| Subject: where can
i find help |
 Question
- my son just turned 6 and is in kindergarden,
his teacher suspects high functionig autism.where
do i start to get him tested.i see some signs
but, i don't know if he 's shy and is a only
child.i am really confused so i guess we need
help. where do we start?can you please email
me with any advise? i will take all i can
get
thanks
Connie
Answer
- I know how confusing and scarry it can
be at first to learn there may be a problem
as a mom of an autistic son. Though the
potential diagnosis is alarming, I can't
stress how important it is to take that
first step. Early intervention is the key
to the greatest success. Signs don't seem
that big of a deal when children are younger
but change as the child ages. I don't know
where you are physically located but try
your local Autism Society to ask for the
best place to start. If there isn't one,
find the closest big town and find one there.
They are tremendous support. Feel free to
email me at karen@autismtoday.com for more
resource info as well as where to go get
the proper education in this area. Keep
an open mind and learn....learn....learn.
Good luck and hope this helps. My heart
is with you.
Karen
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| Subject: autism |
| Question
- What are some of the early signs of autism?
What are some of the disabilities of autistic
people?
Answer
- Some of the early signs of autism are
spinning objects, things, themselves, lining
objects up, lack of eye contact, not wanting
to be held/touched, not wanting to interact
with others. Depends on degree of autism,
i.e. severe, non verbal, repetitive behavior
or mild and/or HFA (high functioning autism,
Aspergers Syndrome. Areas affected regardless
are behavior, communication (even in verbal)
social skills.
For more help, visit: AutismToday.com and
to learn about conferences: AutismConferences.com
or email me karen@autismtoday.com
Hope this helps.
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| Subject: autism |
Question
- I am pregnant with our first son to be
born in about 8 weeks. My husband has a first
cousin with autism and my question is: what
are the chances that this could be passed
to our son?
Jody
Answer
- They are slim but not out of the question.
I wouldn't worry too much at this point.
It usually is more directly connected, i.e.
mother, father. They are constantly studying
the area of genetics and you might want
to check out autism.org for more info or
our site AutismToday.com Hope delivery goes
well for you. Good luck
Karen
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| Subject: Need Help
|
Question
- I am a mother of a 6 year old boy who
was just diag pdd but also has diag of Bipolar,
adhd, ocd, ied, reactive attachment. But the
more I study I truly think it is the pdd.
How do you help these children I don't know
where to start or what to do we are now getting
him off all the medicaations but I just don't
know how to help him.
Donna
Answer
- Call or talk to the local Autism Society
in your area or visit autism.org
for more guidance as to where you should
begin. good luck
karen
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| Subject: Chelation
therapy |
Question
- Hi! My son is 3 and was dianosed with
mild pddnos/hyperlexia. I've been doing research
on chelation therapy and I'm very interested
in getting my son tested for mercury poisoning.
My question is 3 parts: 1. Will my pediatrician
ok the test? 2. How long until the results?
3. Do hmo plans (I know each one is different)
usually cover these tests?
Thank you for your input.
Janine
Answer
- I am not that familiar with chelation
therapy but would be interested in hearing
how the testing goes. Whether your pediatrician
ok's the test is entirely up to him/her.
Your covereage will also depend on where
you live and what type of supports are offered.
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| Subject: Potty Training |
Question
- As a parent of a 4 1/2 year old son
who was recently diagnosed with Autism
(previously he was diagnosed with SDD) both
my husband & I are running
into a lot of problems with his lack of communication
in particular him
informing us of when he has to use the bathroom
(all we want him to say is
"go potty"). I was on vacation last
week visiting my parents & my mom
said that he's got "us trained"
since we run him into the bathroom every
time we think he has to go (it really gets
tiresome...) this is what they
do at his school also. Any words of advise
on how we can solve this?
By-the-way when I was on vacation last week
I did use pull ups & my
husband says he thinks that he's regressed.
Answer
- Hi Julie,
Potty training
is a very difficult thing for some children
with autism.
There is an excellent resource "Toilet
Training" by Maria Wheeler. We are
expanding our site to include top autism
experts so you can go to autismtoday.com
and opt in to receive the free newsletter.
Karen Simmons
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| Subject: my child's
treatment for autism |
Question
- hi....i'm writing from khi,pakistan.Here
we've no formal institute or people
dealing with autism.My son is 3 years 10 months
and his early evaluation
diagnosed him as a high functioning autistic.
His main symptoms are his poor eye contact,limited
and delayed speech,lack
of initiation socially and above all hyperactivity.although
we at home are
used to him but at school he's having a lot
of problem 'cos he's not
sitting ,showing tantrums ,not socializing......now
his paeditrician and a
neurologist suggested we should put him on
ritalyin...........now i'm not
sure about it as he's still less than 5 years
and weighs about 18 kg.I'm
more interested in using the vitamin/mineral
therapy in which supplements
of vB6 and magnesium are used.Kindly advice
me what to do and how to make
him more controllable.please also send me
some details about ritalyn's
usage and it's side-effects and the vitamin/mineral
therapy.
i'll be very very obliged 'cos i'm very upset.
Answer
- Hello Saira, As
a parent, I can only say that I have experience
with dexedrine. I
would stay away from ritalyn as I haven't
heard great things about it. I
have heard wonderful things about vitamin
therapy but of course it depends
on the child. We are currently lining up
the top experts in the world to help people
like you on our autismtoday.com website.
Be sure to visit our
site and sign up to receive a free newsletter.
Here are some of the experts that we will
have.
Dr. Temple Grandin,
our "Autism Visionary"
Nathan Ory, our "Behavior Psychologist"
Lisa Lewis our "Dietary Expert"
Simon Baron-Cohen our "Cognitive Neuroscientist"
Liane Gentry our "Resident Capitol
Hill Spokesperson"
Jennifer Kummins our "Behavior Specialist"
Donna Williams our "Artist with Autism
Specialist"
Hope this helps.
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