Autism Teaching Tools: Boys Before Recovery

These are my two boys, Evy and Ethan before they recovered from autism. Evy began therapy at 2.5 years old. Ethan began therapy at 9 months old and has made the most dramatic improvement. This clip briefly shows what my two youngest sons were like before recovery from autism--before Evy had any therapy, and Ethan had roughly one year of therapy when his clip was recorded.

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[pentaburks]

You would have to have lived it to know. Technically, Ethan went from PDD-NOS to no diagnosis. Since he was more withdrawn initially than his older brother who was diagnosed with DSM IV autism, we feel that if we had not started early intervention at 9 months old, he would have inevitably been diagnosed with autism. Of course, it is just speculation since we did intervene appropriately. Not every child is capable of recovery. But mine were.

[pentaburks]

They have recovered the ability to learn and communicate independently. This is a recovery. They have regained skills they should have been born with the ability to acquire on their own without 40 hours of 1:1 therapy per week. That is a recovery.  The word recovery has been used outside of the medical profession. It is not limited to illness.

[navywife1977]

Wait, e-mail me, how did they recover????

[pentaburks]

Ethan is fully recovered.  Evy is not, but is an A-B student at school anyhow. He is more LD now than autistic.

[from93till]

I don't know how you "recover" from Autism.

[missangie29]

Recover... they are not ill ?

[apocalist420]

there has been serious links of autism to Heavy metal toxicity, yeast infections, and food allergens alone I would highly recommend researching this and then MAKING the primary care physician test for it.

[pentaburks]

Actually, Ethan has completely recovered and struggles with nothing academically, socially or anything else deeper or more intangible. But then, he was "caught" at nine months old and began remediation right away. Everett is still coping. There are no absolutes. Glad your kids are doing well.

[nagaempress]

You dont recover you learn to cope. I have three Aspie kids and they are quirky and smart :) I never want them to recover then. But that is my opinion about my kids