ky girl
03-28-2004, 09:37 PM
I have a three year old who will be four in June. He is such a blessing, I am very concerned for him though. My concern is he is almost 4 and he isn't speaking yet. He very seldom voices when he is hurt (like cries). And seems to have a short attention span. I did put him in speech theropy and pre-school this last half of the year. But he seems to get really frustrated because he can't speak. One weird thing is that he was saying words at 6 months to about 15 months. Then he had to have tubes put into his ears and he recived his shots at the health department. I have heard that there is a drug that is being put into the serum for shots to preserve it so that the serum won't go bad as fast. My little boy loves to run and climb hates to sit still for more than a minute or two. But I will say that I have seen an improvment in that area since he has started pre-school. He use to not want to look very many people in the eye and often acts like he doesn't hear a word you say though I know that he doesn't have hearing problems. He is beginning to interact with other children a little bit. But not very often. He is hard to get to go to sleep at night and hard to wake in the morning. I have a cousin that has a child that is autistic and she says that my little boy reminds her of her little girl. But when I questioned his teachers about it at our in home visits they always say lets not put a label on him to quick though they do say that he has some autistic tendensies. I was planning on waiting until the end of the school year to see what the teachers and school system said before having him tested because they said no one would test him until he turned 4? But I read someones thread in here and they said that their child was diagnosed at the age of three??????
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ADR75
03-28-2004, 11:11 PM
I don't think you should wait. Trust your mother's instincts, if you're wrong - hey, that's one thing you can be glad you were wrong about. If you're right, and he does have some mild tendancies, then you can start getting him into some programs and start working with him. My son just turned 2 and sounds a lot like your son. His pediatrician gave us a referral to children's hospital, we will have him evaluated soon.
ky girl
03-29-2004, 02:06 AM
I don't think you should wait. Trust your mother's instincts, if you're wrong - hey, that's one thing you can be glad you were wrong about. If you're right, and he does have some mild tendancies, then you can start getting him into some programs and start working with him. My son just turned 2 and sounds a lot like your son. His pediatrician gave us a referral to children's hospital, we will have him evaluated soon.
Thank you for your input, I was under the impression that he couldn't even be evaluated until he was 4. I think your right we mothers should follow our motherly insticts shouldn't we! I will post back when I find something out!
Thank you for your input, I was under the impression that he couldn't even be evaluated until he was 4. I think your right we mothers should follow our motherly insticts shouldn't we! I will post back when I find something out!
DzzRed66
03-29-2004, 04:48 AM
My girl was evaluated at age 3. Autism. And yes, your son had a lot of AnnaMarie's traits. He reminds me of AnnaMarie. Get him tested. Early prevention, early help/support would be best for him, if he is Autistic.
Good Luck,
Yvette
Good Luck,
Yvette
KathleenW
03-29-2004, 08:42 AM
My son was diagnosed before he turned two and a half. The CARS test (Childhood Autism Rating Scale) can be done at 18 months. It is very important to get evaluated as soon as possible. It has nothing to do with being "labeled". The thing that is important is finding out all the reasons that lead them to the diagnosis. If your child has the label of autistic you will qualify for early intervention services. Also once you see your son's test scores you will know exactly what areas you need to work on. I am very glad he is in speech therapy and attending a regular preschool. It is very important!
BetsyAnn
03-29-2004, 04:38 PM
Getting your child the help they need is the most important thing. But I also wanted to mention that if you have your child evaluated through the school district and they are delayed you qualify for an extra tax deduction.
I hope no one is offended by this post. Getting the needed help is what matters. But take advantage of the tax break. It is very expensive to have a child with special needs.
I hope no one is offended by this post. Getting the needed help is what matters. But take advantage of the tax break. It is very expensive to have a child with special needs.
DzzRed66
03-30-2004, 04:41 AM
Getting your child the help they need is the most important thing. But I also wanted to mention that if you have your child evaluated through the school district and they are delayed you qualify for an extra tax deduction.
I hope no one is offended by this post. Getting the needed help is what matters. But take advantage of the tax break. It is very expensive to have a child with special needs.
Can you tell me what tax deduction you are talking about?? I don't know about this??
Yvette
I hope no one is offended by this post. Getting the needed help is what matters. But take advantage of the tax break. It is very expensive to have a child with special needs.
Can you tell me what tax deduction you are talking about?? I don't know about this??
Yvette
texasmommy
03-30-2004, 10:35 AM
can you tell me what "early intervention services" are? I have heard this before, but I do not understand. I have a 4 year old that has high functioning austism. He was diagnosed about a year ago.
My son was diagnosed before he turned two and a half. The CARS test (Childhood Autism Rating Scale) can be done at 18 months. It is very important to get evaluated as soon as possible. It has nothing to do with being "labeled". The thing that is important is finding out all the reasons that lead them to the diagnosis. If your child has the label of autistic you will qualify for early intervention services. Also once you see your son's test scores you will know exactly what areas you need to work on. I am very glad he is in speech therapy and attending a regular preschool. It is very important!
My son was diagnosed before he turned two and a half. The CARS test (Childhood Autism Rating Scale) can be done at 18 months. It is very important to get evaluated as soon as possible. It has nothing to do with being "labeled". The thing that is important is finding out all the reasons that lead them to the diagnosis. If your child has the label of autistic you will qualify for early intervention services. Also once you see your son's test scores you will know exactly what areas you need to work on. I am very glad he is in speech therapy and attending a regular preschool. It is very important!
KathleenW
03-30-2004, 01:12 PM
HI. Where did you get your son diagnosed? We went through the DEC. They gave me a phone number for a social worker in my county. They come to your house and fill out the paper work for you. Then they will designate a case worker who will come up with an IEP (Individual Education Plan) with goals for your child. If your son receives a diagnosis of autism then it is required by law that he is offered services.
Those services can include speech, ocupational, and physical therapy. They will give you different organizations that provide these services. Have you contacted your county after the diagosis? That would be your first step.
Those services can include speech, ocupational, and physical therapy. They will give you different organizations that provide these services. Have you contacted your county after the diagosis? That would be your first step.
BetsyAnn
03-30-2004, 05:10 PM
Can you tell me what tax deduction you are talking about?? I don't know about this??
Yvette
The tax credit I was refering to was actually for our state income tax. (I thought it applied to federal -It doesn't.) We received Utah Tax form TC-40D Disabled Exemption Verification from the early intervention director. In the section for exemptions on the Utah Individual Tax Return, there is a box for dependents and an extra box for disabled, so a disabled dependent counts as two dependents.
I don't know what other states offer exemptions for disabled children but it is worth checking into. I apologize if I gave any false hopes.
Yvette
The tax credit I was refering to was actually for our state income tax. (I thought it applied to federal -It doesn't.) We received Utah Tax form TC-40D Disabled Exemption Verification from the early intervention director. In the section for exemptions on the Utah Individual Tax Return, there is a box for dependents and an extra box for disabled, so a disabled dependent counts as two dependents.
I don't know what other states offer exemptions for disabled children but it is worth checking into. I apologize if I gave any false hopes.
texasmommy
04-01-2004, 11:18 AM
he was actually finally diagnosed thru the school district last year. I took him to 3 different mental health professionals and got 3 different answers, which did not include autism. He is so high functioning that until you are around him for a length of time it's hard to tell. I knew something was not right and insisted the school district test him further. The physcologist with the district went to his Mother's Day Out class and observed him with other children and that's the only way the diagnosis was mad. He was accepted in the PPCD class, but we chose not to send him. This decision was primarily mad because of the potty issue.