Can it Happen?[QUOTE=JulieA]There are many, many people who believe recovery (not cure) is possible. I am one of them. Most of the parents and professionals who believe in recovery and who have witnessed it are either practitioners of biomedical interventions or parents who are doing DAN, NIDS or other biomedical treatments with their kids.[/QUOTE] I agree - 100%. I know several children who started off as severely autistic and, through intensive biomedical and theraputic interventions, all "lost" their diagnoses fairly young, between 7 and 9. One of them is now well into his teens, and he hasn't shown any signs of regressing or having other autism related problems. So is recovery possible, YES! Will it happen for every child, sadly probably not. Getting on top of this early and staying on top of it will help tremendously. Yes! But it takes early intervention and as much as you can get! ABA therapy has been proven to be the most effective for our kids to progress and 30-40 hours a week is the ideal recommendation. We did this with our dd and she is totally mainstreamed and wouldnt recieve an autism diagnoses today I feel..she went from mild-moderate autism(would of gotten severe if she had stims) to barely mild pdd but it took doing full time therapy for 3+ years to get her caught up to her peers. She is doing great and many would see her as recovered..my family and friends do..I still see issues because I am her mom but no ones else does. Just know that there are many things now to help your grandson and he can overcome whatever issues he has with therapy..he may always be a little different but that is what makes them so special and unique and I wouldnt trade my girl's quirky traits for anything in the world:) She is an angel! Best of luck! I am the grandma of a beautiful three year old boy who has not yet been diagnosed, but has been recieving therapy at a preschool handicap program four days a week. My son and daughter in law were in denial until about six months ago, when they realized that grandson hadn't met any milestones since he was about twelve months old. As of the end of summer my grandson could speak in short little phrases to request food, and used his language for scripting from tv shows otherwise. He was capable of speaking in short 3-5 word sentences but rarely did so. His gross and fine motor skills were way behind - he didn't even start to somewhat eat with a spoon until a couple of months ago and it still took effort for him. With gross motor skills he was never into ride on toys or playground equipment - he mostly would just run around the perimeter of the yard the whole time. Our biggest concern about him was that he showed no interest in anyone (not even parents, his younger brother, his grandfather or me), made hardly any eye contact, and would almost never respond to his name. Now, after only one month of therapy, I have seen tremendous improvement. Yesterday he actually stacked blocks for the first time with his grandfather, and looked us in the face with a smile. He also played hide and go seek and ran after us in the yard. We were a little concerned when we got there and he paid no attention to us because he was watching a program. I got in his face though, and he looked at me with a startled expression almost as if he had been awoken from slumber. He was engaged with us for the next couple of hours though. He also seems to be making progress with language. He asked for help at dinner, and asked for a spoon because he said that a fork is "too hard." these are things he has never done. Now, no progress at all has been made with pretend play, potty training (which he doesn't get at all), taking off or putting on clothes, or paying attention to his brother (I know kids don't work as hard as adults to get his attention and that kids with autism usually respond better to adults). He is used to getting tons of one on one time with adults all week at school. So, my question is, does it look like he could recover from this? I was amazed at his progress in just one month and if it continues along this path I am hoping he can overcome this. What are your experiences? Do kids start out with quick progress and then slow down?
Thank you, Grandma
Recovery? Well ... kids can make tremendous strides, gain skills, gain insights, gain abilities in all fronts. If you are asking if your grandson will be able to function in mainstream school and in society eventually -- perhaps, and his rapid gains point to a good outcome. But, in the case of kids who have had delays of this type, it seems to me they will always be different. More subtly so than when we first recognized their traits, but different. T has personality traits that will most likely always be with her -- a certain egocentrism, a rigidity, an aloofness, a bossiness, and a tendency to overreact emotionally, and use of withdrawal as a coping mechanism. So, my take is what you see now as symptoms will likely lessen and become traits, quirks, personality types. Hope this helps! There are many, many people who believe recovery (not cure) is possible. I am one of them. Most of the parents and professionals who believe in recovery and who have witnessed it are either practitioners of biomedical interventions or parents who are doing DAN, NIDS or other biomedical treatments with their kids.can I transfer it here? I don't want to break the rules, but I wasn't looking for resources . . . just wondering if recovery is possible based on what I shared. |
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