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joshsmandy
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Mind if I join you ladies??
joshsmandy
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Hello everyone, I just noticed this board while mobile bumping during a night time nursing session and you ladies seem very supportive so I would like to introduce myself. I am a proud mother if 4 now, 3 biological children and a step daughter. My kids ages are Strp daughter is 10, son is almost 8, daughter is almost 6 and we have a newborn daughter that is 19 days old.
My son was diagnosed at 4 with ASD, ODD, OCD, an unknown mood disorder, PICA, and encopresis. My almost 6 year old daughter has an unknown seizure disorder and aS recently diagnosed by her neurologist with Tourette's and she has problems walking from pigeon toe. Which brings me to my newborn, she was born with bilateral clubbed feet and sees a pediatric orthopedic surgeon once a week for cast changes on her feet.
I feel like I can't catch a break, I love my children and would never trade any of them but at this point I feel like a complete failure, like there has to be something wrong with me because my kids are all special. Anyways I hope you ladies don't mind me joining your group
My son was diagnosed at 4 with ASD, ODD, OCD, an unknown mood disorder, PICA, and encopresis. My almost 6 year old daughter has an unknown seizure disorder and aS recently diagnosed by her neurologist with Tourette's and she has problems walking from pigeon toe. Which brings me to my newborn, she was born with bilateral clubbed feet and sees a pediatric orthopedic surgeon once a week for cast changes on her feet.
I feel like I can't catch a break, I love my children and would never trade any of them but at this point I feel like a complete failure, like there has to be something wrong with me because my kids are all special. Anyways I hope you ladies don't mind me joining your group
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Re: Mind if I join you ladies??
My son has come a long way and we are very proud of his accomplishments. In this last 3 years we have been able to get him to participate socially with peers and adults, we still have an issue with him eating in public but we are working on that. He has do many dxs because they said it was do prominent they needed to differentiate them from his ASD. He is incredibly intelligent and he wants to go to an aviation academy when he gets into high school to become an aviation engineer, we have one locally.
As for my daughters T'S, I didn't realize it was common for siblings of ASD, thank you for letting me
How old is your DS? That is great news he was able to get his foot corrected so well, I am hoping for an outcome like yours for her feet.
History is a good career path, how does he like it so far?
I know the feeling of not being able to catch a break. This board is a great group of ladies who have been some of the biggest supporters in the past 3.5 yrs for me.
They have a x-linked intellectual,disability. It is a teeny tiny mutation on their X chromosome. They are doing well. My 3.5 yo is getting close to walking. Neither of my boys talk or walk. They both function at about a 10-12 mo old level. But they keep making progress.
My son does have breaks built in and he has a special box with manipulatives that calm him also. We have also integrated deep pressure therapy for when he needs it. He does have OT at school but he no longer has it at home because my insurance denied him to continue due to his progress. He also has group therapy at school and he loves Boy Scouts.
I'm not sure if I did that tag right but thank you! I am seriously in tears after reading your post, I really needed that after today.