Re: I give up...... [1 Attachment]

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 Just piggy-backing on what said- my son with Asperger's has an incredibly high tolerance for pain.  He's now 10. If he cried (as a baby, toddler, or even now) we knew it was very bad... usually involving blood or worse.  It's bizarre the level of pain he can handle!! 

 

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Yes he rocks all the time It took the sores a couple months to heal because he would keep rocking. Colton has a very high pain tolerance as well just the other day he was sitting in my lap and started throwing a fit and did the limp noodle thing and slid out of my lap and when his knees hit the floor he kinda lunged forward and hit his forehead on the coffee table that is in the videos and didn't even cry. Just looked at me funny and walked away with a lump sticking out of his head about a 1/4 of an inch. It was huge and he should've cried. Here is a picture of it seconds after it happened. He was more upset that I was trying to hold him still to take the pic.

To: " autism-aspergers " <autism-aspergers >

Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 3:47 PM Subject: Re: I give up......

 

You mentioned the scars on his back from rocking? When the scars are sores does it stop him from rocking? My daughter has what I think is an incredibly high tolerance for pain. When she has skinned her knees and does this weird sound thing but won't cry. She does freak out at the sight of blood even if it is not her own. I think it is all part of the sensory issues. 

Ella did not speak until after her second birthday, but she did a lot of stuff early. When she finally did speak she was very articulate (well for a 26 -27 month old)

if you or anyone wants to look at

her videos let me know, I will give you the link.As for toys Ella has/has the opposite of the Midas Touch, she intentionally took apart or broke most of her toys. 

 If guns kill people then pencils cause misspelled words

To: " autism-aspergers " <autism-aspergers >

Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 1:35 PM Subject: Re: I give up......

 

No Colton doesn't talk. He babbles like a little baby, but no real words. He talks to himself almost constantly. And the rocking is all day and all night. He has scars from rocking, on his back he has like these lesion things from rocking against hard surfaces and it wont ever heal cause he continues to do it so often. I have been trying to get him to point at stuff since before he was a year old. And I wish he played normal with his toys seeing as how he has so many of them. I feel like half the time we just waste our money on toys because he doesn't play with them instead he just carries them around the house in his hand and/or throws them at people. 

To: autism-aspergers Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 2:06 PM

Subject: Re: I give up......

 

One more thing.  He is darling!  And, although in isolation, rocking and spinning can be perfectly normal...if he isn't talking...isn't pointing...doesn't play appropiately with most toys...doesn't reference....etc, etc...he is on the spectrum.  Please don't doubt yourself.  If I waited, my son would never have learned to talk...NEVER!  My son also is " gifted " but has classic autism.  And, he is currently mainstreamed in 3rd grade.  I may homeschool him next year, though.  

Please BOYCOTT the movie 21 Jump Street! It makes fun of those with autism!

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Subject: I give up......

To: " autism-aspergers " <autism-aspergers >

Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 10:48 AM

 

So for the last 7 weeks that Coltons therapist has been coming to see him he has only showed up 3 times. He is suppose to come once a week for an hour. When he cancels he texts me minutes away from the appt. time. Which I find ridiculous. So I called yesterday to have Early Steps try and get me a different Therapist. And to have Colton tested for ASD. And to get him into a Gifted school. They accept children that have anything from developmental delays to Severe Retardation. And you can start at 18 months old. Everything went good til today. When The old Therapist comes to my house and is like well can you tell me why I'm not on your case anymore? And I calmly explained to him that I need someone more reliable. He mentioned that I should not seek a dx and that I should wait a

few years if I am told to do so.

And then he goes on to talk about how everyone at the office is " talking " about " certain parents " that only want their child dx so they can receive government benefits. And said that they don't say names cause they aren't allowed to but didn't think any of it was about me. I in no way shape or form want anything from the government only the right kind of care for my child. I am extremely hurt by what he said. And Think that you know maybe there isn't anything wrong with him. Maybe he's just weird and quirky. I can't stop thinking about it. I don't know what to do. I am really starting to question if there is anything wrong at all. :-/

P.S. This is my Son Colton http://www.youtube.com/user/bradleysmommy1?feature=mhee