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

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> > 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

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>>>>>>>>>>

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

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How much patience you have, for instance.

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>>>>>>>>>>

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.

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>>>>>>>>>>

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.

______________________________________________________________________

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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

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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

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

Killz is also available in gallon cans so you can paint it on if it's a

large area.

Sue

[Guest guest]

Killz is also available in gallon cans so you can paint it on if it's a

large area.

Sue

[Guest guest]

Oh, and she was a speech therapist why?

Georga Hackworth

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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.

______________________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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.

______________________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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.

______________________________________________________________________

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