Re: Daughter improving - is this usual?

[Guest guest]

Hi Kaz,

> Is this usual. Do other's here have success stories? Is this just the

> hard work paying off or do children naturally improve as they get

> older. Is it just better coping mechanisms or that they understand

> things better as they get older? Does this mean she has been wrongly

> diagnosed? If you have children that have been diagnosed for years

> and your children are older than mine, have you noticed an

> improvement?

Yes, this is exactly what you would hope for, given the intensive input, as

well as the fact that children do develop as they get older (ASD is

classified as a developmental disorder). You have helped her learn to cope

better. She will always be autistic - you cannot change a brain that is

differently wired. She will never be totally 'normal' and will always have

some social and communication difficulties but she will probably get good at

'pretending to be normal'.

in England

[Guest guest]

Kaz,

LOL...you should listen to who ever you were talking to. Yes,

individuals with autism can learn, grow and develop like everyone

else does. It is just they process information differently and

often have varing degrees of sensory processing problems. It sounds

like your daughter may have severe sensory integration issues. Have

you thought of Auditory Integration Training and Visual Integration

therpy? It sounds like those two areas are making life very

difficult for her.

Keep up the hard work! I will definitely pay off.

Bill

>

> Hi everyone,

> I have a daughter diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. She

is

> a twin ( her twin is diagnosed with PDDNOS). The twins were born

at

> 24 weeks gestation so have mild delays.

> Everyone has said that although a child will learn to deal with

> some issues that she will not improve.

> The twins are age 6 and have started school. They have had three

and

> a half years of Early Intervention, preschool, Occupational

Therapy

> and speech therapy.

> A year ago my daughter could not go in a shop , near a crowd ,

listen

> to any television , go to a show e.t.c. There is no way she would

> have even gone in school grounds.

> We have gradually exposed her to things she doesn't like. I

mentioned

> here once before how we used a Jogger pram with a mosquito net

over

> it to get her into the shops.we started at small shops and worked

our

> way up to shopping malls.We then took away the net on the pram .

We

> have done this gradual approach to everything. We visted school

last

> year initially when there were no children there and worked our

way

> up to classroom visits with children present.We did 6 months of

> school integration prior to starting.

> Many of her problems are sensory , particularly auditory and

> visual.She also has a problem with smells but loves tactile things

> such as sand. She has many fears, the fears seem to be a dominant

> force in her life. She is a very anxious child. She is scared of

> televions being switched on , clowns, pirates, radios on, heaps of

> things.

> We have now managed to get her used to most children's televion ,

> although my husband and I can't watch the News or anything.

> The improvements have been amazing. She seems like she has no

> problems to people that have just met her. We have even managed to

> get her back into ballet, whereas last year she was scared of the

> music. She even went to a crowded amusement park which she would

> never have done in the past. I didn't think she would actually go

in!

> She has a teacher's aide at school and the aide said she has fit

in

> perfectly.

> Is this usual. Do other's here have success stories? Is this just

the

> hard work paying off or do children naturally improve as they get

> older. Is it just better coping mechanisms or that they understand

> things better as they get older? Does this mean she has been

wrongly

> diagnosed? If you have children that have been diagnosed for years

> and your children are older than mine, have you noticed an

> improvement?

> Would love to hear from you,

> Thanks Kaz xx

>

[Guest guest]

Your daughter is just more proof of what I have been saying for so long (being a Mom to twin 10y/o PDD boys) these kids have so much going on in their little minds! I was told at 3 to look into placement for my boys because they were going to be HUGE. Now at age 10 the Dr.s are all baffled!!! They can't believe the difference in them. We didn't use any drugs, all vitamins, minerals, supplements and AIT (listening program, I HIGHLY recommend) We give them extra sensory breaks. My lowest functioning boy is now starting 3rd grade (actual is 4th) with an A/B average. He has his own aid which I think has tons to do with his accomplishments. He doesn't have much speech but can talk when he needs too. So keep up the great work Mom! Sounds like you are doing a bang up job! All of our kids are capable of great things- we just have to figure out how to get through to them. Best wishes! Deb

C.Bill Nason <nasonbill@...> wrote: Kaz,LOL...you should listen to who ever you were talking to. Yes, individuals with autism can learn, grow and develop like everyone else does. It is just they process information differently and often have varing degrees of sensory processing problems. It sounds like your daughter may have severe sensory integration issues. Have you thought of Auditory Integration Training and Visual Integration therpy? It sounds like those two areas are making life very difficult for her. Keep up the hard work! I will definitely pay off.Bill>> Hi everyone,> I have a daughter diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

She is > a twin ( her twin is diagnosed with PDDNOS). The twins were born at > 24 weeks gestation so have mild delays.> Everyone has said that although a child will learn to deal with > some issues that she will not improve. > The twins are age 6 and have started school. They have had three and > a half years of Early Intervention, preschool, Occupational Therapy > and speech therapy. > A year ago my daughter could not go in a shop , near a crowd , listen > to any television , go to a show e.t.c. There is no way she would > have even gone in school grounds.> We have gradually exposed her to things she doesn't like. I mentioned > here once before how we used a Jogger pram with a mosquito net over > it to get her into the shops.we started at small shops and worked our > way up to shopping malls.We then took away the net on the pram .

We > have done this gradual approach to everything. We visted school last > year initially when there were no children there and worked our way > up to classroom visits with children present.We did 6 months of > school integration prior to starting.> Many of her problems are sensory , particularly auditory and > visual.She also has a problem with smells but loves tactile things > such as sand. She has many fears, the fears seem to be a dominant > force in her life. She is a very anxious child. She is scared of > televions being switched on , clowns, pirates, radios on, heaps of > things.> We have now managed to get her used to most children's televion , > although my husband and I can't watch the News or anything.> The improvements have been amazing. She seems like she has no > problems to people that have just met her. We have even managed to > get her back into

ballet, whereas last year she was scared of the > music. She even went to a crowded amusement park which she would > never have done in the past. I didn't think she would actually go in!> She has a teacher's aide at school and the aide said she has fit in > perfectly.> Is this usual. Do other's here have success stories? Is this just the > hard work paying off or do children naturally improve as they get > older. Is it just better coping mechanisms or that they understand > things better as they get older? Does this mean she has been wrongly > diagnosed? If you have children that have been diagnosed for years > and your children are older than mine, have you noticed an > improvement?> Would love to hear from you,> Thanks Kaz xx> Deb C.

[Guest guest]

Sorry Kaz,

I meant you shouldn't listen to who ever you are talking to. LOL...I

should better edit my post before sending.

Bill

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > I have a daughter diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. She

> is

> > a twin ( her twin is diagnosed with PDDNOS). The twins were born

> at

> > 24 weeks gestation so have mild delays.

> > Everyone has said that although a child will learn to deal with

> > some issues that she will not improve.

> > The twins are age 6 and have started school. They have had three

> and

> > a half years of Early Intervention, preschool, Occupational

> Therapy

> > and speech therapy.

> > A year ago my daughter could not go in a shop , near a crowd ,

> listen

> > to any television , go to a show e.t.c. There is no way she would

> > have even gone in school grounds.

> > We have gradually exposed her to things she doesn't like. I

> mentioned

> > here once before how we used a Jogger pram with a mosquito net

> over

> > it to get her into the shops.we started at small shops and worked

> our

> > way up to shopping malls.We then took away the net on the pram .

> We

> > have done this gradual approach to everything. We visted school

> last

> > year initially when there were no children there and worked our

> way

> > up to classroom visits with children present.We did 6 months of

> > school integration prior to starting.

> > Many of her problems are sensory , particularly auditory and

> > visual.She also has a problem with smells but loves tactile

things

> > such as sand. She has many fears, the fears seem to be a dominant

> > force in her life. She is a very anxious child. She is scared of

> > televions being switched on , clowns, pirates, radios on, heaps

of

> > things.

> > We have now managed to get her used to most children's televion ,

> > although my husband and I can't watch the News or anything.

> > The improvements have been amazing. She seems like she has no

> > problems to people that have just met her. We have even managed

to

> > get her back into ballet, whereas last year she was scared of the

> > music. She even went to a crowded amusement park which she would

> > never have done in the past. I didn't think she would actually go

> in!

> > She has a teacher's aide at school and the aide said she has fit

> in

> > perfectly.

> > Is this usual. Do other's here have success stories? Is this just

> the

> > hard work paying off or do children naturally improve as they get

> > older. Is it just better coping mechanisms or that they

understand

> > things better as they get older? Does this mean she has been

> wrongly

> > diagnosed? If you have children that have been diagnosed for

years

> > and your children are older than mine, have you noticed an

> > improvement?

> > Would love to hear from you,

> > Thanks Kaz xx

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Kaz, Hello. I can relate to what you are saying. I have a son who's 8 going on 9 in March and he's been diagnosed with autism and he has develpomental delays. He is in 2nd grade this year.He is non-verbal but communicates. He is in his resouce room most of the day with his aids assisting him with transitions from room to room and with lunch. He's made improvement this year. He is starting to learn problem solving i.e. If I put a book away I don't want him to have, he will find a way to get it. He will stand on something to reach it or look in the vicinity where I was until he finds it. It is important to make sure your child is not in a glorified day care situation at school. My son was in that situation last year and he actually regressed. Make sure that teacher has a structured environment and they stick to it. You'll see improvement. Best wishes and keep smiling. Bill Nason <nasonbill@...> wrote: Kaz,LOL...you should listen to who ever you were talking to. Yes, individuals with autism can learn, grow and develop like everyone else does. It is just they process information differently and often have varing degrees of sensory processing problems. It sounds like your daughter may have severe sensory integration issues. Have you thought of Auditory Integration Training and Visual Integration therpy? It sounds like those two areas are making life very difficult for her. Keep up the hard work! I will definitely pay off.Bill>> Hi everyone,> I have a daughter diagnosed with an autism spectrum

disorder. She is > a twin ( her twin is diagnosed with PDDNOS). The twins were born at > 24 weeks gestation so have mild delays.> Everyone has said that although a child will learn to deal with > some issues that she will not improve. > The twins are age 6 and have started school. They have had three and > a half years of Early Intervention, preschool, Occupational Therapy > and speech therapy. > A year ago my daughter could not go in a shop , near a crowd , listen > to any television , go to a show e.t.c. There is no way she would > have even gone in school grounds.> We have gradually exposed her to things she doesn't like. I mentioned > here once before how we used a Jogger pram with a mosquito net over > it to get her into the shops.we started at small shops and worked our > way up to shopping malls.We then took away the net on the

pram . We > have done this gradual approach to everything. We visted school last > year initially when there were no children there and worked our way > up to classroom visits with children present.We did 6 months of > school integration prior to starting.> Many of her problems are sensory , particularly auditory and > visual.She also has a problem with smells but loves tactile things > such as sand. She has many fears, the fears seem to be a dominant > force in her life. She is a very anxious child. She is scared of > televions being switched on , clowns, pirates, radios on, heaps of > things.> We have now managed to get her used to most children's televion , > although my husband and I can't watch the News or anything.> The improvements have been amazing. She seems like she has no > problems to people that have just met her. We have even managed to > get her back

into ballet, whereas last year she was scared of the > music. She even went to a crowded amusement park which she would > never have done in the past. I didn't think she would actually go in!> She has a teacher's aide at school and the aide said she has fit in > perfectly.> Is this usual. Do other's here have success stories? Is this just the > hard work paying off or do children naturally improve as they get > older. Is it just better coping mechanisms or that they understand > things better as they get older? Does this mean she has been wrongly > diagnosed? If you have children that have been diagnosed for years > and your children are older than mine, have you noticed an > improvement?> Would love to hear from you,> Thanks Kaz xx>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

I guess it is just time and effort , maybe she is just having a good

run at the moment.Whatever it is I hope it continues,

Kaz xx

>

> Hi Kaz,

>

> > Is this usual. Do other's here have success stories? Is this just

the

> > hard work paying off or do children naturally improve as they get

> > older. Is it just better coping mechanisms or that they understand

> > things better as they get older? Does this mean she has been

wrongly

> > diagnosed? If you have children that have been diagnosed for years

> > and your children are older than mine, have you noticed an

> > improvement?

>

> Yes, this is exactly what you would hope for, given the intensive

input, as

> well as the fact that children do develop as they get older (ASD is

> classified as a developmental disorder). You have helped her learn

to cope

> better. She will always be autistic - you cannot change a brain

that is

> differently wired. She will never be totally 'normal' and will

always have

> some social and communication difficulties but she will probably

get good at

> 'pretending to be normal'.

>

> in England

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

I guess it is just time and effort , maybe she is just having a good

run at the moment.Whatever it is I hope it continues,

Kaz xx

>

> Hi Kaz,

>

> > Is this usual. Do other's here have success stories? Is this just

the

> > hard work paying off or do children naturally improve as they get

> > older. Is it just better coping mechanisms or that they understand

> > things better as they get older? Does this mean she has been

wrongly

> > diagnosed? If you have children that have been diagnosed for years

> > and your children are older than mine, have you noticed an

> > improvement?

>

> Yes, this is exactly what you would hope for, given the intensive

input, as

> well as the fact that children do develop as they get older (ASD is

> classified as a developmental disorder). You have helped her learn

to cope

> better. She will always be autistic - you cannot change a brain

that is

> differently wired. She will never be totally 'normal' and will

always have

> some social and communication difficulties but she will probably

get good at

> 'pretending to be normal'.

>

> in England

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Bill,

Thankyou for your kind words.

She does have a lot of sensory issues and we send away for info on

auditory Integration Training but we are 6 hours drive away from the

city and it is a week long course. It also costs a lot more than we

can afford unfortunately. But hopefully we are on our way to her

learning to cope with things. She sat through " SHREK 2 " DVD the

other day and she was terrified of Shrek. She seems more willing to

give things a try now.

Kaz xxx

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > I have a daughter diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. She

> is

> > a twin ( her twin is diagnosed with PDDNOS). The twins were born

> at

> > 24 weeks gestation so have mild delays.

> > Everyone has said that although a child will learn to deal with

> > some issues that she will not improve.

> > The twins are age 6 and have started school. They have had three

> and

> > a half years of Early Intervention, preschool, Occupational

> Therapy

> > and speech therapy.

> > A year ago my daughter could not go in a shop , near a crowd ,

> listen

> > to any television , go to a show e.t.c. There is no way she would

> > have even gone in school grounds.

> > We have gradually exposed her to things she doesn't like. I

> mentioned

> > here once before how we used a Jogger pram with a mosquito net

> over

> > it to get her into the shops.we started at small shops and worked

> our

> > way up to shopping malls.We then took away the net on the pram .

> We

> > have done this gradual approach to everything. We visted school

> last

> > year initially when there were no children there and worked our

> way

> > up to classroom visits with children present.We did 6 months of

> > school integration prior to starting.

> > Many of her problems are sensory , particularly auditory and

> > visual.She also has a problem with smells but loves tactile

things

> > such as sand. She has many fears, the fears seem to be a dominant

> > force in her life. She is a very anxious child. She is scared of

> > televions being switched on , clowns, pirates, radios on, heaps

of

> > things.

> > We have now managed to get her used to most children's televion ,

> > although my husband and I can't watch the News or anything.

> > The improvements have been amazing. She seems like she has no

> > problems to people that have just met her. We have even managed

to

> > get her back into ballet, whereas last year she was scared of the

> > music. She even went to a crowded amusement park which she would

> > never have done in the past. I didn't think she would actually go

> in!

> > She has a teacher's aide at school and the aide said she has fit

> in

> > perfectly.

> > Is this usual. Do other's here have success stories? Is this just

> the

> > hard work paying off or do children naturally improve as they get

> > older. Is it just better coping mechanisms or that they

understand

> > things better as they get older? Does this mean she has been

> wrongly

> > diagnosed? If you have children that have been diagnosed for

years

> > and your children are older than mine, have you noticed an

> > improvement?

> > Would love to hear from you,

> > Thanks Kaz xx

> >

>