Posts by ErinYay

Unless the child has actual heavy metal toxicity or intestinal parasites, treating those things with chelation, DE, etc, isn't going to help. If those things worked to cure autistic symptoms, we'd know it. They don't, and I think too...

I totally agree that yelling isn't CPS-worthy (I don't think spanking is CPS-worthy, either, though.) I do think that yelling at your kids can be as bad, if not worse to some kiddos, as spanking, though. Many of us have had...

I'm sorry, but yelling at your kids, even (*especially*) special needs kids, is not a valid parenting choice that should be respected and supported by the community. I'm boggled by the idea that "sheesh, what a world, we can't even...

Quote: Originally Posted by holothuroidea  I don't know your particular family's situation but if your DH is the type that works all day comes home and spends 2 hours with the baby before they go to sleep at night.....

We used this one for a while. It's still the back-up in Daddy's car, but she's now in a Complete Air, which I think is way more comfy for her.   The Scenera is widely known as being a total pain in the ass to fit...

No worries about length- it was all very interesting and helpful!   She refuses, like, adamantly refuses, to sing with us, but likes to fill in words- "Baa, baa, black-" "Sheep!" etc. We naturally do a lot of...

Quote: Originally Posted by naturemomma13  We're dealing with this in our two year old son.  I just blogged about it here:...

Is she able to sit up? We can usually never get our 14-week-old to burp on a shoulder, but leaning her waaaay forward as she sits and patting her works slick. Likewise, laying her across my lap, with her belly on a knee or thigh while...

Thanks everyone!   Yeah, her first speech appointment will be on or before Jan 7th (hooray for federally mandated EI deadlines) and we'll discuss it at that point.   I *am* kicking myself for not getting her eval'd at...

jenrose- thanks for your reply!   She's not yet been tested for anything- I was kind of assuming she'd be tested as we go on- while I can't imagine something like Fragile X is going on, my family has a *lot* of really weird...