Comments on: The visit to the doctor that no parent wants to have http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/ Feel free to fix my typos in your head as you are reading Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:05:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: beagooddad http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/comment-page-1/#comment-16158 beagooddad Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:43:09 +0000 http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/#comment-16158 Jennifer, Thanks for the comment. I tried to send you an email but I ended up getting an undeliverable error. If you ever happen to read this, could you use the contact me link at the top and send me your email. Good luck with the evaluation. When Pookie was that age, he had trouble following the instructions for stuff like that during the hearing/vision/block stacking type of tests. Stay calm. They are just looking for baseline stuff. If they need to, they will retest him later when he might do a better job understanding and following the instructions. If I had to do it over again, I would probably ask the school to tell me what the tests were going to be so that we could practice the instructions and how to do the activity. Jennifer, Thanks for the comment. I tried to send you an email but I ended up getting an undeliverable error. If you ever happen to read this, could you use the contact me link at the top and send me your email.

Good luck with the evaluation. When Pookie was that age, he had trouble following the instructions for stuff like that during the hearing/vision/block stacking type of tests. Stay calm. They are just looking for baseline stuff. If they need to, they will retest him later when he might do a better job understanding and following the instructions. If I had to do it over again, I would probably ask the school to tell me what the tests were going to be so that we could practice the instructions and how to do the activity.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/comment-page-1/#comment-16151 Jennifer Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:37:18 +0000 http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/#comment-16151 I am so glad I stumbled upon this page. I have a two-and-a-half year old son, Charlie, that is being evaluated in three weeks. His behaviors are identical to your son, especially the echolalia. After many, many searches on high-functioning autism, aspergers, etc. this blog was the only piece of info that I felt hit home for me. Thank you for sharing your story. Best of luck to you and your family. I am so glad I stumbled upon this page. I have a two-and-a-half year old son, Charlie, that is being evaluated in three weeks. His behaviors are identical to your son, especially the echolalia. After many, many searches on high-functioning autism, aspergers, etc. this blog was the only piece of info that I felt hit home for me. Thank you for sharing your story. Best of luck to you and your family.

]]> By: annalaura brown http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/comment-page-1/#comment-14745 annalaura brown Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:05:48 +0000 http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/#comment-14745 I have PDD as well and had major issues as a child but with therapy and training I have overcome most of my problems and I know live an independent and normal life. So get him the help he needs and he will grow up to be ok. I have PDD as well and had major issues as a child but with therapy and training I have overcome most of my problems and I know live an independent and normal life. So get him the help he needs and he will grow up to be ok.

]]> By: Be A Good Dad » Archives » One simple word. http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Be A Good Dad » Archives » One simple word. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:31:32 +0000 http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/#comment-95 [...] Because of Pookie’s echolalia he talks pretty much non-stop. For the same reason, he does not ever really answer questions without some prompting. [...] [...] Because of Pookie’s echolalia he talks pretty much non-stop. For the same reason, he does not ever really answer questions without some prompting. [...]

]]> By: kristina http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/comment-page-1/#comment-67 kristina Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:35:34 +0000 http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/#comment-67 Hi---my son Charlie is 9 years old and autistic and all that you write here is more than familiar. Plenty of echolalia and verbal stimming in our household..... I write daily about Charlie at autismland.com and more generally about autism at autismvox.com. Charlie is an only child and it's fascinating to me to read about your son and his twin sister and what skills each has and has yet to learn at this time. It is certainly difficult to hear that one's child has a disability, a disorder, has autism. Once we knew that Charlie was autistic, we were able to really help him by getting him the services and therapies he needed, and, too, by loving him for being the particular little guy he is. I look forward to reading more about your boy. Hi—my son Charlie is 9 years old and autistic and all that you write here is more than familiar. Plenty of echolalia and verbal stimming in our household….. I write daily about Charlie at autismland.com and more generally about autism at autismvox.com. Charlie is an only child and it’s fascinating to me to read about your son and his twin sister and what skills each has and has yet to learn at this time.

It is certainly difficult to hear that one’s child has a disability, a disorder, has autism. Once we knew that Charlie was autistic, we were able to really help him by getting him the services and therapies he needed, and, too, by loving him for being the particular little guy he is.

I look forward to reading more about your boy.

]]> By: MOM http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/comment-page-1/#comment-66 MOM Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:07:56 +0000 http://www.beagooddad.com/34/the-visit-to-the-doctor-that-no-parent-wants-to-have/#comment-66 read friday afternoon, 3:00, nothing here is a surprise to me, but it is good to know your thoughts. Love MOM read friday afternoon, 3:00, nothing here is a surprise to me, but it is good to know your thoughts. Love MOM

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