Re: New to the list here LORI

[Guest guest]

Thanks Lori!

I'll keep that in mind :-)

Rhonda

> > Hi Rhonda welcome to the group. I also have to welcome

and

> any other new ones.

> > This is a great group and I hope you find it worth while.

> >

> > Rhonda know that you are in R.I. if you ever come over to

Canada

> please feel free to stop by and meet. I am just 15 minutes from

the

> boarder and would love to meet you.

> >

> > Lori

> > New to the list here

> >

> >

> > Hello everyone

> >

> > My name is Rhonda.. and I live in Long Island NY. I just

joined

> the

> > list this morning, and have since been thumbing through some

> posts

> > here.

> > I am 27..married- stay at home mom to my 7 year old son Tommy

> > (autistic/PDD) and my 4 year old (going on 25) daughter

na

> > (typical raging 4 year old that knows everything..lol)

> > We (my husband and myself) are both prior military.. so I

have

> quite

> > the long resume of dealing with doctors, schools, therapists

etc

> from

> > all over. Tommy was diagnosed at 2 1/2 in Southern

California,

> and

> > we just moved from NH to NY this past summer. THANK GOODNESS

we

> are

> > done with the military! I think the moving around so much

has

> really

> > delayed Tommy more than anything.

> > ANyhow.. long story short.. I just wanted to introduce myself

> here..

> > as well as get to know everyone else. We have tried various

> methods

> > for Tommy.. from ABA (succesfull when you have an ABA

instructor

> that

> > is qualified), behavior therapy (successfull to a point),

sensory

> > integration (greatly successful- however, i think we have

gone as

> far

> > as we can get with that), dietary (successful, however again,

i

> think

> > we have sucked the success out of that as well), and

supplemental

> > (trial and error didnt work for us).

> > As you can see, we have quite the open mind about things.

> Currently,

> > TOmmy's behaviors are similar to walking on thin ice..lol We

are

> a

> > bit on a standstill on things due to his schooling

situation. He

> is

> > currently homeschooled until appropriate (legal) placement

can be

> > agreed upon. His agression has us looking into meds to

control

> his

> > anxiety. Whats next right?..lol

> > Thank goodness I was blessed with a good sense of humor, and

and

> high

> > tolerance and lots of patients.. and a positive outlook. All

of

> us

> > for that matter.. otherwise, how else would we all get

through

> this

> > right?

> > Thanks for taking the time to read my.. novel!..lol Sorry

for

> the

> > length.

> >

> > Take care

> > Rhonda

> >

> >

> >