The Onion did a hilarious parody a few years back about "the terrifying epidemic of 'Youthful Tendency Disorder', which afflicts more and more children across the nation". Unfortunately, I can't dig up a link to it.
Harry Enfield did something similar with kevin and perry turning 13
Wow... so this kid is four years old and they're already saying he'll need support all his life?! Way to make predictions, guys.
Or perhaps, they're going to guarantee he'll need support all his life.
Wow... so this kid is four years old and they're already saying he'll need support all his life?! Way to make predictions, guys.
Or perhaps, they're going to guarantee he'll need support all his life.
how in the heck are they gunna do that?
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how in the heck are they gunna do that?
His earliest memories will be all about these intervention methods. It could set up a dependency complex that will be stuck in his subconscious for life, disrupting anything leading to independence.
So if not speaking at 18 months is cause for concern, how early should a kid be speaking?
Yellow stars, eh?
Well, in our case, puzzle pieces...
Yellow stars, eh?
Well, in our case, puzzle pieces...
or better yet AS or ASD.
Hi,
I have a HFA 5yo son and I am NT with ADHD. I do not belong to CAN, DAN or any other organizations that try "fix" or "change" my son. My son was diagnosed at age 3 and since then has been in speech, occupational and physical therapy. He gets to play 1 on 1 with someone for a half hour a day so many days a week...And along with that he attends an integrated preschool 5days a week...And he loves every minute, he has friends and has gained so much confidence...He is writing his name and he just started doing Yoga!!! I love my son for all of his "quirks", he chews on face cloths and lines up his cars by size and color amongst other things. It upsets me as a parent that only wishes for the world to except my son for who he is that they want to "fix" him. Everyone should be as lucky as I am to have the sweetest, funny and very kind child in my life. My only wish is that other parents could accept and embrace their children. Autism does not define my son but is a part of who he is......
twokids3dogs
A loving mother
Hi,
I have a HFA 5yo son and I am NT with ADHD. I do not belong to CAN, DAN or any other organizations that try "fix" or "change" my son. My son was diagnosed at age 3 and since then has been in speech, occupational and physical therapy. He gets to play 1 on 1 with someone for a half hour a day so many days a week...And along with that he attends an integrated preschool 5days a week...And he loves every minute, he has friends and has gained so much confidence...He is writing his name and he just started doing Yoga!!! I love my son for all of his "quirks", he chews on face cloths and lines up his cars by size and color amongst other things. It upsets me as a parent that only wishes for the world to except my son for who he is that they want to "fix" him. Everyone should be as lucky as I am to have the sweetest, funny and very kind child in my life. My only wish is that other parents could accept and embrace their children. Autism does not define my son but is a part of who he is......
twokids3dogs
A loving mother
twokids,
we need more like you.*appluseds* all we like you i think every child would have an easier time growing up.I glad for you son.
respectfully yours,
guardian.
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Hi,
I have a HFA 5yo son and I am NT with ADHD. I do not belong to CAN, DAN or any other organizations that try "fix" or "change" my son. My son was diagnosed at age 3 and since then has been in speech, occupational and physical therapy. He gets to play 1 on 1 with someone for a half hour a day so many days a week...And along with that he attends an integrated preschool 5days a week...And he loves every minute, he has friends and has gained so much confidence...He is writing his name and he just started doing Yoga!!! I love my son for all of his "quirks", he chews on face cloths and lines up his cars by size and color amongst other things. It upsets me as a parent that only wishes for the world to except my son for who he is that they want to "fix" him. Everyone should be as lucky as I am to have the sweetest, funny and very kind child in my life. My only wish is that other parents could accept and embrace their children. Autism does not define my son but is a part of who he is......
twokids3dogs
A loving mother
twokids3dogs,
no matter what they say trust your intinst, do what you feel is best for you son and you self.hes counting on you do the best you can for him in your own way.
respectfully yours,
guardian
pps i think we should move this else whatre but i'm not sure where.
i moved to the perents forum under 'letters to a perant'
tl;dr version:
Mother says wah about her child, rather than actually parent them.
One highlight in the story that I do want to comment on: The average 4 year old does NOT kick and scream when getting a hair cut.
I did. And at the time, no one saw anything particularly odd about it, either.
Why have standards for children's behavior changed in the last 35 years?
This "epidemic" of autism is nothing more than noticing and criticising differences in behavior, IMO.
The child in the story sounds very much like my daughter - speech problems, doesn't respond when you call her name, doesn't like to be told what to do, and we JUST now, at age 4 1/2, got her toilet trained.
No one (family or friends, OR HER PEDIATRICIAN!) has suggested that anything major may be wrong.
One reason and one reason only for this that I can see: "professionals" have not had to deal with her. She necer went to any preschool, etc. THAT is where this behavior gets judged to be a "problem" - factory schools need uniformly conforming children that follow the rules. Heaven forbid the staff need to actually spend any amount of time dealing with any one particular child.
The way they see it:
If they don't behave, drug 'em. Send 'em to therapy. Whetever. It MUST be something wrong with the child.
Didn't realize how such an off-hand comment might affect someone... I am naturally quite glad, though! You cannot know at four what a child will be like at five, much less fourteen or forty...
Hi,
I have a HFA 5yo son and I am NT with ADHD. I do not belong to CAN, DAN or any other organizations that try "fix" or "change" my son. My son was diagnosed at age 3 and since then has been in speech, occupational and physical therapy. He gets to play 1 on 1 with someone for a half hour a day so many days a week...And along with that he attends an integrated preschool 5days a week...And he loves every minute, he has friends and has gained so much confidence...He is writing his name and he just started doing Yoga!!! I love my son for all of his "quirks", he chews on face cloths and lines up his cars by size and color amongst other things. It upsets me as a parent that only wishes for the world to except my son for who he is that they want to "fix" him. Everyone should be as lucky as I am to have the sweetest, funny and very kind child in my life. My only wish is that other parents could accept and embrace their children. Autism does not define my son but is a part of who he is......
twokids3dogs
A loving mother
Nice message. Ironically, I was diagnosed with Autism when I was 3, too. Well, I was diagnosed with Severe Autism and that diagnosis stuck until around age 6 or 7.
Hi,
I have a HFA 5yo son and I am NT with ADHD. I do not belong to CAN, DAN or any other organizations that try "fix" or "change" my son. My son was diagnosed at age 3 and since then has been in speech, occupational and physical therapy. He gets to play 1 on 1 with someone for a half hour a day so many days a week...And along with that he attends an integrated preschool 5days a week...And he loves every minute, he has friends and has gained so much confidence...He is writing his name and he just started doing Yoga!!! I love my son for all of his "quirks", he chews on face cloths and lines up his cars by size and color amongst other things. It upsets me as a parent that only wishes for the world to except my son for who he is that they want to "fix" him. Everyone should be as lucky as I am to have the sweetest, funny and very kind child in my life. My only wish is that other parents could accept and embrace their children. Autism does not define my son but is a part of who he is......
twokids3dogs
A loving mother
Also, I like the last sentence.