My son has autism and cannot speak?

Question

My 2 year old son has autism, he cannot speak but babbles,im devastated he is my 3rd child, the other 2 are not austic. Is there something wrong with me i think? He changed after the mmr jab, people say you cannot prove a link, but he changed soon afterwards i noticed.We have gone on the autism early bird course here in oxfordshire england to learn to get the best out of him. But i pray he can talk when he get's older, he communicate's now by pulling your hand to what he want's,and he is so loving,like's to be cuddled and loves to go on the trampoline and jump up and down.What hope for the future is there?

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Answer 1

there is alot of hope
i thought it was the shot for my child too but then my sis inlaw had a baby who is 3 months old and i know can tell there was a difference from the beginnning
i bet there was with your little boy too but its hard to see really it is but its just the way my sis in laws boy looks at people and if u laugh he smiles and thats just by 3 months lol
i know my child never really did that but he would look at people it just was never the right social interaction but if u asked me a month ago i woulda said the shot did it so just try to think back and even look at other babies u will see the difference i promise
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Answer 2

My son is 5 now with Prader willis yndrome another very ahrsh diagnosis for a parent. But dont ever for a minute give up hope. Hope is all you have. And dont forget love. Love changes all. Love him very much do for him and your will see not now but in time that he is a blessing. NOt saying you dont but I didnt I was angry that this happened to me and him and even though I did all the therapies for him I resented him and it but still loved him if that makes any sense.

Raise him to be independent push him to do things. Special children do not have the same limitations typical children have. For example, my son doesnt miss me - he doesnt have separation anxiety so he has been to travel with out me ewith his grandparents . Also as soon as the center he goes to has a lock in he will go because he has reached the age and is fine with it. My other son is tied to my apron strings and could not do that at age 5. Right now my goal is when he tuurns 13 to have found a palce where he can learn how to loive most independently on his own. SOme how special children reach some milestones faster than typical in many great ways. This child will uplift and surprise you with the many many gifts and talents he has. I will pray for you these early days are the hardest.

Answer 3

hi i also have a son (4) who has autism. we also noticed a change in him after the mmr jab. theres nothing wrong with you or the rest of your family you didnt make this happen but i can see where your coming from coz i blamed myself too. my son turned 4 two weeks ago. he only started talking in march this year so hopefully your wee man will do the same & talk eventually. are u getting any help?? we had great help from different people & got my son in2 a special skool in january this year & then he got changed to a skool closer to home & he is coming on leaps & bounds. i know this is easy to say but try not to worry with the rite help he should be fine. good luck & keep the chin up.xx

Answer 4

I have a 23-year-old son with autism who does not speak.

This is a process, and you are in a stage of it that is not very pretty. It's all about you right now, but you'll come to realize it didn't happen to you, it happened to him.

My son leads a great life, he works for a living and and uses facilitated communication to speak. I had him in a program at 18 months of age, but no speech, though he does hope to have a breakthrough someday. No, it's not all roses, but was your life going to be all roses anyway?

The school system will give you a lot more crap than this kid ever will.

Embrace his strengths. Don't raise him with a disability mentality.

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Editing to add - as you can see from the answer below me, people will try to blame you for this and that. Ignore them. They are not in your house and THEY DON'T KNOW.

On the subject of immunizations - I have a son with autism and a dad with polio. Get the shots. They don't cause autism and we do not have the right to risk another epidemic like the one that crippled my dad at the age of 9.
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Answer 5

There is hope for your son's future!!! Your son sounds a lot like my son did when he was about 2-3. He has autism and is now 20 and talks non-stop!

My son would often indicate what he wanted by pulling me over to whatever it was he wanted. I allowed him to continue to pull me over to what he wanted, but I also required him to give me some kind of vocalization (even if it was a grunt). If he didn't give me some sort of vocalization I would purposely misinterpret what he wanted till I got him to make some sort of sound. And of course, lots of praise followed the sound... that way he learned when he wanted to communicate he had to make some sort of sound.

I also began teaching him sign language to facilitate communication. A lot of people think that if a child learns to use sign they won't talk they'll use sign instead. But actually the opposite happens. Just make sure that you require some sort of vocalization when the sign is made. It may not necessarily sound like the word he's signing at first, but with practice words will become clearer.

You can also use picture cards. But like the sign... make sure that you require some sort of vocalization when he points to the picture.

You may also want to get him a speech evaluation at a Children's Hospital and see if you can get him a communication device. A lot of kids like buttons and things that make noise and using a communication device often helps in teaching them to speak.

Answer 6

I'm so sorry to hear that. Immunizations are almost always the root cause of autism and other learning disabilities. Of course, the average doctor will not tell you that as that would be money out of their pocket. I had a friend who took her daughter for her 2 month old shots and she laid lethargic for more then an hour afterwards, and has been very slow at developing since. I have chosen not to immunize my children. I am not immunized either, nor is my mother, or grandmother. My grandmother is 80 years old and chiropractor says her bones are like a 30 year old. She is in excellent health. American Society is brainwashed into thinking vaccines are good for you, but when you get a vaccination, your immune system is damaged-and God made it a certain way for a reason. I would reccomend no more vaccines for any of your children. You can get an exemption form for school and other activities that require it. Do an online search for your states department of health and you can order the exemption forms. In the mean time, don't give up on your son-help him find things he likes to do, or unique talents. Autistic kids are often very smart, but they lack a means to communicate that effectively.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

oh my heart goes out to u yes there is hope my stepson will be 5 soon he is severly autistic he never spoke and was taught sign language of course he spoke in grunts and has his own special language but his mother had him in day care and then special classes in school and he started making sounds and then he started trying to say words he doesnt talk a lot and a lot sounds gibberish but every few words is a real world please please be thankful that your son loves to be cuddled because this one doesnt like to be touched also his mom would give him whatever he pointed at because she felt bad for him and once the teacher started working with him and making him try to ask for something instead of pointing to it he started talking and a big thing also is to talk to him in a normal adult voice do not baby talk him so there is hope u hang in there and keep the faith also read whatever u can ont he subject online sites have valuable info u can use oh and by the way there is nothing wrong with u my stepson has 5 brothers and sisters and only he has autisim and neither his mom or his dad have autisim in their family so it just happened dont blame yourself good luck

Answer 9

I am a former behavioral therapist for children with autism and a special education teacher. Please, please get your son intensive therapy NOW. The earlier you start Applied Behavioral Analysis the better off your son will be. Intensive therapy at an early age is key. My first client was a 2 year old little boy who had speech prior to his diagnosis and lost it all. He is now a loving 5th grader who can speak volumes on any topic at all. You can win this fight. Don't give up and don't for one second think you did anything to cause this. It's NOT your fault. You can halt its progress though and give your son hope for a bright future. Get him help as soon as possible. My heart is with you.

Answer 10

have you tried a diet change?? How about CranioSacral Therapy?