Is there any parents out there with a child that has AUTISM?

Question

I have a 3 year old daughter who will be 4 in july and she isnt talking yet. She can say single words like mama, dada, nanny, papa, and a few other little words but she cant put words in sentences. She also has a speech problem when you tell het to say a certain word it comes out different. She also lines certain things up when she is on the floor. She also has a bad temper. If i dont get what she wants she starts stomping and throwing things. They havent figured out whats wrong with her yet but she goes to a developing doctor in a few weeks. Any parents out there with autistic child? Share your thoughts, opinions, story. Any advice would be good. Thanks.

Answer 1

My son 5 year old son has high functioning Autism. He has all the Autistic tendencies but he does talk. He does line up EVERTHING and if you move it an inch watch out! His temper is very bad and he is extremely emotional. Our pediatrician recommended a behavioral specialist to diagnose him. I would really suggest talking to you doctor. Early intervention is critical with Autism. My son is very far behind for his age, but now that he is in a special ed school he is really starting to catch up. Whatever you do talk to your doc ASAP. The doctors can do a simple test of just you answering questions to figure out whether she does have it or not. It's called CARS {Childhood Autism Rating Scale}. You can also kind of do it yourself by going to this site http://www.patientcenters.com/autism/news/diag_tools.html#CARS
This will give you something to take to the doctor with you. I hope some of this helps. If you have any other questions, just want to vent, or are in need of support feel free to email me. I am a member of several on line support groups due to the fact we don't have any around here. Good Luck!!!

Answer 2

My 20 month old daughter is going through alot of tests right now. They won't or can't say she is autistic until around 2 or 3. But the best thing to do is with any developmental delay is to go to the doctor, have all the tests run (there are so many different things out there to test for, our little one has had 1 mri done and 2 eeg's, and tons of blood work), and get therapy. Therapy has helped so much she still isn't walking or talking but she crawls and cruises really well.
Look into state run programs that might be able to help also look into medicaid to help with the cost of all the appointments. Good luck

Answer 3

My daughter was delayed speech and had the same symptoms as you described. The doctors at first thought she was autistic. At 5 yrs old we found out that she had a condition called Duanes syndrome. This not only affected her vision but also caused what they called fluctuating hearing loss. She seemed to hear well one day and then not at all the next. Lots of speech therapy and surgery on her eyes and she did pretty well. She's 22 now and still has hearing problems and forming sentences are sometime difficult but she is doing great. You may get a diagnosis but stay up on the research.

Answer 4

My sister has autism and I have worked with lots of children with autism. It sounds like she could have some of the qualities and traits of an autistic child, but its hard to say because lining things up could just be a personality trait, not autism.

Autism was found in my sister at age 3. She started to talk, small words, and suddenly stopped talking. She would have tantrums when loud noises surprised her, she would bite herself and others, bang her head on the floor when she was mad or upset... and so many other things.

It's hard to say if your daughter has autism or not just by the things you described, because there are so many levels of it. All I can say, though, is this:

Autism is a blessing. It may be hard to see that in this scarey time right now. Finding out your child may be autistic is not easy, and it is one of the most self-sacrificing things in life to go through. However, it's also the most rewarding and beautiful thing to see an autistic child that knows he/she is loved by his/her parents.

Answer 5

My girlfriends son is autistic. He was 3 and doing pretty much all the thing that you described. He's doing way better now with the treatment that he is in (behavior therapy), and all the training that you will also receive to help her out. There are so many different kinds (if you will) of autism that all I can recommend is following the doctors advice when you see the doctor. Have patience, and know that there are support groups out there.

Answer 6

Hi - my son, now 4, was diagnosed with PDD NOS, a mild form of autism, when he was 2. He had a significant speech delay, sensory integration disorder (he would run around like a maniac in new places), had major tantrums during transitions, had a lot of trouble staying focused, poor eye contact at times.

Thats great your taking her to a developmental pediatrician - there are several standardized tests to see if your child is on the spectrum for autism they can do, and they're all play based so your child enjoys them. Your daughter has a few red flags for autism. the delayed speech, tantrums and lining up toys.... you are absolutely right to have her evaluated.

I can tell you the good news is she is young and if she is found to be on the spectrum, with the right therapies and school program she'll do well. early intervention is key. My son has been receiving speech, occupational and physical therapy for almost 2 years now - and he is mainstreamed ina preschool class with "typical" kids and does well. Talks great now, eye contact is perfect.... really the main issue we are dealing with is his attention span is really short. But he's made amazing strides. Good luck, sounds like you are right on top of things!!

Answer 7

my 5 year old stepson was diagnosed at age 3. he had a few words as well, although he used them incorrectly. (for instance calling toys mama or dada) ok he also flapped his hand. ask her a question and if she answers you, its probably not autism. but if she repeats the question to you, it may be. thats a good indication. when we would say "whats your name?" he would say "whats your name?" back to us. there were so many indicators that we recognized after his diagnosis. does she spin things? or open and close doors? does she seem to be a little obsessive compulsive? (one time my mother couldn't get him dressed and i came out to see what the problem was and it was because it was a button up shirt. i told her that she had to button it up and then put it on over his head like a t-shirt..) now he has been in therapy for two years and is almost normal. he is in a regular kindergarten class and if you didn't spend one on one time with him, you wouldn't even be able to tell what was wrong. good luck. watch out for medicine happy dr.'s, the pharmecuetical comanies pay them for how much medicine they prescribe.

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My son would be 4 in might and he grow to be clinically determined with Autism at 22 months. As slightly one he did no longer prefer to be touched, held, hugged... He did no longer make any noise, no babbling, cooing... He grow to be finally taking off to make tries at words (mama, nite nite, no, on) yet he lost those and went decrease back to being thoroughly silent. He had no eye touch.... No smiles... No laughs. He did self stimming issues like... spinning in circles, flapping his hands. He rubbed his hands on each and every thing (assume he would not touch something moist, moist, comfortable, messy)... He might additionally lay on the floor.... um like on hands and knees like he grow to be going to circulate slowly... together with his brow pressed in the carpet and pust his head on the floor... He coated up toys and stuff... He cherished extra effective than one in all some thing... He enjoyed having cans of formulation around (lol, like 5 of them because of the fact they have been each and all of the comparable). He did no longer have perfect play. Very choosy eater. in effortless terms dry products. rooster nuggets and fries 2 circumstances an afternoon for the final basically approximately 3 years. Cereal, crackers, chips, etc. Have your baby evaluated. mom and father understand terrific. have faith your instinct and understand that the quicker you realize the extra perfect. Autism is horrifying, besides the shown fact that it is likewise impressive and exciting and those little ones can get help by utilising numerous very specific people. My son has therapists who come to our domicile 33 hours a week... Plus a private speech therapist and different stuff provided at school. He makes eye touch now. He smiles. He laughs. i will carry him and hug him and he will supply me kisses now. He discovered a thank you to assert mama this 3 hundred and sixty 5 days... in case you relatively think of a few thing is going on with your baby get a 2d oppinion... for an prolonged time my surgeon stored telling me my son grow to be "basically not on time"... early intervention is relatively what those toddlers choose... sturdy success and in case you ought to communicate or something be satisfied to digital mail me.

Answer 9

http://www.autismsource.org/

This website is the link to all your autism support needs. Hope it helps.