help infant has autism please help

PREVENTIONISBETTERTHANCURE said:

It is extremely coincidental & significant, is it not? that these behaviours have manifested after TD

Coincidental? Yes.

Significant? No.

to have had these social, emotional, sensory & physical skills, for them to be replaced with a different skill set is remarkable, this is not a slide back in development due to illness, its a marked change, these are behaviours that the infant did not have before the TD

That does not mean that the infant did not have ASD before! All it means is that the infant did not show the symptoms of having an ASD before. Oh, except for one - the delayed speech - that's often one of the earliest signs.

And this is often how it happens - they seem fine, developing normally, and then... BAM! ASD kicks in.

That's how Developmental Disorders work. They're allways there, but until a certain development point is reached they don't fully manifest themselves.

so you are all certain that this infant,

although social from birth and developing well in all areas,

except for the speech delay, was born and not made ASD

the TD was a set back but ASD was always there?

In a word, Yes.

there are so many conflicting reports and mine was one of them.

This infant definately has ASD now and we are wanting to move forward quickly to help as much as we can.

It just occurs to me, that we're all assuming the child has ASD because you're saying it does. Has it been diagnosed by an expert? Or are you basing this on your clearly limited understand of Autism?

For a minute we thought we had a significant something that stood out. I am sorry for going about things the wrong way, I have ADD and my family is full of so called disorders, if there is some information that will help others its good to share it, we thought we had noted a significant observation.

It is natural to jump to conclusions like that - unfortunately it's something that's hardwired into our brains for very good evolutionary reasons, however, we as a species have moved beyond our evolutionary past and those survival mechanisms tend, these days, to misfire, and see 'significance' where there is none.

The thing to do when you have that "aha!" moment, is not to ask yourself "can I find evidence that suggests what I think is right" (because you will, whatever it is you think), but "can I find evidence that suggests what I think is wrong".

There are a lot of children with ASD in our locality, not just the ones I have mentioned. Either ASD families choose to live here or there is a cluster for some reason, be it coincidence or environmental.

Let me guess, are there also a lot of hi-tec businesses, or a center of academic excellence, or some other thing that tends to attract and concentrate a high proportion of 'brainy', 'geeky', 'nerdy' people in the locality?

It's no coincidence that the area with the highest incidence rate of ASDs in the UK is Cambridge, nor that the area with the highest incidence rate of ASDs in the US is Silicon Valley!

the schools dont have funding or rescources or enough staff to cope. the government has the policy EVERY CHILD MATTERS but depends what your postcode is and how hard you and your parents are willing to fight for what is a basic right. we have just identified a horse project for children  - 10 free sessions to any child living in the local area - I have been telling everyone about it.it is funded by children in need and its possible it is nationwide not just in this county and post code lottery, i know two families that have children that participated and said how wonderful it was for the children they gained so much from the experience

Believe me, we know all about the lack of funding, resources, and staff. And how such things are a postcode lottery or come down to how hard you fight or someone else fights on your behalf. And, if you think it's hard for children, and there parents, let me tell you, children, and the parents of children, with ASDs get an incredible amount of help compared to the help that adults with ASDs get!

PREVENTIONISBETTERTHANCURE said:

It is extremely coincidental & significant, is it not? that these behaviours have manifested after TD

Coincidental? Yes.

Significant? No.

to have had these social, emotional, sensory & physical skills, for them to be replaced with a different skill set is remarkable, this is not a slide back in development due to illness, its a marked change, these are behaviours that the infant did not have before the TD

That does not mean that the infant did not have ASD before! All it means is that the infant did not show the symptoms of having an ASD before. Oh, except for one - the delayed speech - that's often one of the earliest signs.

And this is often how it happens - they seem fine, developing normally, and then... BAM! ASD kicks in.

That's how Developmental Disorders work. They're allways there, but until a certain development point is reached they don't fully manifest themselves.

so you are all certain that this infant,

although social from birth and developing well in all areas,

except for the speech delay, was born and not made ASD

the TD was a set back but ASD was always there?

In a word, Yes.

there are so many conflicting reports and mine was one of them.

This infant definately has ASD now and we are wanting to move forward quickly to help as much as we can.

It just occurs to me, that we're all assuming the child has ASD because you're saying it does. Has it been diagnosed by an expert? Or are you basing this on your clearly limited understand of Autism?

For a minute we thought we had a significant something that stood out. I am sorry for going about things the wrong way, I have ADD and my family is full of so called disorders, if there is some information that will help others its good to share it, we thought we had noted a significant observation.

It is natural to jump to conclusions like that - unfortunately it's something that's hardwired into our brains for very good evolutionary reasons, however, we as a species have moved beyond our evolutionary past and those survival mechanisms tend, these days, to misfire, and see 'significance' where there is none.

The thing to do when you have that "aha!" moment, is not to ask yourself "can I find evidence that suggests what I think is right" (because you will, whatever it is you think), but "can I find evidence that suggests what I think is wrong".

There are a lot of children with ASD in our locality, not just the ones I have mentioned. Either ASD families choose to live here or there is a cluster for some reason, be it coincidence or environmental.

Let me guess, are there also a lot of hi-tec businesses, or a center of academic excellence, or some other thing that tends to attract and concentrate a high proportion of 'brainy', 'geeky', 'nerdy' people in the locality?

It's no coincidence that the area with the highest incidence rate of ASDs in the UK is Cambridge, nor that the area with the highest incidence rate of ASDs in the US is Silicon Valley!

the schools dont have funding or rescources or enough staff to cope. the government has the policy EVERY CHILD MATTERS but depends what your postcode is and how hard you and your parents are willing to fight for what is a basic right. we have just identified a horse project for children  - 10 free sessions to any child living in the local area - I have been telling everyone about it.it is funded by children in need and its possible it is nationwide not just in this county and post code lottery, i know two families that have children that participated and said how wonderful it was for the children they gained so much from the experience

Believe me, we know all about the lack of funding, resources, and staff. And how such things are a postcode lottery or come down to how hard you fight or someone else fights on your behalf. And, if you think it's hard for children, and there parents, let me tell you, children, and the parents of children, with ASDs get an incredible amount of help compared to the help that adults with ASDs get!