Re: From my friend whose son seemed autistic...

[Guest guest]

I remember my ped asking at 18 and 24 months if he was talking yet, and I

said no each time. He didn't ask after that. :-| Finally when he was 2

1/2 years, I called for a consultation. Luckily a new ped had joined the

service, and sat in with us. They agreed that he should be evaled, but

weren't really concerned. }

ellen

Re: From my friend whose son seemed

autistic...

> I wonder how she keeps her ped from finding out something's wrong?

Stupid Ped?

I went through 4 count them FOUR pediatricians in the first service I

was with. I asked all FOUR, is there something wrong with my kid?

She's almost 3 and not talking. " Some days I think she's autistic. Oh

not as severe as an autistic child " (maniacal laughter, what did I

know about autism? Just what I'd seen on TV. boy was I ignorant.)

They kept saying, " If she was autistic, you'd know it. "

Well DUH!

But I had to change pediatricians to even get a speech eval done! And

this is after I questioned these doctors for almost a year and a

half!! They kept saying " she'll out grow it. " (meaning the speech

delay.)

So it's entirely possible the pediatrician isn't paying any attention

to the child, and it wouldn't matter if the mom did ask. If she's not

determined enough to push for testing, it won't happen until he hits

school and then it's too late for early intervention.

Tina

[Guest guest]

I remember my ped asking at 18 and 24 months if he was talking yet, and I

said no each time. He didn't ask after that. :-| Finally when he was 2

1/2 years, I called for a consultation. Luckily a new ped had joined the

service, and sat in with us. They agreed that he should be evaled, but

weren't really concerned. }

ellen

Re: From my friend whose son seemed

autistic...

> I wonder how she keeps her ped from finding out something's wrong?

Stupid Ped?

I went through 4 count them FOUR pediatricians in the first service I

was with. I asked all FOUR, is there something wrong with my kid?

She's almost 3 and not talking. " Some days I think she's autistic. Oh

not as severe as an autistic child " (maniacal laughter, what did I

know about autism? Just what I'd seen on TV. boy was I ignorant.)

They kept saying, " If she was autistic, you'd know it. "

Well DUH!

But I had to change pediatricians to even get a speech eval done! And

this is after I questioned these doctors for almost a year and a

half!! They kept saying " she'll out grow it. " (meaning the speech

delay.)

So it's entirely possible the pediatrician isn't paying any attention

to the child, and it wouldn't matter if the mom did ask. If she's not

determined enough to push for testing, it won't happen until he hits

school and then it's too late for early intervention.

Tina

[Guest guest]

> referred for therapy!) but unlike you I accepted the pats gratefully

because

> obviously there was nothing seriously wrong with my child.

Ah, I'm just like a dog whose jaws lock when it grabs on to something.

Other words to describe me: pig-headed, narrow-minded, fixated, obsessive,

stubborn...

Not that it did me any good, mind you. was diagnosed a full year and a

half older than Mikey was. LOL.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> referred for therapy!) but unlike you I accepted the pats gratefully

because

> obviously there was nothing seriously wrong with my child.

Ah, I'm just like a dog whose jaws lock when it grabs on to something.

Other words to describe me: pig-headed, narrow-minded, fixated, obsessive,

stubborn...

Not that it did me any good, mind you. was diagnosed a full year and a

half older than Mikey was. LOL.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> referred for therapy!) but unlike you I accepted the pats gratefully

because

> obviously there was nothing seriously wrong with my child.

Ah, I'm just like a dog whose jaws lock when it grabs on to something.

Other words to describe me: pig-headed, narrow-minded, fixated, obsessive,

stubborn...

Not that it did me any good, mind you. was diagnosed a full year and a

half older than Mikey was. LOL.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

I am reading that book right now with Yessenia. None of my kids followed the

typical path. I have no idea what that means anymore.

Jacquie H

Re: From my friend whose son seemed autistic...

> every month of the 'What to Expect the First Year' was like a manual for

some species other than that my baby was. <

hahaha, that book should be OUTLAWED! i would look at what she SHOULD be doing

any given month, and if she wasn't doing everything, i would jump ahead to other

months and see that she was doing some stuff that she SHOULDN'T be doing for

many more months and kind of make myself feel better. geez...

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

I am reading that book right now with Yessenia. None of my kids followed the

typical path. I have no idea what that means anymore.

Jacquie H

Re: From my friend whose son seemed autistic...

> every month of the 'What to Expect the First Year' was like a manual for

some species other than that my baby was. <

hahaha, that book should be OUTLAWED! i would look at what she SHOULD be doing

any given month, and if she wasn't doing everything, i would jump ahead to other

months and see that she was doing some stuff that she SHOULDN'T be doing for

many more months and kind of make myself feel better. geez...

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

I am reading that book right now with Yessenia. None of my kids followed the

typical path. I have no idea what that means anymore.

Jacquie H

Re: From my friend whose son seemed autistic...

> every month of the 'What to Expect the First Year' was like a manual for

some species other than that my baby was. <

hahaha, that book should be OUTLAWED! i would look at what she SHOULD be doing

any given month, and if she wasn't doing everything, i would jump ahead to other

months and see that she was doing some stuff that she SHOULDN'T be doing for

many more months and kind of make myself feel better. geez...

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

> I am probably part of a 1% minority. From the time was 14

months old I hounded doctors and speech therapists for answers that

they would not or could not give me. I've never heard of anyone else

doing that from that young an age, at least not a first-time parent

with no experience with special-needs children. I was blown off,

condescended to, patted on the head, and referred for therapy. But I

kept on hounding them for a diagnosis I knew was there.

>

*waving wildly*

Now you have. was my first.

I started questioning 's doctors at 9 months.

The only experience I'd had was with my nephew who's ADHD. The rest

of my nieces and nephews are fine. There isn't any mental retardation

in mine or my husband's families. I worked in an office, not with

young kids. I knew NOTHING about special needs.

I do think 's problems got worse after her 3rd DTP and I wonder

if it's a matter of timing or if the shots exacerbated her condition.

> I didn't know it was autism, but I knew it was SOMETHING.

I suggested autism to the doctors around 18 mos. They blew me off. I

was never referred for therapy but I know they thought it a time or

two.

wasn't officially diagnosed with autism until she was 6. When

she was 8 and about 3 years after her IQ tests were done, I finally

calmed down enough to make copies of her test results and send them

to the ped's service that we had used. I told them I wasn't angry

with them anymore and I wasn't blaming them. But I did want to make

them aware that they didn't even take me seriously enough to note it

in her chart!! I told them they REALLY needed to listen to their

parents a lot closer. I also told them that I really wish they'd been

right and that I didn't have to write that letter.

Tina

[Guest guest]

> I am probably part of a 1% minority. From the time was 14

months old I hounded doctors and speech therapists for answers that

they would not or could not give me. I've never heard of anyone else

doing that from that young an age, at least not a first-time parent

with no experience with special-needs children. I was blown off,

condescended to, patted on the head, and referred for therapy. But I

kept on hounding them for a diagnosis I knew was there.

>

*waving wildly*

Now you have. was my first.

I started questioning 's doctors at 9 months.

The only experience I'd had was with my nephew who's ADHD. The rest

of my nieces and nephews are fine. There isn't any mental retardation

in mine or my husband's families. I worked in an office, not with

young kids. I knew NOTHING about special needs.

I do think 's problems got worse after her 3rd DTP and I wonder

if it's a matter of timing or if the shots exacerbated her condition.

> I didn't know it was autism, but I knew it was SOMETHING.

I suggested autism to the doctors around 18 mos. They blew me off. I

was never referred for therapy but I know they thought it a time or

two.

wasn't officially diagnosed with autism until she was 6. When

she was 8 and about 3 years after her IQ tests were done, I finally

calmed down enough to make copies of her test results and send them

to the ped's service that we had used. I told them I wasn't angry

with them anymore and I wasn't blaming them. But I did want to make

them aware that they didn't even take me seriously enough to note it

in her chart!! I told them they REALLY needed to listen to their

parents a lot closer. I also told them that I really wish they'd been

right and that I didn't have to write that letter.

Tina

[Guest guest]

> I am probably part of a 1% minority. From the time was 14

months old I hounded doctors and speech therapists for answers that

they would not or could not give me. I've never heard of anyone else

doing that from that young an age, at least not a first-time parent

with no experience with special-needs children. I was blown off,

condescended to, patted on the head, and referred for therapy. But I

kept on hounding them for a diagnosis I knew was there.

>

*waving wildly*

Now you have. was my first.

I started questioning 's doctors at 9 months.

The only experience I'd had was with my nephew who's ADHD. The rest

of my nieces and nephews are fine. There isn't any mental retardation

in mine or my husband's families. I worked in an office, not with

young kids. I knew NOTHING about special needs.

I do think 's problems got worse after her 3rd DTP and I wonder

if it's a matter of timing or if the shots exacerbated her condition.

> I didn't know it was autism, but I knew it was SOMETHING.

I suggested autism to the doctors around 18 mos. They blew me off. I

was never referred for therapy but I know they thought it a time or

two.

wasn't officially diagnosed with autism until she was 6. When

she was 8 and about 3 years after her IQ tests were done, I finally

calmed down enough to make copies of her test results and send them

to the ped's service that we had used. I told them I wasn't angry

with them anymore and I wasn't blaming them. But I did want to make

them aware that they didn't even take me seriously enough to note it

in her chart!! I told them they REALLY needed to listen to their

parents a lot closer. I also told them that I really wish they'd been

right and that I didn't have to write that letter.

Tina

[Guest guest]

> So much for theories of empathy. Did you both just recognize something

> that went missed in your own babyhood?

>

> Salli

I can't speak for Sara, but if I had to guess for myself, I'd say that it

was just a strict observance of the rules: THIS is how babies are

*supposed* to be, but THAT is the way my baby is -- so something is wrong.

Marc hid all my baby books when was less than a year old because he

said I was torturing myself with them -- but every month of the 'What to

Expect the First Year' was like a manual for some species other than that my

baby was.

He didn't fall under ANY of the " rules " for babies I ever read. Or

observed.

Also, from the first moments coming in contact with other babies I saw that

mine had more demanding needs. I lived by his schedule -- when everyone

else was telling me HE needed to live by MINE. But that was impossible!

I'd see other moms taking their child out for the afternoon - but if

missed his afternoon nap, which he could ONLY take at home in his bed, life

was misery for the rest of the day. The other moms criticised me for

catering to him -- but it was the only way we could live. So again, I knew

he wasn't " following the rules " , if you will.

Had I been more able to comfortably say to myself, " oh, he's just his own

person, " I'm sure I'd not have worried about it for a lot longer. But I

literally live my life by the books -- and he wasn't in the books! LOL.

Jacquie

PS -- on the empathy side, this morning my mother was marvelling that from

the day he was born I was able to 'read' him -- like everyone kept swaddling

him while he screamed, and I grabbed him and said, " Don't! He hates to be

wrapped up! " , unwrapped him and laid him in the bassinet - where he went

straight to sleep. " Not like any other baby I'd EVER seen, " my mom said

this morning. She said she'd have kept swaddling him because that's what

you're supposed to do!

[Guest guest]

> So much for theories of empathy. Did you both just recognize something

> that went missed in your own babyhood?

>

> Salli

I can't speak for Sara, but if I had to guess for myself, I'd say that it

was just a strict observance of the rules: THIS is how babies are

*supposed* to be, but THAT is the way my baby is -- so something is wrong.

Marc hid all my baby books when was less than a year old because he

said I was torturing myself with them -- but every month of the 'What to

Expect the First Year' was like a manual for some species other than that my

baby was.

He didn't fall under ANY of the " rules " for babies I ever read. Or

observed.

Also, from the first moments coming in contact with other babies I saw that

mine had more demanding needs. I lived by his schedule -- when everyone

else was telling me HE needed to live by MINE. But that was impossible!

I'd see other moms taking their child out for the afternoon - but if

missed his afternoon nap, which he could ONLY take at home in his bed, life

was misery for the rest of the day. The other moms criticised me for

catering to him -- but it was the only way we could live. So again, I knew

he wasn't " following the rules " , if you will.

Had I been more able to comfortably say to myself, " oh, he's just his own

person, " I'm sure I'd not have worried about it for a lot longer. But I

literally live my life by the books -- and he wasn't in the books! LOL.

Jacquie

PS -- on the empathy side, this morning my mother was marvelling that from

the day he was born I was able to 'read' him -- like everyone kept swaddling

him while he screamed, and I grabbed him and said, " Don't! He hates to be

wrapped up! " , unwrapped him and laid him in the bassinet - where he went

straight to sleep. " Not like any other baby I'd EVER seen, " my mom said

this morning. She said she'd have kept swaddling him because that's what

you're supposed to do!

[Guest guest]

> So much for theories of empathy. Did you both just recognize something

> that went missed in your own babyhood?

>

> Salli

I can't speak for Sara, but if I had to guess for myself, I'd say that it

was just a strict observance of the rules: THIS is how babies are

*supposed* to be, but THAT is the way my baby is -- so something is wrong.

Marc hid all my baby books when was less than a year old because he

said I was torturing myself with them -- but every month of the 'What to

Expect the First Year' was like a manual for some species other than that my

baby was.

He didn't fall under ANY of the " rules " for babies I ever read. Or

observed.

Also, from the first moments coming in contact with other babies I saw that

mine had more demanding needs. I lived by his schedule -- when everyone

else was telling me HE needed to live by MINE. But that was impossible!

I'd see other moms taking their child out for the afternoon - but if

missed his afternoon nap, which he could ONLY take at home in his bed, life

was misery for the rest of the day. The other moms criticised me for

catering to him -- but it was the only way we could live. So again, I knew

he wasn't " following the rules " , if you will.

Had I been more able to comfortably say to myself, " oh, he's just his own

person, " I'm sure I'd not have worried about it for a lot longer. But I

literally live my life by the books -- and he wasn't in the books! LOL.

Jacquie

PS -- on the empathy side, this morning my mother was marvelling that from

the day he was born I was able to 'read' him -- like everyone kept swaddling

him while he screamed, and I grabbed him and said, " Don't! He hates to be

wrapped up! " , unwrapped him and laid him in the bassinet - where he went

straight to sleep. " Not like any other baby I'd EVER seen, " my mom said

this morning. She said she'd have kept swaddling him because that's what

you're supposed to do!

[Guest guest]

Yessenia dna Alec are my " rules " babies. Greggory could care less. He just didnt

want to be touched or held and Yessenia and Alec like to be. Hmmmmm

jacquie H

Re: From my friend whose son seemed autistic...

> So much for theories of empathy. Did you both just recognize something

> that went missed in your own babyhood?

>

> Salli

I can't speak for Sara, but if I had to guess for myself, I'd say that it

was just a strict observance of the rules: THIS is how babies are

*supposed* to be, but THAT is the way my baby is -- so something is wrong.

Marc hid all my baby books when was less than a year old because he

said I was torturing myself with them -- but every month of the 'What to

Expect the First Year' was like a manual for some species other than that my

baby was.

He didn't fall under ANY of the " rules " for babies I ever read. Or

observed.

Also, from the first moments coming in contact with other babies I saw that

mine had more demanding needs. I lived by his schedule -- when everyone

else was telling me HE needed to live by MINE. But that was impossible!

I'd see other moms taking their child out for the afternoon - but if

missed his afternoon nap, which he could ONLY take at home in his bed, life

was misery for the rest of the day. The other moms criticised me for

catering to him -- but it was the only way we could live. So again, I knew

he wasn't " following the rules " , if you will.

Had I been more able to comfortably say to myself, " oh, he's just his own

person, " I'm sure I'd not have worried about it for a lot longer. But I

literally live my life by the books -- and he wasn't in the books! LOL.

Jacquie

PS -- on the empathy side, this morning my mother was marvelling that from

the day he was born I was able to 'read' him -- like everyone kept swaddling

him while he screamed, and I grabbed him and said, " Don't! He hates to be

wrapped up! " , unwrapped him and laid him in the bassinet - where he went

straight to sleep. " Not like any other baby I'd EVER seen, " my mom said

this morning. She said she'd have kept swaddling him because that's what

you're supposed to do!

[Guest guest]

Yessenia dna Alec are my " rules " babies. Greggory could care less. He just didnt

want to be touched or held and Yessenia and Alec like to be. Hmmmmm

jacquie H

Re: From my friend whose son seemed autistic...

> So much for theories of empathy. Did you both just recognize something

> that went missed in your own babyhood?

>

> Salli

I can't speak for Sara, but if I had to guess for myself, I'd say that it

was just a strict observance of the rules: THIS is how babies are

*supposed* to be, but THAT is the way my baby is -- so something is wrong.

Marc hid all my baby books when was less than a year old because he

said I was torturing myself with them -- but every month of the 'What to

Expect the First Year' was like a manual for some species other than that my

baby was.

He didn't fall under ANY of the " rules " for babies I ever read. Or

observed.

Also, from the first moments coming in contact with other babies I saw that

mine had more demanding needs. I lived by his schedule -- when everyone

else was telling me HE needed to live by MINE. But that was impossible!

I'd see other moms taking their child out for the afternoon - but if

missed his afternoon nap, which he could ONLY take at home in his bed, life

was misery for the rest of the day. The other moms criticised me for

catering to him -- but it was the only way we could live. So again, I knew

he wasn't " following the rules " , if you will.

Had I been more able to comfortably say to myself, " oh, he's just his own

person, " I'm sure I'd not have worried about it for a lot longer. But I

literally live my life by the books -- and he wasn't in the books! LOL.

Jacquie

PS -- on the empathy side, this morning my mother was marvelling that from

the day he was born I was able to 'read' him -- like everyone kept swaddling

him while he screamed, and I grabbed him and said, " Don't! He hates to be

wrapped up! " , unwrapped him and laid him in the bassinet - where he went

straight to sleep. " Not like any other baby I'd EVER seen, " my mom said

this morning. She said she'd have kept swaddling him because that's what

you're supposed to do!

[Guest guest]

Yessenia dna Alec are my " rules " babies. Greggory could care less. He just didnt

want to be touched or held and Yessenia and Alec like to be. Hmmmmm

jacquie H

Re: From my friend whose son seemed autistic...

> So much for theories of empathy. Did you both just recognize something

> that went missed in your own babyhood?

>

> Salli

I can't speak for Sara, but if I had to guess for myself, I'd say that it

was just a strict observance of the rules: THIS is how babies are

*supposed* to be, but THAT is the way my baby is -- so something is wrong.

Marc hid all my baby books when was less than a year old because he

said I was torturing myself with them -- but every month of the 'What to

Expect the First Year' was like a manual for some species other than that my

baby was.

He didn't fall under ANY of the " rules " for babies I ever read. Or

observed.

Also, from the first moments coming in contact with other babies I saw that

mine had more demanding needs. I lived by his schedule -- when everyone

else was telling me HE needed to live by MINE. But that was impossible!

I'd see other moms taking their child out for the afternoon - but if

missed his afternoon nap, which he could ONLY take at home in his bed, life

was misery for the rest of the day. The other moms criticised me for

catering to him -- but it was the only way we could live. So again, I knew

he wasn't " following the rules " , if you will.

Had I been more able to comfortably say to myself, " oh, he's just his own

person, " I'm sure I'd not have worried about it for a lot longer. But I

literally live my life by the books -- and he wasn't in the books! LOL.

Jacquie

PS -- on the empathy side, this morning my mother was marvelling that from

the day he was born I was able to 'read' him -- like everyone kept swaddling

him while he screamed, and I grabbed him and said, " Don't! He hates to be

wrapped up! " , unwrapped him and laid him in the bassinet - where he went

straight to sleep. " Not like any other baby I'd EVER seen, " my mom said

this morning. She said she'd have kept swaddling him because that's what

you're supposed to do!

[Guest guest]

> I am reading that book right now with Yessenia. None of my kids

followed the typical path. I have no idea what that means anymore.

> Jacquie H

> ----- Original Message -----

> > every month of the 'What to Expect the First Year' was like a

manual for some species other than that my baby was. <

>

>

hit so many of the milestones. She did all the physical

landmarks at the average to slow end of normal. What she didn't do

was coo back, or respond to voices. She would also cry for hours on

end then be the sweetest baby for weeks on end. She never liked to be

swaddled tight, but she didn't like to be totally unwrapped

either. : /

She would get very upset at sounds and noises only I could hear. (I

do have sensitive hearing.) I remember walking through a local Air

Force museum when she was about 14 mos. old. She LOVED the overhead

lights. I couldn't hardly hold her because she was arching her back

so hard to see the lights. I couldn't put her in her stroller because

that was too far away from the lights.

Her autistic behaviors are mild, but the mental retardation isn't.

( By 15 mos. she was falling farther and farther behind on language

and cognitive skills.

Tina

[Guest guest]

> I am reading that book right now with Yessenia. None of my kids

followed the typical path. I have no idea what that means anymore.

> Jacquie H

> ----- Original Message -----

> > every month of the 'What to Expect the First Year' was like a

manual for some species other than that my baby was. <

>

>

hit so many of the milestones. She did all the physical

landmarks at the average to slow end of normal. What she didn't do

was coo back, or respond to voices. She would also cry for hours on

end then be the sweetest baby for weeks on end. She never liked to be

swaddled tight, but she didn't like to be totally unwrapped

either. : /

She would get very upset at sounds and noises only I could hear. (I

do have sensitive hearing.) I remember walking through a local Air

Force museum when she was about 14 mos. old. She LOVED the overhead

lights. I couldn't hardly hold her because she was arching her back

so hard to see the lights. I couldn't put her in her stroller because

that was too far away from the lights.

Her autistic behaviors are mild, but the mental retardation isn't.

( By 15 mos. she was falling farther and farther behind on language

and cognitive skills.

Tina

[Guest guest]

> I am reading that book right now with Yessenia. None of my kids

followed the typical path. I have no idea what that means anymore.

> Jacquie H

> ----- Original Message -----

> > every month of the 'What to Expect the First Year' was like a

manual for some species other than that my baby was. <

>

>

hit so many of the milestones. She did all the physical

landmarks at the average to slow end of normal. What she didn't do

was coo back, or respond to voices. She would also cry for hours on

end then be the sweetest baby for weeks on end. She never liked to be

swaddled tight, but she didn't like to be totally unwrapped

either. : /

She would get very upset at sounds and noises only I could hear. (I

do have sensitive hearing.) I remember walking through a local Air

Force museum when she was about 14 mos. old. She LOVED the overhead

lights. I couldn't hardly hold her because she was arching her back

so hard to see the lights. I couldn't put her in her stroller because

that was too far away from the lights.

Her autistic behaviors are mild, but the mental retardation isn't.

( By 15 mos. she was falling farther and farther behind on language

and cognitive skills.

Tina

[Guest guest]

>I tried parenting him just like , he would have nothing to do with it.

He would feed to feed and that was it. He's still not mister cuddle unless

it suits him. He is going to be hard one to get through too. I just know

it

>

Not necessarily, . When was a baby, he screamed when I tried to

cuddle him. He was happiest being bottlefed lying across my lap. I

couldn't breast feed him because he couldn't tolerate the closeness. All

that skin-to-skin contact that's supposed to be so nurturing? You'd have

thought I was trying to light him on fire.

But he's a good kid. Very loving and affectionate. Just on HIS terms, is

all. And he is UTTERLY bonded to me, sometimes too much for my comfort.

:-)

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>I tried parenting him just like , he would have nothing to do with it.

He would feed to feed and that was it. He's still not mister cuddle unless

it suits him. He is going to be hard one to get through too. I just know

it

>

Not necessarily, . When was a baby, he screamed when I tried to

cuddle him. He was happiest being bottlefed lying across my lap. I

couldn't breast feed him because he couldn't tolerate the closeness. All

that skin-to-skin contact that's supposed to be so nurturing? You'd have

thought I was trying to light him on fire.

But he's a good kid. Very loving and affectionate. Just on HIS terms, is

all. And he is UTTERLY bonded to me, sometimes too much for my comfort.

:-)

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>I tried parenting him just like , he would have nothing to do with it.

He would feed to feed and that was it. He's still not mister cuddle unless

it suits him. He is going to be hard one to get through too. I just know

it

>

Not necessarily, . When was a baby, he screamed when I tried to

cuddle him. He was happiest being bottlefed lying across my lap. I

couldn't breast feed him because he couldn't tolerate the closeness. All

that skin-to-skin contact that's supposed to be so nurturing? You'd have

thought I was trying to light him on fire.

But he's a good kid. Very loving and affectionate. Just on HIS terms, is

all. And he is UTTERLY bonded to me, sometimes too much for my comfort.

:-)

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

You tried to reach out and she's not ready for it. In time I promise you

that she will look back and wish she had not been so snotty about it.

Remember though she she is uneducated in autism that she is thinking the

worst.

I had the same thing happen with a mother I met at a playgroup. He wasn't

autistic but was not talking. I called a couple times and gave her a few

websites aprasia etc to look into. She never called me back so I let it go.

I'll reach out twice at most I don't have energy for more than that.

Hugs to Salli

[Guest guest]

You tried to reach out and she's not ready for it. In time I promise you

that she will look back and wish she had not been so snotty about it.

Remember though she she is uneducated in autism that she is thinking the

worst.

I had the same thing happen with a mother I met at a playgroup. He wasn't

autistic but was not talking. I called a couple times and gave her a few

websites aprasia etc to look into. She never called me back so I let it go.

I'll reach out twice at most I don't have energy for more than that.

Hugs to Salli