THIS IS MY SON AHMED. HE WAS OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM/ ADHD/ POSSIBLE BI-POLAR DISORDER AT THE AGE OF 3. HE WAS SEVERE, NOT SPEAKING AT ALL AND INFLICTING PAIN UNTO HIMSELF, TANTRUMS, NIGHT TERRORS.... SINCE THEN HE HAS PROGRESSED REMARKABLY OVER THE PAST YEAR AND HALF. HE CAN NOW SPEAK FULL SENTENCES, ALTHOUGH HIS SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ARE SOMETIMES INAPPROPRIATE, HE IS BLOSSOMING AT SCHOOL AND JUST LAST WEEK WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED FULL POTTY TRAINING!! IF YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH AUTISM, YOU UNDERSTAND THE SMALL ACOMPLISHMENTS!! AND PLEASE BE AWARE THAT EARLY INTERVENTION IS KEY! DON'T LET ANYONE INCLUDING YOUR PEDIATRICIAN TELL YOU THAT YOUR CHILD IS "JUST A LITTLE BEHIND" ...IF SOMETHING DOESNT FEEL RIGHT WITH YOUR CHILD, ACT ON THAT FEELING AND DEMAND AN EVALUATION. IF YOUR PEDIATRICIAN CANNOT DO IT, ASK HIM FOR A REFERRAL TO SOMEONE WHO CAN!
Monday, April 30, 2012
THIS IS AUTISM
THIS IS MY SON AHMED. HE WAS OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM/ ADHD/ POSSIBLE BI-POLAR DISORDER AT THE AGE OF 3. HE WAS SEVERE, NOT SPEAKING AT ALL AND INFLICTING PAIN UNTO HIMSELF, TANTRUMS, NIGHT TERRORS.... SINCE THEN HE HAS PROGRESSED REMARKABLY OVER THE PAST YEAR AND HALF. HE CAN NOW SPEAK FULL SENTENCES, ALTHOUGH HIS SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ARE SOMETIMES INAPPROPRIATE, HE IS BLOSSOMING AT SCHOOL AND JUST LAST WEEK WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED FULL POTTY TRAINING!! IF YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH AUTISM, YOU UNDERSTAND THE SMALL ACOMPLISHMENTS!! AND PLEASE BE AWARE THAT EARLY INTERVENTION IS KEY! DON'T LET ANYONE INCLUDING YOUR PEDIATRICIAN TELL YOU THAT YOUR CHILD IS "JUST A LITTLE BEHIND" ...IF SOMETHING DOESNT FEEL RIGHT WITH YOUR CHILD, ACT ON THAT FEELING AND DEMAND AN EVALUATION. IF YOUR PEDIATRICIAN CANNOT DO IT, ASK HIM FOR A REFERRAL TO SOMEONE WHO CAN!
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