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Dayna:

Hello! We live in Ohio, south of Cleveland. Yes, we do receive IG Living, it

has a lot of good resources, thats how I found the group! Besides my boys with

PID I also have 2 older boys, is 12 and is 10. Where do you have

your IVIG done? We have been lucky enough to be blessed with the most wonderful

nurse in the world, she comes here and does ours..and it is so much easier for

us then going to the clinic, which we used to do.

Talk soon,

dfladhammer@... wrote:

.

Welcome to the group. Where are you located? We are in a suburb north of Los

Angeles and have three pid kids Tommy 2, Kate 4, Charlie 5. All three are on

IVIG. Do you get IG Living? www.igliving.com If not! Its free!

Dayna S Fladhammer

re: new to the group

Hi! I am the mother of three boys with selective immune deficiency.

Austin is five and has been off IVIG for a little over a year but now

they are seeing some problems. Kaleb is four and he has been on

therapy for three years with no sign of ever going off and Kamden who

is almost one and not far from being put on IVIG therapy. It would be

nice to talk to other parents who have an idea what it is like to

dealt with these issues.

thanks,

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Hi Donna,

My 8-year-old daughter sounds very much like your son. She was diagnosed

with OCD at 5 yrs old, but my husband and I noticed symptoms when she was 3.

Her

first signs were her clothes not feeling " just right " and her shoes needing

to be tied and retied and retied to feel right. We are perplexed sometimes

because her symptoms most definitely wax and wane and change all the time. What

bothered her last month seems to have " balanced out " and now she will be on to

something else. This is one of the reasons why CBT hasn't worked so great.

We will have " homework " from her therapist to work on one of her issues, when

it just goes away by itself, then we have to try to pick another area to work

on. So she is not beating her OCD, its just........changing! She is on 10 mg

of Prozac which takes the edge off and still gives us something to work with.

Very frustrating! I have found this group very helpful and very FULL of

information. I hope that you can find the help you need for your son. Just

know

that you are not alone!

Kath

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[Guest guest]

Hi Donna,

My 8-year-old daughter sounds very much like your son. She was diagnosed

with OCD at 5 yrs old, but my husband and I noticed symptoms when she was 3.

Her

first signs were her clothes not feeling " just right " and her shoes needing

to be tied and retied and retied to feel right. We are perplexed sometimes

because her symptoms most definitely wax and wane and change all the time. What

bothered her last month seems to have " balanced out " and now she will be on to

something else. This is one of the reasons why CBT hasn't worked so great.

We will have " homework " from her therapist to work on one of her issues, when

it just goes away by itself, then we have to try to pick another area to work

on. So she is not beating her OCD, its just........changing! She is on 10 mg

of Prozac which takes the edge off and still gives us something to work with.

Very frustrating! I have found this group very helpful and very FULL of

information. I hope that you can find the help you need for your son. Just

know

that you are not alone!

Kath

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[Guest guest]

Hi Donna and welcome. This is a great group for info and support.

Our son is 16, OCD/Bipolar/???, diagnosis is still in process. We

are in coping mode, no treatment beyond medication at this point. Our

son was initially on only celexa,high dose, which triggered hypomania

and then a mood stabilizer was added and the celexa lowered. We are

still challenged with behavior issues and are currently considering

lowering celexa and possibly removing. Big challenge to treat these

two disorders together. The ssri's are problematic for many,

particularily if there is bipolar....do watch this carefully.

Re waxing and waning, that is the norm with ocd, as is switching from

germs to bad thoughts or other stuff. Just when you think something

might be conquered, something else shows up. Our son has had pretty

much all types of ocd, currently a mix of many.

Again, welcome.

Barb

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> I just joined the group. My 7-year-old son has OCD

> and anxiety issues. He is currently on medication for

> possible Bi-polar disorder (Abilify) and it has helped

> some with the OCD symptoms. His biggest issues are

> with his clothing, re-tying shoes, finding correct

> fitting socks, sometimes pulling his laces so tightly

> that his feet get sores and bleed. When he was three

> and four years old he would say that he felt " crooked "

> in clothing. What I find so funny is that it's like a

> love/hate relationship with his clothing. He loves

> clothes but changes outfits at least three times a day

> because he doesn't " feel right " in them.

>

> He also goes in and out with having germ issues. Is

> this normal to have a cycle of behaviors or symptoms

> that seem to wax and wane? We just recently started

> him on Zoloft in addition to the Abilify but we've

> noticed his behavior worsen as of late. He is very

> defiant and his behavior is absolutely awful. We have

> a meeting with the psychiatrist soon and really aren't

> sure what to do or where to turn next.

>

> Well I am anxious to meet and share experiences with

> everyone!

>

> Donna

>

>

>

>

> " Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. "

> Lord of the Rings, Return of the King

>

>

>

>

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Thank you all for the warm welcome! Our appointment

is tomorrow and I'm almost certain she'll want to

either switch anti-depressant meds or lower the dose.

It is so confusing trying to remember which behavior

started when and what might be a reaction to what! I

feel like I know exactly what to say when I make the

appointment but then once it finally gets here either

the behaviors have switched or I'm not so sure I still

feel the same way! It's all so confusing!

One thing I am certain of is that there is a definite

change for the worse when/if he's hungry or depending

on what he eats. It's like he needs to eat something

every couple of hours or he's a total mess. The other

day he ate a great (healthy) lunch and ate a lot. 45

minutes later he was out of control and his behavior

was awful. I finally made him go eat something with

sugar in it even though he swore he didn't want it.

Immediately after he was done it was as if the light

switched and he was snapped out of it and immediately

better again. He even said, " I feel much better now,

Mommy " . I have asked about a possible relationship to

sugar but one of the docs said that it's almost

impossible to zero in on that type of problem becuase

you almost have to keep taking blood work until you

catch it happening at that exact moment. Does anyone

else experience anything like this??? I would be so

interested in hearing about it.

Thanks!

--- <@...> wrote:

> Hi Donna, welcome! Let us know how your next psych

> appt goes. If

> your son's increase defiance and behavior is since

> beginning Zoloft,

> the doctor might want to try another med or maybe

> just lower the dose

> (split pills?) to see if that helps and go up

> slower. Some people

> are more sensitive to medications. Plus with

> possible bipolar, from

> what I've read, it can be tricky treating OCD and

> bipolar for some.

>

> When OCD first began for my son (now age 18, he was

> in 6th grade when

> it began), some of his initial behaviors stayed,

> some went away and

> at times it seemed a new one (or more) would pop up

> daily

> (hourly...). Anyway, for him this seemed to settle

> down some after a

> while. But, as you've read, OCD can wax and wane

> too, so the same

> behavior might get worse at times while be more in

> the background at

> others times.

>

> Have you talked with your son yet about OCD?? There

> are some good

> children books on it.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi everyone!

> >

> > I just joined the group. My 7-year-old son has

> OCD

> > and anxiety issues. He is currently on medication

> for

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! Our appointment

is tomorrow and I'm almost certain she'll want to

either switch anti-depressant meds or lower the dose.

It is so confusing trying to remember which behavior

started when and what might be a reaction to what! I

feel like I know exactly what to say when I make the

appointment but then once it finally gets here either

the behaviors have switched or I'm not so sure I still

feel the same way! It's all so confusing!

One thing I am certain of is that there is a definite

change for the worse when/if he's hungry or depending

on what he eats. It's like he needs to eat something

every couple of hours or he's a total mess. The other

day he ate a great (healthy) lunch and ate a lot. 45

minutes later he was out of control and his behavior

was awful. I finally made him go eat something with

sugar in it even though he swore he didn't want it.

Immediately after he was done it was as if the light

switched and he was snapped out of it and immediately

better again. He even said, " I feel much better now,

Mommy " . I have asked about a possible relationship to

sugar but one of the docs said that it's almost

impossible to zero in on that type of problem becuase

you almost have to keep taking blood work until you

catch it happening at that exact moment. Does anyone

else experience anything like this??? I would be so

interested in hearing about it.

Thanks!

--- <@...> wrote:

> Hi Donna, welcome! Let us know how your next psych

> appt goes. If

> your son's increase defiance and behavior is since

> beginning Zoloft,

> the doctor might want to try another med or maybe

> just lower the dose

> (split pills?) to see if that helps and go up

> slower. Some people

> are more sensitive to medications. Plus with

> possible bipolar, from

> what I've read, it can be tricky treating OCD and

> bipolar for some.

>

> When OCD first began for my son (now age 18, he was

> in 6th grade when

> it began), some of his initial behaviors stayed,

> some went away and

> at times it seemed a new one (or more) would pop up

> daily

> (hourly...). Anyway, for him this seemed to settle

> down some after a

> while. But, as you've read, OCD can wax and wane

> too, so the same

> behavior might get worse at times while be more in

> the background at

> others times.

>

> Have you talked with your son yet about OCD?? There

> are some good

> children books on it.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi everyone!

> >

> > I just joined the group. My 7-year-old son has

> OCD

> > and anxiety issues. He is currently on medication

> for

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Donna,

I have no experience with OCD and blood sugar levels,

but my son's ADHD friend's grandma always asks me to

feed him something if he's over after school, because

he has problems when he doesn't eat.

Could you talk to your pediatrician about your child's

blood sugar, separate from any OCD issues?

--- Donna Henry <donna_michael@...> wrote:

>

> One thing I am certain of is that there is a

> definite

> change for the worse when/if he's hungry or

> depending

> on what he eats. It's like he needs to eat

> something

> every couple of hours or he's a total mess. The

> other

> day he ate a great (healthy) lunch and ate a lot.

> 45

> minutes later he was out of control and his behavior

> was awful. I finally made him go eat something with

> sugar in it even though he swore he didn't want it.

> Immediately after he was done it was as if the light

> switched and he was snapped out of it and

> immediately

> better again. He even said, " I feel much better

> now,

> Mommy " . I have asked about a possible relationship

> to

> sugar but one of the docs said that it's almost

> impossible to zero in on that type of problem

> becuase

> you almost have to keep taking blood work until you

> catch it happening at that exact moment. Does

> anyone

> else experience anything like this??? I would be so

> interested in hearing about it.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

> --- <@...> wrote:

>

> > Hi Donna, welcome! Let us know how your next

> psych

> > appt goes. If

> > your son's increase defiance and behavior is since

> > beginning Zoloft,

> > the doctor might want to try another med or maybe

> > just lower the dose

> > (split pills?) to see if that helps and go up

> > slower. Some people

> > are more sensitive to medications. Plus with

> > possible bipolar, from

> > what I've read, it can be tricky treating OCD and

> > bipolar for some.

> >

> > When OCD first began for my son (now age 18, he

> was

> > in 6th grade when

> > it began), some of his initial behaviors stayed,

> > some went away and

> > at times it seemed a new one (or more) would pop

> up

> > daily

> > (hourly...). Anyway, for him this seemed to

> settle

> > down some after a

> > while. But, as you've read, OCD can wax and wane

> > too, so the same

> > behavior might get worse at times while be more in

> > the background at

> > others times.

> >

> > Have you talked with your son yet about OCD??

> There

> > are some good

> > children books on it.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Hi everyone!

> > >

> > > I just joined the group. My 7-year-old son has

> > OCD

> > > and anxiety issues. He is currently on

> medication

> > for

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

> " Even the smallest person can change the course of

> the future. "

> Lord of the Rings, Return of the King

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Donna,

I have no experience with OCD and blood sugar levels,

but my son's ADHD friend's grandma always asks me to

feed him something if he's over after school, because

he has problems when he doesn't eat.

Could you talk to your pediatrician about your child's

blood sugar, separate from any OCD issues?

--- Donna Henry <donna_michael@...> wrote:

>

> One thing I am certain of is that there is a

> definite

> change for the worse when/if he's hungry or

> depending

> on what he eats. It's like he needs to eat

> something

> every couple of hours or he's a total mess. The

> other

> day he ate a great (healthy) lunch and ate a lot.

> 45

> minutes later he was out of control and his behavior

> was awful. I finally made him go eat something with

> sugar in it even though he swore he didn't want it.

> Immediately after he was done it was as if the light

> switched and he was snapped out of it and

> immediately

> better again. He even said, " I feel much better

> now,

> Mommy " . I have asked about a possible relationship

> to

> sugar but one of the docs said that it's almost

> impossible to zero in on that type of problem

> becuase

> you almost have to keep taking blood work until you

> catch it happening at that exact moment. Does

> anyone

> else experience anything like this??? I would be so

> interested in hearing about it.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

> --- <@...> wrote:

>

> > Hi Donna, welcome! Let us know how your next

> psych

> > appt goes. If

> > your son's increase defiance and behavior is since

> > beginning Zoloft,

> > the doctor might want to try another med or maybe

> > just lower the dose

> > (split pills?) to see if that helps and go up

> > slower. Some people

> > are more sensitive to medications. Plus with

> > possible bipolar, from

> > what I've read, it can be tricky treating OCD and

> > bipolar for some.

> >

> > When OCD first began for my son (now age 18, he

> was

> > in 6th grade when

> > it began), some of his initial behaviors stayed,

> > some went away and

> > at times it seemed a new one (or more) would pop

> up

> > daily

> > (hourly...). Anyway, for him this seemed to

> settle

> > down some after a

> > while. But, as you've read, OCD can wax and wane

> > too, so the same

> > behavior might get worse at times while be more in

> > the background at

> > others times.

> >

> > Have you talked with your son yet about OCD??

> There

> > are some good

> > children books on it.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Hi everyone!

> > >

> > > I just joined the group. My 7-year-old son has

> > OCD

> > > and anxiety issues. He is currently on

> medication

> > for

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

> " Even the smallest person can change the course of

> the future. "

> Lord of the Rings, Return of the King

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Donna,,

My kids act the same way when hungry. I have hypoglycemia, and if I don't eat

every three hours, I will start to feel panicky from the sugar dropping, which

makes my panic disorder much worse. I think this may have a lot to do with my

kids anxiety. I try to give them healthy snacks every few hours.

I have had my kids tested for diabetes, and they both came out negative, but I

have not had the eight hour glucose fasting test done. That is about the only

test that can accurately tell what your blood sugar is doing.I don't want to put

them through it at this point unless I really suspect diabetes.

Hope this helps

Hugs

Judy

[Guest guest]

Good luck mark I am sure tx is not any easier the the third time around God bless I will be praying raindog_54 wrote: Hi everyone My name is Mark and I just joined the group today. I live in Arcata, California...it's up in the NW corner of the state. I'm 52 and I've had HCV for about 30 years now. Just finishing my 4th month of Pegasys/Copegus. My starting viral load was supposedly 23 million but that result, in my opinion, is invalid. I discovered the VA clinic up here didn't know they needed to freeze the samples and they were just shipping them refridgerated. Whats even more disturbing is that the VA lab in Palo Alto that runs the test was accepting them unfrozen and running them anyway. That would never happen in a civilian lab. Having been a lab tech for 30 years I am very familiar with the handling requirements and know that unfrozen the virus degrades and you end up with falsely elevated numbers. So I think it's safe to say that

my starting viral load was at least a few to several million. It had been 4 million a year ago. It was 600,000 after the first month of treatment and 58,000 after 3 months. Will be getting another viral load soon an I guess this one will determine if I am still responding. I'm genotype 1A and had previously failed 3 courses of interferon back in the 90's...Intron A alone, Infergen, and Intron A/ribaviron combo. So being a 3 time loser...I have my fingers crossed.

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Hi Mark and welcome to the group. You display a lot of tenacity and courage in doing tx! I admire you. I'm glad your viral load is dropping and I pray that it will continue to do so. I'm still considering whether to do tx or not. I'm not in a real hot fire danger zone so I'm thinking about doing it next summer when I will only be working (from home) and not going to school too. Anyway, best of luck and keep us updated on what goes on with you. We would welcome the opportunity to be on your "support team." Blessings,raindog_54 wrote: Hi everyone My name is Mark . Blessings,=========The light at the end of someone's tunnel may be you=========

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I agree with you, Danne. There is no way that a new treatment will be out in a couple of months. Stage III clinical trials are just beginning on some of these new treatments. Colleen danne wrote: The thing with waiting for the next type is they have been saying it will be available in a few years

for 5+ yrs now. In '02 We was hearing that they should have something newer and better than the peg/reba in a "few years" My hep dr told my hubby and I last year that it would be at least 5 years before they would have some new meds ready. Even with the FDA FAST TRACK. The sooner you treat, the better off your liver can be. If I could do tx today I would. I want to stop the damage this dragon is doing to my liver as soon as I can. My Two Cents. draindog_54 wrote: Thanks , If your liver can take it, you might as well wait until the next class of drugs come out in a few years. The treatment will be much shorter...only a couple months I think. take care, Mark . Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows.Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. ************************************************* I cannot live without books. --- Jefferson

[Guest guest]

Hi MsTigerhawk.

I don't remember if I introduced myself or not. Hi I'm Deliman.

I've been here for about 2 1/2 years and I am glad for that. I have

a thought that you are Colleen.. Is it true? It makes it hard for

am encepholotic prone person to keep up with others with different

idenities, or handles, or names. Are you also Colleen?? This is

like a mystery novel.. I have figured out some others, and FYNALLY

realize that that Jack is Jill who was Damion and is now Running

Bear, but still signs in as Gertrude.... It's a trip, for sure!!

HAHAHAHA.. keeps me scatchin' my head, anyway.....

The situation you are in regarding trick or treat... is, to me...

akin to the young man that could not decide between the 911

Carrrera Porsche his Daddy was giving him, just because he

graduated, (wasn't he supposed to do that anyway???) or the

Testarosa Lamborghini, in Red..... of course...hahaha

It troubled him long nights and he would even burden his friends

with his " PROBLEM. " Never realizing it's a matter of PERSONAL

choice, and not his friends.....

In Life, some of us are destined to ride the bus, public

transportation, because we can't handle driving. We won't get the

oportunity to choose our poison, so to speak, before needing the

TP, or dying before a CURE is discovered... In other words, we

experience life threatening adverse effects from the treatment, and

cannot do it.. I tried twice, 5 weeks each, with 4 months in

between of no tx. Same thing. different time. minimum 4 wks in

hosp. and max 7 wks. Isolation.

You know that old story, about the little boy that cried because he

had no new shoes.....until he saw the little boy with no feet???

Please, try to stop crying, and be thankful to God for what is

available to you.. you are one of the lucky ones that has this

" DELIMA " affecting you so strongly. Be Thankful you have it.

I hope that you or anyone else, (mostly the newbies) HI NEWBIES!!!!

will not feel as if they need to walk on eggshells around me,

because that is not true. I am only asking, OK... maybe reminding,

to please be thankful for what you have available to you,a

possible, and proven so, sometimes.... way to be victorious over

this Insidious, sometimes life taking, (with PAIN!!!), socially

stigmatized disease.

Oh yeah.. no pain pills either. My doc says it could easily back up

into my brain, along with the rest of the unprocessed poison, and

tell my brain to inform my body it doesn't need to breath anymore..

God Bless Us All.

Deliman

--- MsTigerHawk wrote:

> I agree with you, Danne. There is no way that a new treatment

> will be out in a couple of months. Stage III clinical trials are

> just beginning on some of these new treatments.

>

> Colleen

>

>

> danne wrote:

> The thing with waiting for the next type is they have

> been saying it will be available in a few years for 5+ yrs now.

> In '02 We was hearing that they should have something newer and

> better than the peg/reba in a " few years " My hep dr told my hubby

> and I last year that it would be at least 5 years before they

> would have some new meds ready. Even with the FDA FAST TRACK.

> The sooner you treat, the better off your liver can be. If I

> could do tx today I would. I want to stop the damage this dragon

> is doing to my liver as soon as I can.

> My Two Cents.

> d

>

> raindog_54 wrote:

> Thanks , If your liver can take it, you might as well

> wait until

> the next class of drugs come out in a few years. The treatment

> will

> be much shorter...only a couple months I think. take care, Mark

>

>

> .

>

>

>

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I have so many of these same unanswered questions and trips to the many drs. I

have not taken my dd to a neurologist. Have many people? Am I missing a big

link?

e25 <southernfire25@...> wrote: Hello everyone im kinda new to

the group i been reading some of your

emails , and fount out their is alot of people that is in the same

boat that i am. My son started doin odd behaviors last year that i

noticed and took him to many different doctors, that i never got a

answer for. Then this year it just got worse, and i took him to more

and more doctors still no answers. Well i started looking on the net

for answers of his symptoms. Only thing that coming up was OCD. Well i

took him to a child eva center, and he was diagnosed with anxiety/Ocd.

Now that i know what this is, what do i do from here, cause im still

not getting any help. He has been on many different meds. That do not

work. He will soon be seeing his neurologist. But I was wondering what

the 504 plan is? and ERP? And i have been having trouble finding him a

good therapsit for CBT. He is desperate need of help, and it seems

alot ppl dont know what to do. He is going down hill with school

work... He has tons of medical history that could have led the OCD

on.. But was wondering anyone could help.. Thanks Drake

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Hi Drake,

To help me understand your son's situation a bit more, sorry I have

questions!

You mentioned medication - so he has tried the SSRI's? Which ones

and for how long? You said they didn't work, was there no reaction

or did he have some unwanted side effects? Is he taking anything now?

ERP stands for Exposure & Response Prevention (or ritual

prevention). The OCD Foundation website has info you can read about

therapy (CBT and ERP). It also has info for medication for kids and

also a place to search for therapists in your area. Have you tried

this already? We live in a sort of rural area, larger cities near

but no experienced therapist near enough to us and managed on our own

for a long time (with the help of this great group and all that

reading we parents do about OCD). Though we recently found a

therapist last July that my son is now seeing. His OCD began in 6th

grade, he's now in his first year of college. (We've had some calm

years, it's hasn't been 24hr OCD throughout this time!)

You mentioned medical history? Is that more physical type things or

other like ADHD or something?

For 504 Plans - I know there's recent posts on this you can look

through, I did one with some links in it too. But a 504 Plan is a

plan that the school can set up for people with disabilities. The

plan is used to set up accommodations and/or modifications needed.

You'll read it sort of " levels the playing field " for those with

disabilities vs those without in school. This is for physical or

mental disabilities. You may read about IEP's. Does your son

already have an IEP for special education services? If he has an

IEP, then he doesn't need a 504 Plan.

What are some of his OC behaviors that are affecting his schoolwork?

And what about ones affecting home and family?

My son's OCD began with more physical type compulsions/rituals. Sigh,

it was like 24/7 OCD! Those are long gone now and his OCD centers

around bad thoughts, pretty much it's now called " scrupulosity OCD "

where he has constant bad thoughts about God, Jesus and is sure he'll

not go to heaven....

If you don't mind sharing where you live (city or area) sometimes

others here know of help nearby.

single mom, 3 sons

, 18, with OCD, dysgraphia and Aspergers/mild

>

> Hello everyone im kinda new to the group i been reading some of

your

> emails , and fount out their is alot of people that is in the same

> boat that i am. My son started doin odd behaviors last year that i

> noticed and took him to many different doctors, that i never got a

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Drake. It looks like answered the questions you had,

but I just wanted to say welcome to the group. I'm sad you are here,

because that means you have a child suffering, and we all know what

that is like. But, I'm also glad you are here, because having others

who understand, helps. Plus, sharing information can be a huge help.

BJ

>

> Hello everyone im kinda new to the group i been reading some of your

> emails , and fount out their is alot of people that is in the same

> boat that i am. My son started doin odd behaviors last year that i

> noticed and took him to many different doctors, that i never got a

> answer for. Then this year it just got worse, and i took him to more

> and more doctors still no answers. Well i started looking on the net

> for answers of his symptoms. Only thing that coming up was OCD. Well i

> took him to a child eva center, and he was diagnosed with anxiety/Ocd.

> Now that i know what this is, what do i do from here, cause im still

> not getting any help. He has been on many different meds. That do not

> work. He will soon be seeing his neurologist. But I was wondering what

> the 504 plan is? and ERP? And i have been having trouble finding him a

> good therapsit for CBT. He is desperate need of help, and it seems

> alot ppl dont know what to do. He is going down hill with school

> work... He has tons of medical history that could have led the OCD

> on.. But was wondering anyone could help.. Thanks Drake

>

[Guest guest]

Im not sure if the neurologist is going to help with the ocd. But my son has

seen him in the past for his history of seizures, and sesory dysfunction. And

now that i know he has OCD, im wondering if he can help. I wil take him on the

19th of this month , i'll let ya know what he says.

Colette Myers <mctommom@...> wrote: I have so many of these

same unanswered questions and trips to the many drs. I have not taken my dd to a

neurologist. Have many people? Am I missing a big link?

e25 <southernfire25@...> wrote: Hello everyone im kinda new to the group i

been reading some of your

emails , and fount out their is alot of people that is in the same

boat that i am. My son started doin odd behaviors last year that i

noticed and took him to many different doctors, that i never got a

answer for. Then this year it just got worse, and i took him to more

and more doctors still no answers. Well i started looking on the net

for answers of his symptoms. Only thing that coming up was OCD. Well i

took him to a child eva center, and he was diagnosed with anxiety/Ocd.

Now that i know what this is, what do i do from here, cause im still

not getting any help. He has been on many different meds. That do not

work. He will soon be seeing his neurologist. But I was wondering what

the 504 plan is? and ERP? And i have been having trouble finding him a

good therapsit for CBT. He is desperate need of help, and it seems

alot ppl dont know what to do. He is going down hill with school

work... He has tons of medical history that could have led the OCD

on.. But was wondering anyone could help.. Thanks Drake

[Guest guest]

Hello

I dont know where to start really, But i will start by telling about my

son's medical history. At 4 months old he was diagnosed with crainostenosis (

sorry about the spelling)

which is where the " soft spot " closes to early putting pressure on the brain

and deforming the skull. He had the surgery at 6 months old. And they took the

bones out that closed, and reopen tha for a " soft spot " . Took the forhead out (

that shaped into like a " bow of a boat , wide in the back , narrow in the

front) And place it with plasture to look normal. Re worked the eye sockets and

eye mucles to be where they were suppose to be etc etc. He made a great

recovery and was home by the 4th day. Then after at 17months old he started

having grandmal seizures. And was diagnosed with epliepsy. But in the MRI showed

he had Chairi Malformation ( which is the brain tissue pulled down into the

spinal cord) " birth defect " . But the doctors wasnt concerned at that time. Well

he got worse, by not walking. I took it upon myself to take those films to his

recent neurosurgeon to get a second oppion. and for sure he needed the surgery

right away. He had the surgery. And they removed

part of his top vertbrae to relieve the pressure of the brain. After that he

started a program called first steps, for OT, Speech, physical therapy. He was

also dignosed of having sensory dsyfunction , and learning delays, moderate

speech imparement. I could actually right a book on him up til now , so im

gonaa skip a few years. Anyway last year, I noticed him doing odd things like

puttin the trash in the trash can a certain way, going back and rechecking it,

Clinging to things like his sisters diapers. Putting things away in a certain

order . Straghting up gravel in the drive way as he walked on it. And i noticed

it right away and knew somethin strange was happing. Like i said i took him to

doctors, and never an answer. But i got with a pschyologist about these issues,

and she put him on zoloft, didnt help, rehmemon ( sp?) that seemed to help for

awhile but then stopped. Lexapro seemed it made him worse. and prozac, i

thought it helped then he started havin the urge to

urinate like 15 times in 5 min.. he was staying in the bathrooms all day and

night and not peeing. And then i thought kidney, uti , bladder infection or

somethin. Had him back at the doctors, and everything was normal, did a vucg

test with cathertor, bad experience, but it seemed fine except he couldnt

release his self with a cathertor in and the radiologist thout that was kinda

weird,.

So the doc took him off prozac. and He did stop the urge to urinate 15+ times

in 5 min. ( thankful for) But went to retracing his steps. And when he plays

with toys or example a bouncy ball, he will retrace that balls bounce and

everythin all they way back to his hand. That takes alot of memory. I cant do

that!! He retraces his words, as talking in a sentence and totally say it

backwards without puttin much thought in it. He will blow on his hands when he

touches something , or flick them as if he is trying to get somethin off his

hand everytime he touches something. So I took him to a child eva., center , and

thats where he got diagnosed with OCD, anxiety, impulsive,, and goes back for

more evaluation soon.

At the moment he is not on any meds. except his inhaler , he has asmatha.

With school he does have a IEP program. But is in a reg. classroom, and goes

out for speech and OT therapy. The OCD is 24/hours. If he is not retracing his

steps, he putting things in order, retracing his words, objects, etc etc At

school, he is not finishing any school work that he starts, he is not staying

focas. He worry about lil things all the time. He cant handle

transitions/changes. He is behind anyway in learnining from the brain trauma as

a infant. And his teacher and I have both noticed his speech has really got

worse. Its really slurred and cant understand what he is saying most of the

time. At home.. He has always been my baby.. But a very challenging kido .

Everything has to go his way, and our lives revovle around him to get through

just a day. Because of everything he has been through and still going through on

top of OCD. Its impossiable to just to grocery shop or dine out.

I have asked him if he thinks of anything bad, or what is wrong to tell me..

and he just says I dont know. What can expect out of a 6 yr old ya know. We

have a impact worker/ theraptist, but she says she cannot help. She sets up

meetings at the school just to see what is new , or what he has accompished,

Other than that im not getting anywhere.

But like i said he has more evaultion comeing up. Plus his neurologist

appointment. He had recent MRI scan on his brain /spine in august, cause they

believed he had theatherd spine that could have been causing the problems of

urge to urianate constant. But he didnt. But does have scolosis, and blocked

l2;l3 vertbrae of the spine. Anyhow i belive that was a bad case of OCD during

that time, now i know more then back in august. But im gonna have the

neurologist take a look at them scans while in in his office on the 19th.

Im hoping this wasnt to long of a letter. And hoped i answerd most of ur

answers. Thanks again

L.Drake

North Central kentucky

Ps thanks for the OCD foundation i have to check that out!

<@...> wrote:

Hi Drake,

To help me understand your son's situation a bit more, sorry I have

questions!

You mentioned medication - so he has tried the SSRI's? Which ones

and for how long? You said they didn't work, was there no reaction

or did he have some unwanted side effects? Is he taking anything now?

ERP stands for Exposure & Response Prevention (or ritual

prevention). The OCD Foundation website has info you can read about

therapy (CBT and ERP). It also has info for medication for kids and

also a place to search for therapists in your area. Have you tried

this already? We live in a sort of rural area, larger cities near

but no experienced therapist near enough to us and managed on our own

for a long time (with the help of this great group and all that

reading we parents do about OCD). Though we recently found a

therapist last July that my son is now seeing. His OCD began in 6th

grade, he's now in his first year of college. (We've had some calm

years, it's hasn't been 24hr OCD throughout this time!)

You mentioned medical history? Is that more physical type things or

other like ADHD or something?

For 504 Plans - I know there's recent posts on this you can look

through, I did one with some links in it too. But a 504 Plan is a

plan that the school can set up for people with disabilities. The

plan is used to set up accommodations and/or modifications needed.

You'll read it sort of " levels the playing field " for those with

disabilities vs those without in school. This is for physical or

mental disabilities. You may read about IEP's. Does your son

already have an IEP for special education services? If he has an

IEP, then he doesn't need a 504 Plan.

What are some of his OC behaviors that are affecting his schoolwork?

And what about ones affecting home and family?

My son's OCD began with more physical type compulsions/rituals. Sigh,

it was like 24/7 OCD! Those are long gone now and his OCD centers

around bad thoughts, pretty much it's now called " scrupulosity OCD "

where he has constant bad thoughts about God, Jesus and is sure he'll

not go to heaven....

If you don't mind sharing where you live (city or area) sometimes

others here know of help nearby.

single mom, 3 sons

, 18, with OCD, dysgraphia and Aspergers/mild

>

> Hello everyone im kinda new to the group i been reading some of

your

> emails , and fount out their is alot of people that is in the same

> boat that i am. My son started doin odd behaviors last year that i

> noticed and took him to many different doctors, that i never got a

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answering the last question 1st

NO I don't think tv/cartoons causes autism. That article was so full of BS

takes us back to the parents caused it thinking of 50 years ago. Some of

the kids learn a lot from a movie or other DVD If he was strapped to the tv

24/7 may have a problem but I am sure that is not the case.

Does his development as you described it sound like a cause for concern? To

me yes I would get him into an early intervention preschool and see if it

was just one of those 1 step forward 2 steps back times in development or if

it continues to point toward a possible autism diagnose

new to the group

> Hi my name is , I am a mother of 4 children ages 11,9,8 and a

> 21 month old baby boy.

> I joined this group as I was researching information on autism and

> developmental delays. My 8 year old son had a developmental delay

> with speech and social skills and I had him evaluated at 2 1/2. I

> didnt really think much of it before then, I just thought he was the

> baby of the family and therefor was a little slower . He was never

> actually diagnosed with autism but initially a receptive delay.

> Though as he got older he still continued to " flap " his arms and ran

> more akward than other kids his age, socially seemed more young and

> naive etc. so I still question he being in the autism spectrum...and

> though he has come a long way, actually advanced academically ... I

> am having a follow up evaluation in the fall. Which he hasnt had one

> since he was 3. At 3 the school district determined he did not

> qualify for any special services and I just enrolled him in regular

> pre-school and went from there.

> Then almost 2 years ago...after a 6 year gap in having babies I had a

> beautiful baby boy, . Full term pregnancy, average weight, very

> expressive and seemed to be developing normally...until about 15

> months. At 15 months he was still not walking and I worried about

> that but nothing else. He started walking at 18 months...finally..and

> then seemed too busy and " distracted ? " to interact with us any

> longer. I noticed less eye contact, no more peeka-boo games..etc...

> but I assumed it was because he was finally walking and too busy to

> be bothered with.

> But this continued...and then I noticed he wasnt pointing anymore. He

> never did say any words but it was these other forms of communication

> I noticed regressed.

> At his checkup when he was 19 months his pediatrician said he was

> behind and by two I might want to consider getting him screened- by

> the same center that screened my 8 year old son. I was again worried.

> That weekend I took him to the zoo and I really tried to point things

> out, and though he was happy and smiley he didnt really acknowledge

> anything I was trying to show him. He would prefer to pull his velcro

> on his shoes, rub a bar that was in front of an exhibit etc. After

> that weekend I decided not to wait until he was two I scheduled a

> screening, based on what I said on the phone he qualified as delayed

> enough for an evaluation.

> So we are still waiting for his evaluation thats in a couple weeks.

> He is now 21 months old. He jibber-jabbers happily through out the

> house, loves walking ( kind of back and forth) and " doing his own

> thing " . He will make eye contact if we swing him in a swing and play

> animated goofy games with him, tickle him and such.

> He doesnt mind being touch, though he doesnt seek it out or ask to be

> held much. If you hold your arms out and say " up " he will respond

> with also reaching his arms up to be picked up...but its not usually

> his idea.

> He sleeps well and through the night. And eats pretty well though he

> has gotten pickier and likes alot of the same things.

> He is still taking a bottle also, though I know he shouldnt be.

> Every day I try to get him to roll a ball back to me things like that

> and for the most part he will drop the ball behind him or get up and

> do something else.

> He has siblings but isnt as interested in what they are doing, like

> he use to before walking.

> He liked it when they would come in his play area and would hand them

> things and such but this has stopped since walking.

> So dont know what to think, is he just delayed? Regressed after

> walking? He does seem very babyish- more baby than a toddler...other

> than the walking.

> I guess we are just researching all we can and know that early

> intervention is best.

> I know he is still pretty young to know for sure whats going on.

> Sorry to make this so long. Just looking for any information and

> advice thats out there.

>

> One more thing- does anyone do special no dairy , gluten diets? I was

> reading about that but worried to change his diet, especially if his

> diet might not be the cause of his delay.

>

> Also does anyone question cartoons/t.v. contributing or causing

> delays? My son loves cartoons, I have cut back recently but before we

> were concerned with his development we let him watch pixar movies

> etc. he loves them so much we thought it was cute...and now I worry

> that maybe he watched too much?

> Thank you,

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I know how painful regression is to watch, and the helpless feeling. We watched vaccination regression, and it was a nightmare. However, whatever the diagnosis might be, there is much that you can do to heal your child -- to help your child heal.

In our experience diet is really important, and casein free/gluten free is probably a benefit to just about everyone, not just those with problems, as it is supportive of the immune system.

You might want to get and read McCandless's book: Children with starving brains. It's $10 cheaper on amazon; however, if you order it from her website, you can be on her email list and she answers questions. She also participates in the autism_ldn list.

Another wonderful resource is www.IAHP.org for getting kids and adults better.

And welcome to the list!

Francine

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interested in knowing what his I.Q is if he has been tested?

From: probablebubble <probablebubble@...>Subject: New to the GroupAutism and Aspergers Treatment Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 12:55 PM

Hello. I would like to introduce myself. My name is . I have an eight year old male who has been succeeding with Aspergers. He has been diagnosed for 3 (give or take) years now. He does PT twice a week and OT twice a week. I thank God every day for his OT, Quinn, who helped us into the world of differently abled kids! She is our out side rock who helps keep us in check when we want to bite the worlds head off! Let me tell you about Ian. He is our first child. One of three. He has always been different. Wonderfully different. When he was one year old, and we when would go out to eat, Ian would do the maze on his coloring sheet, put the crayon down and engage us in conversation! ! There was never throwing spoons or acting crazy. School has been a challenge. Ian does not make eye contact with strangers. He has never said this, but I think eye contact for Ian is private, personal, so he saves it. But

it is hard to convince people he is listening. He has a photo genic memory. Anything you say, he has heard, and stored in his memory, for later use! Getting him to write is a bear. How do you convince people he know all the material, when he REFUSES to write!! Outside bonding does not happen, either. I am lucky if he know the kids name he just played with all day. But every one knows his name!! We walk through a local store and all I hear is "Hi, Ian!!," when I ask him who that was, he shrugs his shoulders!!! Anyway, That is a little bit about us. I would love to hear other stories! Meet with other local families. We are in Vilonia Arkansas.

[Guest guest]

Hello Beth

Welcome to the group.. I just had to reply because our family's are so much alike.Well not exactly.. LOL

My son is

6 will be 7 in October has Autism.. I have 2 girls 1 is 13 and 1 is 10... I'm 34 and have been married 14 almost 15 in November.. My son is just like yours with behavior and sensory issues... I recently bought a weighted blanket have not got it yet but I'm Hoping he will like it. He has a weighted vest that he does like.. He loves deep pressure... He does have some language but no conversational speech... But can say I want chicken please.. Or anything else he may want..

Well I just wanted to say welcome to our family this group is wonderful..

Lesley

-- New to the group

Hello Everyone

I am new to the group and so glad I found this group and was accepted. We have a 7 yr old boy, Bobby, who has recently been diagnosised. We have been dealing with sensory integration issues since almost birth with him. He was first referred to Birth to 3 because he wasn't talking, which I figured had to do with him having 2 older sisters. He started to attend group speech 2 times a week and they started to see what we were seeing.....sensitivities to touch, sound, and social issues. So they worked OT with him for sound and touch and he seemed to be doing really well. When he turned 3 and transitioned from birth to 3 into the Public school system they saw no reason for OT and very little reason for most of his interventions. After many failed attempts we pulled him out of k3 and did therapy here. He attended the same school for K4 and K5 they felt he was fine and dropped his IEP. We changed schools this year and well things blew......He is having alot of social issues, rigid with his routine, aggressive behaviors since he isn't able to communicate his needs, hard time with sounds. So luckily we have an angel of a teacher who got the school psychologist involved ASAP. We are going through the IEP process and we are going thru Neuropsychology for a medical approach also. At school they are using headphones with music for him, a special area for just him to help regulate, the psychologist works with him 2 times a week. We are relieved someone is helping him but are so in need of help with behaviors and sensory issues in home. Currently we have a yoga ball that he bounces on and it helps.......we have "The out of sync child" which has been my guide book!! So any ideas would be great!! Oh and also I am making him a weighted lap pad.

I am 34 yrs old and we have 3 wonderful kids. 2 Girls who are 12 and 10 and Bobby who is 7. Me and my husband have been married for 13 yrs and we live in Milwaukee Wi.

I look forward to getting to know everyone and learning lots!! Love Beth

"We don't know the true value of moments until they have undergone the test of memory"

[Guest guest]

Hello Beth

Welcome to the group.. I just had to reply because our family's are so much alike.Well not exactly.. LOL

My son is

6 will be 7 in October has Autism.. I have 2 girls 1 is 13 and 1 is 10... I'm 34 and have been married 14 almost 15 in November.. My son is just like yours with behavior and sensory issues... I recently bought a weighted blanket have not got it yet but I'm Hoping he will like it. He has a weighted vest that he does like.. He loves deep pressure... He does have some language but no conversational speech... But can say I want chicken please.. Or anything else he may want..

Well I just wanted to say welcome to our family this group is wonderful..

Lesley

-- New to the group

Hello Everyone

I am new to the group and so glad I found this group and was accepted. We have a 7 yr old boy, Bobby, who has recently been diagnosised. We have been dealing with sensory integration issues since almost birth with him. He was first referred to Birth to 3 because he wasn't talking, which I figured had to do with him having 2 older sisters. He started to attend group speech 2 times a week and they started to see what we were seeing.....sensitivities to touch, sound, and social issues. So they worked OT with him for sound and touch and he seemed to be doing really well. When he turned 3 and transitioned from birth to 3 into the Public school system they saw no reason for OT and very little reason for most of his interventions. After many failed attempts we pulled him out of k3 and did therapy here. He attended the same school for K4 and K5 they felt he was fine and dropped his IEP. We changed schools this year and well things blew......He is having alot of social issues, rigid with his routine, aggressive behaviors since he isn't able to communicate his needs, hard time with sounds. So luckily we have an angel of a teacher who got the school psychologist involved ASAP. We are going through the IEP process and we are going thru Neuropsychology for a medical approach also. At school they are using headphones with music for him, a special area for just him to help regulate, the psychologist works with him 2 times a week. We are relieved someone is helping him but are so in need of help with behaviors and sensory issues in home. Currently we have a yoga ball that he bounces on and it helps.......we have "The out of sync child" which has been my guide book!! So any ideas would be great!! Oh and also I am making him a weighted lap pad.

I am 34 yrs old and we have 3 wonderful kids. 2 Girls who are 12 and 10 and Bobby who is 7. Me and my husband have been married for 13 yrs and we live in Milwaukee Wi.

I look forward to getting to know everyone and learning lots!! Love Beth

"We don't know the true value of moments until they have undergone the test of memory"

[Guest guest]

Hello, I'm new to this group. I'm an adult with aspergers . Are there any adults with aspergers on this list? All I see are scores of parents with affected children.

Thanks,

Hugh

From: lesley hicks <lesley_hcks@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:27:02 AMSubject: Re: New to the group

Hello Beth

Welcome to the group.. I just had to reply because our family's are so much alike.Well not exactly.. LOL

My son is

6 will be 7 in October has Autism.. I have 2 girls 1 is 13 and 1 is 10... I'm 34 and have been married 14 almost 15 in November.. My son is just like yours with behavior and sensory issues... I recently bought a weighted blanket have not got it yet but I'm Hoping he will like it. He has a weighted vest that he does like.. He loves deep pressure... He does have some language but no conversational speech... But can say I want chicken please.. Or anything else he may want..

Well I just wanted to say welcome to our family this group is wonderful..

Lesley

-- New to the group

Hello Everyone

I am new to the group and so glad I found this group and was accepted. We have a 7 yr old boy, Bobby, who has recently been diagnosised. We have been dealing with sensory integration issues since almost birth with him. He was first referred to Birth to 3 because he wasn't talking, which I figured had to do with him having 2 older sisters. He started to attend group speech 2 times a week and they started to see what we were seeing.....sensitiv ities to touch, sound, and social issues. So they worked OT with him for sound and touch and he seemed to be doing really well. When he turned 3 and transitioned from birth to 3 into the Public school system they saw no reason for OT and very little reason for most of his interventions. After many failed attempts we pulled him out of k3 and did therapy here. He attended the same school for K4 and K5 they felt he was fine and dropped his IEP. We changed schools this year and well things

blew......He is having alot of social issues, rigid with his routine, aggressive behaviors since he isn't able to communicate his needs, hard time with sounds. So luckily we have an angel of a teacher who got the school psychologist involved ASAP. We are going through the IEP process and we are going thru Neuropsychology for a medical approach also. At school they are using headphones with music for him, a special area for just him to help regulate, the psychologist works with him 2 times a week. We are relieved someone is helping him but are so in need of help with behaviors and sensory issues in home. Currently we have a yoga ball that he bounces on and it helps....... we have "The out of sync child" which has been my guide book!! So any ideas would be great!! Oh and also I am making him a weighted lap pad.

I am 34 yrs old and we have 3 wonderful kids. 2 Girls who are 12 and 10 and Bobby who is 7. Me and my husband have been married for 13 yrs and we live in Milwaukee Wi.

I look forward to getting to know everyone and learning lots!! Love Beth

"We don't know the true value of moments until they have undergone the test of memory"

[Guest guest]

Welcome. I've an adult daughter Hugh, only she's not yet interested in email! And yes, Pamela is.

Francine

New to the group

Hello Everyone

I am new to the group and so glad I found this group and was accepted. We have a 7 yr old boy, Bobby, who has recently been diagnosised. We have been dealing with sensory integration issues since almost birth with him. He was first referred to Birth to 3 because he wasn't talking, which I figured had to do with him having 2 older sisters. He started to attend group speech 2 times a week and they started to see what we were seeing.....sensitiv ities to touch, sound, and social issues. So they worked OT with him for sound and touch and he seemed to be doing really well. When he turned 3 and transitioned from birth to 3 into the Public school system they saw no reason for OT and very little reason for most of his interventions. After many failed attempts we pulled him out of k3 and did therapy here. He attended the same school for K4 and K5 they felt he was fine and dropped his IEP. We changed schools this year and well things blew......He is having alot of social issues, rigid with his routine, aggressive behaviors since he isn't able to communicate his needs, hard time with sounds. So luckily we have an angel of a teacher who got the school psychologist involved ASAP. We are going through the IEP process and we are going thru Neuropsychology for a medical approach also. At school they are using headphones with music for him, a special area for just him to help regulate, the psychologist works with him 2 times a week. We are relieved someone is helping him but are so in need of help with behaviors and sensory issues in home. Currently we have a yoga ball that he bounces on and it helps....... we have "The out of sync child" which has been my guide book!! So any ideas would be great!! Oh and also I am making him a weighted lap pad.

I am 34 yrs old and we have 3 wonderful kids. 2 Girls who are 12 and 10 and Bobby who is 7. Me and my husband have been married for 13 yrs and we live in Milwaukee Wi.

I look forward to getting to know everyone and learning lots!! Love Beth

"We don't know the true value of moments until they have undergone the test of memory"

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