Re: I'm trying to stay calm, but...

[Guest guest]

Lol. Guam? I think Allie still has a ways to go before she starts,

she's not showing any signs other than possibly some beginning buds. I

still think she has some unknown metabolic issue that might make her

start late, she's still so small. She turned 8 this week and a friend

3 mos older than her is over a head taller, as is virtually all 8 & 7

yr-olds for that matter. Allie's a year behind in school and still

slightly shorter than most of them. <sigh>

[Guest guest]

Just a suggestion for you…start having your daughter wear panty liners so

she gets used to having something in her panties. Also her pediatrician can

assess when she’s getting closer to her period. They have some kind of scale

which includes body odor, pubic hair and underarm hair and breast

development. I thought my daughter would be a mess as she was so frightened

of having a bloody nose, but when it actually came, she was very accepting

of it.

_____

From: Autism_in_Girls

[mailto:Autism_in_Girls ] On Behalf Of Micci_Rog

Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 6:09 PM

To: Autism_in_Girls

Subject: Re: I'm trying to stay calm, but...

I was just going to write a post on the puberty topic. My dd, Jordan,

is almost 11. she is very thin and underweight, so I was kind of

hoping puberty would stay away. I was a late bloomer and so was my

mom. but the other day, I was getting her dressed and smelled the BO

smell coming from her armpits. *sigh* I'm hoping she doesn't get her

period though, until age 14 like me, or even 16 like my mother. Like

Debi, I thought she would be higher functioning by this age, but she

still struggles with hygeine issues. She is toilet trained for years,

but she still forgets essential steps like wiping, flushing and making

sure her undies are neatly in her pants. so what is she going to do

with maxi-pads?

Good luck, Debi. I feel for you!!

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[Guest guest]

Just a suggestion for you…start having your daughter wear panty liners so

she gets used to having something in her panties. Also her pediatrician can

assess when she’s getting closer to her period. They have some kind of scale

which includes body odor, pubic hair and underarm hair and breast

development. I thought my daughter would be a mess as she was so frightened

of having a bloody nose, but when it actually came, she was very accepting

of it.

_____

From: Autism_in_Girls

[mailto:Autism_in_Girls ] On Behalf Of Micci_Rog

Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 6:09 PM

To: Autism_in_Girls

Subject: Re: I'm trying to stay calm, but...

I was just going to write a post on the puberty topic. My dd, Jordan,

is almost 11. she is very thin and underweight, so I was kind of

hoping puberty would stay away. I was a late bloomer and so was my

mom. but the other day, I was getting her dressed and smelled the BO

smell coming from her armpits. *sigh* I'm hoping she doesn't get her

period though, until age 14 like me, or even 16 like my mother. Like

Debi, I thought she would be higher functioning by this age, but she

still struggles with hygeine issues. She is toilet trained for years,

but she still forgets essential steps like wiping, flushing and making

sure her undies are neatly in her pants. so what is she going to do

with maxi-pads?

Good luck, Debi. I feel for you!!

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[Guest guest]

Any of you ever have your daughter with autism discover tampons during

a stimmy mood? I found about 20 of them shot out of their applicators

the other day. Lol.

Debi

[Guest guest]

Any of you ever have your daughter with autism discover tampons during

a stimmy mood? I found about 20 of them shot out of their applicators

the other day. Lol.

Debi

[Guest guest]

>

> Any of you ever have your daughter with autism discover tampons during

> a stimmy mood? I found about 20 of them shot out of their applicators

> the other day. Lol.

>

> Debi

>

Yeah my daughter found tampons and pads on two different occasions.

She stuck the pads all over her legs and trying not to crack up, I

asked her. What are those? She said Bandaids. It was quit cute. LOL.

[Guest guest]

>

> Any of you ever have your daughter with autism discover tampons during

> a stimmy mood? I found about 20 of them shot out of their applicators

> the other day. Lol.

>

> Debi

>

Yeah my daughter found tampons and pads on two different occasions.

She stuck the pads all over her legs and trying not to crack up, I

asked her. What are those? She said Bandaids. It was quit cute. LOL.

[Guest guest]

Our girls see an endocrinologist for thyroid problems. He told us that you can

guestimate when menses will start based on when breast buds appear. He said

it's usually 2 years from that point. So, that's what we've gone by.

Re: I'm trying to stay calm, but...

I was just going to write a post on the puberty topic. My dd, Jordan,

is almost 11. she is very thin and underweight, so I was kind of

hoping puberty would stay away. I was a late bloomer and so was my

mom. but the other day, I was getting her dressed and smelled the BO

smell coming from her armpits. *sigh* I'm hoping she doesn't get her

period though, until age 14 like me, or even 16 like my mother. Like

Debi, I thought she would be higher functioning by this age, but she

still struggles with hygeine issues. She is toilet trained for years,

but she still forgets essential steps like wiping, flushing and making

sure her undies are neatly in her pants. so what is she going to do

with maxi-pads?

Good luck, Debi. I feel for you!!

[Guest guest]

Our girls see an endocrinologist for thyroid problems. He told us that you can

guestimate when menses will start based on when breast buds appear. He said

it's usually 2 years from that point. So, that's what we've gone by.

Re: I'm trying to stay calm, but...

I was just going to write a post on the puberty topic. My dd, Jordan,

is almost 11. she is very thin and underweight, so I was kind of

hoping puberty would stay away. I was a late bloomer and so was my

mom. but the other day, I was getting her dressed and smelled the BO

smell coming from her armpits. *sigh* I'm hoping she doesn't get her

period though, until age 14 like me, or even 16 like my mother. Like

Debi, I thought she would be higher functioning by this age, but she

still struggles with hygeine issues. She is toilet trained for years,

but she still forgets essential steps like wiping, flushing and making

sure her undies are neatly in her pants. so what is she going to do

with maxi-pads?

Good luck, Debi. I feel for you!!

[Guest guest]

That's exactly what my dd's pediatrician said last month, when she did

Allie's yearly physical for camp. She asked if I'd like to have a breast exam

done to get an opinion on whether Allie was beginning puberty. Allie said it

was OK. She's had the " development " video at school so she could give informed

consent. She understood that we wanted to estimate when her period might

start.

The pediatrician says Allie hasn't even started breast buds yet at age 12,

so we have two whole years to go at least - Yipee! I thought Allie was

beginning to develop last fall, but she turned out to just be gaining some

weight

before a growth spurt. I really have trouble telling the difference between

body weight and breast buds.

Sandi (Allie's Mom)

Houston

In a message dated 7/30/2007 9:53:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

ourfourgirls@... writes:

Our girls see an endocrinologist for thyroid problems. He told us that you

can guestimate when menses will start based on when breast buds appear. He

said it's usually 2 years from that point. So, that's what we've gone by.

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[Guest guest]

That's exactly what my dd's pediatrician said last month, when she did

Allie's yearly physical for camp. She asked if I'd like to have a breast exam

done to get an opinion on whether Allie was beginning puberty. Allie said it

was OK. She's had the " development " video at school so she could give informed

consent. She understood that we wanted to estimate when her period might

start.

The pediatrician says Allie hasn't even started breast buds yet at age 12,

so we have two whole years to go at least - Yipee! I thought Allie was

beginning to develop last fall, but she turned out to just be gaining some

weight

before a growth spurt. I really have trouble telling the difference between

body weight and breast buds.

Sandi (Allie's Mom)

Houston

In a message dated 7/30/2007 9:53:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

ourfourgirls@... writes:

Our girls see an endocrinologist for thyroid problems. He told us that you

can guestimate when menses will start based on when breast buds appear. He

said it's usually 2 years from that point. So, that's what we've gone by.

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[Guest guest]

I think that's only an estimate, though. I had breast buds 4 years

before my period, and a friend only had them a year.

Debi

[Guest guest]

I think that's only an estimate, though. I had breast buds 4 years

before my period, and a friend only had them a year.

Debi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/30/07 5:17:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

nursedebi38@... writes:

I found about 20 of them shot out of their applicators

the other day. Lol.

Debi

lol. get her a nerf dart lancher at toys are us...

eric abbys dad

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/30/07 5:17:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

nursedebi38@... writes:

I found about 20 of them shot out of their applicators

the other day. Lol.

Debi

lol. get her a nerf dart lancher at toys are us...

eric abbys dad

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[Guest guest]

That's what I meant, that it's hard to tell the difference between body fat

and breast buds.

I thought Allie was starting to " develop " twice over the past four years.

Each time, she shot up and added 2 inches to her height - burning all her

excess body fat. Suddenly, no more development! LOL

Sandi

In a message dated 7/31/2007 9:50:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

fightingautism@... writes:

I think that's only an estimate, though. I had breast buds 4 years

before my period, and a friend only had them a year.

Debi

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[Guest guest]

That's what I meant, that it's hard to tell the difference between body fat

and breast buds.

I thought Allie was starting to " develop " twice over the past four years.

Each time, she shot up and added 2 inches to her height - burning all her

excess body fat. Suddenly, no more development! LOL

Sandi

In a message dated 7/31/2007 9:50:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

fightingautism@... writes:

I think that's only an estimate, though. I had breast buds 4 years

before my period, and a friend only had them a year.

Debi

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[Guest guest]

Not the tampons here, but my daughter when she was, I think, 5 years old taped

the panty liners to the bathroom walls...Jodi and 10 years

[Guest guest]

Not the tampons here, but my daughter when she was, I think, 5 years old taped

the panty liners to the bathroom walls...Jodi and 10 years

[Guest guest]

It seems to me what happens when it REALLY happens (cause I didn't

know for the longest because of body fat, too) is that the areolas get

enlarged & start protruding at first without much enlargement of

surrounding tissue for a while. If it's from fat, the entire breast

area seems to get bigger. I don't know if this helps or not, it seems

to be how I've told the diff.

Debi

>

>

> That's what I meant, that it's hard to tell the difference between

body fat

> and breast buds.

> I thought Allie was starting to " develop " twice over the past four

years.

> Each time, she shot up and added 2 inches to her height - burning

all her

> excess body fat. Suddenly, no more development! LOL

>

> Sandi

>

>

> In a message dated 7/31/2007 9:50:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

> fightingautism@... writes:

>

> I think that's only an estimate, though. I had breast buds 4 years

> before my period, and a friend only had them a year.

>

> Debi

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

It seems to me what happens when it REALLY happens (cause I didn't

know for the longest because of body fat, too) is that the areolas get

enlarged & start protruding at first without much enlargement of

surrounding tissue for a while. If it's from fat, the entire breast

area seems to get bigger. I don't know if this helps or not, it seems

to be how I've told the diff.

Debi

>

>

> That's what I meant, that it's hard to tell the difference between

body fat

> and breast buds.

> I thought Allie was starting to " develop " twice over the past four

years.

> Each time, she shot up and added 2 inches to her height - burning

all her

> excess body fat. Suddenly, no more development! LOL

>

> Sandi

>

>

> In a message dated 7/31/2007 9:50:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

> fightingautism@... writes:

>

> I think that's only an estimate, though. I had breast buds 4 years

> before my period, and a friend only had them a year.

>

> Debi

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Debi, that helps!

Sandi

In a message dated 8/1/2007 11:11:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

fightingautism@... writes:

It seems to me what happens when it REALLY happens (cause I didn't

know for the longest because of body fat, too) is that the areolas get

enlarged & start protruding at first without much enlargement of

surrounding tissue for a while. If it's from fat, the entire breast

area seems to get bigger. I don't know if this helps or not, it seems

to be how I've told the diff.

Debi

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Debi, that helps!

Sandi

In a message dated 8/1/2007 11:11:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

fightingautism@... writes:

It seems to me what happens when it REALLY happens (cause I didn't

know for the longest because of body fat, too) is that the areolas get

enlarged & start protruding at first without much enlargement of

surrounding tissue for a while. If it's from fat, the entire breast

area seems to get bigger. I don't know if this helps or not, it seems

to be how I've told the diff.

Debi

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