Autism Symptoms in Infants – Part 5

Autism symptoms in infants might not appear until they’re closer to childhood. But if there’s any suspicion at all, you should consider getting them checked out. The earlier they’re diagnosed the greater their chances of better development and success in education.

After your child is diagnosed with autism, there may be a period of doubt and fear and that is normal. However, there can be a very rewarding life for the person who has autism and the people who know him or her. Don’t make it be the end of the world for yourself or your child; begin your journey of development and education knowing that you have a special child.

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Autism Symptoms in Infants – Part 4

The professionals that work more with autism symptoms in infants are more likely to diagnose autism spectrum disorders and may even be involved in the treatment of your child. Those professionals include, Developmental Pediatrician, Child Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech/language Therapist, and/or Social Worker.

These professionals know more about autism symptoms in babies and are better equipped to diagnose and treat your child. While your child may not see all of these, they all can play an important role in making sure your child has successful development and education.

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Autism Symptoms in Infants – Part 3

When diagnosing autism in infants there are certain symptoms that they’ll look at. Unfortunately these symptoms can also belong to other conditions. There are tests that can be done to rule out those conditions, so those tests may be done. As previously mentioned there are things that his or her pediatrician will look for at well checks.

Does the child coo or babble by 12 months? Does the child gesture by 12 months? Does the child say single words by 16 months? Does the child say two word phrases by 24 months? Is there any loss of verbal or social skills at any age? The answers to these questions will alert the pediatrician as to whether the child needs to be evaluated further.

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Autism Symptoms in Infants – Part 2

The symptoms of autism in infants can vary between two different children, since the disorder doesn’t appear the same in everyone. There are some people with autism that don’t have a severe case and may only be affected slightly. Although people’s symptoms may be different, there is a list of symptoms that are common in autistim.

Some have difficulty expressing what they need, instead of using words, they gesture or point. Some make little or no eye contact, or act as if they can’t hear you. They might talk at people instead of to people, the other person not able to interject into the conversation, tantrums, and having a hard time mixing with others.

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Autism Symptoms in Infants – Part 1

Autism is usually diagnosed by the age of three, but here we’ll discuss autism symptoms in infants. Autism is not something that can be scientifically diagnosed. The child will need to be observed in order to be diagnosed. As part of the well checks that your child should have with his or her pediatrician, the doctor will ask specific questions about your child’s development to see if there’s need for further evaluation.

While some children who have autism won’t show signs of it until they’re older, two to six years, some do show signs during infancy, one and a half to two years. To diagnose a child with autism, the process begins with watching the communication and development stages they’re in versus where they should be.

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Down syndrome and Schooling – Part 5

Your Down syndrome child entering Kindergarten is your Down syndrome child entering a new part of his or her life. A Down syndrome child is a special needs child, don’t be ashamed of that. Embrace it and your child could have a very rewarding experience.

Whether you decide to home school, put him or her in a special school or immerse him into the local school district, you need to know that you’re deciding what’s best for your child. If one option doesn’t work out, you may have to try another. Don’t give up on your child’s education, it’s important and he or she could be very successful in it.


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Down syndrome and Schooling – Part 4

Down syndrome children going into Kindergarten do have special needs. If you’re going to enter them into a class with children that don’t have special needs you should prepare the teacher as best possible. Make sure the teacher is prepared and doesn’t feel overwhelmed by this possible change in her schedule.

The teacher should see a copy of your child’s IEP (Individualized Education Program) so he or she may know where your child stands. Since your child’s teacher will have a large group of children that will be at a different learning level than your child, suggest that an assistant come into the classroom to help him or her have specialized academics that are geared toward your child.

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Down syndrome and Schooling – Part 3

Something you may consider or may already want to do is to home school your Down syndrome child. There are many benefits to home school for children with and without special needs. Home schooling your Down syndrome child may be best for you because in this type of school you’ll have a one on one studying for your child. You alone will be teaching him or her instead of a teacher that also has 19 other students to think about.

A home schooled Down syndrome child will be able to learn at his or her pace instead of one set by a school board. Children that are home schooled have one great benefit over other schooled children, and that is a benefit of better health. When you have 20 students running around in one room they’re going to end up sharing germs. In a home school setting you’ll be avoiding that completely, ending up with a child who isn’t catching colds from her or his fellow classmates.

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Down syndrome and Schooling – Part 2

Before starting to look for schools children with Down syndrome, make sure you know what you’re looking for. You may want a program that’s one on one, you may want an at home program, and you may want to immerse them into public school. Make sure that you and your child are getting what you both need and desire from their education.

While some schools may have programs that a Down syndrome child can go through, most Kindergartens are geared toward children without handicap; therefore you may want to find schools that have specific programs for children with Down syndrome.

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Down syndrome and Schooling – Part 1

If you have a child with Down syndrome and they’re becoming school aged you’re going to have to start thinking about how to put together Down syndrome and Kindergarten. Since children with Down syndrome tend to have lower cognitive abilities than others their age, schooling is a different process.

Children with Down syndrome that have reached Kindergarten age are going to be taught things that are usually geared for a pre-school class. Down syndrome children from the age of five to eight are going to be taught things like: how to help themselves, simple addition, telling time by the hour, and reading simple sentences.

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Alfie Hardie Testimony - Epileptic Seizures – Part 3

Best of all was how they looked at Alfie when they got there at first. When Emma and Fraser tried to get Alfie medical help they would ask about seizures and try to cure that, and just that. When they got to The Family Hope Center they sat down with Alfie and asked about every part of him: his seizures, sight, hearing, and over all behavior. They then based their program and treatment off of the whole of Alfie instead of just his seizures.

Early on at The Family Hope Center, Emma and Fraser were given something that the medical community couldn’t provide and that was hope. They were comforted by the center because they were given a direction and structure. They were given a certain amount of confidence and felt there was a future when previously they didn’t think there was one.

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Alfie Hardie Testimony - Epileptic Seizures – Part 2

Alfie was having 10 – 12 seizures a day with his parents always having to be around him to make sure that he was not hurt. He would seize day and night, so he had 24 hour supervision. He would get exhausted from all the seizing that happened throughout the day so he slept a lot. His sleep patterns were not right; he would sleep frequently during the day and be awake a lot at night. Alfie was very closed off and difficult to communicate with and would shut out the world; he was hard to spend time with.

They went to a Family Hope Center seminar in Oxford. They were skeptical about it, but after hearing what was said they were very impressed. They decided to give it a try.
In the two years that he had been at The Family Hope Center they’d seen great amounts of progress. Alfie was no longer having seizures. They can now leave him for short amounts of time with out worrying that he’s going to hurt himself. His sleep pattern had balanced out; he is sleeping more at night instead of the day.

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Alfie Hardie Testimony - Epileptic Seizures – Part 1

Another client who traveled overseas to come to The Family Hope Center, was Alfie Hardie with his parents Emma and Fraser Hardie of England. Alfie was growing up normally until he was about two years old. He started having mild seizures that just got worse. He was diagnosed with Epilepsy.

The medical field tried all the kinds of medicine for seizures and none of them worked, some of them made him worse. They were told there was no hope for his future and that he wouldn’t progress he would only regress (something they’d already seen him do from two years old to three).

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Simone Risager Testimony - Cerebral Palsy – Part 2

When they started the program Simone wasn’t able to see anything farther than a foot away from her face. Now she can see her mom or dad walking across the room. How much detail she can ascertain is uncertain, but she can pinpoint on an object for a good amount of time. They’re not getting much feedback from Simone, but they think that there’s a lot more understanding than there used to be. Her big sister is having an easier time of playing with her because of the baby talk, laughing, and participation that has started since treatment.

The Simone Risager Testimony reveals that she was having big seizures and would have periods of time they would call “bad time” where Simone wasn’t doing well. According to Jane her long periods of time are already gone after six months of treatment and they aren’t nearly as bad as they used to be. Jane said that Simone is a very happy girl.

Simone wouldn’t sleep at all during the day and now she’s sleeping a little during they day. She’s also sleeping better at night. Simone still had problems with her breathing and also had bowl movement problems. She’s doing much better with the breathing and is having an easier time with her bowl movements. Jane says her allover health is a lot better.

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Simone Risager Testimony - Cerebral Palsy – Part 1

The video for the testimony of Simone Risager starts focused on the parents. Soren and Jane speak with a European accent. They say their friends from Switzerland brought a child to The Family Hope Center and decided to try it out themselves. Simone had been born dead, she was not breathing. They revived her and she was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for ten days. She was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, a severe case. At 8 months she started having epileptic seizures.

During the testimony for Simone Risager Jane says that they started out in a program with the IAHP (Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential) but after a while they heard about The Family Hope Center. At the time of the testimony Simone had been in treatment for six months.

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Testimony for Matthias Ervin

Robert and Laura are very excited about the next six months, since they’ve seen so much progress in the last six. A lot of the progress has been in the last three weeks that they’ve spent at The Family Hope Center, so they think they may be on the cusp of something big with his development and progress.

Matthias’ parents are very excited about the next six months. They’re going to be working out a new program and hope to see many more great strides for him. They think the next big breakthrough for him is going to be in language and his development in that area.

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Testimony for Matthias Ervin - Part 4

His parents say they’re starting to see his personality come out and he’s very verbal. He likes to say what ever is said around him. He’s even using verbal communication now. Laura says that the articulation isn’t always there, but he’s definitely trying to verbally communicate.

Robert says that now, six months after starting the program. Matthias loves to be around people and wants to be in the middle of everything. He thinks that comes from Matthias being from a big family (he and his twin are the youngest of seven children).

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Testimony for Matthias Ervin - Part 3

The interview was done after six months of treatment. When Matthias came into the program he was very physical with his twin brother. His brother was always running away or getting pushed into things.

His parents and family were always trying to keep Matthias from hurting him. Matthias would make no verbal communication, little to no eye contact, and he would prefer to be by himself.

Now he and his brother play together, communicate and have fun – “they act like brothers” says Robert.

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Testimony for Matthias Ervin - Part 2

When Matthias was two his parents started noticing changes in him. He started developing slower socially and verbally and in overall development, especially compared to his twin.

Matthias was seen at The Family Hope Center and diagnosed with Atypical Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (P.D.D.). Fortunately for Matthias these conditions aren’t as bad as “true” autism.

People with P.D.D. tend do be perseverant, think literally and don’t understand humor. His mother says those are just “lots of fancy words for slow development.”

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Testimony for Matthias Ervin - Part 1

When the video came on for Matthias Ervin you can see his parents sitting at a conference table. Robert and Laura look like normal people you’d see at the grocery store and you wouldn’t suspect that their child was going through the struggles that he had been facing.

Robert’s sister and brother-in-law had their daughter in treatment at The Family Hope Center with their daughter Maddy and had seen terrific results in the five years she’d been there. When Robert and Laura’s son Matthias started showing signs of his development slowing at age two they decided to check out The Family Hope Center.


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