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Wow -- you are making ME think to do the same ... I do not want to KNOW what I sounded like though ... Thanks you all for your kind words -
Linda i would encourage you to do the same  -it was great fun to see how clueless I was - I was tring to "protect" r from the diagnois little knowing the way to help him was to get the diagnosis fast and get all the help possible

I am just laughing when I read my post in March - you all were so nice to me - I was such an ignoramous - he was sooooooo ASD and I could not see it and I was just looking at his positives  

But thanks guys you all were so nice to me !!!

http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13500&am p;KW=Rohan+PDD%2DNOS

It's IMPORTANT to look at the positives.  In fact, we should ALL make sure that the IEP team does that FIRST in any IEP meeting. Like all human beings, ASD kids learn using their strengths.  Of course, any form of denial, though usually unavoidable, delays proper treatment.  Youa re a GREAT mom, KajoliT and your son will definitely become the best HIM he can be.

Kajoli,

I read your posts and I actually searched a few of my own since I joined this board.... I can say that u effuse so much positivity and hope and your posts have that hint of a brighter tomorrow.... U HAVE COME A LONG WAY, not bec U didn't think that Rohan had ASD or not but your attitude, zest and ardor has become stronger and more forceful over time...

I wish I could say that for myself...

Now I am almost full circle to my ol' self...but much stronger, wiser and more at peace than I ever thought possible..I still get knocked down with seeing other peers sometimes but have the knowlege that it's okay and she is progressing...that is all that matters now to me:)

You girls will be mentoring the new moms & dads a year from now and only have vague reminder of this first year:)  

Take the tools you learn here and pass them on to others that are just starting out~it is very therapeutic ;)

I also focused on my son's strengths when he was first going to be evaluated, to the point that I didn't communicate clearly about what I was concerned about.  But being positive is a big asset in the long run! 

 

I think that a parents first post on an autie forum must be quite difficult. Last thing you need is someone being insensitive to you. Plus there are dev probs in the world that ar not on the spectrum, we old timers can forget that sometimes.

 

KajoliT that is really great.
I was totally lost at first it took me a year to figure out how to add IEP stuff. I've got 95% of that down. lol  Those goal/obj. were really good Norwaymom.

    I'm getting better after years wondering what was wrong with my daughter and asking and getting no answers. This year I got truth about my family history. I wish they would of told me sooner. she is 6 yrs and my son is 2.

   I guess something snapped in place after being on here. I had no idea how to explain all these things my childern were doing. After reading how everyone was able to express these same concerns. I was able to express these concerns to the school and dr office by saying the right red flag words. ect. toe walking,spinning., repetitive speech.

 The video camera was a really good idea.

  We found the right Dr. to go too. developmental ped. next month. That only took a year to figure that one out. You all directed me to the right person.

 
 
I always think if we lived in a secluded area it would be so much easier to live the free to be you and me kind of life Our kids are so familiar and normal to us it takes a while to see their
differences as signs of a disorder. I used to think that my ds could not
possibly have autism because he seemed so different from the other asd
kids I knew. And he is different (they all are) but now I can see that he
completly fits the pattern. I don't even want to reread my first posts.
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