i did the test on childbrain and she scored 139 which it said was moderate pdd. what does that mean in terms of autism? i am confused by all the terms. i finally got a doctor that seems to want to help and he has referred her to a specialist i will keepyou all posted thanks for all the supportMy daughter has never been i typical child she was the perfect baby never cried always happy smiling and laughing. I noticed her dalys at 4 months but the doctor blew me off saying I was just a young mother. Then finally at nine months she was referred to specialistwho after running to many test to remember diagnosed her with hypotonia and then said they had considered autism but that she was to happy to have autism? Is that even a factor I don't know? Then in Oct 2006 she was diagnosed with epilepsey and that doctor said the same thing within the last 6 months i have noticed changes in her behavior she is not as happy will not make eye contact and is always fidgiting her fingers. what should i do? I have 2 other children (ages 10 months and 2 1/2years)that seem to be developing normally. she is the oldest at 4 years and still i cant help her with what she needs bacause i dont know. can some one please tell me what they think?
Not having autism because she was too happy? What a load of broohahaa. I would think that an autism diagnosis at nine months is kind of young, but basing it on the fact that she was too happy is just ridiculous in my book! My son was one of the happiest infants you ever saw, you'd never know it now considering he's perfecting the sullen pre-teen act, but that's another story.
If you believe in your gut that somethings wrong, you have to stick with it. You have mentioned a couple of behaviors that warrent looking into. The fidgety fingers and lack of eye contact are just a couple of warning signs.
I fought for years to get my son a diagnosis. Finally at 7 1/2 years old, we got one. It was of course autism. I had brought the topic of autism up at numerous check ups, only to be poo pooed. I was just a young, nervous mom. Not all kids are social butterflys. He's just shy. He seems happy to us. He's too smart. These were just a handful of the responses I got from doctors over the years and I could go on.
Stick with it. The younger she's diagnosed the better off she may be. My son's diagnosis came to late for all of the early intervention programs. Who knows what his progress may have been had he been able to get into those programs.
Good luck!
How is her language developing? Desscribe the fidgeting with her fingers - is it like hand wringing? picking? making finger puppets? Has she been assessed by the school system for special education?Every person who has EVER met my DS, the first thing they say, is he is such a happy little guy.
A mothers intuition is something I believe in. Fight the fight, if nothing else, you will be relieved if it is not ASD.
My son was an extremely calm baby. He didn't cry for much but if he was hungry or hurt. It didn't even bother him to have a wet diaper, we never went through the terrible 2's, I thought I was just a super lucky mom
Have you gotten her a full evaluation through your school district? When it comes to autism, there is not much help, medically, but lots of help, educationally. In fact, it does not matter why your daughter has developmental problems. The mere fact that she does forces the school district to offer therapies and education under her IEP. Please get started with the schools if you haven't already.i also have 3 kids and my oldest is 3! he is diagnosed with autism. we
she has an iep but the only diagnosis on there is developmental delays which came from her doctors. she has absences seizures which is somewhat under controll with meds. 600 mg zonegran daily. She fidgits her fingertips together like she is typing on her thump. Her language is not good she speaks a few words but no 3 word links. We are military and have to move alot we are currently stationed at pearl harbor hawaii. thank you all for the support. it is reassuring to have the support alot of what i have read so for reminds me of our little Sidney. I just feel so bad because i want to be able to help her however I can.
If you can't get her diagnosed, get her treatment! My school did not put anything about autism in his iep, but I made sure he had aba, speech,and ot. That comes first, then you need to find a credible doc to give you a diagnosis.did you say 4 years old? try the pdd questionaire on childbrain.com My son was diagnosed at 16 months by a developmental pediatric specialist, and it was wonderful to know that I was seeing autism and not imagining it! Keep looking into it- don't ignore your gut instincts! They are almost always 100% correct.