Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Posted September 10, 2006 I look into that. Thanks * RE: Re: Fitzpatrick book>> Autism Treatment > <mailto:Autism Treatment > wrote:> > In a message dated 09/09/2006 08:15:18 GMT Daylight Time,> > autistischen (DOT) co.uk <mailto:autistischen (DOT) co.uk> writes:> >> > In one sense we were lucky because our son was not diagnosed until> > he was 12.> >> >>>> Why did he not get a Dx before age 12? Was it hard to> > spot or wern't you able to get a Dx?> >> > Mandi in Poole> >> >>> A bit of both. had a statement from the age of 3 because> of language> impairment. With hindsight if you take all the different reports> together> they shout autism. But this was in the 1980s before the criteria were> changed. Autism meant Kanners and nothing else. So was "a> child of> average ability with severe difficulties using and understanding> spoken> language" when he was three. This changed to "severe emotional and> behavioural difficulties with moderate language difficulties" when> he was> ten.>> He made rapid progress in language after he had his adenoids> removed which> got rid of the constant ear infections. He also had a lot of> speech therapy> and an inspirational specialist language teacher. Then around 10> he was> unable to fathom the changing social rules as his peer group> approached> puberty. His rapidly deteriorating behaviour was actually an autistic> response to unexpected change and increasing social demands.>> When autism was first mentioned I dismissed the idea. I work in a> school> for severe learning difficulties which has a lot of autistic pupils.> Compared to them my son was not autistic. Then I spent 3 days in a> TEACCH> seminar with Mesibov and finally recognized the truth. My son's> psychiatrist did not feel qualified to diagnose and he was> eventually dx'd> by Judith Gould. Even with a dx secondary school was a disaster.> He has done> fantastically well since leaving school.>> -- > Mike Stanton> Let's make autism a happy place :-)> http://mikestanton.wordpress.com <http://mikestanton.wordpress.com>>> > ---------------------------------------------------------->> No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG Free Edition.> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.2/442 - Release Date: 9/8/06> Quote
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Posted September 10, 2006 Diane. If you are worried, I would think about trying homeopathy. There is a remedy for lead, it's called plumblob or a word like that ( from the Roman times I think ) Miles Diane McGregor wrote: > If your son were found to have high heavy metals what would you do? > I'm not trying to be sarcastic. I'm just interested. My son is high in > lead, and while chelation worries me, so does the lead toxicity. What > would you advise? > > > > * RE: Re: Fitzpatrick book > > Autism Treatment > <mailto:Autism Treatment > wrote: > > In a message dated 09/09/2006 08:15:18 GMT Daylight Time, > > autistischen@... <mailto:autistischen@...> writes: > > > > In one sense we were lucky because our son was not diagnosed until > > he was 12. > > > >>>> Why did he not get a Dx before age 12? Was it hard to > > spot or wern't you able to get a Dx? > > > > Mandi in Poole > > > > > > A bit of both. had a statement from the age of 3 because > of language > impairment. With hindsight if you take all the different reports > together > they shout autism. But this was in the 1980s before the criteria were > changed. Autism meant Kanners and nothing else. So was " a > child of > average ability with severe difficulties using and understanding > spoken > language " when he was three. This changed to " severe emotional and > behavioural difficulties with moderate language difficulties " when > he was > ten. > > He made rapid progress in language after he had his adenoids > removed which > got rid of the constant ear infections. He also had a lot of > speech therapy > and an inspirational specialist language teacher. Then around 10 > he was > unable to fathom the changing social rules as his peer group > approached > puberty. His rapidly deteriorating behaviour was actually an autistic > response to unexpected change and increasing social demands. > > When autism was first mentioned I dismissed the idea. I work in a > school > for severe learning difficulties which has a lot of autistic pupils. > Compared to them my son was not autistic. Then I spent 3 days in a > TEACCH > seminar with Mesibov and finally recognized the truth. My son's > psychiatrist did not feel qualified to diagnose and he was > eventually dx'd > by Judith Gould. Even with a dx secondary school was a disaster. > He has done > fantastically well since leaving school. > > -- > Mike Stanton > Let's make autism a happy place :-) > http://mikestanton.wordpress.com <http://mikestanton.wordpress.com> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.2/442 - Release Date: 9/8/06 > Quote
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