Saturday, January 14, 2012

To parents of children or young adults with PDD-NOS?

My 5 year old twin girls have been diagnosed with pdd-nos (one with pdd and adhd) I was just wondering about other kids developmental time line. like when did they potty train and start talking correctly. and if you have older children what are they like now? or they able to function independently? I am just extremely curious about other autistic children because i have never met any other ones.To parents of children or young adults with PDD-NOS?
My 7 year old was diagnosed 2 years ago. Now his teachers barely notice that anything is going on. He is a little more sensitive emotionally than his classmates but thanks to meds and therapy he is really coming along great. I notice the autistic things more than anyone else it seems now because I am here all the time. I use to take care of children with Autism when I was younger working at a daycamp for special needs plus my stepbrother is autistic so I just knew my son was from the time he was just a few months old actually. His actual diagnosis is PDD-NOS possible Aspergers just another way of saying ok your child has a form of Autism. My son was walking at 9 months, saying some words at 18 months and really developmentally he did what he should in many departments but socially he was delayed and he was showing signs of Autism, bipolar disorder and ADHD. 2 years now of meds and therapy and he is very outgoing most of the time now and talks none stop usually but he is so sensitive and has anger spells (many autistic children and adults do, they can't always control their emotions like they should). He is built stronger and bigger like many autistic children I have been around and that is most likely because the ones on meds, the meds make them gain weight. I would suggest looking for a special needs support group in your area. They are very helpful :-)To parents of children or young adults with PDD-NOS?
My son was diagnosed a year ago or so ago in October 2009. He is four now. My son didn't start really talking until a few days before Christmas this past year and he potty trained.. much later than I though he would. He started training in September this past year also. He is completely potty trained except for at night. He is able to function in some ways by himself like dressing or helping me pick up toys. He still needs a lot of help when it comes to Safety rules. I still continually reinforce that he shouldn't run around on his own with me outside with him and to stay near us. He is growing every day and I think he should do very well at school. I think he may be a little more sensitive than other kids, but I don't have other children (of my own) to compare him to. I don't think you would really know he had autism unless I told you :)

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