Overwhelmed

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Thu, 01-17-2008 - 7:57am

I'm fairly new here.

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Registered: 11-12-2007
In reply to: mary_ellen03
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 2:52pm

Hi Mary,
I am fairly new too to this board, and I read up more than I post. With time, I think I would feel more experienced to say something more knowledgeable to the wonderful ladies on this board. I found this board to be a source of emotional support, a knowledge pool, and a source of inspiration. I get so much out of it. I also felt that someone kicked me in my guts when my son was officially diagnosed with PDD-NOS just a couple of months ago. Since he was mobile, I knew something was different about him; everyone told me back then that he would "grow out" of it. Whatever that meant. He had problems at his preschool; he had problems with self-care. His speech was late. We saw several specialists. It was a year long evaluations and diagnoses, after seeing 3 child psychologists, pediatric neurologist, and a developmental pediatrician. I grieve, and I am on the road to accepting Justin as who he is. Since the diagnosis, I am much more patient with him as I know that he cannot control himself. We get all the therapies he needs and also in the process of fighting to get him on an IEP for additional services through his school. It's really slow, but I feel that we are making progress.

You need to be strong; be your son's strongest advocate. I think we are all like mama bears or lions fighting for our cubs. {{{hugs}}}

-- Innie

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In reply to: mary_ellen03
Thu, 01-17-2008 - 4:49pm

I'm a taker too.

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