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Try to relax until a year if you can. At a year if she's pointing to things to draw your attention and responding consistently to her name I would feel reassured. Take a look at this article for things to watch for. Here is one example: Quote: In contrast, infants later diagnosed with autism often fail to respond to their own name. That is, when called by name, they tend to turn and look at the person only about 20% of the time Another:...

Roar... I posted a new thread about the eye contact and as a result am making an appointment with a developmental opthamologist. But I hear you on waiting until he can "get" the need intellectually given the uselessness of what I've been doing. I agree with you. I had contacted Davidson Young Scholars back in July and they were very helpful about deciphering the scores I had (which did qualify him) and how to submit...

About the eye contact issue - it may be that he has a hard time processing two sets of sensory information (from his eyes and his hearing) so he chooses to focus on what he's hearing. I know with my daughter she hears what I'm saying and is processing what's said even if she doesn't give me direct eye contact. She responds. She does what she's asked. Her teacher says she has noticed the same thing. However, her eye...

I'm so sorry. I hear you. I am feeling particularly alone with something going on with my daughter and I know what it's like not to have real life support. I reached out to people here and people have really reached back. My suggestion is do it often. Being heard is so important and I HEAR YOU.

I second the developmental ophthamologist. We just found out my son has all sorts of visual problems (not the same as near/far sightedness). He has trouble recognizing people and often closes one eye and looks out the side of his other eye. He has problems with tracking and convergence and will most likely need vision therapy. Some kids with visual problems have a hard time with eye contact. Anyway, just something to rule out.

i understand. i try to remind myself that what seems trivial to me NOW are things that I used to think were pretty darn important. you know, before i had a child that could have dies as an infant and who now faces a life of struggles. i also *try* to remind myself that no matter how trivial it seems to me, that other person is genuinely facing what may be the hardest thing in their life. but yes, it's very hard, and i do want to scream...

Just to give you a little hope, my DS was like that. He has low tone, too, and needed pureed foods far beyond the average age and had a very strong gag reflex. As it turned out, he was just on his own timetable. By the time he was three he could eat most foods except for things like meat that really take a lot of work to chew. He's seven now and eats anything and everything. So, no idea if your DS will go the same way, but I wanted to...

These are awesome! Thanks so much! (and keep 'em coming if you have more)

i will have to get that book. a big issue is -- with any check list -- he doesn't check them all .. so no matter what Dx we get his treatemetn (quote) is going to be personal. (i guess that is a no duh statment, sorry). I guess i just feel i would have more help, more direction, more _____ if we have some actual idea what we were dealing with in the big picutre way -- yk? stupid i guess. thanks for teh book title i will request it ILL. Aimee

Unfortunately it looks like we have very little chance of getting it, all my DD disabilities are mental health related. http://www.bazelon.org/issues/childr...EFRA/fact3.htm TEFRA (Katie Beckett) Medicaid Option: State Policies Issue Families of children with serious mental or emotional disorders are often unable to obtain the specialized and intensive services their children need through their private insurance policy or by paying...