New Member: Forest, Virginia

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Hello all. My name is and my 34 month old daughter,

Rebekah, was confirmed autism spectrum December. I am all too

familiar what to expect as my nephew who is 6 was diagnosed several

years ago. Rebekah seems to be high functioning yet is at a 14

month old level on her social & communication. Her diagnosis was

more of a confirmation as I had already seen the signs and have been

working with my local school system through their assessment now

evalution process for early intervention services. We meet next

Thursday re: her IEP eligibility.

I also have a 6 year old, Hannah, & 1 year old, . Hannah is if

anything possibly ADHD and thus far although taken emergency c-

sec 2 1/2 months early blossoming well. I am leary about her

immunizations and taking that a step at a time.

Rebekah is out of our 3 flowers, the most content, loving child.

She is beautiful and special. My husband & I are having a hard time

dealing with her non-verbal communication and I have tried to work

with her & learn baby sign language but she has no interest. She

normally just has a fit until we either figure it out & get her what

she wants or needs or give up & let her scream. The past 2 weeks

she has started saying open, up and down which is a big progress in

her communication.

I am interested in starting a GF diet and wish to find a way to

communicate. I am open to any & all suggestions.

Thanks for listening.