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Hi - I'm Karrie. I am the mother of a 13 yo aspie son. He was diagnosed at age 8 by a developmental pediatrician and a neurologist. He is currently attending public school, though with little success. We are dealing with alot of stimming and meltdowns right now. We just moved to PA to obtain Autism services that were not available to us back home.
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I am Robyn and I have 3 boys, 2 1/2 and 9 month old twins. My oldest has just been diagnosed with PDD-NOS however I feel that it is AS. My 23 year old nephew was diagnosed with AS when he was 13 after years of PDD-NOS and then later an ED diagnosis. I'm also a special ed teacher so I recognized the signs of an ASD pretty early in my son. We are starting ABA tomorrow and speech next week. He is pretty verbal at home although it is mostly labeling. He will play and interact but he rarely initiates. The most disturbing thing for me is to watch him go into that space where none of us exist and he just lies on the floor staring at carpet fibers. I am hopeful though. I think about my nephew (Matt) who was diagnosed in 1999. He received speech and OT and was put into a spec ed class at 4 years old. He never got any ABA or floortime therapy, spec diets or any of the treatments that we have now. Matt attended public school and graduated with honors, went away to college on a full scholarship, graduated with a degree in English, minored in journalism and is now in grad school. He is happy, has friends (even a girlfriend), drives and is currently looking for employment (like many 23 year olds) Yes, he is quirky but if my son has an outcome like his I will be happy.
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