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Hi Chrissy! Just wanted to say Hello and welcome you to the board!

Im sorry you are hurting so much with the possibility of an ASD diagnosis for your son. Have you started any Early intervention Services?  Do you have any evaluations being set up? Im not sure where you are located but here is a link for state specific resources (use the drop down menu) http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/oh.htm and I also wanted to mention www.unlockingautism.org has a national call center phone number listed and a parent 2 parent network to try to help you locate services. I hope they can help you too.

I had a real difficult time reading your post though with the small print you might want to make it a size larger for those of us having trouble  Thanks!

Thank you all so much I will be contacting them. I didn't expect any replys so soon! I already feel a little better. again thank U!

Hey Chrissy, welcome to the board and I am sorry you are having a bad time ..Everyone here is very supportive and kind. We are in the same boat basically..I have a 4 and a half year old son, Joe, PDD.

Hi, welcome to the board and I hope this place is all the support and shoulder you need. 

My name is Sarah, I have a son Zachary who was DXed on May 2nd as being ASD... he goes next month to recieve a more official pin pointed DX... which his Dr., myself and my husband are thinking will be PDD-nos.  Zach will be 3 in July and EI has helped him tremendously... he started it back in January and now had about 15 words he can say with prompting... 3 that he says on his own.  He is making eye contact now and interacting in general with us much more. 

I'm sorry that you are having to go through so much with your in-laws and your husband...it is hard for the whole family...hopefully your husband will get through the grieving process and come to terms with what is going on with your son.... it is not the end of the world for him.... just a different one *smiles*  It took my husband and myself about a year to come to grips that something was not right with Zach.  He regressed somewhere between 14-18 months and we completly ignored it.  So don't beat yourself up, it's a process and it's a dang hard one.... we've all been there.

Hi Chrissy,

WELCOME TO THE BOARD!!!

I'm sooo sorry that you're having to go through this almost alone....BUT PLEASE KNOW that you have friends HERE. This board has the most caring & informative people on it than any other board that I've found (& I've posted on quite a few).

Sorry to make this short, but my heart goes out to you, so I haa to at least give you a proper "welcome".

~Take care!~
My heart goes out to you.  I can completely understand the grief you feel and how isolating and lonely it is when it seems no one around you understands.  Welcome to this board.  We all understand what you're going through and we're here for you.

As the other two kind women pointed out, Early Intervention is very important and can help start your child on the path toward progress.  Please try to contact your state's Early Intervention agency as soon as you can.  Their services are free for children under 3, but sometimes there's a waiting list ... so the sooner you act, the better.  You may find yourself feeling more empowered to help Josh when you start the ball rolling for EI and when his ST gets underway. 

God bless you and hang in there.  You're welcome to vent here anytime.
Kellie
Hi Joshsmom.

I'm new here also. I wish I could give you a hug. I am in the same
emotional space as you right now in terms of coming to terms with
my son's Autism. My son also is yet to get the diagnosis but he will
probably receive it in the next month.

Your husband sounds like he is dealing with it differently and that's
okay too. I liken it to a form of grief. Letting go of the child you
thought they'd be and accepting and celebrating the way they ended
up coming to you. I still have my days when i cry about it. I really
think its a long process.

I can't give you advice on therapy and treatment in the US as the
process is different, but as Jenni said Early Intervention is key to
their developmental progression. I wish you all the best and look
forward to sharing more stories about our sons.
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Well I guess I just got hit with the reality that my son is Autistic. I have went and had the hearing test and his hearing is perfect about a month ago. Since then me and my husband really hasn't talked about it he doesn't want to belive there is something wrong with him, plus his grandfather he was very close to just passed away from cancer. It was brought to my attention about 6 months ago when I took him to the doctor with an ear infection. The doctor asked me if he said his ear hurt and I said no he doesn't talk, well he was 2 1/2. So she leaves the room and comes back with another doc. saying my son is Autistic. I just cried and cried I don't think I have stopped since. I read a post saying she just wish her son was normal, I know how she feels. He has most of the signs, he still does not talk, he has 2 other siblings he never plays with, little eye contact, temper tantrums, bt he does not hurt his self. He is just such a sweet little guy, he has the brightest blue eyes he'll just stare at me like he loves me so much and he knows I feel the same about him,we just have this very special bond. My husbands family is really giving us a hard time one of his cousins even ask my sister in law if he was retarted or something! That hurt so much people can be sooo crule. It's got to were I don't even go around them anymore and I was very close to my in laws. He will always be perfect in my eyes. He has not been diagnosed but I know its true, my husband makes me feel like I don't think he is "normal" or like I don't care as much as he does about Joshua when I bring it up or take him to the doctor. He even cused at the last doctor we took him to becouse he said it was a very big possibility! He has an appointment with a speech ther. I was thinking about trying the vitamin therapy, has anyone tried it? If so did it help? Sorry for spilling my guts belive you me I cut it short. I just don't have anyone to talk to that REALLY understands.

I am so sorry you are going through the 'roller coaster' emotional ride.  I have been there and still deal w/ it some days.  My daughter will turn 3 next month.  We also weren't told that she showed red flags for Autism until she was 2.5.

Every parent wants the best for their child.  There is an emotional process that we all go through.  It appears that you have reached the acceptance phase and are ready to move forward.  I do want to tell you that there is hope for a better quality of life for your son and family with early intervention.  It takes a lot of work, but it can pay off. The best thing to do is for you to contact your State early intervention service (sometimes called Birth to 3 or Early Steps - usuaolly w/ department of Health and family services) to get your son into the system.  Most EI only provide free services until the child is 3, but there are circumstances when the child can recieve services after the age of 3.  The benefit is that your son will 'get into the system' and EI will provide you w/ plenty of information about services that are offered locally and in your state.  It will also make the transition of services from EI to the local school board a little easier. 

I can't offer any info on Vitamin Therapy, but I have met a parent who has a son who is on that therapy and it has been successful for him.  From what I was told, he was severely Autistic.  He had a lot of allergies to things, such as certain types of metals.  He and his family travel a long distance every month to receive treatment from a doctor that specializes in this. 

Good Luck in your research.  Glad you joined the group.

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