Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Hi Jaden, my son, 19, has OCD and Aspergers diagnoses. I always say his Aspergers is " mild " as I luckily haven't ever had behavior problems with him. He did/does have some sensory stuff that occupational therapy helped with. I guess with the Aspergers, the social difficulties and the self-help, daily-living skills were the most affected. As you'll find, trying to decide what is autism related and what is OCD can be tricky sometimes. Some of it you can handle the same either way I think. So of course there's some behaviors that, I think, it's better to determine which it's related to, the OCD or the autism side. And then there's just the typical kid stuff/stages! You will have your hands full and with 4 kids, I'd say " good luck " but I was a single mom with 3 sons (no dad involved much either) so I'm sure you will survive though you may wonder at times! How great that your school system has a program for her!! I feel sure all those hours in the program will really help. My son is a twin, and the twin is " typical. " But they were both delayed with speech. Speech problems sort of run in the family. I was told my dad talked late. I don't know that I was " late " but I did have therapy for articulation, and each of my sons ended up needing that too. I know the twins always pointed for things they wanted. And their speech was what I called " jibber-jabber " ; people used to wonder where they were from, thought it was a foreign language; really! -- In , " Jaden & Todd " wrote: > > hi my name is Jaden. i hope im posting this correctly. > > im married and i have 4 children, one of which is being > diagnosed as either Autistic or PDD. We started this whole process in > January 2008 just after her 3 yr birthday. the issues have been there > since she was 15 to 18 months old but the dr and everyone kept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Hi Jaden, Welcome to the group! Boy, and I thought I had my hands full!!!! I think you'll really enjoy the group! Lots of support and sharing! I'd write more, but I have to run! Hugs, Judy mom to Brittany 12-anxiety disorder -3-29-95-----4-7-95 11-OCD, Bipolar, PDD-NOS iel 6-OCD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Welcome, Jaden. So glad you are here. This is a great, supportive group. BJ > > hi my name is Jaden. i hope im posting this correctly. > > im married and i have 4 children, one of which is being > diagnosed as either Autistic or PDD. We started this whole process in > January 2008 just after her 3 yr birthday. the issues have been there > since she was 15 to 18 months old but the dr and everyone kept saying > give her time and lets wait. when she turned 2 she was put in speech > therapy for 3 months and i was doing more to try and help her at home > and she wasnt making progress so we pulled her out. again the dr said > lets wait till she is 3 to see what happens. > > her bilogical father is bipolar, skitzo, manic depressive, ptsd, > suicidal, self mutilator. he is not involved with her since she was 6 > months old. and even when he was aroung back then he wasnt > really 'there'. even her psychologist has said to keep her away from > him. without him saying that i have already been doing that. > > my daughter has up to now seen the eye dr, the audiologic specialist, > a neurologist, a psychologist, a second speech therapist. all have > the same conclusion autistic/pdd. her problems so far are autism, > sensory, ocd, adhd, speech, comprehension, behavior. > > we are awaiting our evaluation by the school board which will take > place next month on 4/29/08 to get her into the special autism > education program. its clear by all the drs she has seen already from > what they say she wont benefit from normal 30 to 60 minute 2 or 3 > times per week therapy, she needs 20 to 25 hours at least of a full > time program. > > the only problem she had while a baby was being lactose intolerant > and needed lactofree formula until she was 1 yr old then she took > whole milk like a champ. she also didnt babble or blow raspberries as > an infant. but did start to say single words by 1 yr old. she lost a > lot of speech between the age 15 and 18 months old. thats when things > went downhill very fast. she would refuse saucy foods and bread type > foods. she never really like to be held or kissed or hugged. her > sensors clearly are not right. the pointing and the frustration in > her started when she coulnt communicate what she needed or wanted. > things escalated and more and more things have some to light. > > everyday life for her include swaying, repeat spinning, toe > walking/running, hyperactivity (she can run miles through the house > daily if we let her), aggressiveness toward her 2 yr old brother > (smacking hitting pushing biting), self isolation (has periods of > closing her own door and not wanting anything to do with anyone), > jargun talking (we have to try and pick out the words we understand), > little comprehension (doesnt understand questions or consiquences), 2 > or 3 word sentances that are clear once in a while, pointing and > saying " uhh uhh uhh " (when she cant find the words to express what > she needs or wants), looking through people (eyes not looking at us), > acts deaf (we can be talking about one thing and all of the sudden > she will say something totally not relative and run off or doesnt > answer us when we call her or talk to her), lining things up in > precise rows (this started 2 months ago with peas fruit loops dolls), > everything must touch her face or go in her mouth or get smeared on > her body when she handles it (from food to dirt), repeats most of > what we ask or say instead of doing what we say or answering our > questions, fluctuating weight and eating habits, screams alot, throws > herself on the floor in fits, kicks like crazy on her bedroom walls > or door, wont fall asleep before 12am, obsesses over a lot of things > (like her cartoons if a commercial comes on she freaks or if we try > to sway her attention away from something), stares off and 'checks > out', hitting herself (my husband caught her doing this for the first > time a week ago). > > but through all this there are the wonderful lovable times that she > thinks she is a comedian. she can be a funny little girl and so > cuddly which this started about 3 months ago. > > my other childrens ages are 4.5 months old (boy ~ allergies & > possible asthma), 22.3 month old (boy ~ GERD acid reflux disease & > speech therapy & aversion to solids therapy). 13.5 yr old (girl ~ add > & blackouts & siexure episodes) > > ~jaden~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Jaden It sounds like you have more than your fair share of challenges. It also sounds like you are doing all you can to help your child. I hope you take some much need time to nuture yourself. You deserve it and need it to be there for your family. Tina Jaden & Todd wrote: hi my name is Jaden. i hope im posting this correctly. im married and i have 4 children, one of which is being diagnosed as either Autistic or PDD. We started this whole process in January 2008 just after her 3 yr birthday. the issues have been there since she was 15 to 18 months old but the dr and everyone kept saying give her time and lets wait. when she turned 2 she was put in speech therapy for 3 months and i was doing more to try and help her at home and she wasnt making progress so we pulled her out. again the dr said lets wait till she is 3 to see what happens. her bilogical father is bipolar, skitzo, manic depressive, ptsd, suicidal, self mutilator. he is not involved with her since she was 6 months old. and even when he was aroung back then he wasnt really 'there'. even her psychologist has said to keep her away from him. without him saying that i have already been doing that. my daughter has up to now seen the eye dr, the audiologic specialist, a neurologist, a psychologist, a second speech therapist. all have the same conclusion autistic/pdd. her problems so far are autism, sensory, ocd, adhd, speech, comprehension, behavior. we are awaiting our evaluation by the school board which will take place next month on 4/29/08 to get her into the special autism education program. its clear by all the drs she has seen already from what they say she wont benefit from normal 30 to 60 minute 2 or 3 times per week therapy, she needs 20 to 25 hours at least of a full time program. the only problem she had while a baby was being lactose intolerant and needed lactofree formula until she was 1 yr old then she took whole milk like a champ. she also didnt babble or blow raspberries as an infant. but did start to say single words by 1 yr old. she lost a lot of speech between the age 15 and 18 months old. thats when things went downhill very fast. she would refuse saucy foods and bread type foods. she never really like to be held or kissed or hugged. her sensors clearly are not right. the pointing and the frustration in her started when she coulnt communicate what she needed or wanted. things escalated and more and more things have some to light. everyday life for her include swaying, repeat spinning, toe walking/running, hyperactivity (she can run miles through the house daily if we let her), aggressiveness toward her 2 yr old brother (smacking hitting pushing biting), self isolation (has periods of closing her own door and not wanting anything to do with anyone), jargun talking (we have to try and pick out the words we understand), little comprehension (doesnt understand questions or consiquences), 2 or 3 word sentances that are clear once in a while, pointing and saying " uhh uhh uhh " (when she cant find the words to express what she needs or wants), looking through people (eyes not looking at us), acts deaf (we can be talking about one thing and all of the sudden she will say something totally not relative and run off or doesnt answer us when we call her or talk to her), lining things up in precise rows (this started 2 months ago with peas fruit loops dolls), everything must touch her face or go in her mouth or get smeared on her body when she handles it (from food to dirt), repeats most of what we ask or say instead of doing what we say or answering our questions, fluctuating weight and eating habits, screams alot, throws herself on the floor in fits, kicks like crazy on her bedroom walls or door, wont fall asleep before 12am, obsesses over a lot of things (like her cartoons if a commercial comes on she freaks or if we try to sway her attention away from something), stares off and 'checks out', hitting herself (my husband caught her doing this for the first time a week ago). but through all this there are the wonderful lovable times that she thinks she is a comedian. she can be a funny little girl and so cuddly which this started about 3 months ago. my other childrens ages are 4.5 months old (boy ~ allergies & possible asthma), 22.3 month old (boy ~ GERD acid reflux disease & speech therapy & aversion to solids therapy). 13.5 yr old (girl ~ add & blackouts & siexure episodes) ~jaden~ --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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