Guest guest Posted January 8, 2006 Report Posted January 8, 2006 Hi Ursula, Yes, life is busy with 3 but I love it. I always wanted 4 kids but I don't think, after , I can be the Mom I'd like to be for 4 kids so we'll stick with 3 for now! field is across the River Bridge from Newport News and Hampton. It's about 30 minutes to Norfolk, 50 minutes to Virginia Beach, 50 minutes to burg. We're in the middle of Hampton Roads basically. Do you know Dreyfus? Take care, Jayne Ursula Goadhouse wrote: Hi Jayne, thanks for your welcome and sharing. I'm not sure where field is, I'm guessing near Norfolk? Anyway, great to meet you. You must be very busy with your three!! Ursula > Hi Ursula, >  I have yet to say hello and welcome you to the list. I'm Jayne, > Mom to three including who has Ds and Autism. I live in > Virginia too, I'm in field. >   >  I'm not familiar with any of the doctors in your area and have only > seen Miltary doctors for as my husband is in the Air Force. >   >  I can relate to the hands in the mouth constantly - has > made his left index finger very calloused and fat from chewing on it > constantly. We have just recently started having success with him > using a chewy tube and also some Thera-band tubing that he chews on as > well, we got that from the OT at CHKD. >   >  And the staring at the hand, can completely relate. As a matter of > fact, was about 3 or 4 when he started doing that and it was > the first time I remember thinking it looked like an autistic like > behavior. I mentioned it to his teachers at the time and everyone > blew it off - saying he's just discovered his hand. I wasn't buying > that, he discovered his hands when he was an infant. He still stares > at his hand. I explain it as a woman admiring her nail polish - he > looks at his hand with the palm out, hand stretched out, and tends to > look in the direction of his fingernails. I have no idea what that > does for him but it's been going on for about 3 years now. > >  Welcome to the list - this is an amazing group of people who are so > well versed in all the aspects of Ds/Autism. I'd be a mess if I > hadn't been pointed in the direction of this list by another friend on > another listserv - they've been a life saver. >   >  Take care, >  Jayne >  (Mom to - 14, Emma - 9, and - 6 1/2 Ds/Autism) >   >  > ugoadhouse wrote: >  Hi. My name is Ursula and I have a 3 year old son with DS, who may > also have autism. He > has not been diagnosed, we have an appointment 1/13/06 with Dr. > in > Charlottesville, VA. I am wondering if anyone on this list-serv might > have similar > experiences or offer information. > > The two biggest concerns are: > 1) speech regression. he had more words and signs a year ago!!! > 2) his awake every night since July, sometimes for an hour, or on > miserable nights from 1 > am to morning!! > Other concerns: > 3) hands in his mouth almost constantly > 4) only eats baby food, no self feeding without hand over hand > interaction. > 5) sometimes stares at his hand (has done this since a baby), or > night light. > > He has very good social skills; makes eye contact, plays > appropriately with toys and > others. He is okay with change in routine and meeting strangers. > > Questions: > 1) does this sound familiar to anyone? > 2) any ideas about the night waking? Vibrating bed? > 3) Has anyone seen D. Mumper in Lynchburg, VA? > 4) Has the wheat and casein free diet been helpful to anyone? > > Thank you for your thoughts, > Ursula > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and > photos of our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other > information by including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent > record of the archives for our list. > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ > -------------------------------------------- > > > >  Quote
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