Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 I have 3 daughters, my youngest, age 6, is PDD. I read a lot of characteristics she has in many of the posts here in this group, and I'm happy to have found this site. My 6 yr old is high functioning. Her main issues are firstly, delayed speech (she can talk, but often gets lost in her train of thought and it sometimes takes a long while for her to make her way through finishing her thoughts when she talks. The teachers say she often only gets part of an instruction, and she misses other parts and gets confused). Second issue: Instructions have to be repeated to her over and over for her to catch on, especially in a large group when there are noises, bright lighting, and distractions. She also has sensory integration issues, specifically with the auditory. Third issue: She has an almost impossible time trying to control her temper. We've tried counting to 10, deep breaths, sit-ins, etc, and I have a feeling this will always be a problem for her for the rest of her life. I'm wondering if meds might help when she's a teen. It's tied in with general anxiety that she seems to have, related to her obsession with having to win games all the time, be first in line, all the time, etc. Line-ups are a big struggle because she needs to stand infront of a kid she likes and behind a kid she likes, and if that doesn't happen, she has a melt-down. Other than that, she's totally healthy. I had her on a no-casein no gluten diet for two weeks but her moods and speech delay issues didn't change, so I took her off it. I'm avoiding anything with chocolate or caffeine in it right now (like cola) and anything that will intensify her moods. Her pediatrician thought she was ADD or ADHD and put her on ritalin as a trial, and my daughter was just bouncing off walls that day, intensely anxious and very quick to temper, so I stopped that immediately. The ritalin just made everything worse 10 fold. It's a sometimes frustrating journey but I love her to pieces. Nice to read about parents in the same boat, and I'm hoping to learn more about her condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Some sleepy but not notice much yet. Dry mouth things but chatty too. Sondra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Hi Kim Welcome to the list. We have two daughters, our oldest is Coral (nt) she is 14 today. Our youngest is Skylar and she is 11 1/2 and was diagnosed autistic at 3. This is a great group of people. They have sure helped me out alot. It is a great place to get ideas, ask opinions, get support or just vent if you are having a bad day. It is good to have you with us. Tracey hi I'm new I have 3 daughters, my youngest, age 6, is PDD. I read a lot of characteristics she has in many of the posts here in this group, and I'm happy to have found this site. My 6 yr old is high functioning. Her main issues are firstly, delayed speech (she can talk, but often gets lost in her train of thought and it sometimes takes a long while for her to make her way through finishing her thoughts when she talks. The teachers say she often only gets part of an instruction, and she misses other parts and gets confused). Second issue: Instructions have to be repeated to her over and over for her to catch on, especially in a large group when there are noises, bright lighting, and distractions. She also has sensory integration issues, specifically with the auditory. Third issue: She has an almost impossible time trying to control her temper. We've tried counting to 10, deep breaths, sit-ins, etc, and I have a feeling this will always be a problem for her for the rest of her life. I'm wondering if meds might help when she's a teen. It's tied in with general anxiety that she seems to have, related to her obsession with having to win games all the time, be first in line, all the time, etc. Line-ups are a big struggle because she needs to stand infront of a kid she likes and behind a kid she likes, and if that doesn't happen, she has a melt-down. Other than that, she's totally healthy. I had her on a no-casein no gluten diet for two weeks but her moods and speech delay issues didn't change, so I took her off it. I'm avoiding anything with chocolate or caffeine in it right now (like cola) and anything that will intensify her moods. Her pediatrician thought she was ADD or ADHD and put her on ritalin as a trial, and my daughter was just bouncing off walls that day, intensely anxious and very quick to temper, so I stopped that immediately. The ritalin just made everything worse 10 fold. It's a sometimes frustrating journey but I love her to pieces. Nice to read about parents in the same boat, and I'm hoping to learn more about her condition. Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Hi Kim, My 8 year-old daughter is very similar with the emotional control. Many things she could not put into words, made her " mad " . As her speech ability grew, her emotional control also improved. Now, most of the time, she can identify feelings before they get to that " mad " point. I created a lot of drawings to let her see what I was trying to say. One clever drawing we used was a thermometer which let her point to where she was on it with tired, anger and " wiggles " . I learned a lot about her as we used it. She had more energy when she was tired, but little anger. I created a different thermometer drawing can be useful for many issues: sensory, anger, tired, etc. Six was a pretty wild year for my daughter, as well. It seemed that was the time that she became more aware of language as a tool to convey thoughts which opened up the world to her. But, she was still not good at using it...we taught her how to use it (find words for) large issues and now, we are teaching her how to use it to deal with minute issues, like pinpointing the exact feeling she has. Language did not come easily, and each word had to be taught and defined using the words she already knew, but it payed off. Last year she was discharged from speech with the therapist saying she sounded like an 'older adult' in her ability to maintain conversation. Debbie > needs to stand infront of a kid she likes and behind > a kid she > likes, and if that doesn't happen, she has a > melt-down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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