Re: gifted?

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Funny you say that. We have a neighbor with a boy like my guy (low tone,

speech issuess). The boy's dad is an aerospace engineer and the

neighborhood " fix it " guy (lawnmowers, dishwashers, snowblowers, cars,

basement refinishing, you name it.) His wife, a big talker, complains

that he always has to be busy and never talks to her (or anyone really)

about anything. He's 39. I believe he at, a minimum, is on the spectrum

and may even have auditory processing problems. He is a very nice guy

and is not thoughtless in any way so I think his lack of interaction

comes from somewhere other than some Neanderthal thing.

As an aside, I am a talker and my husband is quiet. It has been tense

around here with all of the changes and, thinking of the email from the

woman married to an apraxic guy (Janice???) I said, " Are you ignoring me

or just collecting your thoughts? " The answer: Ignoring. Too funny.

Best Wishes to all:)

L

ezzie klein wrote:

>My brother did the same things. He took apart all his

>toys, especially his Hess trucks, bikes, his first

>apple computer. Now he is a computer engineer, very

>smart guy. Growing up, he was probably gifted, but

>they didn't have those programs in the early 80s. He

>did have a lot of ear infections growing up and always

>avoided milk. If he had grown up today and gotten the

>MMR vaccine, I bet you he would have been on the

>autism spectrum. He has a baby girl now and I warn

>them to be careful with vaccines.

>

>Ezzie

>

>Re: I've Heard It Said......... Posted

>by: " Gene and Aggie Birocco "

>birocco@...

>bluecrimsontrail Wed May

>30, 2007 6:09 pm (PST) One

>of my sons used to take things apart all the time.

>When he was six, he took a chair apart in his room and

>stuck it back together but it wasn't glued anymore.

>Not knowing that, I stood on it to turn off his

>ceiling fan and it collapsed and I got stabbed by one

>of the chair's back posts. It broke one of my ribs.

>Anyway to make a long story short, we both survived

>and he is an engineer today. He still likes to play

>like that. Aggie

> Re: [ ] I've Heard It

>Said.........

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>, I know this isn't much help but your story

>reminds me of my friend's son at that age. Today he is

>9 years old, dyslexic, and a math genius (doing

>calculus in 3rd grade!). Who knows, maybe his curious

>nature is the sign of a very gifted mind!

>

>Kim with 4 cuties

>

> <jenniferdoxakis@...> wrote:

> That if someone is lacking an ability they make up

>for it sometimes in other areas. How much truth is

>there for that? My 3 yr old may not be able to

>communicate good but I think he has a knack for taking

>things aprt, literally! I'm talking about anything

>that can be taken apart like nail clippers, can

>opener, ink pens (all my pens are in pieces!),

>flashlights, toys, etc, etc, etc. This drives me

>absolutely crazy because I've never been thru this

>with my other kids, only him. You pick up a pen to use

>it and the ink thingy is gone, cant use anything with

>batteries because they will be gone. Even when I put

>these things up he still manages to get hold of them.

>He even went so far as to somehow get the button off

>the TV remote(?????) Its almost like he has a program

>to disassemble or decommission something. One of my

>addictions is chapstick, carmex etc and I cant tell

>you how many times he found it (hidden) and it would

>be all gone, he loves the feel of it squishing in

> his fingers. Ive tried getting some things to help

>focus him off of these things and it blows up in my

>face. Play doh didnt last very long, he tried to eat

>it so i chucked it out. Is there something I can get

>him to occupy his hands thats not messy and non toxic.

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[Guest guest]

I'm very curious to know why you stated that your brother avoided milk

and that if he had grown up today and gotten the MMR vaccine that he

would probably be on the autism spectrum.

Sevaral reasons I'm so curious. First, my brother also took apart

everything he could find and is now a computer software writer for a

large company. He is very, very gifted. My mom says that she often

worried about him as a young child because he constantly had his

tongue hanging out of his mouth and drooled non-stop (even at the age

of 5).

But, my 27 month old son is now showing some red flags for autism. I

don't think he's autistic, but he does have many of the

characteristics. He had a milk allergy until he was 15 months old and

even though he seems to tolerate milk now, he absolutely will NOT

drink milk. He will eat cheese in moderation, but I can't get him to

touch milk even if there's chocolate in it. Your post particularly

caught my eye because I started seeing regression in my son after his

MMR shot. I didn't get it at 12 months because of my fear of autism.

At his 18 month appt they talked me into getting it. I agreed and my

exact words were " yes, because now I know he obviously doesn't have

autism " . Well, within a month of that vaccine he stopped saying

" dada " and completely stopped ALL babbling. His speech is delayed and

surprisingly enough he tested to be at a 15 mo old level. He almost

seems to have stopped developing at 18 months!! Most of his skills

seem to be that of a 15-18 month old. But, he is social so that's the

one thing that makes me think he's not autistic.

So, I'm wondering what seems to be the connection between a milk

avoidance and MMR shot with developmental delays?

THANKS!

Bridget

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> My brother did the same things. He took apart all his

> toys, especially his Hess trucks, bikes, his first

> apple computer. Now he is a computer engineer, very

> smart guy. Growing up, he was probably gifted, but

> they didn't have those programs in the early 80s. He

> did have a lot of ear infections growing up and always

> avoided milk. If he had grown up today and gotten the

> MMR vaccine, I bet you he would have been on the

> autism spectrum. He has a baby girl now and I warn

> them to be careful with vaccines.

>

> Ezzie

>

[Guest guest]

Take a look at the Fair Autism media video (google it as they are free)

and use the drop down menu for gastro problems. Interesting MMR theories

you may want to think about. Janice turned me on to this.

bdkirk03 wrote:

>I'm very curious to know why you stated that your brother avoided milk

>and that if he had grown up today and gotten the MMR vaccine that he

>would probably be on the autism spectrum.

>

>Sevaral reasons I'm so curious. First, my brother also took apart

>everything he could find and is now a computer software writer for a

>large company. He is very, very gifted. My mom says that she often

>worried about him as a young child because he constantly had his

>tongue hanging out of his mouth and drooled non-stop (even at the age

>of 5).

>

>But, my 27 month old son is now showing some red flags for autism. I

>don't think he's autistic, but he does have many of the

>characteristics. He had a milk allergy until he was 15 months old and

>even though he seems to tolerate milk now, he absolutely will NOT

>drink milk. He will eat cheese in moderation, but I can't get him to

>touch milk even if there's chocolate in it. Your post particularly

>caught my eye because I started seeing regression in my son after his

>MMR shot. I didn't get it at 12 months because of my fear of autism.

> At his 18 month appt they talked me into getting it. I agreed and my

>exact words were " yes, because now I know he obviously doesn't have

>autism " . Well, within a month of that vaccine he stopped saying

> " dada " and completely stopped ALL babbling. His speech is delayed and

>surprisingly enough he tested to be at a 15 mo old level. He almost

>seems to have stopped developing at 18 months!! Most of his skills

>seem to be that of a 15-18 month old. But, he is social so that's the

>one thing that makes me think he's not autistic.

>

>So, I'm wondering what seems to be the connection between a milk

>avoidance and MMR shot with developmental delays?

>

>THANKS!

>Bridget

>

>

>

>

>>My brother did the same things. He took apart all his

>>toys, especially his Hess trucks, bikes, his first

>>apple computer. Now he is a computer engineer, very

>>smart guy. Growing up, he was probably gifted, but

>>they didn't have those programs in the early 80s. He

>>did have a lot of ear infections growing up and always

>>avoided milk. If he had grown up today and gotten the

>>MMR vaccine, I bet you he would have been on the

>>autism spectrum. He has a baby girl now and I warn

>>them to be careful with vaccines.

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>>Ezzie

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