Comments for The Essential Guide To Autism http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog Uncovering What Really Works Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:05:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 Comment on Why It Can Be So Difficult to Get an Autism Diagnosis by Yvonne http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/03/15/why-it-can-be-so-difficult-to-get-an-autism-diagnosis/#comment-156 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:40:25 +0000 http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/03/15/why-it-can-be-so-difficult-to-get-an-autism-diagnosis/#comment-156 Hi. We finally got a diagnosis for our son Stephen. We knew he was different to my older 5 kids from the beginning. He didn't look at me when I fed him and he didn't begin pointing when normal kids do. He was restless, had sleep issues and it was clear he was different. So we did some research and printed off the CHAT (checklist for autism in toddlers) and brought it to the doctors and the paediatrician. Almost a year on (and having supplied the specialists with list after list of Stephen's symptoms) we finally got the diagnosis of Autism. My advice to parents is to keep records of everything your child is doing that you feel could lead to a diagnosis of autism, maybe even video clips. And do lots of research. Rachels site is excellent - a whole wealth of information. Thanks for the updates Rachel. We made Stephen a blog that outlines all his trials and tribulations and will show over time any treatments he is on and any progress he makes. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/ We welcome feedback and comments and I hope Stephen's blog will help other parents. Yvonne Hi. We finally got a diagnosis for our son Stephen. We knew he was different to my older 5 kids from the beginning. He didn’t look at me when I fed him and he didn’t begin pointing when normal kids do. He was restless, had sleep issues and it was clear he was different. So we did some research and printed off the CHAT (checklist for autism in toddlers) and brought it to the doctors and the paediatrician. Almost a year on (and having supplied the specialists with list after list of Stephen’s symptoms) we finally got the diagnosis of Autism. My advice to parents is to keep records of everything your child is doing that you feel could lead to a diagnosis of autism, maybe even video clips. And do lots of research. Rachels site is excellent - a whole wealth of information. Thanks for the updates Rachel.

We made Stephen a blog that outlines all his trials and tribulations and will show over time any treatments he is on and any progress he makes.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

We welcome feedback and comments and I hope Stephen’s blog will help other parents.

Yvonne

]]> Comment on Educational Software for Autistic Children by Yvonne http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2006/10/24/educational-software-for-autistic-children/#comment-155 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:33:03 +0000 http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2006/10/24/educational-software-for-autistic-children/#comment-155 Rachels essential guide to autism has been an absolute godsend to me, and a whole wealth of useful information. Rachel, thanks for the updates. I am the mother of 6 children, the youngest of whom, Stephen, was diagnosed with autism in March 2007 aged 2 years and 2 monthns old. He didn't point in the way other babies do and showed lots of other signs of autism from around 14 months old - my husband and I have known for almost a year that he has autism but getting the diagnosis confirmed took some time. We made him a blog that outlines all his trials and tribulations and will show over time any treatments he is on and any progress he makes. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/ We welcome feedback and comments and I hope Stephen's blog will help other parents. Yvonne Rachels essential guide to autism has been an absolute godsend to me, and a whole wealth of useful information. Rachel, thanks for the updates.

I am the mother of 6 children, the youngest of whom, Stephen, was diagnosed with autism in March 2007 aged 2 years and 2 monthns old. He didn’t point in the way other babies do and showed lots of other signs of autism from around 14 months old - my husband and I have known for almost a year that he has autism but getting the diagnosis confirmed took some time.

We made him a blog that outlines all his trials and tribulations and will show over time any treatments he is on and any progress he makes.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

We welcome feedback and comments and I hope Stephen’s blog will help other parents.

Yvonne

]]> Comment on Understanding Visual Thought and Autism by julialynch http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/04/understanding-visual-thought-and-autism/#comment-134 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:05:57 +0000 http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/04/understanding-visual-thought-and-autism/#comment-134 Rachel, Thank you for your contribution regarding visual thought. The need to communicate with people who have autism using a visual modality has been well documented both anecdotally and in many research studies. fMRI studies continue to document the neurological underpinnings of attentional and auditory processing deficits in this population. It is important to train caregivers and teachers to carefully construct verbal language and to capitalize on intact visuals abilities. The availability of images for communication is rapidly increasing on the net. There is a trend to move from software to web based image searches and generic visual supports. Please check out www.languageimages.com for communication boards, picture schedules, and a searchable database of high quality images for adults and children. The languageimages.com forum features reviews of neurological imaging studies that examine auditory processing deficits. Rachel,
Thank you for your contribution regarding visual thought.
The need to communicate with people who have autism using a visual modality has been well documented both anecdotally and in many research studies. fMRI studies continue to document the neurological underpinnings of attentional and auditory processing deficits in this population.
It is important to train caregivers and teachers to carefully construct verbal language and to capitalize on intact visuals abilities.
The availability of images for communication is rapidly increasing on the net. There is a trend to move from software to web based image searches and generic visual supports. Please check out www.languageimages.com for communication boards, picture schedules, and a searchable database of high quality images for adults and children. The languageimages.com forum features reviews of neurological imaging studies that examine auditory processing deficits.

]]> Comment on Raising Children with High Functioning Autism by Thelma Marsee http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/02/08/raising-children-with-high-functioning-autism/#comment-108 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:01:17 +0000 http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/02/08/raising-children-with-high-functioning-autism/#comment-108 I have an eight year old grandson with autism. Using figure of speech has taught him to ask" what does that mean?" I love it when he ask questions! I have an eight year old grandson with autism. Using figure of speech has taught him to ask” what does that mean?” I love it when he ask questions!

]]> Comment on What to Do After an Autism Diagnosis for Your Child by ShawnMosch http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/02/01/what-to-do-after-an-autism-diagnosis-for-your-child/#comment-106 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 14:07:15 +0000 http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/02/01/what-to-do-after-an-autism-diagnosis-for-your-child/#comment-106 So what do you do after you have done all of this? We had our son tested, and the school did not accept the diagnois and recommendations from the place we got the testing done. The school did their own testing, and they concluded that he does not have Aspergers, so now we cannot get any assistance through the school. We got a one on one personal skills trainer for our son, and the skills that he was suppose to be working on either did not improve or in some cases got worse. Nothing we have done for our son since his diagnosis has helped him, or us as a family, so what do we do now? So what do you do after you have done all of this? We had our son tested, and the school did not accept the diagnois and recommendations from the place we got the testing done. The school did their own testing, and they concluded that he does not have Aspergers, so now we cannot get any assistance through the school. We got a one on one personal skills trainer for our son, and the skills that he was suppose to be working on either did not improve or in some cases got worse. Nothing we have done for our son since his diagnosis has helped him, or us as a family, so what do we do now?

]]> Comment on The Benefits of Music Therapy for Autism by Useful Hints And Tips » Blog Archive » The Benefits of Music Therapy for Autism http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/25/the-benefits-of-music-therapy-for-autism/#comment-102 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:43:43 +0000 http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/25/the-benefits-of-music-therapy-for-autism/#comment-102 [...] For more help and advice regarding autism therapy please browse through the rest of the autism articles on the Essential Guide To Autism blog. [...] […] For more help and advice regarding autism therapy please browse through the rest of the autism articles on the Essential Guide To Autism blog. […]

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]]> Comment on Finding a Doctor who Understands Autism by Gazette News » Blog Archive » Finding a Doctor who Understands Autism http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/18/finding-a-doctor-who-understands-autism/#comment-100 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:40:16 +0000 http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/18/finding-a-doctor-who-understands-autism/#comment-100 [...] For more help and advice regarding autism treatment or subscribe to a free newsletter on the autism resources site. [...] […] For more help and advice regarding autism treatment or subscribe to a free newsletter on the autism resources site. […]

]]> Comment on The Benefits of Music Therapy for Autism by finetunes http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/25/the-benefits-of-music-therapy-for-autism/#comment-98 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:29:59 +0000 http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/25/the-benefits-of-music-therapy-for-autism/#comment-98 I have been giving my son 10ml a day of OLive Leaf Extract since 1955. URL = http://www.olea.com.au This helped him a lot, but he got testy during full moons. Last June we added Ganoderma treatment. URL = http://www.ganoderma.com . As the moon waxes we increase the dose. Our lives have changed for the better. I think the two treatments complement each other. No more punching, broken wall panels, shouting etc. Please at least look at the URLs and see for yourself. Get happy like us. Mark Whitty I have been giving my son 10ml a day of OLive Leaf Extract since 1955. URL = http://www.olea.com.au
This helped him a lot, but he got testy during full moons. Last June we added Ganoderma treatment. URL = http://www.ganoderma.com . As the moon waxes we increase the dose.
Our lives have changed for the better. I think the two treatments complement each other. No more punching, broken wall panels, shouting etc.
Please at least look at the URLs and see for yourself. Get happy like us.
Mark Whitty

]]> Comment on Positively Addressing Bedwetting and Autism- 5 tips you can try today by West Gazette » Blog Archive » Positively Addressing Bedwetting and Autism 5 tips you can try today http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/11/positively-addressing-bedwetting-and-autism-5-tips-you-can-try-today/#comment-87 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:15:51 +0000 http://www.essential-guide-to-autism.com/blog/2007/01/11/positively-addressing-bedwetting-and-autism-5-tips-you-can-try-today/#comment-87 [...] If you are looking for more help for Autism symptoms please visit EssentialGuideToAutism.com and sign up for a free newsletter. [...] […] If you are looking for more help for Autism symptoms please visit EssentialGuideToAutism.com and sign up for a free newsletter. […]

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