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Hello, my name is Kika and I am new! I am a mother of a 5 year old boy diagnosed in March.

I don't know much about where he falls in the spectrum because the initial diagnose was not very conclusive. He's had sensory integration issues since age 2 that I can remember. At age 2 and a half was when I became certain something was different. I took him to Brazil to visit my mother. It's a 9 hour plane ride from where we live. Needless to say, half way into the trip down there, I wish I could open the airplane window so I could throw myself out... he was screaming non-stop. It was horrible. I felt so helpless. I had no idea what to do.

When we returned from our trip, which was soooo interesting, you would not believe the adventures, I decided to put him in the Early childhood program in our local schools district. I thought he needed to be exposed to social situations and that he would "grow out" of it. Luckily for us, our School District has a wonderful EC program that focuses heavily on sensory integration. My son started there at age 3 and a half. Then at the beginning of this year, we decided to have a neupshycologist evaluate him to learn more about his learning skills, since he was to start kindergarten this year. That is when we got the news.

Since then, I have been running around trying to learn as much as I can. We have been trying to get into a state program, but needed further evaluation to be eligible. Next week, we have two other appointments with a local center here that is specialized in autism and I hope to learn a bit more about where my son is at the spectrum. We suspect he is an aspie, but we will see.

A friend of mine told me about this website and I am so grateful that it exists. I hope I can learn as much as I can here so that I don't feel so helpless.

Welcome to WP!

Tim

Please don't hesitate to ask questions. There are an endless supply of people on WP who can help you.

Also, please notice there is a section just for parents of Asperger's and Autistic children that you may find useful. As I am the one in my family with the diagnosis, and my daughter is neurotypical (non-autistic), I do not know first hand, but every other place on WP has been wonderful so far, so I don't imagine this is any different.

I want to congratulate you, also, on taking all the steps you can to help your child with his condition, wherever on the spectrum he may end up. Some children are not that lucky.

I also want to tell you we are all happy to have you as a member, and we look forward someday to meeting your son, as well. Welcome!

Hey!

Welcome to WrongPlanet!

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Nice to meet you, Kika.

Welcome,

Someday soon your child will type, and can start life with a world wide network. The Kids' Crater is worth a look, they are just kids on line. The youngest is six.

After Christmas they will be posting some cool toy pictures.

Hello Kika,

welcome to WP

I'm sure you'll find lots of information and support here.
It's good that autism spectrum disorders are getting recognized a lot more now by doctors around the world. More kids are getting an early diagnosis which is good, and adults are getting their diagnosis that they should have had as a kid!
I was diagnosed last year at age 15, not early, but not too late either.
Getting diagnosed early is the best thing that you could do for your son, more of a chance to start helping him with issues he may be having while he is young.

It may seem obvious what I am saying...but it's so true!

Welcome to you and your son, Kika.