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[Guest guest]

Heidi,

Although Ian does not have receptive language disorder, he certainly

is far behind his peers. How old is your son? Ian will be 3 in

March.

At 18 months, I had Ian evaluated for Autism because he responded

exactly like you describe your child. We would call his name and he

would ignore us. He acted like a deaf child in regards to

responding to language yet he would turn his head toward the pantry

door as it opened. Ian has always played appropriately with toys

and has been very loving, too.

At about 22 months things started to change. At first I attributed

it to the gluten free/casein free diet we were on, but now I feel it

was his delayed development catching up.

Ian still will not turn and look at someone if they ask him a

question (and if he does, he certainly has no clue how to answer).

He does follow simple commands and has started to follow 2 step

commands with greater frequency. He seems to understand a lot but

cannot act on it. If you asked him how old he was, Ian could not

begin to answer.

I have a bright child. He is a visual learner and supreme problem

solver. He can point correctly to the letters of the alphabet (many

of the Kgartners in my daughter's class couldn't do that in the

beginning of the year!). He can charm the pants off of a stranger

just by looking at them. I just need to find a way to get in to

that brain and rearrange the wiring...

When Ian was 18 months old I stood above his crib as he slept. I

looked at him and said, " I will find you " over and over again. It

has been a long hard road with many hours on the phone, on the

computer and in therapist's offices. Today he calls me Mama.

Have you looked in to buying the baby bumblebee videos? They were a

godsend for Ian with early receptive language. You can get them on

Ebay, Amazon.com (I think) and at http://www.babybumblebee.com

Good luck,

Pam

> does anyone have a child with a receptive language disorder

> I was wondering if they have the same problem as my son.

> he does not understand any language. he does not repond to his

name

> or any words. He is very loving and loves to play with toys.

> He can figure things out but cannot understand words

> I would love to hear from anyone who has similar probems and see

if

> you can offer any advice on how to help him

> thanks

> Heidi

[Guest guest]

Heidi-

How old is your son? Has he had his hearing tested?

Kara

[Guest guest]

Feel free to email me off-list.

Marina

> does anyone have a child with a receptive language disorder

> I was wondering if they have the same problem as my son.

> he does not understand any language. he does not repond to his name

> or any words. He is very loving and loves to play with toys.

> He can figure things out but cannot understand words

> I would love to hear from anyone who has similar probems and see if

> you can offer any advice on how to help him

> thanks

> Heidi

[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi-

My daughter is very similar to your little one. She is now 24 months old.

At 18 months she also did not respond to ANYTHING. We had her hearing tested,

and some of it initially came out quite poor, but later 2 ABR tests showed

that her hearing is O.K.. She is now 24 months, and is responding to her name

consistently. She has only recently started responding to environmental sounds,

like the phone and doorbell. We have been giving her pro efa's for about 5

months now. She is also in a nursery progam for hearing impaired kids, despite

the " normal " hearing. She is really starting to pick up signs now, thank

goodness- It's so frustrating to not be able to communicate with her!

Receptively, she still doesn't seem to understand any spoken language, and she

has only

2 words. Therapists who have looked at her suspect either receptive language

disorder and apraxia, or CAPD and apraxia. She is very visual and tactile in

her learning- she has great problem solving skills, and incredible motor

skills. We are also having her looked at this month by a neurologist to check

for

seizures. I do not think that my daughter has PDD. She makes great eye

contact, is incredibly social and affectionate, and has developed pretend play

skills. She has some SI issues, but only mild. She has had a history of

frequent ear infections, which may be playing a role in her lack of receptive

language.

I think that kids with issues like these can be complicated to understand and

diagnose- especially when this young. The audiologist that last tested my

daughter said that Casey (my daughter) has a severe disorder in her ability to

learn spoken language through audition. She recommended trying to keep

Casey's environment as quite as possible when we are working with her, and to

treat

her much like you would a child with hearing loss. (making sure to have full

attention and eye contact with her before speaking, don't talk to her from

behind or from another room, pair words with signs, etc.) Casey seems to be

making great strides recently by using these strategies. She wants desperately

to

communicate, and sign language has seemed to become her " link " to the rest of

the world. She has gotten a lot of enjoyment and learning from watching the

" signing time " videos. She actually has learned 4 new signs over the last 3

days!!

Hope this info. helps!

-Beth

[Guest guest]

Our son responded very poorly when young. We had his hearing checked

and found it was OK. They said it was a problem of perception. One of

the areas that his therapists noted is his lack of startle reflex. He

doesn't startle at loud noises, something babies do. So we were

instructed to surprise him throughout the day with an airhorn blow

(at a safe distance). It got a reaction. Besides that, we have been

advised in doing his home therapy to always speak loudly and clearly.

I think it has paid off. ny, now 6, has still not begun to say a

word, but he understands three languages! I am doing the input,

input, input method with him in that I show him words and sentences

and assume he's getting all I pour into him. Sometimes I'll get a

hint that he's absorbing the info!

[Guest guest]

Pam,

I just have to tell you our boys sound so much alike !

I was wondering if you still have Ian on the GFCF diet ?

I saw a difference with Dylan so I am afraid of taking him off of it .

His Receptive skills are starting to take off too , he is pointing at things

like crazy and playing with toys . His eye-contact his %100 , he looks when you

answer his name .

But if you were too ask him a question he couldn't answer , even though I think

he would like to .

His Apraxia his severe . And I just pray everyday that I can find him some help

, we live in Utah and I can't find anyone who knows how to do ST for Apraxia !!

It is so frustrating !

How old is Ian ? Does he go to pre-school ? How does he do with other kids ?

Dylan does't play yet , but he watches , I think he knows he can't communicate

with them so he stayes away?

Take Care , Marie

[Guest guest]

how old is your son?

????? auditory processing disorder ???

My son seems to understand

its hard to tell how much due to his lack of expressive skills

but I watch him for auditory processing problems

it can't be diagnosed until the child is old enough to be tested, 6 or 7,8 but

there are things you can do for him

good book to read

Like sound through water by Foli

Tammy in Maine

[Guest guest]

Hi, Marie

No, I no longer use the gfcf diet. Ian was on it from Feb-June

2003. I initially saw improvment but then could not really link it

to the diet. I think I started feeding him organic foods, increased

vitamin intake, started Omega 3's... that, along with his pattern of

development, are likely the reasons for improvement. I have seen NO

regression since being back off the gfcf diet. I avoid soy products

and minimize the soy lethicin, though. I also use organic products.

Ian will be 3 on March 14th. That is Albert Einstein's birthday.

I've always called Ian " Ianstein " . Now I wonder if we are following

that same path??? Don't misunderstand me, Ian is far from genius! I

just know that good ole' Albert had his troubles with language and

communication, too.

Ian LOVES other children. He has trouble initiating contact and

cannot always interpret social cues. With his regular playmates, he

is interactive. He babbles like crazy with them. By the end of the

playdate, the other 2-3 yr olds are speaking Ian! However, he is

shy around new kids and will smile and stand back. A 1 year old

stranger can easily push Ian around. Ian has a LARGE personal

space. As you know, many toddlers do not know personal boundaries.

He gets overwhelmed and frightened if another child hangs on him or

invades his " space " .

His favorite " toy " is our chocolate lab, Elllie. That poor dog! I

am just happy that he has a buddy to wrestle with. He also adores

his older brother, Noah.

Ian is really progressing quickly. That old story about a burst of

language around the age of 3 just might be true for us. He is

starting to use his words for requests and not just labeling. He

called for me today! Mama. Oh, it was beautiful. I know I might

not hear that again for a day, a week or a month! Apraxia is so

frustrating.

We have 2 big evals scheduled for this summer. Plus, we are going

home to WI in June and I am wondering if I should find a specialist

in the Madison, Milwaukee or Chicago area to see him during our

visit.

Take care,

Pam

> Pam,

> I just have to tell you our boys sound so much alike !

> I was wondering if you still have Ian on the GFCF diet ?

> I saw a difference with Dylan so I am afraid of taking him off of

it .

> His Receptive skills are starting to take off too , he is pointing

at things like crazy and playing with toys . His eye-contact his %

100 , he looks when you answer his name .

> But if you were too ask him a question he couldn't answer , even

though I think he would like to .

> His Apraxia his severe . And I just pray everyday that I can find

him some help , we live in Utah and I can't find anyone who knows

how to do ST for Apraxia !! It is so frustrating !

> How old is Ian ? Does he go to pre-school ? How does he do with

other kids ?

> Dylan does't play yet , but he watches , I think he knows he can't

communicate with them so he stayes away?

> Take Care , Marie

[Guest guest]

No. The amount of private therapy is not relevant and you don't even need to

tell the school district what you provide privately. (Often the amount of

private therapy is based on what the parents can afford or what insurance will

pay for and this is not relevant for educational purposes.) The school

district needs to provide a sufficient level of therapy so that your child makes

sufficient progress to meaningfully participate in his/her education.

[Guest guest]

Shilo--

I may be wrong on this, and I'm sure someone will correct me if I am

wrong, but I would think that private therapy should not have any

bearing on how much he gets at school. (Now keep in mind, I'm just

going to be starting on my first IEP later this month!)

This is my thinking about it-- legally, the school district is

supposed to be responsible for your child's education, and that

includes his speech therapy. What should it matter if you have

private therapy as well? Think of it this way-- if he is taking

piano lessons outside of school, does that mean he should not

participate in music class, or only for part of it? Of course not.

Then again, there are people who can't even afford private therapy

with or without medical insurance, and depend on the school to live

up to their responsibility and provide what's needed for their

child. Private therapy is fine-- I'm not saying to give it up.

However, I think they should not weigh that in with their own

responsibilities, as it is something you do outside of school on your

own time with your own money, not theirs. Think of the music class

example I gave.

The other thing you mentioned-- might as well say it here rather than

in two places-- is that I would REALLY clarify group therapy. From

the way you wrote it, I wasn't sure if group therapy meant that the

whole class was the group, or if they meant a few kids together as a

group. Perhaps if it was only one other kid and your son, that might

be a little different. If his IEP and the outside professional

recommendations show that he needs to have individualized, 1:1 ST,

then you need to push for that. I just get the feeling that they are

trying to bully you into a cookie cutter solution (thanks for the

catch phrase, H. ;-) ), when you know better. Outside therapy

should have nothing to do with the services they are required to

provide you. And they should provide what your child needs, not what

works best for them. If they can't provide within their own setup,

then they should find an out-of-district placement or some other

placement that will do the trick.

Just my thinking about it....

Hope it helps...

le (SAHM to Drew, 2.8 yrs, apraxia, DSI and hypotonia)

> I want to make sure. Does what private therapy I get, have any

bearing on how much speech therapy the school has to provide?

> Thanks, Shilo

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, again, Shilo -

Absolutely not. The therapy provided through schools is, as the district

will tell you, aimed at helping your child progress in school. So, for

instance, in OT, the therapist will work on things to help your child hold a

pencil or work on sensory issues (if your child has them) to help him attend to

tasks while sitting at a desk or table, etc. PT's will work on safety issues

such as going up and down the steps of a bus or, as in Josh's case, walking

safely down the hallway to go to other classrooms or will work with the PE

teacher to enable the child in gym class. These are just examples, of course.

Speech is, in my opinion, an all-encompassing issue - having therapy to help

in school will, of course, help in " real life " and vice versa. The district,

unfortunately, may try to tell you that to justify not providing any more speech

therapy than what your private SLT is doing. You can counter that, though, with

the fact that your child must learn a functional language for school - he has to

be able to communicate appropriately with both the teachers and the other

students in order to further this educational goals - something a school SLP

must work with him on - whether that will affect his ability to function outside

of school is just a happy benefit. You can also counter with some of the

information that (?) emailed about as to the necessity of repetition for

kids with apraxia.

Good luck!

Sherry

Shilo <preston10@...> wrote:

I want to make sure. Does what private therapy I get, have any bearing on how

much speech therapy the school has to provide?

Thanks, Shilo

[Guest guest]

msnico

I think if you go to the files section and read everyones stories you will find all of the answers you need. Many women here have experienced hair loss. that has been the one problem I haven't had but the acne thing I have. I am 33 and even as a teen NEVER had skin problems or acne. Lately I my skin looks horrible - bumpy and rough like acne. I did have mine removed and I think that if you do it soon - the right way- there is a good chance your problems will go away. getting rid of the implants certainly won't hurt. you are only ecperiencing the beginning - hair loss should be the leastof your worries as there are many worse health problems related to implants that may be yet to come. Please let me know if you have questions and I will be happy to help

love

shari

[Guest guest]

Made my hair fall out, and I had burning skin. After a couple of years,

the hair grew back. You have to remove the implants for this to happen.

Lynda

At 05:28 PM 3/11/2004, you wrote:

>I got my implants about 5 yrs ago (25 now) and ever since I have

>been experiencing major hair loss, not to mention very greasy

>scalp/hair. I even went through sever acne around 3 yrs ago (never

>had a zit in my life prior). I wanted to know if anyone has had

>experience with this.

>

>I really want to get my implants removed ASAP! Does your hair grow

>back or at least stop falling out after you get the implants out? I

>would appreciate any response.

>

>thanks

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, both RA and Lupus are autoimmune diseases, where the body attacks

itself. Autoimmune diseases seem to run in families. And if you have

one, you are more at risk to get another one. I'm sure or a

will send some information on this.

Sue

On Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 03:25 PM, more_nana wrote:

> So I was thinking if the fact that I

> have RA and she has Lupus is connected in some weird form, you know

> cause we are related. If anyone has some info on this please let me

> know.

>

[Guest guest]

,

Yes, there could be a genetic link between you and your RA and your

niece who has lupus.

Although much is still unknown about the genetic contribution to

autoimmune diseases and how the various diseases are related to each

other, it is generally accepted that genes play an important role;

however, so, too, does environment. We have learned much from studying

families and, especially, twins.

Immune system diseases are extremely complex and are likely to have

links to several genes and many different environmental components.

************************************

" Genetics play a role in the development of the disease, but autoimmune

diseases are not genetic diseases. Autoimmune diseases are not caused by

a specific gene mutation. Rather, numerous genes are involved and work

together to increase a person's susceptibility.

Autoimmune diseases tend to cluster in families. Interestingly, though,

the clusters manifest as different autoimmune diseases: a mother may

have diabetes; a daughter may have lupus; and a grandmother may have

rheumatoid arthritis.

Noel Rose, MD, PhD, a professor at s Hopkins University and expert

in the field of autoimmune diseases, states in a paper presented at an

AARDA conference that " genetic components represent something on the

order of half of the risks. If you have a genetic predisposition to

autoimmunity, you may have two or five times as much chance of

developing autoimmunity as someone else. " "

Emory Healthcare

" Autoimmune Disease and Women " :

http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/HealthGate/14685.html

************************************

Arthritis Research & Therapy

9 May 2002

" Epidemiology and genetics of rheumatoid arthritis " :

http://arthritis-research.com/content/4/S3/S265

(you may have to register to see this, but it's free)

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] question

> I have RA/OA and Degenerative Arthritis on my lower back. I have a

> niece who is 33 years old and she has Lupus, and has had it for a

> few years. My question is, I have been reading peoples post from

> this group and I have wondered if it could apply, some people have

> RA and so do their parent. So I was thinking if the fact that I

> have RA and she has Lupus is connected in some weird form, you know

> cause we are related. If anyone has some info on this please let me

> know. This is a really bad day for me, my hands are pounding and my

> feet hurt with the pain going up into my legs and my back is killing

> me. I hope that you all are having a better day.

> I live in CA and someone said to me the other day, that i should

> feel happy to live in one of the sunny states, I don't know about

> you, but I have pain, weather its sunny or cloudy, of course its

> better if its sunny, but its not painless.

> My heart goes out to everyone in pain and I hope that tomorrow will

> be a better day for everyone of us.

>

> ~~

[Guest guest]

my son Lynden was 3 when he had his second surgery and somewhere he got it in his mind that he was going to get new eyebrows ( he has really blonde white eyebrows and my doctor bugs him) so we just went with that, on the day we just explained to him that he was going to go to sleep and that they would make his eyes bigger, in the end he really did not understand and we had no problems what so ever. good luck though............................ let us all know what happens.........

Tonikka

-----Original Message-----From: noonnaanay [mailto:Noonnaanay@...]Sent: August 26, 2004 12:03 PMblepharophimosis Subject: blepharophimosis QuestionHi All,I have a question for anyone who has had experience with a preschool aged child who was going to have surgery. My daughter just turned three and is scheduled to have surgery in about three weeks. What I was wondering was, did you tell your young children what was going to happen or just go (to surgery)and let them be none the wiser? is pretty smart but it still might be hard for her to comprehend what was really going to happen. Any advice?God BlessThanks,

[Guest guest]

I had eyelid surgery when I was 3, and I don't

remember hardly anything. I remember someone

giving me a stuffed toy but that's it.

--- tonikka <lyndenhunter@...> wrote:

> my son Lynden was 3 when he had his second

> surgery and somewhere he got it

> in his mind that he was going to get new

> eyebrows ( he has really blonde

> white eyebrows and my doctor bugs him) so we

> just went with that, on the day

> we just explained to him that he was going to

> go to sleep and that they

> would make his eyes bigger, in the end he

> really did not understand and we

> had no problems what so ever. good luck

> though............................

> let us all know what happens.........

>

> Tonikka

>

> blepharophimosis Question

>

>

> Hi All,

> I have a question for anyone who has had

> experience with a preschool

> aged child who was going to have surgery. My

> daughter just

> turned three and is scheduled to have surgery

> in about three weeks.

> What I was wondering was, did you tell your

> young children what was

> going to happen or just go (to surgery)and

> let them be none the

> wiser? is pretty smart but it still

> might be hard for her to

> comprehend what was really going to happen.

> Any advice?

> God Bless

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi .. My son Ethan had his surgery at 3 and i prepared him for it. I told him the day before, or even on the morning of the surgery and explained that he was going to be put to sleep with medicene and while he was asleep the doctor was going to fix his eyes and it wouldnt hurt.

When he did have the sugery the surgeon suggested to keep his eyes bandaged for 24 hours.... and i thought.. yeah right.. like hes gonna cope with that...!!! but he was great .. he seemed to know something had been done and he didnt pull at the bandages or anything.. Its amazing how they cope. Good luck...

blepharophimosis Question

Hi All,I have a question for anyone who has had experience with a preschool aged child who was going to have surgery. My daughter just turned three and is scheduled to have surgery in about three weeks. What I was wondering was, did you tell your young children what was going to happen or just go (to surgery)and let them be none the wiser? is pretty smart but it still might be hard for her to comprehend what was really going to happen. Any advice?God BlessThanks,

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice all. I will definately keep it in mind

God Bless

[Guest guest]

Hello

My daughter Emy was 3 when she had her first epecanthal surgery, we explained all to her, she coped admirably. I feel we did the right thing as it was a disorientating for her when she had bandages on for 24 hrs, and at least she knew why and what was happening.

We told her she would be going to hospital to see the surgeon we had met before (actually we took her the the childrens ward for half an hour a week or 2 before to prepare her - she was able to meet a few nurses (who are always fab on a childrens ward). Then we told her she was going to have medicine and go to sleep and the surgeon would make her eyes wider. We explained that mummy would be there all the time and just kept reassuring her) reading her fav books really helped when she was in the bandages.

If you decide to explain to her, you will probably be surprised how much in her stride she takes it. I must say though, I also have BPES which probably helps with my understanding of what she is going through.

If I can help any more, or you want to chat about it, please feel free to mail me back.

Good luck and God Bless.

Clare and Emy Tealenoonnaanay <Noonnaanay@...> wrote:

Hi All,I have a question for anyone who has had experience with a preschool aged child who was going to have surgery. My daughter just turned three and is scheduled to have surgery in about three weeks. What I was wondering was, did you tell your young children what was going to happen or just go (to surgery)and let them be none the wiser? is pretty smart but it still might be hard for her to comprehend what was really going to happen. Any advice?God BlessThanks,

[Guest guest]

NO. Do not take him to Dr. X. Trust your vibe. I talked to my chiro

about it (and my father who is a retired chiro) and he said that it

would not help in any way. They cannot manipulate the skull plates

and that sounds like a horrible idea. I hope I do not sound too rude

or harsh. The helmet is the way to go...take care and good luck with

.

Sue

Colin F. 11 mos.

StarBand 6/29 (8wks)

Buffalo, NY

> My son, who is 3 months old, still has a flat spot on the left side

> of his head. We have asked the PD about it and she says not to

worry,

> it won't hinder brain development and she has seen A LOT worse. She

> also gave us an excercise to do with and told us to try to

make

> him sleep on the right side of his head, which is easier said then

> done.

>

> Well my husband's mom works for a doctor who does joint

> manipulations. Personally I think he's just a glorified

chiropractor

> but.....

> So yesterday I had some friends over to do some scrapbooking and my

> husband took over to his mother's. He comes home and

says " What

> would you think about taking to Dr. X " (I can't spell his

name).

> I'm a little apprehensive about some doctor manipulating the skull

> plates in my son's head. I mean I don't want him to have the flat

> spot either but I don't want more damage caused. Not to mention

this

> doctor MAY be out of business soon because the medical board is

> trying to close him down. I went to him once and I won't go again.

I

> didn't get a good vibe from him. I was VERY uncomfortable. SO I'm

not

> too keen on taking my son to him.

>

> I'm not sure if has Plagiocephaly. None of his facial features

> are distorted and his forhead is fine. It's just one spot on the

back

> of his head.

>

> Thanks for listening and any advice will be appreciated.

>

> V

> 5/25/2004

[Guest guest]

,

DON'T TAKE HIM!!!! Our son, Jack, began to develop a flat spot when

he was about 1 to 2 months old. His pediatrician didn't think

anything of it and kept telling us it would get better - it didn't,

in fact it got much worse. Finally we insisted that we get a referal

to the neurosurgen. Because of Jack's age they had us in to meet

with the specialist within 3 hours. He's now banded and doing

wonderful. Remarkably, they only think treatment will last 3

months. I can't stress enough to ask for a referal. General Ped's

don't always know enough about the treatments for Plagio - or even

much about it in general. Go see a specialist before it gets worse!!!

Good luck!!!

Jodie

Mom to Jack, 10 mo., banded for 3 weeks.

> My son, who is 3 months old, still has a flat spot on the left side

> of his head. We have asked the PD about it and she says not to

worry,

> it won't hinder brain development and she has seen A LOT worse. She

> also gave us an excercise to do with and told us to try to

make

> him sleep on the right side of his head, which is easier said then

> done.

>

> Well my husband's mom works for a doctor who does joint

> manipulations. Personally I think he's just a glorified

chiropractor

> but.....

> So yesterday I had some friends over to do some scrapbooking and my

> husband took over to his mother's. He comes home and

says " What

> would you think about taking to Dr. X " (I can't spell his

name).

> I'm a little apprehensive about some doctor manipulating the skull

> plates in my son's head. I mean I don't want him to have the flat

> spot either but I don't want more damage caused. Not to mention

this

> doctor MAY be out of business soon because the medical board is

> trying to close him down. I went to him once and I won't go again.

I

> didn't get a good vibe from him. I was VERY uncomfortable. SO I'm

not

> too keen on taking my son to him.

>

> I'm not sure if has Plagiocephaly. None of his facial features

> are distorted and his forhead is fine. It's just one spot on the

back

> of his head.

>

> Thanks for listening and any advice will be appreciated.

>

> V

> 5/25/2004

[Guest guest]

Your instincts are telling you NOT to take your son there. There is

NO WAY I would take him! Nothing about that sounds right.

> > My son, who is 3 months old, still has a flat spot on the left

side

> > of his head. We have asked the PD about it and she says not to

> worry,

> > it won't hinder brain development and she has seen A LOT worse.

She

> > also gave us an excercise to do with and told us to try to

> make

> > him sleep on the right side of his head, which is easier said

then

> > done.

> >

> > Well my husband's mom works for a doctor who does joint

> > manipulations. Personally I think he's just a glorified

> chiropractor

> > but.....

> > So yesterday I had some friends over to do some scrapbooking and

my

> > husband took over to his mother's. He comes home and

> says " What

> > would you think about taking to Dr. X " (I can't spell his

> name).

> > I'm a little apprehensive about some doctor manipulating the

skull

> > plates in my son's head. I mean I don't want him to have the flat

> > spot either but I don't want more damage caused. Not to mention

> this

> > doctor MAY be out of business soon because the medical board is

> > trying to close him down. I went to him once and I won't go

again.

> I

> > didn't get a good vibe from him. I was VERY uncomfortable. SO I'm

> not

> > too keen on taking my son to him.

> >

> > I'm not sure if has Plagiocephaly. None of his facial

features

> > are distorted and his forhead is fine. It's just one spot on the

> back

> > of his head.

> >

> > Thanks for listening and any advice will be appreciated.

> >

> > V

> > 5/25/2004

[Guest guest]

I agree, go with your gut, but if your son had Tort, then a

chiropractor can help. We had a family chiro come to our MOMS club

meeting and that's what he said.

Good luck.

Deb and

> My son, who is 3 months old, still has a flat spot on the left

side

> of his head. We have asked the PD about it and she says not to

worry,

> it won't hinder brain development and she has seen A LOT worse.

She

> also gave us an excercise to do with and told us to try to

make

> him sleep on the right side of his head, which is easier said then

> done.

>

> Well my husband's mom works for a doctor who does joint

> manipulations. Personally I think he's just a glorified

chiropractor

> but.....

> So yesterday I had some friends over to do some scrapbooking and

my

> husband took over to his mother's. He comes home and

says " What

> would you think about taking to Dr. X " (I can't spell his

name).

> I'm a little apprehensive about some doctor manipulating the skull

> plates in my son's head. I mean I don't want him to have the flat

> spot either but I don't want more damage caused. Not to mention

this

> doctor MAY be out of business soon because the medical board is

> trying to close him down. I went to him once and I won't go again.

I

> didn't get a good vibe from him. I was VERY uncomfortable. SO I'm

not

> too keen on taking my son to him.

>

> I'm not sure if has Plagiocephaly. None of his facial

features

> are distorted and his forhead is fine. It's just one spot on the

back

> of his head.

>

> Thanks for listening and any advice will be appreciated.

>

> V

> 5/25/2004

[Guest guest]

,

I agree with everyone else, go with your gut! Can you post pics of

your baby?

> My son, who is 3 months old, still has a flat spot on the left side

> of his head. We have asked the PD about it and she says not to

worry,

> it won't hinder brain development and she has seen A LOT worse. She

> also gave us an excercise to do with and told us to try to

make

> him sleep on the right side of his head, which is easier said then

> done.

>

> Well my husband's mom works for a doctor who does joint

> manipulations. Personally I think he's just a glorified

chiropractor

> but.....

> So yesterday I had some friends over to do some scrapbooking and my

> husband took over to his mother's. He comes home and

says " What

> would you think about taking to Dr. X " (I can't spell his

name).

> I'm a little apprehensive about some doctor manipulating the skull

> plates in my son's head. I mean I don't want him to have the flat

> spot either but I don't want more damage caused. Not to mention

this

> doctor MAY be out of business soon because the medical board is

> trying to close him down. I went to him once and I won't go again.

I

> didn't get a good vibe from him. I was VERY uncomfortable. SO I'm

not

> too keen on taking my son to him.

>

> I'm not sure if has Plagiocephaly. None of his facial features

> are distorted and his forhead is fine. It's just one spot on the

back

> of his head.

>

> Thanks for listening and any advice will be appreciated.

>

> V

> 5/25/2004