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Autistic Kids

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  • 22-11-2002 8:26pm
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    smiles
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    Just wondering if anyone here has kids with autism or experiences with autism in Ireland, my twin nephews (3) have "autistic tendancies" (or so the doctors say) and dont talk and communicate much at all.... they're going to speech theraphy now and are starting to talk.... just wondering about anyone else with experiences?

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    Nevyn
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    My cousin Is Autistic, he was diagnosed about 18 mnths ago and has been getting theraphy and training with Barndos.

    Well the whole family has, how to engauge him and encourage him to connect and not let him slip in to a routine that becomes a rut. Children with autistic tendicies can be brought out of it but it takes a hell of a lot of work.

    He is now talkative and they are talking about phaseing him into a class with other kids his age for most of the day. He was 5 in august and the change in him is huge.

    The hard part is constantly stimulating him put it is paying off.

    Your nephews are lucky that they have been caught so young .


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    smiles
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    Well I guess it does depend on what kind of autism (or autistic tendancies) the kids have.

    Some autistic kids are very unemotional and dont connect with family at all, thankfully my nephews are incredibly affectionate (they love to be picked up, hugged, turned "upside-down", etc) but they didn't talk or respond when you call them, which when they turned 2 was something their parents became worried about, nearly 2 years later and they doctors and specialists are still not sure what to do.

    They're getting speech therphy once a week, they've got special muusic and things they have to listen to for half an hour a day each, etc, and they're really starting to talk more.

    One annoying this was the waiting list for hearing tests, a year and a bit on from joining the private queues one of them was diasnosed as having imparied hearing and had to have grommits put in.

    Any one else?

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