New to the group | Autism PDD

Hi, My name is Joni and I am an Occupational Therapy Student at The University of Kansas. I received an assignment to join a discussion group of interest to us. I chose Autism to help me better understand what people with Autism, or families of people with Autism are dealing with. I also work with a 14 year old with Autism, and I wanted to learn more about what she and her family are going through. The fact that Autism is so varied from person to person intrigues me and I hope to learn more about it to help me when working with people with Autism in the future. I am asking your permission if it is ok for me to join, and read about the topics on your discussion boards.

Thanks,

Joni

You are absolutely welcome!  We are always glad when professionals show an interest in autism and in helping the children they work with.  We've had speech therapists, teachers, daycare people etc. etc. join the group.

I for one look forward to hearing what you have to say.  You have a unique perspective given your educational background (even if you haven't graduated yet).  You also have unique experiences working with a person with autism, since no two people with autism are alike.

Welcome to the forum.

 

Welcome. I think you will learn a lot here, we are always learning!Welcome, it will be very nice to have you aboard. There is a lots to be learned from the parents here and I am sure that we can learn a lot from you as well.

Welcome to the family!
Hi and welcome, I'm certain you will gain a lot of knowledge from the parents and ASD individuals on the boards.

Hi, Joni!

Your OT dept. has a TERRIFIC REP!  Good for you.  I am in KCMO ...

Welcome!

Welcome to the boards Joni.  It's always nice to have professionals out there who want to learn about this stuff from a parent's perspective.

You are Welcome here.

OT's have an Important roll in helping our children,from sensory therapies to daily Living and self help skills,What a great assignment!!!

God bless,Linda

Glad you're here.  We OFTEN have OT questions.  I have a 16yo son. I'm happy to answer any questions you have. His DX is PDD-NOS but he is also moderately hearing impaired, so he has lots of sensory-seeking behavior when it comes to sound. However, he is ALSO sensitive to sound. Go figure.  I can't IMAGINE what the sensory issues might be for a GIRL going through puberty.  I'm sure you and her family have your hands full.  Welcome.Welcome to the board!  My daughter is 10 but is going through an early puberty since the age of 8.  So I am very interested to hear some feed back and experiences.  She by the way, does not have a diagnosis.  We are currently seeking, excruciatingly so.  She has processing deficits and math deficits-sld that have been identified, borderline add, (which I think has crossed the border now), a chronic tic disorder which she is medicated for, precocious puberty since age 8, ( I mentioned before) and yet to the un-trained eye, she seems like a normal teenage girl, although she is only ten and in fourth grade.  Her brother is 5 and has been medically diagnosed as communacative disordered by a neuro ped, and rated autistic by the school board which he receives services for.  He has more classic autistic behaviors, handflapping, perservering, language deficits (but great vocabulary), does have some problems with speech clarity.  Although he did not have speech until age 2 and 1/2 and then suddenly he could say anything.  so your posts will be very welcome.
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