Posts by JohannasGarden

An OT once observed a tremor in my son that fit best in the category of an intentional tremor. We did go to a neurologist but were already headed that direction. I would consider making the appointment in your situation. 1) a...

It seems like you need a hoop (what kind? where to get?), fabric (silk or gauze) about 7 ft long that you sew around the hoop and then another scarf-sized piece that goes over the top, has a hanging thing sewn to the center, and is...

I would recommend the book Overcoming Dyslexia by Shaywitz if you haven't read it. It's widely available in libraries. There is some variation in what stumbling blocks there are to reading. The most common is a difficulty...

I would imagine that this child had at least a sleep deprived EEG during the intial neurological eval. for Tourette's, but I would probably want to explore the seizure possibility a bit more, particularly if the child doesn't remember...

The matter of whether young children can have OCD is certainly debatable. I do think that the knowledge of OCD and anxiety in young children that I got from reading Tamar Chansky's books was very helpful to me. (She also has a website...

It really is hard to tell at such a young age. What I find helpful with certain "has to be a certain way" behaviors is to get myself out of it as much as possible. Let him take care of it himself. My son (who is older and has...

I eventually weaned my son with Asperger's when he was a bit over 6. It was very hard for him. The biggest reason we weaned was that it had really been bothering his dad since he was 4 or 5. By that time we'd talked and talked about it...

Quote: Originally Posted by pookel I know how you feel about evaluation, Brig. My concern is that I think it's unfair to self-diagnose, but I want to know for sure what's going on with his brain. I've never met a...

This is a case where I would do it by email and write something like the an earlier poster suggested, "I discovered this and am really upset about it, particularly the fact that you lied to me about it. I'm not sure when I'll be...

I went back to look at the stickies we actually do have. I do think that sometimes people post without thinking that their words are probably being read by adults who have exactly the condition being discussed. Though this isn't the idea...