new here!!

[samsmom]

:rolleyes: i found this site on a link from nick jr uk . even though we are in the u.s they have great thomas the tank content! i have 3 children 10yro girl, and almaost 4 yr twin boys, one is autistic, and the other adhd ,developmental delays. he showed signs from birth, we almost thought he was blind. around 1yro ha started the odd behaiviors and i become concerned , as was our family dr. anyway he was dx, by 14 months!! i hope more family drs. are learning more abuot infintile autism and how important early dx is to our childrens future!! looking foward to meeting everyone!!!

[Rebecca]

Glad to hear you were able to get an early diagnosis. I also have twin boys (mine are 5 years old). One of them has Asperger's. I started telling my pediatrician that I thought he was somewhere on the autism spectrum when he was 18 months old. He thought I was nuts! Turned out I was right. Matthew was diagnosed as autistic at 3 (language development was the only diagnostic criteria that kept him from being classified Asperger's at that point) He'll be retested in the spring, but my developmental pediatrician and I both agree that he really is more Asperger's than anything else.

[AutMom]

Welcome to the group!

[samsmom]

thank you for welcoming me to this site!! :) DONT FORGET APRIL IS AUTISM AWERENESS MONTH! :D

[laurie]

hi welcome ,,, how are the little guys doing now????
i believe the best dx is parents i knew about the little one i babysat was ''off'' long befor a dx, as she was very withdrawn from the other children and way to quiet, everyone said her twin made all the noise for the two of them lol which was partially true,she was dx just over two and it came as no surprise to me, she is now 10 and amazing, i teach her and soon will have to go back to school to keep up to her . I cant explain the pride i feel when she hugs me and says i love you , I completly feel blessed and honoured to know and love her.......laurie