changing doctors. Your situation may need to have someone do a home visitation to see what in his environment might be impacting his ...
- My son has similar disabilities and what helped us deal with his behavior was to create a very structured routine and not deviate much from it. Make a time, such as 8...
New to Autism
Asked by N.B. from Austin
on August 22, 2007
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My daughter has recently been diagnosed by her pedia with a mild form of Autism. This does explain all of the developmental delays I have been experiencing with her. I...
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- Hi N.. I'm happy that you can begin a good understanding of how to help your daughter. Although it is under not so happy circumstances, the path you will go now will b...
- I am happy to hear that you have more information about your child's behaviors. In order to have a complete evaluation - request that there be an Occupational Therapis...
- Hi N., I don't have an autistic child, however I used to work with an autistic child. The ppd that you are refering to is a mild form of autism. The fact that she can...
Autism - Potty Training
Asked by J.J. from Dallas
on July 14, 2007
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Does anyone have potty training advice or techniques to share with me? My son is 9 years old and still in diapers.
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- http://www.autismtreatmentcenter.org/ http://www.realcities.com/html/dfw/KellerCitizen.html Toilet Training Children with Autism or other Developmental Disabilitie...
- Gaile Wayman of the Wayman School does potty training seminars for autism. She would be the first person I would contact. I can't tell you how many people I know who h...
- Wow-- it is good to know that I am not the only one out there! My son is six and still goes number two in his pants. He is slowly getting there, but this really help...
What Is the Difference Between OT and Behavioral Therapy??
Asked by J.A. from Chicago
on August 25, 2006
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My son had some issues with pressure on the brain and now has a shunt. We don't know what the pressure could have damaged. He is doing really well in most areas.
He...
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- J.- I just typed in both OT and BT on my search bar and got these 2 websites kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/occupational_therapy healthatoz.com/healthstoz/A...
- OT is occupational Therapy.. more with making sure he can Do the things you need to do in life. Therapy designed to enable the individual to work with their arms and ...
- J., My son goes to The Rainbow Center for his PT and my daughter did too. They are wonderful. It is in North Aurora. If you want the number let me know. I know ho...
What's Going on with My 2 Year Old???
Asked by T.P. from Dallas
on January 15, 2009
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I have a beautiful daughter who just barely turned two and is exhibiting some very worrisome behaviors. I have 4 kids and am a teacher and have never seen all of thes...
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- I work wiht children with autism and other developmental delays. If you are concerned about your daughter you should go see a developmental pediatrician or a pediatric...
- Don't wait. Call ECI (early childhood intervention) now!
- Has she had ear infections or sinus issues? Sometimes adnoids and tonsils can lead to sleep apnea and result in tired irritable behavior. Do her siblings do a lot of t...
Seeking Parent/family Groups for Families with Autistic Children in North Fulton
Asked by S.V. from Atlanta
on November 4, 2008
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I would like some contact with other families who have autistic children to exchange ideas, resources, information. It would be great if my son and daughter-in-law had...
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- A friend whose son has Asperger's recommended checking out www.autismspeaks.org and www.kidscreektherapy.com. There are resources for parents on both sites.
- There is a fabulous North Fulton Biomedical group. It is different from the North Fulton Autism group because it focuses on parent working to recover their kids throu...
- I'd like to recommend a DAN doctor - Defeat Autism Now. There are several in GA. We have used Dr. Linda Nathanson-Lippitt in Smyrna for 3 years where we chelated him...
