The positive change I know about is the treatment for autism. The children who have autism are being diagnosed earlier than in the past. I care for a young boy who has a diagnosis of autism and he has had that diagnosis since he was three before that the doctor diagnosis was PDD. He currently has speech and OT and goes to a developmental preschool. He gets OT both at school and through a private practice doctor. He has come a long way in the two years I have known him. The acting out behaviors he had are just about gone, we are working on gentle touch or asking his friends for high five's to get the sensory need filled, he also love deep tight hugs from all his friends and they are give them to him very freely. His verbal skill are just starting to come out, a lot of babbling like infants do, but he does have a great vocabulary. The social skill he has are still emerging as well, he will play side by side with a peer and the occasional exchange of toys or words will happen.
If the research on early intervention had not be discovered then the little boy I care for might be lost. Not only is it about the intervention because of developmentally delay first seen but what is needed to help children who have autism or PDD. It is these discoveries that will help them become citizen that add to society rather than take from it.
Laury I too spoke on Autism as well as have boys (2) with this disorder in my classroom. As the year advance I do see progress in their bahaviors and the classmates are very helpful to them both in sharing in their highs and lows. They are both fourth graders now and are in the regular education classroom, striving just the like the students with limited accomodations. So continue to create a welcoming and nuruting environment for your young one and he too will make great strides!
ReplyDeleteLaury,
ReplyDeleteI have a nephew who is autistic and have worked with several autistic children in the past. I know how far the research has come and can attest to how much the research has benefited children with autism. Early detection and early intervention has made a significant difference in how far children have come since autism has really been diagnosed.
Laury,
ReplyDeleteI had a cousin that just informed me this week that her seven year old son was diagnosed with autism. She said she would never have guess it if it was not for school he attend. So because there are many forms of autism research is still needed badly