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Valerie Green (Always open minded)
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Date Posted: 08:45:48 10/09/07 Tue
I am a mom of 2 boys! My oldest (11) used to flap his hands around all the time when he was a baby, and he is perfectly healthy! My younger son (9) did't do any such thing, he has low funtioning Autism. He was textbook developmentally until 18 months,then regressed dramatically. I wanted to write you a quick note to let u know a few things: It's definitely not as common in girls (and usually more severe for boys), even when you first approach a pediatrician about your concerns-they will most likely assure you that you are wrong(you'll hear this from lots of parents who knew something was wrong), if you are extremely concerned there are a plethera of books on the subject where you can find a test that has a scale of questions in which most doctors use to determine if your child fits within the spectrum (if your child meets so many of the markers, it's then an indication of autism)this test helped me determine that something WAS wrong and I was not going crazy, going to a developmental pediatrician is helpful since unfortunatelly there are still alot of doctors who don't have enough experience with Autism! Know that you are not alone in your fears,although I know that you would never feel differently about Emma Kelly if she were to have Autism- it is something that we as parents struggle with daily- to keep our children safe & never see them struggle or suffer in any way. I feel a bond with you since you had some trouble conceiving, and I myself am having difficulty in that department. It has taken me 9 years to decide to have another child: the fear of possibly having another child w/Autism and potentially having to watch him or her go through the same difficulties and frustrations that my yougher son does (things that are so mundane and natural to us on a day to day); but then my husband made me come to some realizations- he asked me if I got pregnant and they could run a test and told me that the child I was carrying had Autism would I even cosider not carrying that baby to term....and of course my answer was a reality checking NO! So here I am trying to get pregnant and hoping that God will bless us with one more child... a healthy one, Autism or no Autism,....WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE! Good Luck with your beautiful baby Emma Kelly, and just remember that it may be nothing at all, but if it is-you've got plenty of support! Keep a positive perspective & I'll keep ya'll in my prayers! Hope this helps!
Sincerely,
Valerie Green
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