Re: questions about sensory issues - To Deborah B

September 20, 2005

Hey Deb... Keep throwing those thoughts in !!! That's one of the

main probs we have here. The twins are getting their treatment by

EI program and the Drs there are very reserved to make this type of

dx since they dont want to put the " autistic label " on a child that

cant be " effectively " tested before 3 years old... Dont shoot me

just yet... LOL. I know what i just wrote is total Bull... but

thats what the drs are telling us here... And one of the centers

that specialize in Autism can see my son as soon as next April (and

he will turn 3 in June so...)

But I believe that, in our case, is just that we are getting and

suffering the limitations we have to encounter here in PR...

Thanks anyway and keep you advice coming in.

Annie

> > > Hi Ladies,

> > > My Lainey has been receiving PT for tort since she was 10

weeks

> > > old. I've always worried that something was wrong with her

> > besides

> > > the tort, but no one else seems to think that...at first my

> > concern

> > > was that Lainey was so complacent and slept all the time,

while

> > her

> > > twin sister had awake times and interacted with others. People

> > just

> > > chalked that up to the fact that they had different

> personalities.

> > > Now they're 4 mos old and Lainey still doesn't interact much.

She

> > > smiles every once in a while and coos even less often, but now

> her

> > > twin is very giggly and happy. Lainey doesn't seem happy. She

> > > doesn't make eye contact much. At birth they had the hearing

> > > screenings and both passed. When I've asked the ped about

this,

> he

> > > points out that Lainey is meeting her physical milestones so

> she's

> > > probably fine. Something in my gut tells me that there's still

> > > something not right. She's just not " all there " . She has a

glazed

> > > look on her face most of the time. Her PT has asked me many

times

> > if

> > > Lainey's hearing has been tested and I tell her yes. It shows

me

> > > that she notices too, but she hasn't really pushed it past

that

> > > question. I can tell that Lainey can hear to some extent b/c

she

> > > gets startled at loud noises and calms down with lullabies.

What

> > > could it be? I don't even know where to begin. I've been

> reading

> > > different things about sensory issues but I don't know

> > who/how/when

> > > they test for that. Help! We've wondered about autism but I

> > don't

> > > think they can even test for that until she's around 3. What

> > tests

> > > could I request now? How can I get my ped to understand that

I'm

> > > really worried?

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> >

> > For more plagio info

September 20, 2005