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Autism/PDD, autoimmune diseases  
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aspregers not aspergers
Jul 23, 2008 04:13PM in the Asperger's Syndrome Community
Our daughter was diagnosed with PDD (she's almost 3), and the doc said something like that he thinks she has PDD-NOS and not autism but that she was too early to evaluate that but that he was officially diagnosing her with PDD and that she has a lot of autistic tendencies and traits. All my husband heard was that she didn't have autism. He thinks PDD and PD...
Early Intervention
Jul 23, 2008 04:02PM in the Autism Community
I wanted to share that early intervention can do amazing things. Regardless if you have a child who might have autism or just speech delays or motor delays or whatever delays. I have a friend who was initially turned down to have her son have speech therapy when he turned 2. I am still not sure why he was turned down, and I'm not sure why my friend didn't h...
Aspergers Son Bedtime Nightmare
Jul 22, 2008 04:13AM in the Asperger's Syndrome Community
Um, sorry for the third posting... Another thing with sensory integration therapy, is some kids benefit from having a weighted blanket. You can google sensory integration therapy and weighted blankets and see what comes up on the internet. My daughter's occupational therapist let us borrow one, but my daughter hates having blankets on her, so I never bother...
Aspergers Son Bedtime Nightmare
Jul 22, 2008 04:10AM in the Asperger's Syndrome Community
Oh, another comment... if you have established rituals that you think should be changed with your son because you think it might make your son more awake instead of more tired... I would gradually phase them out or change them one at a time very slowly. WIth my daughter, she is really big on rituals... you change one of her rituals, you change her world vie...
Aspergers Son Bedtime Nightmare
Jul 22, 2008 04:07AM in the Asperger's Syndrome Community
I had that problem growing up. So did one of my sisters. Did my parents do anything to help? Nope, they just let us stay up late. If I was up past 11PM, I had to watch the 11 O'clock news with my dad. When I was in high school I frequently was on the phone until 2 or 3AM with one of my friends. I grew up in the late 70s/80s. I guess parents didn't wor...
I'm sorry
Jul 22, 2008 03:07AM in the Autism Community
Oh, were you asking if I was sorry or if addy2008 was sorry? I think we were both sorry. LOL.