Re: newbie and help needed

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I am a newbie and my 3.5 yr old is diagnosed with mild pddnos last

week.

He was speech delayed so he was getting services through early

intervention till he was 3. (he never had a label till last week was

always considered speech delayed both by the reginoal center

evaluators and the school district). Once he turned 3, he qualified

for 1x a week 30 min speech for articulation.

We recently took him to a Dev Pediatrician to rule out our concerns,

but we were given a thunderstrom that he has mild pdd nos. Needless

to say, we are worried.

They said all he needs now is help in social skills. Also, he has

feeding problems since birth.

He is 3yrs and 5 mos now and currently attends a private preschool

fulltime and seem to be ok there. His teachers are also feeling ok

abt his progress.

Both of us are full time working parents.

we want to know what are the treatment options avilable for mild pdd

nos diagnosis.

Is GFCF a good idea? How abt DAN?

We are looking for ideas/suggestions.

We are desperately looking for help.

Thanks,

Jonny & Abi.

[Guest guest]

Sounds like he needs a more intensive therapy program (1x/week of

speech probably is not going to do a lot). I would suggest you get

more info from your developmental pediatrician as to what types of

therapy he should be getting (ie speech therapy by a person trained

in feeding issues, OT, school SEIT, ...). Then you push your school

system to provide the necessary services.

If he is speaking and just has some articulation issues, has feeding

issues, and some social issues it may just require a higher

intensity of speech therapy along with some sort of behavioral

therapy (realizing I am not an expert in diagnosis but just a parent

dealing with my own child's issues).

I'd also suggest you talk to your speech therapist- what do they

think?

>

> Hi,

> I am a newbie and my 3.5 yr old is diagnosed with mild pddnos last

> week.

> He was speech delayed so he was getting services through early

> intervention till he was 3. (he never had a label till last week

was

> always considered speech delayed both by the reginoal center

> evaluators and the school district). Once he turned 3, he

qualified

> for 1x a week 30 min speech for articulation.

>

> We recently took him to a Dev Pediatrician to rule out our

concerns,

> but we were given a thunderstrom that he has mild pdd nos.

Needless

> to say, we are worried.

> They said all he needs now is help in social skills. Also, he has

> feeding problems since birth.

>

> He is 3yrs and 5 mos now and currently attends a private preschool

> fulltime and seem to be ok there. His teachers are also feeling ok

> abt his progress.

> Both of us are full time working parents.

>

> we want to know what are the treatment options avilable for mild

pdd

> nos diagnosis.

> Is GFCF a good idea? How abt DAN?

> We are looking for ideas/suggestions.

> We are desperately looking for help.

>

> Thanks,

> Jonny & Abi.

>

[Guest guest]

-HI Jonny and Abi,

Welcome to the group. I know to hear that dx is so

overwhelming....mild or not. But you are in a great group here and I

know, from personal experience, that you will get great advice here as

you start on your path to improving your son's health and possibly

recovery. YES! I do think GFCF is a great idea! I,personally, would

start with that and see how he responds. I would check out

taca-now.org and look up the diet. IT has great advice on how to get

started and what is allowed. Just know that if he does have a

gluten/casien reaction, he will have what is considered withdrawal

effects and can seem like the diet is making his situation worse. but

know that that is a good sign and eventually, after about 1-3 weeks,

there is a BIG light at the end of the tunnel. Then I would introduce

enzymes. go to www.houstonni.com and www.enzymestufff.com and read

up. Start there. As for a DAN?... If you can, I think it would be a

great idea. We are not in a situation to do so, however, if I could I

WOULD!!!! Godd luc and don't hesitate to ask questions.

> Is GFCF a good idea? How abt DAN?

> We are looking for ideas/suggestions.

> We are desperately looking for help.

>

> Thanks,

> Jonny & Abi.

>