Guest guest Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Wow, level 5 at only 29 months, that's fantastic! Keep up the good work Amnesty > I was reading some of your posts and realized you and I are doing alot > of the same things on girls about the same age. My dd is 29 months > diag at 22 months. She has learned PECS also we are working on level 5- > 6. She also gets about 25 hrs of ABA. She also can do some signs but > her fine and gross motor is behind. > I found as Marisa got a little older some of her stims got worse > and also her eye contact, but most of that happens when we are > working. I think she does it when things get hard. When we are > playing she has pretty good eye contact. We also started GFCF and see > our first DAN dr in JUly. There is soooo much to learn, it is very > overwhelming. And I feel I am still grieving over this I hope that > goes away a little as she gets older. Amnesty is right about PECS it > is suppose to increase talking. My daughter will now bring me her eat, > or sippy, or swing picture whatever she wants all on her own. I keep a > book on the side of my cabinet. Good Luck Angie Lesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Wow, level 5 at only 29 months, that's fantastic! Keep up the good work Amnesty > I was reading some of your posts and realized you and I are doing alot > of the same things on girls about the same age. My dd is 29 months > diag at 22 months. She has learned PECS also we are working on level 5- > 6. She also gets about 25 hrs of ABA. She also can do some signs but > her fine and gross motor is behind. > I found as Marisa got a little older some of her stims got worse > and also her eye contact, but most of that happens when we are > working. I think she does it when things get hard. When we are > playing she has pretty good eye contact. We also started GFCF and see > our first DAN dr in JUly. There is soooo much to learn, it is very > overwhelming. And I feel I am still grieving over this I hope that > goes away a little as she gets older. Amnesty is right about PECS it > is suppose to increase talking. My daughter will now bring me her eat, > or sippy, or swing picture whatever she wants all on her own. I keep a > book on the side of my cabinet. Good Luck Angie Lesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Wow, level 5 at only 29 months, that's fantastic! Keep up the good work Amnesty > I was reading some of your posts and realized you and I are doing alot > of the same things on girls about the same age. My dd is 29 months > diag at 22 months. She has learned PECS also we are working on level 5- > 6. She also gets about 25 hrs of ABA. She also can do some signs but > her fine and gross motor is behind. > I found as Marisa got a little older some of her stims got worse > and also her eye contact, but most of that happens when we are > working. I think she does it when things get hard. When we are > playing she has pretty good eye contact. We also started GFCF and see > our first DAN dr in JUly. There is soooo much to learn, it is very > overwhelming. And I feel I am still grieving over this I hope that > goes away a little as she gets older. Amnesty is right about PECS it > is suppose to increase talking. My daughter will now bring me her eat, > or sippy, or swing picture whatever she wants all on her own. I keep a > book on the side of my cabinet. Good Luck Angie Lesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Angie, Stage 6...what is that exactly...is it the sentence strips? Ella is traveling about 8-10 feet...she has a pretty good understanding of PECS, but she also just wants to play with the velcro sometimes, so I an really trying to stop the play with PECS, so that she understands they are for communication. Her sign is going ok I guess, Ella has some fine motor issues too, and she has made some of her own meanings. Like " more " is sometimes " want " and " all done " is sometimes " get down " or " pick up " , but I know what she means and any communication is good...right? Ella has more stimms now than ever before...alot of hand flapping and groaning, moaning noises...Ella is also a squealer...very loud and high pitched! Ella loves watching sesame street, nemo, blues clues...just about anything, I hate letting her watch but sometimes its the only way I can shower or eat. How is the gfcf dietg going...any good tips for a mom about to start? Ella is a picky eater, when she eats! Aimee Jeff and Angie Lesh wrote: I was reading some of your posts and realized you and I are doing alot of the same things on girls about the same age. My dd is 29 months diag at 22 months. She has learned PECS also we are working on level 5- 6. She also gets about 25 hrs of ABA. She also can do some signs but her fine and gross motor is behind. I found as Marisa got a little older some of her stims got worse and also her eye contact, but most of that happens when we are working. I think she does it when things get hard. When we are playing she has pretty good eye contact. We also started GFCF and see our first DAN dr in JUly. There is soooo much to learn, it is very overwhelming. And I feel I am still grieving over this I hope that goes away a little as she gets older. Amnesty is right about PECS it is suppose to increase talking. My daughter will now bring me her eat, or sippy, or swing picture whatever she wants all on her own. I keep a book on the side of my cabinet. Good Luck Angie Lesh Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Angie, Stage 6...what is that exactly...is it the sentence strips? Ella is traveling about 8-10 feet...she has a pretty good understanding of PECS, but she also just wants to play with the velcro sometimes, so I an really trying to stop the play with PECS, so that she understands they are for communication. Her sign is going ok I guess, Ella has some fine motor issues too, and she has made some of her own meanings. Like " more " is sometimes " want " and " all done " is sometimes " get down " or " pick up " , but I know what she means and any communication is good...right? Ella has more stimms now than ever before...alot of hand flapping and groaning, moaning noises...Ella is also a squealer...very loud and high pitched! Ella loves watching sesame street, nemo, blues clues...just about anything, I hate letting her watch but sometimes its the only way I can shower or eat. How is the gfcf dietg going...any good tips for a mom about to start? Ella is a picky eater, when she eats! Aimee Jeff and Angie Lesh wrote: I was reading some of your posts and realized you and I are doing alot of the same things on girls about the same age. My dd is 29 months diag at 22 months. She has learned PECS also we are working on level 5- 6. She also gets about 25 hrs of ABA. She also can do some signs but her fine and gross motor is behind. I found as Marisa got a little older some of her stims got worse and also her eye contact, but most of that happens when we are working. I think she does it when things get hard. When we are playing she has pretty good eye contact. We also started GFCF and see our first DAN dr in JUly. There is soooo much to learn, it is very overwhelming. And I feel I am still grieving over this I hope that goes away a little as she gets older. Amnesty is right about PECS it is suppose to increase talking. My daughter will now bring me her eat, or sippy, or swing picture whatever she wants all on her own. I keep a book on the side of my cabinet. Good Luck Angie Lesh Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Angie, Stage 6...what is that exactly...is it the sentence strips? Ella is traveling about 8-10 feet...she has a pretty good understanding of PECS, but she also just wants to play with the velcro sometimes, so I an really trying to stop the play with PECS, so that she understands they are for communication. Her sign is going ok I guess, Ella has some fine motor issues too, and she has made some of her own meanings. Like " more " is sometimes " want " and " all done " is sometimes " get down " or " pick up " , but I know what she means and any communication is good...right? Ella has more stimms now than ever before...alot of hand flapping and groaning, moaning noises...Ella is also a squealer...very loud and high pitched! Ella loves watching sesame street, nemo, blues clues...just about anything, I hate letting her watch but sometimes its the only way I can shower or eat. How is the gfcf dietg going...any good tips for a mom about to start? Ella is a picky eater, when she eats! Aimee Jeff and Angie Lesh wrote: I was reading some of your posts and realized you and I are doing alot of the same things on girls about the same age. My dd is 29 months diag at 22 months. She has learned PECS also we are working on level 5- 6. She also gets about 25 hrs of ABA. She also can do some signs but her fine and gross motor is behind. I found as Marisa got a little older some of her stims got worse and also her eye contact, but most of that happens when we are working. I think she does it when things get hard. When we are playing she has pretty good eye contact. We also started GFCF and see our first DAN dr in JUly. There is soooo much to learn, it is very overwhelming. And I feel I am still grieving over this I hope that goes away a little as she gets older. Amnesty is right about PECS it is suppose to increase talking. My daughter will now bring me her eat, or sippy, or swing picture whatever she wants all on her own. I keep a book on the side of my cabinet. Good Luck Angie Lesh Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Hi Aimee, It sounds like Ella has alot of skills for one her age. We started PECS at age 22 months, and she also played with them alot at first. She is very visual so she picked up fast, but her understanding of what I say to her is so far behind her age. Level 5 is preferred vs. preferred. ex sippy and a snack, or two toys she both likes. You put on the book then she picks one and gives to you. Then you hold up both items and say take it, she has to take the one she picked from the book. Level 6 is thumbing thru the PECS book and finds the one she wants. We use level 5 at her ABA school. And at home I tapped three pages of cardboard to the side of the cabinet one on top of the other to act like a book. And place her pictures there, sippy ,eat, swing, bike , pool, book, movie. Sometimes when she wants something she will get it herself and come find me. Others iI may make her dinner or sippy and set it in sight but not reach and play dumb like I do not know what she whats till she gets her picture and give it to me. (I use a picture of the real thing not the computer picture for drink or eat). If you want the Levels of PECS and do not have them let me know I will send them to you. Marisa is also a BIG grunter always has been, usually when she is excitied she will grunt and flap. That's the only time she does it usually. And she stims on lights when she eats. And she will hit the button the a cause and effect toy for hours if I let her. I am thinking of takingg them all away except during therapy and special times. MArisa is also good at MAtching cuz of her visual skills I guess. Have you tried that with Ella? I am sure she woulg be good also. Though ABA we are teaching her her colors and animals, and everyday items, ex spoon. toothbrush. Keep up the good work Ella is doing great. Did she have any gross motor delay's? Can she color or eat with a spoon? Angie Lesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Hi Aimee, It sounds like Ella has alot of skills for one her age. We started PECS at age 22 months, and she also played with them alot at first. She is very visual so she picked up fast, but her understanding of what I say to her is so far behind her age. Level 5 is preferred vs. preferred. ex sippy and a snack, or two toys she both likes. You put on the book then she picks one and gives to you. Then you hold up both items and say take it, she has to take the one she picked from the book. Level 6 is thumbing thru the PECS book and finds the one she wants. We use level 5 at her ABA school. And at home I tapped three pages of cardboard to the side of the cabinet one on top of the other to act like a book. And place her pictures there, sippy ,eat, swing, bike , pool, book, movie. Sometimes when she wants something she will get it herself and come find me. Others iI may make her dinner or sippy and set it in sight but not reach and play dumb like I do not know what she whats till she gets her picture and give it to me. (I use a picture of the real thing not the computer picture for drink or eat). If you want the Levels of PECS and do not have them let me know I will send them to you. Marisa is also a BIG grunter always has been, usually when she is excitied she will grunt and flap. That's the only time she does it usually. And she stims on lights when she eats. And she will hit the button the a cause and effect toy for hours if I let her. I am thinking of takingg them all away except during therapy and special times. MArisa is also good at MAtching cuz of her visual skills I guess. Have you tried that with Ella? I am sure she woulg be good also. Though ABA we are teaching her her colors and animals, and everyday items, ex spoon. toothbrush. Keep up the good work Ella is doing great. Did she have any gross motor delay's? Can she color or eat with a spoon? Angie Lesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Hi Aimee, It sounds like Ella has alot of skills for one her age. We started PECS at age 22 months, and she also played with them alot at first. She is very visual so she picked up fast, but her understanding of what I say to her is so far behind her age. Level 5 is preferred vs. preferred. ex sippy and a snack, or two toys she both likes. You put on the book then she picks one and gives to you. Then you hold up both items and say take it, she has to take the one she picked from the book. Level 6 is thumbing thru the PECS book and finds the one she wants. We use level 5 at her ABA school. And at home I tapped three pages of cardboard to the side of the cabinet one on top of the other to act like a book. And place her pictures there, sippy ,eat, swing, bike , pool, book, movie. Sometimes when she wants something she will get it herself and come find me. Others iI may make her dinner or sippy and set it in sight but not reach and play dumb like I do not know what she whats till she gets her picture and give it to me. (I use a picture of the real thing not the computer picture for drink or eat). If you want the Levels of PECS and do not have them let me know I will send them to you. Marisa is also a BIG grunter always has been, usually when she is excitied she will grunt and flap. That's the only time she does it usually. And she stims on lights when she eats. And she will hit the button the a cause and effect toy for hours if I let her. I am thinking of takingg them all away except during therapy and special times. MArisa is also good at MAtching cuz of her visual skills I guess. Have you tried that with Ella? I am sure she woulg be good also. Though ABA we are teaching her her colors and animals, and everyday items, ex spoon. toothbrush. Keep up the good work Ella is doing great. Did she have any gross motor delay's? Can she color or eat with a spoon? Angie Lesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Lots of kids do that when they are trying to learn how to use utensils. My son always puts his food on his spoon before putting it in his mouth. He's not coordinated enough to do it otherwise, lol. Amnesty > > Angie, > > > > Ella cannot eat with a spoon, ive seen her scoop in therapy, but she > protests using a spoon to feed herself. Its like fork is associated > with self feeding and spoon with mom feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Lots of kids do that when they are trying to learn how to use utensils. My son always puts his food on his spoon before putting it in his mouth. He's not coordinated enough to do it otherwise, lol. Amnesty > > Angie, > > > > Ella cannot eat with a spoon, ive seen her scoop in therapy, but she > protests using a spoon to feed herself. Its like fork is associated > with self feeding and spoon with mom feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Lots of kids do that when they are trying to learn how to use utensils. My son always puts his food on his spoon before putting it in his mouth. He's not coordinated enough to do it otherwise, lol. Amnesty > > Angie, > > > > Ella cannot eat with a spoon, ive seen her scoop in therapy, but she > protests using a spoon to feed herself. Its like fork is associated > with self feeding and spoon with mom feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I think it's precious when they do that. My 2 yr old daughter will put her hands all in mashed pots to put a clump on her spoon. <sigh> Oh, if they could just stay little forever... Debi > Lots of kids do that when they are trying to learn how to use > utensils. My son always puts his food on his spoon before putting it > in his mouth. He's not coordinated enough to do it otherwise, lol. > Amnesty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Angie, Do DAN drs take insurances? I have a PPO and I dont know much about the DAN drs, how do I find one? There is a reason why we dont move out of Orange County! Ella has 54 hours a month of therapy provided free of charge to us. Regional Center pays private vendors to supply services and evaluations to Ella. We recieve 1 hour of parent training every two weeks, as well as speech therapy with a speech pathologist and OT for 2 hours every month. Ella has one on one 2 hour ABA sessions 5 days a week with a tutor. They are great with her...as well as with me. A supervisor overlaps with the tutors periodically to check up on things, then we all get together once a month to discuss Ellas goals and any concerns. I wasnt so sure about all the ABA stuff at first, I felt like Ella was being programed like a robot, but Ive come a long way since then. I dont know how i would cope without my groups and therapy for Ella. I cant imagine paying for it all, we would be homeless. We already struggle because I cant work as much as I did before, and medical bills are stacking up. How old is Marisa? Ella wont jump at all either, something about taking both feet off the ground. Her depth perception isnt so great, going down stairs is hard for her. She turns around and backs down, like a baby would kinda. Ella loves the swing, I take her everyday for at least a half hour to wsing before her therapy, her tutors noticed her attending and eyecontact got better. Its a great motivator for communication, its how Ella finally really got the sign for more...and tonight at the park she was saying mo-mo-mor almost more and signing at the same time...I think she might speek after all, but I dont like too get too excited. It makes me sad to think she might not ever speek to me, I think that is the hardest part sometimes!!! Aimee mom2ella2003@... Did you reas the robert kennedy article? It made me mad, sick to my tummy, and brought a flow of tears! Jeff and Angie Lesh wrote: Hi What is your email and I will send your the level for PECS that we use. We live in MIchigan. I wish we lived in CA I hear they have much better services. I am paying for everything here, and the schools do not use ABA. So we enrolled in a 5 day a week school for 3 months to teach me ABA, but it over 1 hr each way and very $$. But I think it is helping but no miracle cure. MArisa is just learning to color and to eat with a spoon. She does not like to color and I can only get 5-6 strokes out of her. She just learned to stack blocks, her motor planning is soooo off. She can not walk up steps or jump or march, but she is getting much better as time goes on. About the diet we started it 2 months ago, again no miracle cure. I just seen my first DAN dr and got the results back. WOW All her levels are so bad. No wonder she can't focus well. It is so hard to explain all the DAN stuff And I am so new to it all. But I would highly say you go and at least get her tested. Alot of these things can be fixed with diet and vitamins, it takes awile though. Some of her levels were 5 times higher then they should be. I have heard once you fix what is going wrong inside they really start to bloom. MArisa had no signs of leaky gut or food reactions and she sleeps great. But the tests show she is not absorbing the right stuff and can not pass the bad stuff. Look into it when you can sometimes one thing at a time is all you can do. It is very emotionally draining. I still cry all the time. But I believe we have alot of reason to HOPE. I will send those papers when I get your email. Good Luck Stay in touch Angie Lesh Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I read a study once that said only 14% of ASD kids who got early intervention did not have at least some spoken, functional language, and of that 14%, only a very tiny amount didn't have an alternative means of functional communication. I don't remember if there was an age range for that though... Don't give up hope! Amnesty >I think she might speek after all, but I dont like too get too excited. It makes me sad to think she might not ever speek to me, I think that is the hardest part sometimes!!! > > Aimee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I read a study once that said only 14% of ASD kids who got early intervention did not have at least some spoken, functional language, and of that 14%, only a very tiny amount didn't have an alternative means of functional communication. I don't remember if there was an age range for that though... Don't give up hope! Amnesty >I think she might speek after all, but I dont like too get too excited. It makes me sad to think she might not ever speek to me, I think that is the hardest part sometimes!!! > > Aimee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 As far as I have ever known, DAN drs do not take ins, but that was in GA, I don't know about here in CA... Amnesty > Hi What is your email and I will send your the level for PECS that we > use. We live in MIchigan. I wish we lived in CA I hear they have > much better services. I am paying for everything here, and the > schools do not use ABA. So we enrolled in a 5 day a week school for > 3 months to teach me ABA, but it over 1 hr each way and very $$. But > I think it is helping but no miracle cure. MArisa is just learning > to color and to eat with a spoon. She does not like to color and I > can only get 5-6 strokes out of her. She just learned to stack > blocks, her motor planning is soooo off. She can not walk up steps > or jump or march, but she is getting much better as time goes on. > About the diet we started it 2 months ago, again no miracle > cure. I just seen my first DAN dr and got the results back. WOW > All her levels are so bad. No wonder she can't focus well. It is so > hard to explain all the DAN stuff And I am so new to it all. But I > would highly say you go and at least get her tested. Alot of these > things can be fixed with diet and vitamins, it takes awile though. > Some of her levels were 5 times higher then they should be. I have > heard once you fix what is going wrong inside they really start to > bloom. MArisa had no signs of leaky gut or food reactions and she > sleeps great. But the tests show she is not absorbing the right > stuff and can not pass the bad stuff. Look into it when you can > sometimes one thing at a time is all you can do. It is very > emotionally draining. I still cry all the time. But I believe we > have alot of reason to HOPE. I will send those papers when I get > your email. Good Luck Stay in touch Angie Lesh > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 As far as I have ever known, DAN drs do not take ins, but that was in GA, I don't know about here in CA... Amnesty > Hi What is your email and I will send your the level for PECS that we > use. We live in MIchigan. I wish we lived in CA I hear they have > much better services. I am paying for everything here, and the > schools do not use ABA. So we enrolled in a 5 day a week school for > 3 months to teach me ABA, but it over 1 hr each way and very $$. But > I think it is helping but no miracle cure. MArisa is just learning > to color and to eat with a spoon. She does not like to color and I > can only get 5-6 strokes out of her. She just learned to stack > blocks, her motor planning is soooo off. She can not walk up steps > or jump or march, but she is getting much better as time goes on. > About the diet we started it 2 months ago, again no miracle > cure. I just seen my first DAN dr and got the results back. WOW > All her levels are so bad. No wonder she can't focus well. It is so > hard to explain all the DAN stuff And I am so new to it all. But I > would highly say you go and at least get her tested. Alot of these > things can be fixed with diet and vitamins, it takes awile though. > Some of her levels were 5 times higher then they should be. I have > heard once you fix what is going wrong inside they really start to > bloom. MArisa had no signs of leaky gut or food reactions and she > sleeps great. But the tests show she is not absorbing the right > stuff and can not pass the bad stuff. Look into it when you can > sometimes one thing at a time is all you can do. It is very > emotionally draining. I still cry all the time. But I believe we > have alot of reason to HOPE. I will send those papers when I get > your email. Good Luck Stay in touch Angie Lesh > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 As far as I have ever known, DAN drs do not take ins, but that was in GA, I don't know about here in CA... Amnesty > Hi What is your email and I will send your the level for PECS that we > use. We live in MIchigan. I wish we lived in CA I hear they have > much better services. I am paying for everything here, and the > schools do not use ABA. So we enrolled in a 5 day a week school for > 3 months to teach me ABA, but it over 1 hr each way and very $$. But > I think it is helping but no miracle cure. MArisa is just learning > to color and to eat with a spoon. She does not like to color and I > can only get 5-6 strokes out of her. She just learned to stack > blocks, her motor planning is soooo off. She can not walk up steps > or jump or march, but she is getting much better as time goes on. > About the diet we started it 2 months ago, again no miracle > cure. I just seen my first DAN dr and got the results back. WOW > All her levels are so bad. No wonder she can't focus well. It is so > hard to explain all the DAN stuff And I am so new to it all. But I > would highly say you go and at least get her tested. Alot of these > things can be fixed with diet and vitamins, it takes awile though. > Some of her levels were 5 times higher then they should be. I have > heard once you fix what is going wrong inside they really start to > bloom. MArisa had no signs of leaky gut or food reactions and she > sleeps great. But the tests show she is not absorbing the right > stuff and can not pass the bad stuff. Look into it when you can > sometimes one thing at a time is all you can do. It is very > emotionally draining. I still cry all the time. But I believe we > have alot of reason to HOPE. I will send those papers when I get > your email. Good Luck Stay in touch Angie Lesh > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 That's great! WoooHoooo! Amnesty > I read a study once that said only 14% of ASD kids who got early > intervention did not have at least some spoken, functional language, > and of that 14%, only a very tiny amount didn't have an alternative > means of functional communication. I don't remember if there was an > age range for that though... > Don't give up hope! > Amnesty > > > >I think she might speek after all, but I dont like too get too > excited. It makes me sad to think she might not ever speek to me, I > think that is the hardest part sometimes!!! > > > > Aimee > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 That's great! WoooHoooo! Amnesty > I read a study once that said only 14% of ASD kids who got early > intervention did not have at least some spoken, functional language, > and of that 14%, only a very tiny amount didn't have an alternative > means of functional communication. I don't remember if there was an > age range for that though... > Don't give up hope! > Amnesty > > > >I think she might speek after all, but I dont like too get too > excited. It makes me sad to think she might not ever speek to me, I > think that is the hardest part sometimes!!! > > > > Aimee > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 That's great! WoooHoooo! Amnesty > I read a study once that said only 14% of ASD kids who got early > intervention did not have at least some spoken, functional language, > and of that 14%, only a very tiny amount didn't have an alternative > means of functional communication. I don't remember if there was an > age range for that though... > Don't give up hope! > Amnesty > > > >I think she might speek after all, but I dont like too get too > excited. It makes me sad to think she might not ever speek to me, I > think that is the hardest part sometimes!!! > > > > Aimee > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Aimee, Marisa is 2 1/2. She also loves the swing and does much better at therapy after some type of sensory thing. That is great she is saying more. I would not worry about her not talking if she is already signing and starting to say more. I read the same study as Amnesty that only 14% of ASD kids don't talk. They are usually just very late. Marisa will babble but never any words. Her motor planning sounds worse than Ella's, And I worry it also effects her oral motor planning also. She is not even close to walking down stairs, can't bend her knees and keep her balance. She also goes backwards and just learned to walk up them. Most DAN drs do not take ins. but I have heard of a few who do. Your best bet is to contact your local autism group and see if people locally use a DR they can tell you about if not look on the internet. I forget the site. Search for DAN dr's and they list by state. Good Luck. Angie Lesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Aimee, Marisa is 2 1/2. She also loves the swing and does much better at therapy after some type of sensory thing. That is great she is saying more. I would not worry about her not talking if she is already signing and starting to say more. I read the same study as Amnesty that only 14% of ASD kids don't talk. They are usually just very late. Marisa will babble but never any words. Her motor planning sounds worse than Ella's, And I worry it also effects her oral motor planning also. She is not even close to walking down stairs, can't bend her knees and keep her balance. She also goes backwards and just learned to walk up them. Most DAN drs do not take ins. but I have heard of a few who do. Your best bet is to contact your local autism group and see if people locally use a DR they can tell you about if not look on the internet. I forget the site. Search for DAN dr's and they list by state. Good Luck. Angie Lesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Aimee, Marisa is 2 1/2. She also loves the swing and does much better at therapy after some type of sensory thing. That is great she is saying more. I would not worry about her not talking if she is already signing and starting to say more. I read the same study as Amnesty that only 14% of ASD kids don't talk. They are usually just very late. Marisa will babble but never any words. Her motor planning sounds worse than Ella's, And I worry it also effects her oral motor planning also. She is not even close to walking down stairs, can't bend her knees and keep her balance. She also goes backwards and just learned to walk up them. Most DAN drs do not take ins. but I have heard of a few who do. Your best bet is to contact your local autism group and see if people locally use a DR they can tell you about if not look on the internet. I forget the site. Search for DAN dr's and they list by state. Good Luck. Angie Lesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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