tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post7884997117892183617..comments2023-09-22T13:48:28.540-04:00Comments on The New "Normal": Living with Autism: Our Last Chance For Early InterventionJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479192285933054835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-16987981782349827142014-07-26T05:27:24.686-04:002014-07-26T05:27:24.686-04:00Cheer up !!!
You are doing great. Your son is no...Cheer up !!!<br /><br />You are doing great. Your son is now verbal and still very young, plenty of kids with autism are non verbal at his age. Now you develop his speech, then learn reading and writing, and after that it's math. Lots of small steps equals big progress.<br /><br />You could not have started intervention much earlier. In most countries, aged 5 is when kids get diagnosis, let alone intervention.<br /><br />There are no closed windows or doors. You just have to maximize your son's development, it does not matter about other kids.<br /><br />Plenty of kids with an autism diagnosis today would not have had one 20 years ago. So it is hardly a surprise if 20% of kids today progress very fast, they only had very very mild autism. The kids with real autism will always need much more time, but they too can make great progress.<br /><br />It is not a race to the next benchmarking test, it's called life. It is not the one you planned for, but it is the one you have got. Enjoy it !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-40284383213904115032014-07-24T14:35:47.480-04:002014-07-24T14:35:47.480-04:00My son wasn't diagnosed until he was 7 when &q...My son wasn't diagnosed until he was 7 when "social demands exceed his capacity to cope." I panicked about the window, too. In the 2 and a half years since, I have learned that there are many windows. Fingers crossed that the view out your window is amazing! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970758459195770397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-5421138244252012362014-07-24T08:41:55.524-04:002014-07-24T08:41:55.524-04:00We are in the exact same boat as you. We have one ...We are in the exact same boat as you. We have one more year left before DS turns five, and while he'll have intense therapy over the next year, I highly doubt he'll be ready for a mainstream kindergarten. Keep the faith- these are critical years, but he will grow and improve dramatically beyond his fifth year. There is an extraordinary book I would like to recommend titled 'The Siege' by Clara Claiborne Park. It is considered the first autism memoir (written in 1967), and it is tremendous in showing how much a child can grow beyond this time frame. Jessy (Elly in the book) doesn't really start speaking until the age of 8, but grows into a truly tremendous woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362113364349699326.post-70995434659159765932014-07-24T00:27:04.817-04:002014-07-24T00:27:04.817-04:00Much blessings always rooting for you and your fam...Much blessings always rooting for you and your family xo:)❤️Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02431847084321147125noreply@blogger.com