Could this be happening again !!!! - Autism Spectrum Message Board

TCoughlan · 02-02-2005, 07:49 PM

My son Ryan was diagnosed with Autism 18 months ago. We had a daughter in July and decided to enroll her in a sibling study program. On our first visit, they screened her for two hours and then told me that the gut feeling was good but she had some concerns, that her speech and fine motor was 2 months behind and she did display a rapid head growth ( 3 cm) since her 4 month checkup. She referred us to Early Intervention to be safe than sorry. Has anyone else had an experience with this? I am beside myself with worry, and hope that I am not overreacting. Ay feedback is appreciated

BetsyAnn · 02-02-2005, 10:03 PM

I don't have any advice. I just wanted you to know that I am so sorry that you are going through this and my thoughts are with you.

TCoughlan · 02-03-2005, 05:31 AM

Thank you..I appreciate the thought

Asperger family · 02-03-2005, 05:45 PM

Hi, I hope it isnt so, you have your hands full already. I have two children and one is asperger/autistic for sure, the other one makes up for his quietness.The other one is actually showing signs of ADHD right now, but no learning or social problems as of yet(he also went into two years of preschool because of his brother having autism) I think she would be showing more signs of autism right now, other than speech and they would know what to look for. With my other son, he is showing some signs of overactiveness and impulsive behavior, but not autism. Your baby might have some related characteristics, but might not have as many as your other child to where they will impair her ability to function, behavior or be labeled as autism. Siblings are siblings, they do share many traits, autism or not. With her in early intervention and them not being too worried about the autism diagnosis, I would say time is on your side. Just keep her in early intervention so she has a better chance to overcome any challenges she might face in the future, the earlier the better. She seems so young, but even at her age, a child can show symptoms of autism pretty clear. My son did, but I didnt know what to look for when he was younger. My other son does have a few speech problems, but nothing seriously impairing his ability to function or communicate and is very well behaved..he has a lisp,he doesnt studder, but cant get the words out for how fast he thinks them,he overly talks and is pretty obnoxious at times.Just keep doing what your doing, your doing a good job and try not to worry about something that isnt for sure or definant.God Bless *

Annee · 02-04-2005, 08:19 AM

My son used to go to a private school for Autistic kids. The school psychologist there once told me that there seemed to be two types of families at that school. One type, where every child in the family had some type of learning or developmental delay, and another type, where there was one Autistic child and all his siblings were honor students. It's an exaggeration for sure, but I have noticed that trend over the years.