Re: RE: “Lost” and I have more?’s

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When my son had meltdowns at supermarkets, I tried hard not to leave

the store. I would put him in the cart and take the cart to a remote

part of the store. I would remove his shoes so he couldn't kick me

with them, then in a very very quiet voice, I would tell him that we

would leave as soon as he was quiet and we finished the shopping. I

kept repeating it over and over. It worked for us. I don't know if it

would work for anyone else. Liz

On Nov 7, 2006, at 12:06 PM, kidswithautism wrote:

> Thank you all who replied I was given so much good info.

> Now I had to take my son to the ER last night as it hurt his leg. We

> don't have a primary care dr. yet. So to the ER we went he did

> really well. I had to ask everyone to talk to him and tell him what

> they were going to do before touching him and he was really okay

> with every thing. He had to get 10 X-rays to see what was wrong with

> his leg he could not tell us he was hurt or where it hurt as he does

> not understand pain. But he was not putting weight on his leg would

> not bend knee or move his hip all on the right side. So they didn't

> find anything and so just sent us home and called it a sprain and

> told us to keep him off the leg and wrap it. Well no Luck so far on

> keeping him off the leg. I had to run to the store this morning he

> wanted to walk not sit in the basket, knowing him he will just

> scream through the whole store if you make him sit in the basket as

> he wants to have control of where he is at all times and this is why

> we go early in the morning or we don't go (because if there is to

> many people or if to loud he has a melt down and screams throws and

> runs away) . Well after a bit his leg gave out and he went down hard

> so he was mad and sad so he had a melt down. Once at the check out a

> cashier and two shoppers were talking loud enough for me to

> hear " that poor kid he needs better parents ones that would feed him

> right and not let him get so big he can't walk right and would teach

> him how to behave he is rotten. Already worried about the weight

> gain and his leg and been at the ER most of last night and his melt

> down I just grab the baby and him and walked away before I cried. I

> have always thought of myself as a strong person and now I see

> myself as so weak and stressed all the time. Has anyone been through

> this and how does yawl handle it? Most people I have talked with say

> well how do you know he has " Autism " at such a young age I " read "

> most people aren't given that " title " till much older, are you sure

> his just not missed behaved LOL. I have four kids 8, 7,3,20 months;

> my 2 older kids are really starting to show that they wish he didn't

> have to go places with us. I also know they are not telling us about

> things go on at school cause they don't want him to go unless we

> could have someone watch him. But we don't have that kind of support

> system nor do we have the money for a babysitter for him. Anyone

> been through this?

>

> I have also added a picture of him (Brice) in the photo ablums

>

>

> -- In , " kidswithautism "

> <katymom4@...> wrote:

> >

> > Hello, I'm new to this group and hope to find some help. We have a

> > son that was diagnose with Autism when he was 2 1/2 he is 3 now.

> His

> > Dr. felt he had Asperger's . But was worried since he was so

> speech

> > delayed, so he had us go to Texas Children's Blue Bird clinic

> After

> > seeing a Dr. their they said he has Autism and he has HFA (high

> > functioning autism). And to come back in a year for another check

> up

> > as he very well could have Asperger's if his speech ever came

> along.

> > They also told us to stay with ECI and then once he turned 3 get

> him

> > in to school. Well things with him got bad, he would not allow ECI

> > to work with him, he was not sleeping and kept doing dangers

> things.

> > So his Dr put him on Resperdal. WOW we saw changes in 48 hours.

> And

> > he was doing good I was amazed this was my son. Well He has always

> > been a big kid but not " fat " just solid and since he started the

> > meds he has put on some major weight hi is a 64 pound 3 year old

> boy

> > and now has problems with his knees now.

> >

> > We have since moved from Houston TX to Midland TX and are having a

> > hard time finding help and support for him the school is doing

> > things very slow on testing and we are having trouble getting him

> to

> > a dr. due to funds and a Dr. willing to see him in the area. I'm

> so

> > lost and stressed and concerned about him he has been on the meds

> > going on 3 1/2 months and when he started the meds he was 3 and 48

> > pound he is now 64 pounds and now the meds are not working as well

> > as it use to. Before meds he had OCD about his toy phones and

> light

> > switches and nothing out or place or should I say nothing moved

> from

> > where he put them. And since the meds his OCD is not nearly as bad

> > but about food we have had to lock everything up and put it out of

> > site and reach and his eating good and healthy food and his is not

> > eating anymore food then before but he eats like he has never

> eaten

> > before and stuffs it in and as quickly as he can. He keeps gaining

> > weight. He is getting stronger and harder to stop him from doing

> > things he should not do.

> >

> > Has anyone gone through this or can anyone help us

> > I'm so scared and sadden by this and lost

> >

> >

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