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<blockquote data-quote="Ktllc" data-source="post: 534027" data-attributes="member: 11847"><p>I don't dare hoping anymore. I have gotten so many conflicting information and feedback by various "experts". I honestly have no certainty anymore. How many times have I thought the issues were obvious, and then it gets overlooked or classified as "age appropriate". One parent I talked to (she had just obtained a firm Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis) told me she could not hear the "age appropriate" comment anymore...</p><p>Malika, it is an interesting article. And actually tackles one of my many questions. Are V's issues really part of an auditory issue or is it more due to some autistic issues as in V thinks differently and does not always relate to my way of thinking. This afternoon, I was asking what he played at daycare, with whom, etc... He said "I played with me a lot" and after many more questions and rephrasing he finally confessed that he played cars. I asked him what his story was about. He was completely puzzled by the question. I gave him an example (ie: were you a police car chasing a bad guy?) and he replied "No, the car is the story". In this specific example, I believe he heard what I was asking but simply could not make sense of it. The idea of making a make believe story was kind of strange to him.</p><p></p><p>I had quite a few conversation with husband about V entering elementary school. We know it will be tough but we are hoping to protect him emotionally. IEP or not I will make sure the teacher don't draw the fast conclusion that V could if he only tried hard enough. We've decided to let him go this year since he is so excited about it but are ready to spend lots of time supporting V and helping the school understand the issues at hand. Hopefully it will lead to an IEP rather sooner than later.</p><p>Liahona, I really don't know how you stay sane with 6 children including 3 with special needs. I have 2 special need kids and 1 easy child and sometimes I feel like screaming. Writing it even feels kinda of weird, almost unreal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ktllc, post: 534027, member: 11847"] I don't dare hoping anymore. I have gotten so many conflicting information and feedback by various "experts". I honestly have no certainty anymore. How many times have I thought the issues were obvious, and then it gets overlooked or classified as "age appropriate". One parent I talked to (she had just obtained a firm Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis) told me she could not hear the "age appropriate" comment anymore... Malika, it is an interesting article. And actually tackles one of my many questions. Are V's issues really part of an auditory issue or is it more due to some autistic issues as in V thinks differently and does not always relate to my way of thinking. This afternoon, I was asking what he played at daycare, with whom, etc... He said "I played with me a lot" and after many more questions and rephrasing he finally confessed that he played cars. I asked him what his story was about. He was completely puzzled by the question. I gave him an example (ie: were you a police car chasing a bad guy?) and he replied "No, the car is the story". In this specific example, I believe he heard what I was asking but simply could not make sense of it. The idea of making a make believe story was kind of strange to him. I had quite a few conversation with husband about V entering elementary school. We know it will be tough but we are hoping to protect him emotionally. IEP or not I will make sure the teacher don't draw the fast conclusion that V could if he only tried hard enough. We've decided to let him go this year since he is so excited about it but are ready to spend lots of time supporting V and helping the school understand the issues at hand. Hopefully it will lead to an IEP rather sooner than later. Liahona, I really don't know how you stay sane with 6 children including 3 with special needs. I have 2 special need kids and 1 easy child and sometimes I feel like screaming. Writing it even feels kinda of weird, almost unreal. [/QUOTE]
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