my oldest son is 9 and autistic.my youngest is just approaching 2 in jan,i did not have any worries at all regarding his development until around 6 months ago.he was really responsive and bright and vocal etc... even walking at 10 months but i noticed it all starting to stop 6 months ago.i read about regressive autism when their fine until around 18 months then they start to lose all their abilities.how cruel is that?anyway ide love to hear from someone in similar situation,thanx
2007-11-23 12:06:16 · 7 answers · asked by nicola d 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I work with children with autism and have several families, with either 2 or 3 children with autism. Once you have 1 child with autism your chances of having another go up to 1 in 20, and once you have 2, they go up to 1 in 3. This is based off of statistical research.
I have seen kids who have signs as early as 12 months, and others who looked fine but then around 18 months started losing the words they had and started to retreat to their own little world.
Since you have a child with autism I'm assuming you know where to go for an evaluation for your younger son. The earlier it's caught the better, but hopefully your little guy is fine.
2007-11-23 12:09:57 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I only have one autistic little boy ..but often i find myself explaining why his twin sister doesn't have autism and he does, and i say if i knew this i would be very rich indeed. Thomas is also nine nine and has severe autism he is non verbal also .. i made a video about my twins on youtube feel free to take a look x
http://uk.youtube.com/my_videos
2007-11-24 07:14:37 · answer #2 · answered by Autism's Beautiful Face 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Auntie has 2. One (18) with severe autism, and one (16) with Aspergers.
2007-11-26 03:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister and her husband have three. They have a ten year old, an eight year old, and a five year old. They both have the gene for it so it was hereditary. They haven't had much trouble with them because they all have a very mild form. They go regular school and have as much of a completely normal life as possible.
2007-11-23 20:12:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
my friend has autistic twin boys. One is more severe then the other and they seem to relate best to each other just not so well with others. Good luck
2007-11-24 13:36:43 · answer #5 · answered by coolmommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 4 year old is autistic so i know how you feel, all i can say is i wish you all the luck, and rememberif he is autistic too, then he may be very different to your 1st son, its a very big spectrum! all the best and good luck!, get that assessment process started!
2007-11-24 05:08:44 · answer #6 · answered by JENNY B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have an autistic brother, sorry that doesnt help
but dont forget- God gave them to you, because he knew that you could take care of them...
2007-11-23 20:14:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋