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In the meantime Scuba - and I truly empathize because we both have "undiagnosed" children - know that all the Speech Path's, Physios, etc. that I've spoken with have told me (umm...several times over ) that the strategies they use to do "therapy", etc. will be the same, with or without a diagnosis. Now at first when they would tell me this, I'd become infuriated (inwardly, LOL) and think "It DOES make a...

Fencing would have qualified this year under the Home Renovation Tax Credit if not. Do you have someone prepare your taxes for you (i.e. H&R Block, Liberty)?? Do you receive a DTC for your child? I know we were able to claim computer equipment purchased specifically for Matthew's needs a few years ago on our taxes. If it is documented that he is a flight risk and you receive the disability tax credit I don't see why not, but you...

I just want to post about how amazing my kid is and hear how other kids on this board are amazing. Having special needs has it ups and downs and lately when I having been posting here it has been about the downs. Here are the "ups' for our family. My daughter's development in the past 8 mths has been above and beyond normal expectations. She is so funny and some of her observations and statements can cause unbelievable laughter....

 Originally Posted By: JillyMB Your DS sounds sooo much like my good friend's DS who is the same age. You really could have described things he would do. She is a very dominant person and they had such bloody battles until he was diagnosed with Aspergers. She almost cries with relief when she talks about how relieved she was to find out that "her kid isn't just a little a-hole" and she "isn't just a...

uh, that sounds exactly like my oldest at that age. It used to be that we couldn't have birthday parties at home without it being a disaster because she had everything played out in her mind and it was a meltdown if it didn't. I remember when we were moving, I had an end of year party for her so she could say goodbye to her friends. She spent almost the whole time in her room screaming. Having friends over to play never went well....

My dd does not have ASD but freaks if there is even a slightest change to her routine. For example, she used to walk to a different room for science, that got change to the teacher coming to them. THAT ruined her entire day! The work was the same, the classroom was a familiar one (it's the room she spends most of her day!) but THAT teacher didn't normally teacher her there. 2 weeks later dd is still struggling with the...

I would have said something, but I think that all of you know by now that I'm just like that lol. I have been in situations where I've heard people saying such and such, and I've had to step in and explain to them they are wrong...this is what's going on, this is how it is...and then I try to even make them empathize by giving examples they can relate to. I'm not mean or rude about it, I just point out that they really...

With regards to the home renovation tax credit, the time limit is done plus we have already maxxed out on that tax credit by getting a new deck, drain tile, heating system, windows, siding, etc. We have finally done some improvements on our house for the 1st time in 10 years. I do receive the DTC for my son. We have a really big yard and my son loves to sit right by the road and watch the cars and trucks - he is getting more daring each year...

A diagnosis is merely a statement that a person's symptoms(including test results) fit within some particular range. It is always subject to change, especially with children. Symptoms are relative also - a symptom can be mild in one person and severe in another. A diagnosis today give us a name to attach to a person. Useful in some ways and useless in others. In order to help a person we need to know (sometimes) more details about what...

It's hard for me to give advice because my son is much older so instead of throwing the tantrum he debates and bugs and keeps at me until the "wrong" is turned into a "right". This is a big thing for him. It can be as little as I called something a "package" when it was really a "box" (OY...he went on for days when I referred to his box of candy as a package of candy) or as big as how something...