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My husband and I took our 27 month old son to a developmental specialist today. She diagnosed him as “at risk” for having autism. Now we have to follow up with a autism specialist.

He was born 6 weeks early and had a vsd(hole in the heart) repaired when he was 8 months old. He can draw a circle, say draw, this and dada. He’s a good listener when i say “no” or “don’t touch” or “bring that to mommy”, he knows where to go when I tell him he needs a diaper change. He plays with toys like a normal child. He seems bright. He’s not exposed to other children. He also has it pacifer alot of the day and when he sleeps. The things that concern me are, he flaps his hands and arms like he’s trying to fly which is an autistic trait, and he has very limited speech.

The specialist said that he did not make eye contact with her or turn around and look at her when she called his name. Most of the time he looks me in the eye when i talk and he responds when i call him. Am i freaking out over nothing?

Also, he responds better to male doctors than to female, and this appt took place during his nap time. He actually had to be woken up when we got there. I think he didn’t respond well to her because of this and the dose of benedryl he took right before for a rash. He usually responds very well even with other strangers, and makes great eye contact while communicating. It upsets me that these evaluations are taken from a number/point system. He did very well on the self help and motor skill section, yet her conclusion came from all the questions that were scored low, and speech related.

In my opinion of course those would of been low because he isn’t talking great yet. I read all the time that alot of kids don’t start talking until after two and a half or even 3, and he isn’t even 2 1/2 yet. One last thing, he knows what humor is because on a funny part of his movie he will look at us and laugh and see if we are laughing with him….thanks.

Answer:

All children at ‘at risk’ for autism. It’s called getting three times the number of childhood vaccinations that you and I did! I should know! My son was normal before he got his four year old shots and regressed terribly. Then again much worse after his five year old shots. I am going to copy and paste a response I gave to another lady whose grandson might be on the spectrum. My best advice to you right now: Get his blood drawn for titers for all of his childhood vaccinations. This will tell you if he is or is not immune to the childhood diseases. We give so many shots nowadays, not for our children’s benefits, but for big pharma’s pocketbook. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one of those left wing health nuts. I only had to start doing these things and questioning the mainstream medical community after they told me nothing could be done for my son other than to put him on stimulants, and, by the way, your kids need more shots. I went the developmental route at the local Children’s hospital, ranked very high in the country. At best there is a year wait to see the autism specialist. No, thanks. Here is my post to her. You will find out the truth about what your pediatrician thinks is bull. Mine did.

You need to get him to seen by an biomedical autism specialist through DAN! You can look for a doctor in your area through the internet. My 7 year old has autism and we are doing supplements and chelation therapy. I am betting he has a lot of heavy metals in his body, as my son does. These are obtained through childhood vaccinations, water supply, the environment, etc. The mainstream medical community will deny all of this until someone other than Merck, or other major drug company really proves its truth. Childhood vaccinations have contained a mercury preservative called thimersol until recently. If you look at the signs of mercury and lead poisoning side by side with autism, they are virtually identical. Chelation is where a drug is given to bind to the metals (lead, mercury, aluminum and so on) and excrete them in the urine and feces. We do this by use of oral agents, not intravenous, which scares me. This is not undertaken lightly, and there will be lots of tests run to ascertain his liver function and overall health before beginning. My son is making fantastic strides! We are seeing tons of lead and aluminum being excreted through a urine test sent to the lab. As a laboratorian myself, I would not have believed the biochemical abnormalities in his body, had I not seen them on paper. Another good resource is Great Plains Laboratory, who solely performs autism testing.

This entry was posted on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 8:58 am and is filed under Ask and answer.