My five year old has a very limited attention span, she wouldn't have lasted as long as this video at sitting still. Has this been a problem for you? And If so, how did you manage? She's very behind herself and knows very little of her alphabet and has poor fine motor skills. She's Autistic as well.
Hi kellihiggins, are you the one speaking in the video? You're very sweet. I have 4 kids ages 7, 6, 4, & 3. My 6 yr old has autism. My 4 yr old I think has mild autism although I think I would die this time if he'll be diagnosed with it. I thought so because he acts differently sometimes, just like Taylor. If you have time, please watch him at EXAN ABCDEFJ. Pls tell me if he is by merely watching. thanks.
Now I am in two universities at the same time, in the first I am coursing computer science and in the other physics.
But when I was younger I flunked a lot cause I denied myself to do the exercises the teachers demanded, because it was way too easy and repetitive.
I just hit some advance when I was a teen, I was provided with more freedom, letting me study my way, just giving lectures and exams. I finished junior high and high school in just two years.
That's fantastic! I think most children with autism are very smart! My son also figures things out so fast. He just has a problem with processing what I am saying to him. Get him on the computor though and he is amazing!!! Thank you for your comment and I love to hear the great things others are doing, I hope my son will go to college and be succesful and happy.
try fish oil or other omega 3 foods I heard it helps brain growth... I have A.D.D .. or I did I'm not sure if I still do .. then again I think I still do .. o.o
As the parent you are the child's biggest advocate. Make sure he gets his needs met at school. Kudos to you for working with him at home as so many parents expect the teachers to do it all.
Thank you for this video! Taylor is an incredible child, and so are you. He reminds me of my 4 year old daughter with A.S. She has very similar traits as your Taylor from what I can see. We all need to band together as one and seek more research and school program funding for those on the Autism spectrum.
Does Taylor have "Asperger's Syndrome" or High Functioning Autism? I see a lot of people confuse these two frequently. Most "mild autism" is usually referred to as Asperger's Syndrome which I have.
He was diagnosed with autism, I believe it is mild so I call it high functioning, I never understood why aspergers has been used to describe high functioning autism because I thought that aspergers did not have delayed speech. I also thought that those with aspergers spoke early? Am I right? Please set me straight if I have this wrong.
All Asperger are high functioning autistic, but not all high functioning autistic are Asperger. People with Asperger should start calling Asperger and not "autism". "Mild autism" isn't refered as Asperger, except by Aspies.
Oh, and your son holds a pen :) Thats good... Lines, squares and circle will come before letters, as they are the basic "pen stroke" to master, so don't despair! My autistic daughter is 5 now and she started that way. We can't get the pen away from her these days.
I consider myself to be an HFA, since I did have a significant speech delay in early childhood, yet now i seem less noticeable than functioning than my aspie friends. But yeah, if you heard of Ari Ne'eman, he spoke at two and knew a little something about dinosaurs. At that age, I only understood what my five senses brought and the abstract thoughts I've created in my mind. No english comprehension whatsoever until I was 4 or 5.
We were completely denied an IEP by the school as they didn't "see any issues" during the evaluation.They called her "the model child of the classrom" despite the videos I have showed them and describing her sleeping, vomiting, anxieties, difficulty interacting with other children, etc. She is great with adults and are only looking at her communication skills which are not an issue. I don't knw if I should fight it or let it go since she is so high functioning.
i am 14 and about to attempt to procure an IEP i am sorry that it did not work out with ye. i am quite nervous, considering the parsimoniousness of school districts.
My DD is very similar to your son...very bright...verbal and she got denied entrance to preschool because the schools don't understand the higher funcitoning autism. Is he aspergers? or high fcn autism?
He is High functioning, I think it is hard to understand high functioning autism because all children are so different. Do you have an IEP for your child? Because they can test her and see what help she needs and that should be through the public school system. I got one for my son and he was excepted into a special program, but I decided to homeschool instead.
Thank you for sharing your experience with Taylor. I also agree that we, as parents and friends of children in the spectrum, must unite despite of what our gut may say the cause is. I happen to believe that even though genes may play a part, vaccines could very well be one of many triggers.
its funny to me (in a gud way) when i watch this as my son and this little boy are the exact same in how they act. my son is 3 and half and has been unwell for 3 yrs. it now looks like he has mild autisim but im goin through a very tuff time gettin someone to listen to me here in ireland. he had a brain scan dis week as he often has mild seizures because he had too many febriles due to tonsils.
There are so many videos on here of chidren whose behaviour mirrors my girl that I wish I could show the doc them and say "this is Lucy". She's very good at being 'cute and friendly with people' but when you try to communicate below the 'surface', it's just as if there's nothing there. This is just like her, if you go past the obvious she just can't see it and she doesn't understand she changes the subject. She's hyper sensitive to noise, lights and smells and she has major problems sleeping.
I understand what you are going through, it does take a while when they are young, doctors have the "wait and see" attitude. I am actually from the UK also but I have been living in America for 11 years now. Just remember that it may take several doctors to listen to you, don't give up. Also as a mum you know when something is not right with your child, don't let anyone make you start questioning yourself. Take care, Kelli
Thank you for posting vids like these. We're going to a paediatrician about her sleeping in Jan and all these vids really do help me to compile my thoughts together about her little ways. Your son is beautiful and I think you're doing the right thing by your son by teaching him at home. You can move at his speed and not at where the state says he should be. I homeshool my eldest girl and it works well for her, she shows no signs of ASD. Thanks again and good luck for the future.
Sorry but even I got frustrated listening to you. Enough with the bees!!!!! You should've just moved on to the next page and come back to that later instead of pressuring the poor little guy with a camera in his face.
The point was to show his difficulty in understanding the task. He didn't mind the camera because he didn't know what it was doing. The poor little guy is doing wonderful now because of me teaching him, lets try to be grown up when offering your comment to other moms.
This is so much like looking at my youngest. We're still working to have a diagnosis of her. We live in the UK and it's so frustrating here as Autism is just not as understood as it is in the States. Because she's communicative and affectionate it's hard to get people espcially some doctors to see the other end of the scale. We've finally been given an appointment with a peadiatrician because she can not sleep at night, but it seems as if it's a long black tunnel ahead of us.
Thank you for your insight as an autistic person us parents struggling with this for the first time can learn a lot from you. When I wrote "fight Autism" I meant we need to find out why it is on the rise what might be triggering this, and then maybe prevent it. I know tht my son will always have autism and I am such a firm believer in allowing your children be who they are without trying to "fight" them or change them. Just helping. Do you have any advice on how I can help my son more?
Your son reminds me of my own at that age (he's now 9). I'm sorry to say that schooling doesn't get any easier. It takes nearly a year for the teachers to learn how our kids learn and then they're moved up a grade to another teacher. It's very frustrating. Join some forums if u haven't already. They're a great place to chat to other parents going through the same challenges.
So I think the most important area of research is autistic intelligence, so we can learn how to help the kids that don't learn on their own, but that's VERY different from "fighting autism", almost the opposite.
I accept my son. I love my son for who he is, But I feel that just accepting autism and not doing anything about it is like giving up on our children. I will fight everyday for all our children because I believe there is an enviromental factor triggering this in our children who might be vunerable to this. What is wrong with trying to find out what is causing this. I think my son would rather not be so fustrated in dealing with this everyday. I want to help him anyway I can.
Oh well, autism is not really something a person 'have', like a flu or diabetes or whatever, as much as it is deeply rooted in who the person is and the way his mind work.(my experience, I'm autistic.)
I guess it's about how you word it.
Fight? yes, and all parents do, autism or not.
But don't talk about "fighting autism", most people I know in the autistic community are seriously insulted by this misswording.
He is so cute. My 2 year old has just been diagnosed with mild autism. My I ask what was Taylor like at 2 years? My little one has speech delay but he is learning more with speech therapy and just beginning to put two word phrass together.We live in Australia and our early intervention programs are not as good as the USA. I hope my son is as good as Taylor at 4 years old.
My 2 year old son has just been diagnosed with mild autism (pddnos). He has a speech delay and is begining to put two word phrases together but like you I can not understand most of what he talks about.He loves to spin any objects that he can get his little hands on. We live in Australia and the early intervention programs are not that great because we only get an hour once a week. My husband and I pay for private speech and OT.Taylor appears to be going great with your help
fight autism? autism is a part of your kid. i got a beatufull son with autism, and i give him the space to be what he is. all i do is guide him , not fight him. i try every day and all day to make things better for him. but as a mother of an kid with autism i can advice , dont try to get him out of it all the time. step in to his world and see the wonder of it all
We must fight autism! I know I have it easy, my son can talk, play, show affection. What about those mothers who can't communicate with their children, what about those children who can't smile laugh and play. We must fight for them, even though we don't have to fight so hard when it comes to our children. I do agree we have to let our children be who they are but I think that is easy for us to say when they are high functioning children. I have to help my son become the best adult he can be.
hi my son cannot talk. he has classis autism. and it is hard. but instead of fighting i guide him.i open doors and help him see how wonderfull the world can be. try to make thing better for him in anyway possible. but i believe his autism is a part of him. it is his safety. and i agree we must fight for them. but i also think autism is a part of them.i agree we have to fight for them. but fight against autism sounds to me fight against the autistic kid. so i think we somehow have miscomunication
Yes I think it was miscomunication. I don't want to change my son, I love him for who he is. I do try to help him through his challenges and help make things easier. What I am fighting is the American board of pediatrics and what they are allowing in our vaccines. They have taken the mercury out of most of the shots and replaced it with toxic levels of aluminum, with no prior studies on how our babies are able to flush these toxins out of their system.
There is no proof that vaccines cause autism. Many adults have autism and they were born before mercury was used in vaccines. Would you like to try and explain that? My 35 year old cousin has Aspergers and vaccines were not the cause. My son has autism. The common link is genes, not vaccines.
I have never said that vaccines were the single cause of autism. I just mentioned what was in them. The truth is nobody knows why our children have autism, they have not isolated an autism Gene yet. I was just wondering.... why the anger? I think as parents of children of autism we should be united not down putting.
u know im sitting here watchin this video that i have done over and over because he actually reminds me of mariah and she is 8 she does the same thing she would say no and say thats not pooh in the book and then not want it,she also would get confused if i was not telling her exactly what to do.
how do u get someone to listen when u have an 8yr old that u know has mild autism?she lines up everything,repetative behaviors,sensory disorder,3yr pragmatic language delay,not potty trained,sleep problems,stims alot and alot more things.i cant find a doc to listen they think im nuts because she is smart mainly because she has an awesome memory.
You have to find a developemental psychologist. Go to your pediatrician and ask for a referral if he doesn't help you find another pediatrician. You may have to take in videos of your child doing all the things you know are related to autism. Children with autism usually have awsome memories. I'm sorry you are having a hard time. I wrote you a personal email and gave you my email address. Please write me and I will try to help you more. Kelli
Thank you for posting this video of your son. My daughter is 2 yr 3 mos and dx with autism, and she strikes me as similar to your son. I am wondering what your son was like at 2 years, did he interact with you? Was he verbal? Did he have play skills?
Taylor was verbal but very delayed in speech. I could not understand what he was saying 90% of the time. I couldn't understand why he was always having a tantrum it seemed like he would have 4-5 in an hour and over nothing. He liked to run and chase other children but that's all he did run and chase. No imaginary skills until just recently and he is almost 5years old. Good luck to you and your daughter, I promise it gets better. If she is high functioning like my son, she will improve with age.
my girlfriends daughter is 4 and she is "mildly autistic". Since i have been with my girlfriend I have seen a lot of improvement. She can count to 3, she goes potty....sometimes, and she can answer "what" questions, but she doesn't understand "how" or "why" questions. but we're working on them.
That's wonderful!!!!! It's so great to be able to watch them improve. Taylor is also improving and I am working on him daily. Good luck with your little one. Caring for a child with autism can be so rewarding.
My son is mildly affected as well, but he is only 2.5. I see education as his greatest challenge. My fear is that he'll be too advanced for special ed, but struggle to keep up with mainstream peers.
Hi, I understand your worries. It's hard because our children struggle at some things and do great with others. I just figure that as parents we know our children the best and will know what they need to work on more. I will be starting kindergarten this year with Taylor and so I will be able to work on his struggles for as long as he needs. At 2.5 it seems like a huge responsibility but it gets much easier as they get older. Good luck to you! Thank you for your comment.
My son does exactelly the same things , is obsessed with snow , a little delayed in speech , lines up cars , but the specialist said he does not have autism or PDD. I think he does have a mild form of it. It is hard to teach him and I am not sure how to do it.He goes to a special pre-k but he did not progress at all in the last 6 months . He seems to improve a lot more being at home with me&siblings .We read books and play.But at times I am frustrated because I don't know how to teach him!
I know exactly what you are going through! When your child has mild autism and is young it is so hard to find a doctor willing to give a diagnoses. I posted this a little while ago and the older he gets the more obvious it is. I have decided to teach him at home and have developed a way to teach him through trying different things. He has come a long way and now I am starting kindergarten in aug. If you would like send me your personal email,I will give you information on how to teach your son!
hey, maybe your son may not be good at somethings but who knows, maybe he exels n some other things.... I've seen a lot of autistic people in TV that have some amazing talents.... Why don't you try looking for his hidden talent?
Some children with mild autism have average or high IQ's and some don't. Those amazing talents you are talking about is called savant. Not all children with autism are savants. Even so, I believe that all children have something that they are great at, Taylor expressed an interest gymnastics and he is really good at it. I am a firm believer in letting your children be who they are going to be and supporting them in their interests. Thank you for commenting on our video.
Hmm..Obviously, I am not familiar with your son's background, but I just wanted to comment that I find it normal for a 4 year old boy to not be very interested in workbooks. My son is 6 and is just now interested in sitting down and doing that type of thing. Boys are very different than girls in terms of their fine motor skills, self control, etc..
You are right about boys developing a little different from girls. I was trying to show the little things he does like zoning and studying his pen, but this was not the best footage showing that. Taylors autism is a lot more apparent to those who know him, he is however very high functioning he is almost five and it took a lot of Occupational, speech and behavior therapy to get him to where he is today. I am so proud of him. Thank you for commenting.
thank you for posting this! I have a son who is also 4 and tomorrow I am going to ask him how he is feeling right now. He shows minor signs of asd but I haven't beeen able to relate him to a similar case, and your son may have given me a perfect example of what I see i mine. he is so sweet and charmin with his big brown eyes! good luck and good job!
Thank you for your comment. Taylor is a milder case and it is hard to find information on mild autism. I am always trying to find other children like Taylor because I think I have a hard time believing his diagnoses. Good luck with your son. Hope you get the answers you are looking for.
Taylor i dont blame u, i didnt see difference in bees!
muajaahid 2 years ago 3
My five year old has a very limited attention span, she wouldn't have lasted as long as this video at sitting still. Has this been a problem for you? And If so, how did you manage? She's very behind herself and knows very little of her alphabet and has poor fine motor skills. She's Autistic as well.
hicsumfabulalepus 2 years ago
Hi kellihiggins, are you the one speaking in the video? You're very sweet. I have 4 kids ages 7, 6, 4, & 3. My 6 yr old has autism. My 4 yr old I think has mild autism although I think I would die this time if he'll be diagnosed with it. I thought so because he acts differently sometimes, just like Taylor. If you have time, please watch him at EXAN ABCDEFJ. Pls tell me if he is by merely watching. thanks.
annacruztan 2 years ago
Now I am in two universities at the same time, in the first I am coursing computer science and in the other physics.
But when I was younger I flunked a lot cause I denied myself to do the exercises the teachers demanded, because it was way too easy and repetitive.
I just hit some advance when I was a teen, I was provided with more freedom, letting me study my way, just giving lectures and exams. I finished junior high and high school in just two years.
Note: I am not a native english speaker.
marlls1989 2 years ago 3
That's fantastic! I think most children with autism are very smart! My son also figures things out so fast. He just has a problem with processing what I am saying to him. Get him on the computor though and he is amazing!!! Thank you for your comment and I love to hear the great things others are doing, I hope my son will go to college and be succesful and happy.
kellihiggins 2 years ago 3
try fish oil or other omega 3 foods I heard it helps brain growth... I have A.D.D .. or I did I'm not sure if I still do .. then again I think I still do .. o.o
LionGoddess1 2 years ago 2
I have been giving him omega 3 for about a year now, I don't know how much it has helped him but it can't hurt!
kellihiggins 2 years ago 3
can u tell me more about this omega3 please? i really want to know!
SirenaDiosa 2 years ago
Taylor acts just like my son at 4! How is Taylor doing now? Don't give up. Mine is almost 8, he struggles but he's happy.
elainejenniferu 2 years ago
As the parent you are the child's biggest advocate. Make sure he gets his needs met at school. Kudos to you for working with him at home as so many parents expect the teachers to do it all.
SKNST97 2 years ago
Thank you for this video! Taylor is an incredible child, and so are you. He reminds me of my 4 year old daughter with A.S. She has very similar traits as your Taylor from what I can see. We all need to band together as one and seek more research and school program funding for those on the Autism spectrum.
sophiegromit 2 years ago
He speaks very well and does wonderfuly at getting his point across!
PassionPartiesByTess 2 years ago
Does Taylor have "Asperger's Syndrome" or High Functioning Autism? I see a lot of people confuse these two frequently. Most "mild autism" is usually referred to as Asperger's Syndrome which I have.
AspieCub 2 years ago
He was diagnosed with autism, I believe it is mild so I call it high functioning, I never understood why aspergers has been used to describe high functioning autism because I thought that aspergers did not have delayed speech. I also thought that those with aspergers spoke early? Am I right? Please set me straight if I have this wrong.
kellihiggins 2 years ago
All Asperger are high functioning autistic, but not all high functioning autistic are Asperger. People with Asperger should start calling Asperger and not "autism". "Mild autism" isn't refered as Asperger, except by Aspies.
Oh, and your son holds a pen :) Thats good... Lines, squares and circle will come before letters, as they are the basic "pen stroke" to master, so don't despair! My autistic daughter is 5 now and she started that way. We can't get the pen away from her these days.
XXIstCenturyBoy 2 years ago
I consider myself to be an HFA, since I did have a significant speech delay in early childhood, yet now i seem less noticeable than functioning than my aspie friends. But yeah, if you heard of Ari Ne'eman, he spoke at two and knew a little something about dinosaurs. At that age, I only understood what my five senses brought and the abstract thoughts I've created in my mind. No english comprehension whatsoever until I was 4 or 5.
AnElephantThatPaints 1 year ago
He reminds me so much of my boy!!
amcooper81 2 years ago
We were completely denied an IEP by the school as they didn't "see any issues" during the evaluation.They called her "the model child of the classrom" despite the videos I have showed them and describing her sleeping, vomiting, anxieties, difficulty interacting with other children, etc. She is great with adults and are only looking at her communication skills which are not an issue. I don't knw if I should fight it or let it go since she is so high functioning.
threeredheads 2 years ago
i am 14 and about to attempt to procure an IEP i am sorry that it did not work out with ye. i am quite nervous, considering the parsimoniousness of school districts.
poetlaureatte94 2 years ago
My DD is very similar to your son...very bright...verbal and she got denied entrance to preschool because the schools don't understand the higher funcitoning autism. Is he aspergers? or high fcn autism?
threeredheads 2 years ago
He is High functioning, I think it is hard to understand high functioning autism because all children are so different. Do you have an IEP for your child? Because they can test her and see what help she needs and that should be through the public school system. I got one for my son and he was excepted into a special program, but I decided to homeschool instead.
kellihiggins 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing your experience with Taylor. I also agree that we, as parents and friends of children in the spectrum, must unite despite of what our gut may say the cause is. I happen to believe that even though genes may play a part, vaccines could very well be one of many triggers.
ilovediego2 2 years ago
its funny to me (in a gud way) when i watch this as my son and this little boy are the exact same in how they act. my son is 3 and half and has been unwell for 3 yrs. it now looks like he has mild autisim but im goin through a very tuff time gettin someone to listen to me here in ireland. he had a brain scan dis week as he often has mild seizures because he had too many febriles due to tonsils.
jotsii 3 years ago
There are so many videos on here of chidren whose behaviour mirrors my girl that I wish I could show the doc them and say "this is Lucy". She's very good at being 'cute and friendly with people' but when you try to communicate below the 'surface', it's just as if there's nothing there. This is just like her, if you go past the obvious she just can't see it and she doesn't understand she changes the subject. She's hyper sensitive to noise, lights and smells and she has major problems sleeping.
hicsumfabulalepus 3 years ago
I understand what you are going through, it does take a while when they are young, doctors have the "wait and see" attitude. I am actually from the UK also but I have been living in America for 11 years now. Just remember that it may take several doctors to listen to you, don't give up. Also as a mum you know when something is not right with your child, don't let anyone make you start questioning yourself. Take care, Kelli
kellihiggins 3 years ago
Thank you for posting vids like these. We're going to a paediatrician about her sleeping in Jan and all these vids really do help me to compile my thoughts together about her little ways. Your son is beautiful and I think you're doing the right thing by your son by teaching him at home. You can move at his speed and not at where the state says he should be. I homeshool my eldest girl and it works well for her, she shows no signs of ASD. Thanks again and good luck for the future.
hicsumfabulalepus 3 years ago
Sorry but even I got frustrated listening to you. Enough with the bees!!!!! You should've just moved on to the next page and come back to that later instead of pressuring the poor little guy with a camera in his face.
Einalem1981 3 years ago
The point was to show his difficulty in understanding the task. He didn't mind the camera because he didn't know what it was doing. The poor little guy is doing wonderful now because of me teaching him, lets try to be grown up when offering your comment to other moms.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
This is so much like looking at my youngest. We're still working to have a diagnosis of her. We live in the UK and it's so frustrating here as Autism is just not as understood as it is in the States. Because she's communicative and affectionate it's hard to get people espcially some doctors to see the other end of the scale. We've finally been given an appointment with a peadiatrician because she can not sleep at night, but it seems as if it's a long black tunnel ahead of us.
hicsumfabulalepus 3 years ago
Thank you for your insight as an autistic person us parents struggling with this for the first time can learn a lot from you. When I wrote "fight Autism" I meant we need to find out why it is on the rise what might be triggering this, and then maybe prevent it. I know tht my son will always have autism and I am such a firm believer in allowing your children be who they are without trying to "fight" them or change them. Just helping. Do you have any advice on how I can help my son more?
kellihiggins 3 years ago
Your son reminds me of my own at that age (he's now 9). I'm sorry to say that schooling doesn't get any easier. It takes nearly a year for the teachers to learn how our kids learn and then they're moved up a grade to another teacher. It's very frustrating. Join some forums if u haven't already. They're a great place to chat to other parents going through the same challenges.
karen5x5 3 years ago
So I think the most important area of research is autistic intelligence, so we can learn how to help the kids that don't learn on their own, but that's VERY different from "fighting autism", almost the opposite.
For real progress, autism acceptance is vital.
ischlopischlo 3 years ago
I accept my son. I love my son for who he is, But I feel that just accepting autism and not doing anything about it is like giving up on our children. I will fight everyday for all our children because I believe there is an enviromental factor triggering this in our children who might be vunerable to this. What is wrong with trying to find out what is causing this. I think my son would rather not be so fustrated in dealing with this everyday. I want to help him anyway I can.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
Oh well, autism is not really something a person 'have', like a flu or diabetes or whatever, as much as it is deeply rooted in who the person is and the way his mind work.(my experience, I'm autistic.)
I guess it's about how you word it.
Fight? yes, and all parents do, autism or not.
But don't talk about "fighting autism", most people I know in the autistic community are seriously insulted by this misswording.
ischlopischlo 3 years ago
He is so cute. My 2 year old has just been diagnosed with mild autism. My I ask what was Taylor like at 2 years? My little one has speech delay but he is learning more with speech therapy and just beginning to put two word phrass together.We live in Australia and our early intervention programs are not as good as the USA. I hope my son is as good as Taylor at 4 years old.
ssmino3 3 years ago
My 2 year old son has just been diagnosed with mild autism (pddnos). He has a speech delay and is begining to put two word phrases together but like you I can not understand most of what he talks about.He loves to spin any objects that he can get his little hands on. We live in Australia and the early intervention programs are not that great because we only get an hour once a week. My husband and I pay for private speech and OT.Taylor appears to be going great with your help
ssmino3 3 years ago
fight autism? autism is a part of your kid. i got a beatufull son with autism, and i give him the space to be what he is. all i do is guide him , not fight him. i try every day and all day to make things better for him. but as a mother of an kid with autism i can advice , dont try to get him out of it all the time. step in to his world and see the wonder of it all
lilith22s 3 years ago
We must fight autism! I know I have it easy, my son can talk, play, show affection. What about those mothers who can't communicate with their children, what about those children who can't smile laugh and play. We must fight for them, even though we don't have to fight so hard when it comes to our children. I do agree we have to let our children be who they are but I think that is easy for us to say when they are high functioning children. I have to help my son become the best adult he can be.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
hi my son cannot talk. he has classis autism. and it is hard. but instead of fighting i guide him.i open doors and help him see how wonderfull the world can be. try to make thing better for him in anyway possible. but i believe his autism is a part of him. it is his safety. and i agree we must fight for them. but i also think autism is a part of them.i agree we have to fight for them. but fight against autism sounds to me fight against the autistic kid. so i think we somehow have miscomunication
lilith22s 3 years ago
Yes I think it was miscomunication. I don't want to change my son, I love him for who he is. I do try to help him through his challenges and help make things easier. What I am fighting is the American board of pediatrics and what they are allowing in our vaccines. They have taken the mercury out of most of the shots and replaced it with toxic levels of aluminum, with no prior studies on how our babies are able to flush these toxins out of their system.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
There is no proof that vaccines cause autism. Many adults have autism and they were born before mercury was used in vaccines. Would you like to try and explain that? My 35 year old cousin has Aspergers and vaccines were not the cause. My son has autism. The common link is genes, not vaccines.
jenflickr 3 years ago
I have never said that vaccines were the single cause of autism. I just mentioned what was in them. The truth is nobody knows why our children have autism, they have not isolated an autism Gene yet. I was just wondering.... why the anger? I think as parents of children of autism we should be united not down putting.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
u know im sitting here watchin this video that i have done over and over because he actually reminds me of mariah and she is 8 she does the same thing she would say no and say thats not pooh in the book and then not want it,she also would get confused if i was not telling her exactly what to do.
myfivebrats1972 3 years ago
how do u get someone to listen when u have an 8yr old that u know has mild autism?she lines up everything,repetative behaviors,sensory disorder,3yr pragmatic language delay,not potty trained,sleep problems,stims alot and alot more things.i cant find a doc to listen they think im nuts because she is smart mainly because she has an awesome memory.
myfivebrats1972 3 years ago
You have to find a developemental psychologist. Go to your pediatrician and ask for a referral if he doesn't help you find another pediatrician. You may have to take in videos of your child doing all the things you know are related to autism. Children with autism usually have awsome memories. I'm sorry you are having a hard time. I wrote you a personal email and gave you my email address. Please write me and I will try to help you more. Kelli
kellihiggins 3 years ago
Thank you for posting this video of your son. My daughter is 2 yr 3 mos and dx with autism, and she strikes me as similar to your son. I am wondering what your son was like at 2 years, did he interact with you? Was he verbal? Did he have play skills?
seabright5 3 years ago
Taylor was verbal but very delayed in speech. I could not understand what he was saying 90% of the time. I couldn't understand why he was always having a tantrum it seemed like he would have 4-5 in an hour and over nothing. He liked to run and chase other children but that's all he did run and chase. No imaginary skills until just recently and he is almost 5years old. Good luck to you and your daughter, I promise it gets better. If she is high functioning like my son, she will improve with age.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
my girlfriends daughter is 4 and she is "mildly autistic". Since i have been with my girlfriend I have seen a lot of improvement. She can count to 3, she goes potty....sometimes, and she can answer "what" questions, but she doesn't understand "how" or "why" questions. but we're working on them.
crallow 3 years ago
That's wonderful!!!!! It's so great to be able to watch them improve. Taylor is also improving and I am working on him daily. Good luck with your little one. Caring for a child with autism can be so rewarding.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
Hi,
My son is mildly affected as well, but he is only 2.5. I see education as his greatest challenge. My fear is that he'll be too advanced for special ed, but struggle to keep up with mainstream peers.
LauraRoos 3 years ago
Hi, I understand your worries. It's hard because our children struggle at some things and do great with others. I just figure that as parents we know our children the best and will know what they need to work on more. I will be starting kindergarten this year with Taylor and so I will be able to work on his struggles for as long as he needs. At 2.5 it seems like a huge responsibility but it gets much easier as they get older. Good luck to you! Thank you for your comment.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
My son does exactelly the same things , is obsessed with snow , a little delayed in speech , lines up cars , but the specialist said he does not have autism or PDD. I think he does have a mild form of it. It is hard to teach him and I am not sure how to do it.He goes to a special pre-k but he did not progress at all in the last 6 months . He seems to improve a lot more being at home with me&siblings .We read books and play.But at times I am frustrated because I don't know how to teach him!
exodus007 3 years ago
I know exactly what you are going through! When your child has mild autism and is young it is so hard to find a doctor willing to give a diagnoses. I posted this a little while ago and the older he gets the more obvious it is. I have decided to teach him at home and have developed a way to teach him through trying different things. He has come a long way and now I am starting kindergarten in aug. If you would like send me your personal email,I will give you information on how to teach your son!
kellihiggins 3 years ago
i thought people with mild autism
have either average or high IQs....
isn't that true??
hey, maybe your son may not be good at somethings but who knows, maybe he exels n some other things.... I've seen a lot of autistic people in TV that have some amazing talents.... Why don't you try looking for his hidden talent?
Johannady 3 years ago
Some children with mild autism have average or high IQ's and some don't. Those amazing talents you are talking about is called savant. Not all children with autism are savants. Even so, I believe that all children have something that they are great at, Taylor expressed an interest gymnastics and he is really good at it. I am a firm believer in letting your children be who they are going to be and supporting them in their interests. Thank you for commenting on our video.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
Hmm..Obviously, I am not familiar with your son's background, but I just wanted to comment that I find it normal for a 4 year old boy to not be very interested in workbooks. My son is 6 and is just now interested in sitting down and doing that type of thing. Boys are very different than girls in terms of their fine motor skills, self control, etc..
crunchymom76 3 years ago
You are right about boys developing a little different from girls. I was trying to show the little things he does like zoning and studying his pen, but this was not the best footage showing that. Taylors autism is a lot more apparent to those who know him, he is however very high functioning he is almost five and it took a lot of Occupational, speech and behavior therapy to get him to where he is today. I am so proud of him. Thank you for commenting.
kellihiggins 3 years ago
Wow, for a long while I thought that all the bees were similar! What a question would that be if that's the case.
jokisnev 3 years ago
thank you for posting this! I have a son who is also 4 and tomorrow I am going to ask him how he is feeling right now. He shows minor signs of asd but I haven't beeen able to relate him to a similar case, and your son may have given me a perfect example of what I see i mine. he is so sweet and charmin with his big brown eyes! good luck and good job!
rustyrednecks 3 years ago
Thank you for your comment. Taylor is a milder case and it is hard to find information on mild autism. I am always trying to find other children like Taylor because I think I have a hard time believing his diagnoses. Good luck with your son. Hope you get the answers you are looking for.
kellihiggins 3 years ago