mjenny
09-24-2006, 06:25 AM
:wave: hi all im new to this my son ryan has been getting assessed at the moment,he has poor social interaction skills does not spk much they are looking at autisum its gonna be another 5 weeks before we get a full diagnoses,he is not sleeping well at all at night and was wondering if any of u had any tips i am at my wits end so so :yawn: thanks xx ryan is 2 and a half does not make much eye contact and does not understand the world around him
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9CatMom
09-24-2006, 11:05 AM
Welcome, Mjenny!
Good luck to you and your son.
Good luck to you and your son.
tobyparker
09-25-2006, 11:15 AM
Hi, I'm new as well!
Sad to hear of the problem with your lad. I hope that you get a quick diagnosis of whatever his dificulties are. We didn't have anyone listening to us for years as paediatrician felt that many of the communication problems were just bad behaviour! Always remember that YOU know your child better than any of the experts!
Sad to hear of the problem with your lad. I hope that you get a quick diagnosis of whatever his dificulties are. We didn't have anyone listening to us for years as paediatrician felt that many of the communication problems were just bad behaviour! Always remember that YOU know your child better than any of the experts!
LEANN K
09-25-2006, 05:15 PM
:wave: hi all im new to this my son ryan has been getting assessed at the moment,he has poor social interaction skills does not spk much they are looking at autisum its gonna be another 5 weeks before we get a full diagnoses,he is not sleeping well at all at night and was wondering if any of u had any tips i am at my wits end so so :yawn: thanks xx ryan is 2 and a half does not make much eye contact and does not understand the world around him
LEANN K
09-25-2006, 05:20 PM
Hi I am LeAnn and I also have a 2 year old that has recently been diag. with autsim. He has severe behavioral problems and doesn't sleep well at night either. He loves to bite pinch and scratch other kids and he is very delayed in speech. He loves to smell different things (major sensory problems) !! He loves to repeat everybody (eholalia)and has difficulty with transitions. I know your desperate to find out an answer and there are really good people on here that can help.
Nice to meet you
LeAnn
Nice to meet you
LeAnn
luckystar
09-25-2006, 08:03 PM
Welcome. I remember when my son was first diagnosed. I was 19. ( had my kids young ;) ) I took him to a child developmentalist after pushin and pushin his ped to give me a referral. He sends my to this old guy far away. Wish i knew then what i know now of course. After his evaluation he tells me and my husband that he would never know this and that, he would never be in a normal school,never know that a cat meowed..blah blah... Then he starts Early Intervention and instead of getting him to talk they do picture exchange. I was like oh my lord he is never going to talk. Well i guess i am trying to say never let anyone tell you what his/her limitations will be. No one knows what any kids limits will be. That was when he was 2 and a half. He is now 15 and is so amazing. He has been mainstreamed since 1st grade. Hope this helps. I know I just rambled for no reason :p
9CatMom
09-25-2006, 10:16 PM
Luckystar,
I agree with you! I don't have children, but I too have been told I couldn't do certain things, and I did them.
I agree with you! I don't have children, but I too have been told I couldn't do certain things, and I did them.
mjenny
09-30-2006, 06:21 AM
hi everyone just wanted to say thank u for ur replies to my thread last week,leann u sound like u are going through similar to me and my hubby with ur little boy.
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datgrlstef
09-30-2006, 06:05 PM
Hi, I'm new as well!
Sad to hear of the problem with your lad. I hope that you get a quick diagnosis of whatever his dificulties are. We didn't have anyone listening to us for years as paediatrician felt that many of the communication problems were just bad behaviour! Always remember that YOU know your child better than any of the experts!
My pediatrician felt from the moment I asked her about my son's slow development (and even lack of speech at age 2) that he did not display any signs of Autism. It was only because of my worry about his hearing (which is fine) and my insistance that something wasn't right, that she referred us to the state program for developmentally delayed children ages 0-3 yrs. This last week, he was diagnosed. So if your Ped doesn't specialize in Autism, or even know what to look for, then IMO you're kinda SOL. You know? It's so true what you said- only the parents really know their children. They have to push to find out what's going on, and to get help. The sooner the better. My son was just diagnosed, but he's been getting therapy for about almost a year now, and is in preschool. :) He's doing so much better!
Sad to hear of the problem with your lad. I hope that you get a quick diagnosis of whatever his dificulties are. We didn't have anyone listening to us for years as paediatrician felt that many of the communication problems were just bad behaviour! Always remember that YOU know your child better than any of the experts!
My pediatrician felt from the moment I asked her about my son's slow development (and even lack of speech at age 2) that he did not display any signs of Autism. It was only because of my worry about his hearing (which is fine) and my insistance that something wasn't right, that she referred us to the state program for developmentally delayed children ages 0-3 yrs. This last week, he was diagnosed. So if your Ped doesn't specialize in Autism, or even know what to look for, then IMO you're kinda SOL. You know? It's so true what you said- only the parents really know their children. They have to push to find out what's going on, and to get help. The sooner the better. My son was just diagnosed, but he's been getting therapy for about almost a year now, and is in preschool. :) He's doing so much better!
nikki83
10-01-2006, 05:41 PM
There are many reasons that you have to consider when trying to figure out why an autistic child (in your case you just have to assume at the moment) may be having troubles sleeping. Here are a few possibilities (of course if he truly is autistic):
-If he has sensory problems which some autistic children do (could be sensitivity to audio, visual etc) any sounds coming on at night may be totally amplified so that say when a furnace comes on it sounds really really loud to him, or maybe a night light that only provides little amount of light to us may light up the whole room to him,
-some autistic children need to be wrapped tightly or like the feeling of whole body pressure when trying to sleep. Actually piling on a few blankets provides enough body pressure to calm an autistic child down,
-Some autistic children are extremely into routines. it maybe something you normally do without thinking and you forgot to do it taht particular night ie. sing a certain song or say a certain thing before leaving teh room, it could even be as miniscule as you turning a certain way before leaving his bed depending on the severity of his autism,
-Autistic children are very smart in the sense that they can figure out what they will get away with and even though it may not be a socially motivated interaction with a parent, they will learn that if they cry (for what you think is comfort) actually is not its a physical motion they will go through knowing they will get what they want in the end
etc....
There are many reasons why autistic children will do the things they do. You need to be really observant in trying to figure out they're behaviour. They can also take a emotional response to something that happened say a month prior and apply it to a situation in current time i.e they had a really hard time getting to bed one night because they were scared or something and they are now applying that emotional feling to every night. Befor eyou will understand the reasons for your child doing the he does, you need to undertsnad autism itself. (I knew nothing about it until this wekend where I received a full days of information at a seminar form a professional who also had an autistic son.) Maybe seeking one of these information sessions will give you a betetr understanding into Autism.
-If he has sensory problems which some autistic children do (could be sensitivity to audio, visual etc) any sounds coming on at night may be totally amplified so that say when a furnace comes on it sounds really really loud to him, or maybe a night light that only provides little amount of light to us may light up the whole room to him,
-some autistic children need to be wrapped tightly or like the feeling of whole body pressure when trying to sleep. Actually piling on a few blankets provides enough body pressure to calm an autistic child down,
-Some autistic children are extremely into routines. it maybe something you normally do without thinking and you forgot to do it taht particular night ie. sing a certain song or say a certain thing before leaving teh room, it could even be as miniscule as you turning a certain way before leaving his bed depending on the severity of his autism,
-Autistic children are very smart in the sense that they can figure out what they will get away with and even though it may not be a socially motivated interaction with a parent, they will learn that if they cry (for what you think is comfort) actually is not its a physical motion they will go through knowing they will get what they want in the end
etc....
There are many reasons why autistic children will do the things they do. You need to be really observant in trying to figure out they're behaviour. They can also take a emotional response to something that happened say a month prior and apply it to a situation in current time i.e they had a really hard time getting to bed one night because they were scared or something and they are now applying that emotional feling to every night. Befor eyou will understand the reasons for your child doing the he does, you need to undertsnad autism itself. (I knew nothing about it until this wekend where I received a full days of information at a seminar form a professional who also had an autistic son.) Maybe seeking one of these information sessions will give you a betetr understanding into Autism.