tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609025654658864946.post8283837780776142562..comments2023-07-13T05:08:00.182-07:00Comments on Autistic Wisdom: Could it be Autism?AutisticWisdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553708099437502270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609025654658864946.post-68485265257248655702010-03-31T17:24:35.039-07:002010-03-31T17:24:35.039-07:00I totally agree that early detection and dx is so ...I totally agree that early detection and dx is so important. We (or rather, "I", since my hubby was in denial) suspected something was wrong around 1yr of age when our son was not babbling, pointing or showing consistent eye contact. Otherwise he was a very happy and laid back baby. Our ped thought I was nuts. He actually told me I was depressed. However, I could tell that he was slightly different from others his age. I pushed for a referral to a developmental ped and our regular ped reluctantly referred us to an excellent dr in TO. At 18 months of age our son was dx'd. We started ABA before then and with time his speech and language developed and his level of engagement and eye contact improved. <br /><br />We too know that we are in the minority and that most kids don't get dx'd until at least 3 or 4 years of age due to the waitlists and doctors failing to act upon concerns expressed by parents. <br /><br />Needless to say after our dx we switched paediatricians and found someone that respects our view as parents. We think that all the early intervention we have provided our son is going to help him overcome his challenges. <br /><br />I wanted to add that some regional agencies in Ontario will allow you to put your child on the waitlist for publicly funded IBI if you have a suspected dx and are waiting for an assessment. Our son was put on the list with our regional agency on his first birthday (long before we got the dx). He has since been deemed too high functioning but that's an entirely other issue and beef we have with the system.<br /><br />A very seasoned autism advocate told me not to wait for the public system to help and to get ABA therapy before we got a dx. This was the best advice I ever rec'd. ABA and speech therapy can only help a child with developmental delays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609025654658864946.post-10159040345935707342010-03-29T15:58:44.008-07:002010-03-29T15:58:44.008-07:00Getting the diagnosis is so important. We suspecte...Getting the diagnosis is so important. We suspected autism when my daughter was two, back in 1991. My sil who is an SLP helped us figure this out. She didn't officially diagnosed until she was six, but we assume that if it walks like a duck . . .<br /><br />The good news is that it is never too late to start intervention. When she was 15, we stumbled upon the association method which helped her aphasia: she was finally able to put words together so as to make sense. Then, at 18, we stumbled onto RDI, and more progress! Yippee!walkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046468024103932112noreply@blogger.com