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Sonic is rebelling lately...I suspect wants to be "normal"
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 522498" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Yes, you do know. Your mommy gut told you.</p><p></p><p>If Downs kids can keep improving as they age... it's GOT to be the same for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These are ALL "developemental" disorders. And part of what nobody fully understands yet is how that affects long-term development. But some of the annecdotal stuff I've seen - including some of my own extended family - leads me to believe that kids with developmental disorders develop <em>more slowly</em> than their peers, but also <em>keep developing longer</em>. So, whatever most kids are by 25, is what they are... but for these kids? Not necessarily! </p><p></p><p>He will probably always need "some" support. But... in the long run, it might be mostly financial, and general oversight (my cousin has a SW who checks up on him 2x/month... at HIS apartment, so that among other things the SW is aware if there are cleanliness or food issues developing).</p><p></p><p>But... I suspect - and I think you do too - that in the long run, he may be able to "pay his own way", and live a fairly normal life. I hope, with all my heart, that Sonic is on the edge of the next layer of major development.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 522498, member: 11791"] Yes, you do know. Your mommy gut told you. If Downs kids can keep improving as they age... it's GOT to be the same for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These are ALL "developemental" disorders. And part of what nobody fully understands yet is how that affects long-term development. But some of the annecdotal stuff I've seen - including some of my own extended family - leads me to believe that kids with developmental disorders develop [I]more slowly[/I] than their peers, but also [I]keep developing longer[/I]. So, whatever most kids are by 25, is what they are... but for these kids? Not necessarily! He will probably always need "some" support. But... in the long run, it might be mostly financial, and general oversight (my cousin has a SW who checks up on him 2x/month... at HIS apartment, so that among other things the SW is aware if there are cleanliness or food issues developing). But... I suspect - and I think you do too - that in the long run, he may be able to "pay his own way", and live a fairly normal life. I hope, with all my heart, that Sonic is on the edge of the next layer of major development. [/QUOTE]
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