2006-07-20 03:49:41 · 8 answers · asked by JOSIE2355 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I watched a program on tv quite awhile back about autism in children being blamed on the mercury levels in innoculations and in fish eaten by the mother while pregnant and breastfeeding. I don't know if you've heard anything about that or not..but it's something to check out if you've not.
I have a friend that has an autistic child..there were problems when he was younger but now he's 13 and brilliant..gorgeous and a joy. Completely normal. Amazing really. He's overcame his problems and is stronger because of it.
Good luck!
2006-07-20 04:02:12 · answer #1 · answered by Jenn 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My niece was diagnosed as Autistic at 3 years old. She is six now, and has attended special school programs and received a lot of therapy. She is smart as a whip, but had speech issues, and had major problems with social skills. The earlier you catch it, and start working on it the better off you are. I think my nieces progress has been spectacular, and she is overcoming the obstacles caused by her Autism. It's a lot of work, but I think my sister, and her husband are the best parents in the world, I admire them so much, and I love the heck out of my niece.
So, if it is Autism, it's not the end of the world.
What kind of info are you looking for exactly?
I've entered a few of the websites that were helpful to my sister, and her husband.
I'm guessing from your question that you already have an appointment scheduled for your child. I'd be happy to help answer your questions if I can.
2006-07-20 11:18:14 · answer #2 · answered by niffer's mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an older brother that has Autism. He's 15. My mom has done hours of research over the years and thinks that his autism was caused by mercury exposure in his vaccinations. I was never immunized for anything, and I'm normal.
She is always reading an on-line news report called "The Schafer Autism report. She says it has more information than any other source. Anyway, just looked it up and the address to subscribe is http://www.SARnet.org./
My brother has come a long way over the years. Mom & Dad have had him in all sorts of therapy. He is still clearly autistic, (unlike the person who answered above, he has not grown out of it, but is WAY better.). Make sure you get him into speech therapy as soon as possible. Also, do research on the vaccine/mercury debate. Some little kids seem to be getting a lot better when they flush the mercury out of their system.
My Mom always says that she thinks things would have been very different if she knew then, what she knows now.
2006-07-20 11:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I answer A LOT of questions on autism, and I have to say, you have received some REALLY positive answers here, that really makes me happy to see that. Yes, my child is autistic, which form (aspergers, pdd-nos) we're not sure. He received a partial dx (not EXACTLY a dx) for either high-functioning autism or pdd-nos. They weren't sure which, wanted more testing done. But because he was going to be three in a couple months, they wanted me to go through the school district for the testing and I refused. So, we just left it at that. I homeschool him, and do his own therapy, so I wasn't really concerned about getting him a label. I KNEW it was autism, our family knew it was autism, and since I wasn't going to utilize special services for him, a label wasn't necessary. He has TREMENDOUSLY improved, but still has a ways to go. I know he will get there, his biggest issues are still behavior(really having a bad week!) and speech quality, but he does talk. Feel free to email me if you'd like, I love talking to others who are going through this.
2006-07-20 16:26:17 · answer #4 · answered by Angie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My uncle & aunty were worried because my cousin wasn't talking and seemed to be naughty a lot (like would 'zone out' and ignore people). Finding out he is autistic means they could help him better by getting special teachers to help him talk, and a special school to help. After only about a year, he now talks (well, says words but in the right way) and we think he'll talk properly soon. He is happy and enjoys life and we love him. We just have to remember he is special and we need to be patient and watch out for him.
2006-07-20 11:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.daylon.com/autism/
there's a link to a paper I wrote on Autism.
2006-07-20 15:42:00 · answer #6 · answered by nolyad69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry cant help you there, but maybe you can try this site
http://www.geocities.com/lcming/Allyouneedtoknow
2006-07-20 11:37:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this site may help
http://www.cureautismnow.org/site/c.bhLOK2PILuF/b.1021889/k.BFD8/Home.htm
2006-07-20 10:51:48 · answer #8 · answered by seranna99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋