All About Autism
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Thank for sharing!
Well, I’ve always presume that autism is ‘born with’ and never quite thought of it being caused by the modern environment triggering a susceptible gene in a child.
Well, 加油！！ It’s great to see all these sharing of your journeys and getting updates of good news here every now and then!! -
Nebbermind:
It's probably a bit of everything. Innate susceptibility, plus environment, plus child-rearing/teaching practices, plus food, plus expectations etc etc. I think that given the innate ASD traits, some things in our modern life do make them more marked. Eg. small families and too many screens probably reduce the opportunity to learn social skills, and kids who are not inclined that way can avoid doing so more easily than in the past. Lower tolerance of differences probably makes more kids 'diagnosable' than in the past when there was greater tolerance of 'oddities'. Higher expectations of school-type behaviour and achievements at younger ages also make it harder for kids who need more time to learn some of these things. We are now expecting kids of 3yo to behave and learn in ways that weren't expected till 6yo a generation ago. And early (mis)diagnosis probably leads to some of the 'cures' reported. Just a few thoughts.Thank for sharing!
Well, I've always presume that autism is 'born with' and never quite thought of it being caused by the modern environment triggering a susceptible gene in a child.
Well, 加油！！ It's great to see all these sharing of your journeys and getting updates of good news here every now and then!! -
\"And early (mis)diagnosis probably leads to some of the 'cures' reported.\"
I think credit should be given to parents who have worked very hard to help their children. Saying that they may have been misdiagnosed in the first place is discounting the time and efforts put in by these parents. :salute: -
I think videos speak thousand words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV40Fex-z5Y
Jade's recovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC3LeEg_8TQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbVEW5RO91g -
The pre frontal cortex is under developed plus also social and language part of brain is affected. Overall it is a matter of how they use compensatory measures to process info as compares to others.
With insistance on rigidity, routine and being very ritualistic plus lack of social com and interaction that makes them ASD. -
pinkamoon:
OK, let me qualify that. Maybe not (mis)diagnosis, but (over)diagnosis might be a better word? I think it does happen that a borderline case may be diagnosed as a more serious issue than would be the case if diagnosed later. Often, 'normal' is drawn quite narrowly and kids who are outside those bounds may just need more time and nurture to get into the 'normal' range. I'm not saying that those kids can be left alone and not nurtured, and I'm not discounting the efforts that parents put in, but they may not have been considered as severely 'special needs' if given time to grow and develop. My daughter was given a lot of help from me in the years before she was diagnosed, and I expect her diagnosis could have been more severe if we had had it done earlier.\"And early (mis)diagnosis probably leads to some of the 'cures' reported.\"
I think credit should be given to parents who have worked very hard to help their children. Saying that they may have been misdiagnosed in the first place is discounting the time and efforts put in by these parents. :salute:
Also, there's different ways to diagnose. Except for the most severe cases, I would prefer symptomatic diagnosis in the early years - he has slow speech, she has poor motor coordination, he has poor eye contact etc rather than 'ASD', especially when the child is only 2 or 3 yo. That way, the child can receive remediation, but doesn't have to be labelled so early. Early labelling raises issues when it comes to declaring medical history for purposes of school entry, insurance, employment etc, and is likely to stay on record forever. If the child is going to be to all intents and purposes 'normal' eventually, I would prefer not to have the label at all. -
Instead of having underdeveloped prefrontal cortex, most ASD children have excess synapses and neurons that make them prone to sensory issues and seizures. My son's brain waves scan shows over aroused brainwaves. Typically, those with learning disabilities will have underaroused waves (underdevelopment)
An article that I have found below:
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2011/Pages/ ... urons.aspx -
Want some views on whether I am over reacting: I am looking to sign up my boy for art class to nurture his talent as was pretty impressed with the artwork he brought home from PL. After some research (aka Google) I found an art studio that specifically mentions in their posting in a forum that they are suitable for SN kids and their website also has some mention of classes for SN kids. The website and kids’ drawings look fantastic so I decided to call them to enquire further. I spoke with the boss who mentioned that they are not specifically SN trained (no issue with me as long as they have some experience) but what really surprised me was during the conversation the boss mentioned that they could allow my kid to interact with other NT kids (as I prefer to have class setting rather than 1 to 1) but they will first inform the parents and other kids and get their permission first; they quickly added that this should not be a problem as they have done it before. I was rather disturbed to hear this; here I am telling you about my kid’s condition so that you will not be surprised and so you will be better able to handle him, but do you REALLY need to go announcing to the other kids and parents? If someone observes him they may notice there is something not quite right with him but do you need to stigmatise him in the eyes of other kids and more importantly adults who may not be as "forgiving" as kids. I still quite like the program they offer but as a matter of principle I will probably choose another art studio.
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Over reacting, imho. He has to be responsible to his other customers too so he is doing what he sees necessary. Yea, I know it sucks. Just that nobody wants trouble and we should try to understand his situation.
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tyeogh wrote:
> Over reacting, imho. He has to be responsible to his other customers too so he is
> doing what he sees necessary. Yea, I know it sucks. Just that nobody wants trouble
> and we should try to understand his situation.
‘Responsible’ in what way? I can understand if kid is violent, aggressive or has some contagious disease which is not the case here. By informing the other parents they are more likely to spread prejudice rather than anything else. There are NT kids who are bullies or downright irritating and rude but no one ever informs the other parents of such children’s behavior when the kid joins the class. If the parents are not happy then just ask to change class or to be seated further away. I’m upset because they advertised themselves as catering to ‘special needs’ yet by their action they show that they are not as tolerant or understanding and maybe just want to ride on the ‘SN’ bandwagon as parents in this category usually will pay an arm and a foot for classes
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