Concerned about ds #2 now

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Concerned about ds #2 now
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Sun, 09-11-2005 - 10:50am

Well,


Here we are, Liam is in kindergarden (half day only) and he managed to keep it together for an entire week.

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Sun, 09-11-2005 - 1:19pm

Hi Dee,

I had an old friend and her (totally typical) almost 3-year old DS over yesterday. The little boy likes to line up cars! And you know, I have another friend who has a really typical 4-yeard old boy who lines up cars, too! So don't be alarmed just by that, OK? In and of itself, it's not that big a deal. I know as a PDD parent it's really easy to see all sorts of things through a microscope.

Take care,
Cathy

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Sun, 09-11-2005 - 1:27pm

Dee,

I'd like to tell you not to worry, but I'm a worrier!!! I'd be worried too! I think making an appt and getting advice from a dr is a good idea. If it will ease things for you and dh, then it's something you should do. No point in worrying about it forever!!

My little guy does well at school too, and then I get the real Nathan at home!! LOL Home is where he feels comfortable to be himself and relax. I'm glad he feels that way, but I could sure use a break!!!

Michelle

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Sun, 09-11-2005 - 2:01pm

Dee,

If DH is noticing, then it sounds like evaluation time to me. -Just to be sure to be sure.

If it's any consolation, the second time around with the SD was much easier for me. I had a lot more confidence in my convictions, having a fresh DX for #1 and having been proved right (several times) the first time around. I gently reminded them of every mistake they had ever made regarding Peter (sometimes not so gently) and therefore Siobhan ended up getting superb services, despite the fact that she is *really* high functioning, and to the untrained eye, it looks like she has no issues at all. My disrict is pretty good.

Paula's tip of the day:

If you have time, it helps to work the politics. (I know that sucks but it is true). DH and I both served as parent members on the CPSE and CSE (you can ask the director to be considered if you have time), we joined every PTA available and I became pretty vocal and visible in SEPTA.

As Sr. Patricia (God rest her) used to say: "The squeaky wheel gets the most oil".

Squeak, baby squeak,

-Paula

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Sun, 09-11-2005 - 3:20pm

Let the squeak begin!

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Sun, 09-11-2005 - 5:43pm

You may well be off base, but better to *know* (and have a baseline for comparson should you need it later) than to let it gnaw at you for months.

Happy squeaking and let us know how it goes. (((hugs))) You have my e-mail addy if you need it.

-Paula

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Sun, 09-11-2005 - 6:39pm

Ya know, at that age I was really worried about Dave too. He was a liner. Still is. Not with cars, he would dump all the toys in the playroom and pile them in lines, then would line the buckets. The only other kid I had ever seen do that was a severely autistic boy I used to teach.

Dave has some spectrum quirks. I think he is probably just a hair off the spectrum, but now that he is 5 it is easier to see that even if he is on the spectrum it is very mild and borderline. More a personality type than disability for him, at least I hope. He is doing stellar right now, especially in school. He has great joint attention and such.

It is really hard not to worry. And when it is a sibling I definitely err on the side of early evaluation. We did with Dave and even got him services based on speech and ADHD in preschool. It was just enough to really prepare him for kindie and school and get over some of the worst of his behaviors.

Renee

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Mon, 09-12-2005 - 1:11pm
Hi Dee,
Just wanted to start off by telling you I'm also Irish, I'm originally from Kilkenny. I've been here about 10 years now.I married a "yank" and have 2 children, Jake who is 2(pdd-nos) and Ella is 15months and has major issues with touch. All I can tell you is I know what your going through with your son. I'm hyper viual with Ella and she already gets O.T for the sensory stuff. Her therapist says she just has sensory issues and not autism but I'm not so sure!Her speech is the same as your son's, it's hard to understand her but I do have a niece who had the exact same problem as your son. Her speech was unclear and she still lines things up, she's now 3 and is very much a NT with normal speech after a couple of months of speech therapy.It was very clear to me that Jake had issues from around a year old but with Ella even though she has senitivity to touch I don't see anything else going on. I think you would know by now if he had the same issues as your other child. I hope everthing works out for you.
Slan,
Teresa