Guest guest Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 > > They kept saying, " If she was autistic, you'd know it. " > > > > Well DUH! > > I was so stupid. I was in such denial. Not stupid. Never that. I understand being in denial. I wanted SOOOOOOOOOO badly to believe the doctors when they said she'd outgrow her speech delay. I didn't want to believe what my gut instinct was telling me and it took a lot of courage on my part to tell them that she reminded me of autistic kids I'd seen on TV. When they blew me off, I thought I was overreacting. But then we'd go home and she couldn't talk to me, she couldn't tell me what she needed and she'd get so upset because she couldn't talk. And I still believe that either the timing was perfect or 's 3rd DTP made her worse. I have her on video too. The spark in her eyes, the words (she had about 20, most only vowel sounds and almost unintelligable even to me), and the eye contact. They were all there. But then they went away. It killed me to watch the light fade in her eyes. It was like the bright little girl I knew I had wasn't there anymore. You can see the difference in her pictures. As a baby she looked directly at the camera, she was " there " . As she got older, her eyes wondered and she was off in her own little world. We couldn't reach her. It's not stupid to wish, hope and pray that our child is " normal " . Autism is a very cruel disorder. We have these beautiful little babies, and we're lured into a false sense of security when they're healthy and developing at what seems to be a normal pace at first. Then it's like being hit with a ton of bricks when we realize something isn't right. Our wonderful little child isn't what we thought they were. It's not stupid to want to deny that. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 >>>>>>>>>> But then, when *I* say " not talking " I mean " no words at all, not even mama or dada. " When other people say " not talking " they often mean different things. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They sure do. When I told a ST that he didn't talk as much as he should at 2 1/2, she said " Well, you can't expect a 2 yo to talk like an adult. " At that time 's vocabulary had shrunk to 4 or 5 words. Ug. Tuna ===== You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. - lin P. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 >>>>>>>>>> But then, when *I* say " not talking " I mean " no words at all, not even mama or dada. " When other people say " not talking " they often mean different things. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They sure do. When I told a ST that he didn't talk as much as he should at 2 1/2, she said " Well, you can't expect a 2 yo to talk like an adult. " At that time 's vocabulary had shrunk to 4 or 5 words. Ug. Tuna ===== You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. - lin P. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 >>>>>>>>>> But then, when *I* say " not talking " I mean " no words at all, not even mama or dada. " When other people say " not talking " they often mean different things. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They sure do. When I told a ST that he didn't talk as much as he should at 2 1/2, she said " Well, you can't expect a 2 yo to talk like an adult. " At that time 's vocabulary had shrunk to 4 or 5 words. Ug. Tuna ===== You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. - lin P. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 My first person who agreed with me is the psychologist who first suggested it with . She is now the one who onofficially coached me through the fight for 's diagnosis and is also a friend and one of the few people in the schools that I truely trust. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 My first person who agreed with me is the psychologist who first suggested it with . She is now the one who onofficially coached me through the fight for 's diagnosis and is also a friend and one of the few people in the schools that I truely trust. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 My first person who agreed with me is the psychologist who first suggested it with . She is now the one who onofficially coached me through the fight for 's diagnosis and is also a friend and one of the few people in the schools that I truely trust. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Killz is also available in gallon cans so you can paint it on if it's a large area. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Killz is also available in gallon cans so you can paint it on if it's a large area. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Oh, and she was a speech therapist why? Georga Hackworth www.ubah.com/F1549 Enter to win $50 in FREE books! RE: From my friend whose son seemed autistic... >>>>>>>>>> But then, when *I* say " not talking " I mean " no words at all, not even mama or dada. " When other people say " not talking " they often mean different things. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They sure do. When I told a ST that he didn't talk as much as he should at 2 1/2, she said " Well, you can't expect a 2 yo to talk like an adult. " At that time 's vocabulary had shrunk to 4 or 5 words. Ug. Tuna ===== You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. - lin P. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Oh, and she was a speech therapist why? Georga Hackworth www.ubah.com/F1549 Enter to win $50 in FREE books! RE: From my friend whose son seemed autistic... >>>>>>>>>> But then, when *I* say " not talking " I mean " no words at all, not even mama or dada. " When other people say " not talking " they often mean different things. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They sure do. When I told a ST that he didn't talk as much as he should at 2 1/2, she said " Well, you can't expect a 2 yo to talk like an adult. " At that time 's vocabulary had shrunk to 4 or 5 words. Ug. Tuna ===== You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. - lin P. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Oh, and she was a speech therapist why? Georga Hackworth www.ubah.com/F1549 Enter to win $50 in FREE books! RE: From my friend whose son seemed autistic... >>>>>>>>>> But then, when *I* say " not talking " I mean " no words at all, not even mama or dada. " When other people say " not talking " they often mean different things. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They sure do. When I told a ST that he didn't talk as much as he should at 2 1/2, she said " Well, you can't expect a 2 yo to talk like an adult. " At that time 's vocabulary had shrunk to 4 or 5 words. Ug. Tuna ===== You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. - lin P. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Once again I want to smack people Georga Hackworth www.ubah.com/F1549 Enter to win $50 in FREE books! RE: From my friend whose son seemed autistic... >>>>>>>>>> But then, when *I* say " not talking " I mean " no words at all, not even mama or dada. " When other people say " not talking " they often mean different things. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They sure do. When I told a ST that he didn't talk as much as he should at 2 1/2, she said " Well, you can't expect a 2 yo to talk like an adult. " At that time 's vocabulary had shrunk to 4 or 5 words. Ug. Tuna ===== You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. - lin P. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Once again I want to smack people Georga Hackworth www.ubah.com/F1549 Enter to win $50 in FREE books! RE: From my friend whose son seemed autistic... >>>>>>>>>> But then, when *I* say " not talking " I mean " no words at all, not even mama or dada. " When other people say " not talking " they often mean different things. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They sure do. When I told a ST that he didn't talk as much as he should at 2 1/2, she said " Well, you can't expect a 2 yo to talk like an adult. " At that time 's vocabulary had shrunk to 4 or 5 words. Ug. Tuna ===== You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. - lin P. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Once again I want to smack people Georga Hackworth www.ubah.com/F1549 Enter to win $50 in FREE books! RE: From my friend whose son seemed autistic... >>>>>>>>>> But then, when *I* say " not talking " I mean " no words at all, not even mama or dada. " When other people say " not talking " they often mean different things. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They sure do. When I told a ST that he didn't talk as much as he should at 2 1/2, she said " Well, you can't expect a 2 yo to talk like an adult. " At that time 's vocabulary had shrunk to 4 or 5 words. Ug. Tuna ===== You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. - lin P. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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