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Curious, are there children diagnosed as level 2/3 that are able to ever communicate verbally successfully? Our son is 2 1/2 and non verbal currently. Hes in speech therapy 4xwk and im wondering if verbal communication could be a possibility down the line? As long as hes able to communicate with us in some fashion i guess thats all that matters but how wonderful would it be to hear him talk.
My son is 3 1/2 and after almost a year of therapy he is finally saying 1 or 2 word phrases. Like someone else said he is not conversational but that is ok. I been told me teaching him sign language… read more
Let’s separate fact from fiction regarding bogus Autism diagnosises and the apparent ignorance of many as it relates to the validity of them. Let me educate you please!!! I need to share some things that I have learned by speaking with multiple professionals and people who treat children and adults on the Autism spectrum as well as over 100 parents who I have met in person through the Autism Treatment Center of America
An Autism diagnosis is not something a parent seeks out in order to get… read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVSi58YSr2E Here's our story! :)
we just moved back from a long stay in the middle east and our son is autistic with ID and he is now 25 years old. we live in virginia now and looking for any program that can help us place him even if it is a private as all the state funded has a long waiting list. so we can pay for his placement until such time we get the waiver approval. please help us if you you have a name or a resource of a consultant to guide us through
thank you
I have and we are getting good answers so far
Thank you very much
How can I tell what my son's true diagnosis is? We have been given ASD, ADHD, and PDD-NOS. Two docs agree that he's on the Spectrum, high functioning and the other doctor said it's just ADHD and that he doesn't have true Autism symptoms. She said he's too engaging and that it's popular now to lable Autism. Mind you, she spend a total of one hour with Collin and the other doctors have known him for several years now. What should my next step be?
Sometimes a kid just doesn't fit neatly within a diagnosis. But get familiar with the DSM checklist for autism. You'll notice that engaging is not on there. His level of engagement (ie. focus) is… read more
How do u know if your child needs ABA?
It’s usually the recommendation of the Dr who diagnosed. If it’s something you’re considering then you’d have an evaluation done just like with other services like speech and OT
My son was tested and they found a segment missing from his Chromosome 15. We go next week to talk about it, but I wanted to know if anyone else had this experience as well.
I am new to the site, but my son was recently found to have a q15 deletion. He also had a VSD which he had repaired via open-heart surgery. He also has some physical characteristics that are common in… read more
My son is a 25 autistic with aggression and destructive behavior please help
Thank you so much, sorry for the late response.
Our 6 yr old ds (ADHD, PDD-NOS) has been seeing an ARNP for sometime now. When my dh took him to his appt. this evening, she informed him that Jacob's case is "too complicated" for her and recommended that he see someone else! She has also decided that in addition to ADHD and PDD-NOS, Jakie also has Asperger's (which his 10 yr old brother has), OCD and is self-destructive! She continued him on the 20 mg Daytrana patch, even though it doesn't seem to be doing jack squat! Also, another therapist… read more
Whenever anyone in an office tells you anything like that you need to report that. I had a doctor that said that to me(too complicated). I just took her to someone else. I am glad he said it. I… read more
I think he got misdiagnosed. He has Autism and ADHD. But an thinking he mite has asbergers.
DSM stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and V is the latest edition used to diagnose a number of mental disorders including ASD.
http://www.autismspeaks.org/dsm-5/faq
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when they give you a diagnoses of pdd/nos its usally because they cant pin point the excact problem. i am taking this in parent traing this week for aba for the reginol center.
