Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 My name is and my 3 yr old, Draven was just diagnosed with Autism. His neurologist referred me to the Emory Autism Center for an evaluation for an official diagnosis. I knew something was up when he started having absence seizures when he was 18 mths old. By the time he was 2 he still didnt have the speech & language milestones like he should have so his ped referred him to Babies Cant Wait. It took six months before we were finally able to get someone to work him on his speech. They said it was better to have someone come into the home enviroment and no one was available or didnt take Peachstate. We finally settled for a special instructor who worked with him 1 hr a week for 4 mths until he turned 3 yrs of age. He entered special needs preschool on his birthday. He had an MRI and the results said that his myelination was immature & underdeveloped. The neurologist said they want to do another one in 6 mths so they can compare it to the first one. Isnt there something else they can do before then. They feel that this is why he is has autism and why his speech is affected. His vocabulary is limited to about 40 words. He does try to communicate but most of the time you cant understand him. He has learned one sign so far, still working with him on some more. For the most part he is able to show me what he wants if it is within his sight. Other times he wants something we dont have and he has a complete meltdown, he will throw himself on the floor and kick and scream. I had to get him a backpack harness to put on him when were out because he wont let me hold his hand or carry unless he intiates the contact. This way I can still have hold of him and he can have his own space. I dread going to the grocery store because a scene usually ensues. I had been at the ER twice for 2 of my children and they moved us to a quiet room because he and my other son were being so loud and disruptive. He is still in diapers, potty training has been unsuccessful so far but were still working with it. He is very smart, but we dont know what his limitations yet, he is still too young. He can point out body parts and things of the sort. Autism was suspected because of the speech and strange behaviors like he was lining up everything in a row. He has a knack for taking things apart, he had my nail clippers and other things in pieces. He got hold of a screw driver once and took the screw out of one of his toys to get the batteries out because they were dead. An Autism panel was done to check for certain genetic conditions (Fragile X) and it was negative. Dont know what to expect I will let you know what the Autism center says. Don't know what part of the spectrum he is yet. My 8 yr old son, is also suspected of having Autism among other things, I will put that in another post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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