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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 20163" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I agree with TM about the interventions. My son was in a class with kids of all types, and he THRIVED. He is almost mainstreamed now, at grade level, and rarely uses his aide. In fact, he learned how to act "typical" and most people have no clue he's on the spectrum. He makes ok eye contact with people he knows, especially family, but not with strangers. Most kids will look anyone in the eye. When you're in a supermarket and see a baby, don't they usually stare at you and smile if you do? Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids don't tend to do that, although my son is much better now than when he was little. Also, my son was adopted from foster care and exposed to drugs in utero. Kids exposed to toxins in utero have a higher rate of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). We got Lucas when he was two. Uneven development is typical of autism. My son could read at two, but didn't really converse or potty until five. He still doesn't know how to hold a give-and-take conversation, although he has a great vocabulary. Your child sounds pretty typical "spectrum". They can be brilliant and still be on the spectrum. It's the social skill cluelessness, speech delays, and other quirkiness that makes them different and they NEED interventions. They started to teach sign language to my son too, but he suddenly broke into speech at age five. He's very verbal now, but he's still on the spectrum. Still, the spectrum is maybe the only childhood disorder that usually really improves, however it doesn't go away. I'd take any intervention I could get and keep an open mind too. Don't let fear stop your child from getting the right diagnosis. You can probably take her to somebody who will diagnosis. something else, but that doesn't mean it's right. We had two incorrect diagnosis. (ADHD/ODD and bipolar) and that meant tons of medications that didn't works and delays in school supports. And we THOUGHT he was on the spectrum, but nobody believed us until we saw a neuropsychologist from Mayo Clinic who actually intensively tested him. </p><p>You may want to take this test, but it only works if you're very honest. I got this from a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) site.</p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 20163, member: 1550"] I agree with TM about the interventions. My son was in a class with kids of all types, and he THRIVED. He is almost mainstreamed now, at grade level, and rarely uses his aide. In fact, he learned how to act "typical" and most people have no clue he's on the spectrum. He makes ok eye contact with people he knows, especially family, but not with strangers. Most kids will look anyone in the eye. When you're in a supermarket and see a baby, don't they usually stare at you and smile if you do? Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids don't tend to do that, although my son is much better now than when he was little. Also, my son was adopted from foster care and exposed to drugs in utero. Kids exposed to toxins in utero have a higher rate of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). We got Lucas when he was two. Uneven development is typical of autism. My son could read at two, but didn't really converse or potty until five. He still doesn't know how to hold a give-and-take conversation, although he has a great vocabulary. Your child sounds pretty typical "spectrum". They can be brilliant and still be on the spectrum. It's the social skill cluelessness, speech delays, and other quirkiness that makes them different and they NEED interventions. They started to teach sign language to my son too, but he suddenly broke into speech at age five. He's very verbal now, but he's still on the spectrum. Still, the spectrum is maybe the only childhood disorder that usually really improves, however it doesn't go away. I'd take any intervention I could get and keep an open mind too. Don't let fear stop your child from getting the right diagnosis. You can probably take her to somebody who will diagnosis. something else, but that doesn't mean it's right. We had two incorrect diagnosis. (ADHD/ODD and bipolar) and that meant tons of medications that didn't works and delays in school supports. And we THOUGHT he was on the spectrum, but nobody believed us until we saw a neuropsychologist from Mayo Clinic who actually intensively tested him. You may want to take this test, but it only works if you're very honest. I got this from a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) site. [url="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html"]http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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