Posts by Lollybrat

Quote:Originally Posted by Blessing1 About my daughter, she is high functioning and reads at a grade 1-2 level. Her primary issues are with speech (specifically expressive) delay. She is quite affectionate with good eye contact but...

Quote: Originally Posted by Linda on the move  ...There are so, so, so many in-betweens. A  person who seems high functioning in some areas can be quite low functioning in others. And some kids on the spectrum seem very...

You should definitely ask the neurologist all of your questions and raise all of your concerns about an MRI.  Ask why they want it done, what they think they might find, how the results might change the treatment options,...

Quote: Originally Posted by prosciencemum  We have the thread on who *should* post here, and it got me curious about why people want to post here, whether you're selective, delayed or more or less on schedule with...

Quote: Originally Posted by EarthRootsStarSoul  Neurotypical kids do pretty much all the same things autistic kids do -- line up toys, spin, repeat silly words over and over, etc.  The difference is in the...

We used ABA/VB (Verbal Behavior, which is a distinct variation of ABA) when my son was a preschooler.  VB focuses a lot on natural settings, error-proof learning, and verbal language.  It worked very well for my son and he...

As others have said, this is a very personal choice.  You will find that parents of kids with ASD run the full gamut on this issue.   My son was born with autism, as well as a couple of other genetic disorders. We do...

Quote: Originally Posted by aggie pop  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/mmwr-adult-schedule.pdf   So, will those of you who vaccinate (or not) start to get...

Quote: Lollybrat, would a ped neurologist be useless in this case? He has one that he has seen once. We were thinking of taking him there first.   I think a ped neurologist is a good idea.  But I still think it would...

There are lots of different types of nystagmus, which are classified by things like how the eyes move (pendular, upbeat, downbeat, jerk, etc) and if it is constant or only occurs under certain conditions (such as head position,...