tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post3515522916315113609..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Early Autism Identification Breakthrough? That's Funny, Conor Was Diagnosed 16 Years Ago At Age 2! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-12703959046993098382014-03-20T18:32:55.407-03:002014-03-20T18:32:55.407-03:00Medical professionals need an upgrade in recognizi...Medical professionals need an upgrade in recognizing symptoms in my opinion. Our relatively young GP dismissed our concerns until our daughter summarily threw a tantrum so loud as to wake the dead and bang her head against his concrete floor so hard it raised a welt. Not the first time for us but obviously was for him. We were referred immediately. He got an unfortunate education that day I feel but not particularly confidence inspiring for us as new parents especially with a severely Autistic young girl on our hands.camnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-64085302475948771182014-03-19T14:47:36.964-03:002014-03-19T14:47:36.964-03:00This is so, so old - but maybe the all-powerful pr...This is so, so old - but maybe the all-powerful professionals will finally hear it. I was teaching developmental psych, my son was 8 months, and there were red flags. However, he was not officially diagnosed until he was 3 1/2. It is remarkable how much time is blown while the establishment plays games... and, back then, would continue to dither by saying early intervention is only valid if done early!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-6065769210086332242014-03-19T13:10:06.570-03:002014-03-19T13:10:06.570-03:00Harold,
Early autism diagnosis still needs a conc...Harold,<br /><br />Early autism diagnosis still needs a concerned parent to explain to their child's doctor that they have concerns about behaviour. Children can still go many years without a diagnosis even when visiting their doctor on an annual basis. We can consider early autism diagnosis as a breakthrough if doctors include this as part of their screening process during annual visits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-47561860494137235052014-03-19T11:22:55.577-03:002014-03-19T11:22:55.577-03:00It's odd that this is being labeled as new inf...It's odd that this is being labeled as new information. When my son was diagnosed the first time at age 2 (long, complicated story), my husband and I were told that early diagnosis was the key to getting him started on treatments and speech therapy. Our daughter was diagnosed shortly thereafter at about age three. <br /><br />How can this be presented as new, when we've been told this same thing all along?Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339800749662965337noreply@blogger.com