What are the risks of having a child with autism undiagnosed?!
Question: I have a daughter that I am unsure of. If she has it, it is only a mild form. I heard that sometimes they can grow out of it and am wondering if maybe I should wait to get it diagnosed. If there is no cure for it I would like for her to learn to deal with the way she is instead of having an excuse to fall back on. I hope this doesnt sound harsh and you get what I am meaning.
She has speech problems
she stims (?) alot (makes noises )
lack of eye contact (getting better)
she has a twin they are 4 years old and it is getting to the point that you can notice a difference but it is not all the time. She has got better at a lot of things in the past 6 mo. She has started preschool and being around other children I believed has helped. She doesn't have problems interacting with them like some autistic children do. Please give me your thoughts if you have experience in this field or have children with autism. I just recently realized what autism actually was and would like feedback
Answers: I have a daughter that I am unsure of. If she has it, it is only a mild form. I heard that sometimes they can grow out of it and am wondering if maybe I should wait to get it diagnosed. If there is no cure for it I would like for her to learn to deal with the way she is instead of having an excuse to fall back on. I hope this doesnt sound harsh and you get what I am meaning.
She has speech problems
she stims (?) alot (makes noises )
lack of eye contact (getting better)
she has a twin they are 4 years old and it is getting to the point that you can notice a difference but it is not all the time. She has got better at a lot of things in the past 6 mo. She has started preschool and being around other children I believed has helped. She doesn't have problems interacting with them like some autistic children do. Please give me your thoughts if you have experience in this field or have children with autism. I just recently realized what autism actually was and would like feedback
All children are autistic at birth. Another name for the condition is "pervasive arrested development." In spite of the pop medicine going around, the evidence is mounting that it is psychological in origin. Therefore, it has multiple causes. One piece of evidence that it's psychogenic is that children born with a twin are predisposed to it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/194932...
Anyway, a normal child outgrows it by age two. A predisposed child might take longer, but she will not necessarily become autistic. So, yes. Your child can outgrow it. She might end up with an oddball personality, but nothing that would disable her.
Your attitude IS a bit harsh I think, but it is typical enough. Most mothers with autistic children hear, and believe, there is no cure; so they end up trying to compensate rather than cure. That, more than anything else, is probably the reason for the recent increase in autism. It can be disastrous to make a child abandon his emotional defenses through behavior modification.
If you insist on taking her for early diagnosis or therapy, make sure it isn't something invasive or potentially harmful. Stay away from behavior modification therapy or chelation therapy. Take her to Floortime. Even if your child is not autistic, the experience will benefit her mental health.
http://www.floortime.org/
Below is evidence of the psychogenesis of autism. The studies have been done by researchers who did not know they were supporting an hypothesis that contradicted conventional wisdom about the incurability of autism.
if you care about your child you will seek help. ignoring problems is child abuse.
I have seen this in my family. If worried, it's okay to have her examined. WebMd.com is a very good resource that can give you more professional advice. There are things you can do to prepare yourself and to help her if she indeed has some form of this condition.
There is no cure for autism at the present time, however, early diagnosis is very important. The earlier you have a diagnosis, the earlier you can start looking at interventions that will help her. There are a lot of interventions that have been proven to be helpful with children with autism i.e. behavior therapy, diet, biomedical therapies, etc.
I am a mother whose child was not diagnosed until his teen years... PLEASE PLEASE!!! Do not wait to get your child diagnosed. I certainly don't want you, down the road, to wonder... what if... what if I had gotten her diagnosed earlier... would she be further along in her development?
With proper interventions NOW, your child can have the chance to reach her fullest potential.... whatever that ends up being for her.
It would be a good idea to have her evaluated by a doctor. Autism is sometimes difficult to diagnose even by a professional, so you are really just guessing. A doctor visit is important because these symptoms can also be caused by some underlying problem other than autism, and the underlying problem may be treatable, and it could be even a more significant concern. On the other hand, its also possible that the child has nothing wrong.