CTNAM..comment to new autism momma
Back when ABA with one more B was a rock band, PANDAS were bears in a zoo and CHAD was simply my brother, my husband and I discovered we had girls on the spectrum. Our oldest was 12 at the time and we had been told it was ADD(there was that diagnosis back then). We missed out on early interventions simply because it was too early for even the word ASPERGER'S to be floating around. That being said, we made huge steps forward after neuropsychological testing that showed areas of sensory deficits. For our kids, any program that dealt with their sensory needs helped immensely. It was worth a trip to a pediatric geneticist to look at that portion. Two of our kids had psychosis from seizures so the neurologist was helpful there. One kid learned to drive after taking up swimming as the ability to use all limbs together in one activity was key. Another had tantrums quieted by equine therapy...though it was cheaper just to do horseback riding lessons so we did that and i...
