Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Dear , Ihave heard very different opinions on using chelation, gscf diet, etc. So I have decided to use as many organic products that I can find. Perhaps, if I knew earlier of my son 's situation (add & asperger's) I may have tried those treatments. Now that he is 11,we are set in our ways. He is high functioning and yes, he does go for OT & ST, and he does seem to be getting along well with that.I do restrict his time on electronic games and the computer. I have had some disagreements with my family, and I always tell them that we live in the USA, and we all have the right to our opinion or decisions, so be quiet. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: " If you want to know.. Ask! " <mystique2574@...> < > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 10:53 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Just One Opinion > , > > I'm not sure where in my little post you got the idea that I felt > anything said was disrespectful or personal. And if you read my post > completely you'd see that I mentioned that we are all going thru > different things and using different approches... and that i hope > that we can all keep an open mind... it was general comments.. not > meant for any one person in particular and I'm sorry if you feel it > was directed at you since you felt the need to respond the way you > did... and trust me.. i'm a big girl and don't need the " atta > girl " .. although sometimes we are all so caught up in things we > should all give them to each other to remind us we aren't alone in > things.. and I'm all for discussing pertinent issues.. > > I've noticed this group is very big on biomedical.. which is fine.. > although those that are into it use a lingo that is familiar to them > but foreign to me so I don't understand much of it.... and have been > doing research on my own for awhile now... and honestly to me.. it > seems quite scary and extremely out of my budget. So we give our > son Risperdal as prescribed by his neurologist that is covered by > our insurance minus our copay of course, he sees an SLP, an OT and > now a PT, again all with insurance and copays... He goes to 2 > different preschools during the day.. our school district and then > another because I don't personally feel that 2 1/2 hours a day is > enough to give him the help he needs.. the 2nd one is out of our > pocket.... we use the greenspan/floorplay method with him at home > and reinforce what his therapists suggest we should do at home and > what they have worked on with him.... and he has not received any > ABA therapy at all... is this enough? I don't know... but he's > making wonderful progress and we want him to continue to progress... > which is why I am on this group.. to get ideas.. to learn what is > working for others.. and see what others are doing or trying with > their children.... to see what more I can do.. or could be doing.. > from both the bio-medical side of things.. and for those who are not > going the bio-medical route as well... If I am in the wrong group > for that.. please let me know.. > > J > Olmsted Falls > > > > > > > > , > > > > We are just having a discussion. Noone is getting personal or > being disrespectful of anyone else. If you disagree it would be > helpful for you to point out what you think is being said that is > disrespectful. > > > > I gave my opinion, anyone or everyone is free to ignore it. We are > all big girls here and if we have intact egos we can agree to > disagree. I purposely seek out groups where people are doing things > differently than we are, just to learn, but that's me. > > > > If this a support-only group, then I have been mistaken in my > discussion line. But I think we have to move beyond the " atta girls " > and discuss some pertinent issues if we want to learn and ultimately > help our kids, don't you? > > > > The best lists I have seen have many differing points of view > which are discussed wholeheartedly without anyone getting personal. > I can find LOTS of lists where everyone thinks just like me, but how > would I ever learn anything else? > > > > :-) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: If you want to know.. Ask! > > > > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 2:31 PM > > Subject: [ ] Just One Opinion > > > > > > I've noticed a bit of a trend lately on posts and wasn't sure > > exactly where to respond and where not to. > > > > When we first got our son's diagnosis, we were as most parents > > devasted. But that didn't last for long and we decided to bust > our > > tails day in and out doing the best that we can for him. Just > like > > NT, no 2 children with Autism are the same. There are > similiarities > > but no 2 will exhibit the exact same issues. What one child has > a > > problem with, another may excel. Where one child just doesn't > get > > it, another may have the jist of it, and another might have all > the > > answers. As our first neurologist phrased it to us... Autism is > a > > big umbrella or name that many other problems are diagnosed > under. > > I think this is something some of us forget. We are so glad to > > finally connect with others that have similar problems, that we > look > > beyond each individual child and see only that one diagnosis.. > Our > > child is Autistic! > > > > The same can be said for therapies, what may work for one child > may > > not work for another. Some parents may follow their neurologist > and > > pediatricians and use the medical route of treating their child. > > Others may just do strict therapy.. Others may choose to do > > biomedical treatments and others use a combination of all or > some of > > these options. Being that this is a support group, I think we > all > > need to keep an open mind and respect and support whichever > route > > parents decide to take with their children. > > > > Ok... enough rambling... hope everyone is staying cool! > > > > Take care! > > J > > Olmsted Falls > > > > > > > > > *Just Some Group Notes: > > ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > > We can help raise money for ASO (Autism Society of Ohio). Just by using a charity based search engine. Search for anything you need info on. 2 steps: Just click on the link then type in Autism Society of Ohio and hit verify. Then type in your search word. heres the link: http://www.goodsearch.com > > ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > > When Adding to your email address book, don't forget to include the s in groups. Here is the complete address: > > > ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > > Our Parent Contact list - see a printable list or add your contact info: > > See the printable list: /database?method=reportRows & tbl =2 & sortBy=1 & sortDir=down & startAt= & prntRpt=1 > > Add your contact info here: /database?method=addRecord & tbl= 2 > > ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > > Would you like to invite a friend to our group? > Would you like to handout information about our group to your area meeting? > Just print out some handouts from this link: > http://f4.grp.fs.com/v1/AIN0RLAa_M73oRrFIxpAYAoyKhpUQjhAQwLZyn-aHudv5wB Io5CIDOYwMaYSuKIwsAQHkU2a2WBN2D3h6hU6ig/ -Handout.doc > > ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > > See our group photo albums or Add your family photo album here: > http://health.ph./group/ /photos > > ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > > is a networking and support group > of " Parent to Parent for Autism " . > Website: http://hometown.aol.com/parentschat/homepage.html > > ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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