mommyof3gr8boys - Acceptance is the Cure!
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State: PA
Country: USA
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Hi, my name is Christie, I am 28 and have been married to my husband Eric, for over 7 years now  We have been together for almost 12 years (high school sweethearts).  He is an Electrical Engineer and I am a SAHM but also going to school part time for psychology.  We had our first child EJ (Eric Jr) in 2002.  He is dxed with PDDNOS,  Anxiety, Sensory Processing Disorder, Dispraxia, and an articulation disorder.  Quite a lot for a 5 year old boy!  He was just dxed this past May.  Although out sons psychiatrist prepared us about 6 months ahead of time.  They also think he will probably have his dx changed to aspergers when he is a bit older.  EJ is very high functioning he is in a regular classroom most of the day.  He spends 15 min in the morning in an Autism Support Classroom and 30 mins a week in OT, and 30 mins a week in ST.  He also has a TSS with him the entire day (half day k).  Besides in school he goes to out paitent OT once a week for an hour, he also goes to a psychiatrist once a month, and has a mobile therapist who spends 2 hours a week with him.  We are in the process of learning more about the SCERTS model and trying to implement it. 






Our second son Addison is 3.5 he was a premie born a month early, but very healthy!  He is our little joker.  He is ver small for his age but so adorable.  He too has some issues... we are in the process of having him evaluated. His speech evaluation gave him a dx of communication delay and now they are going to be doing and autism eval.  for a long time i thought NO ways Addison doesnt have autism.  Now, i dont know, I really think we might get that diagnosis again..Hopefully we will know more about it soon.  I feel like he has major sensory issues as well and when i do EJs sensory diet, Addison likes to join in.  I feel like he sometimes gets lost in the shuffle being the middle child, we try to give him a little extra when we can. 






Cohen is our baby he was just born this past August (the day after EJs 5th bday!) he is now 4 months old 15lbs, and has several teeth!! He is so health and we are so happy, we tried to get pregant for almost 2 years.  I found out i was going to be having Cohen last christmas eve.  I ended up spending all but my frist trimester on bed rest.  I then went into preterm labor at 25 weeks (around the time of EJs dx) i spend 2 weeks in labor and on all kinds of meds to try and get it to stop.  Finally they were able to and I spend a month in the hospital before being sent home on meds and bed rest for the remaineder of my pregnancy till i had him by c-section.  He was my biggest baby at 7lbs 4.4 oz!!






Well that is a quick glimps into my life :)

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New MT starts tomorrow!!
by mommyof3gr8boys on 04.10.08 - public - 132 visits

I got a call from our new MT (mobile therapist) today... She will be coming tomorrow. I already love her. She was so kind and asked me a lot of questions which i thought was great, she really sounded like she will make a difference. I explained to her that we never really had a behavior plan in place. That we have really been having issues with no idea how to deal with them becuase no one has shown us how! She said well I promise you that will NEVER happen agian! She is also a supervisor at a local school for Autism. She primarily does ABA but said she would discuss it at length with me and would be more than willing to incorporate anything I want. I am so happy and feel like a really weight has been lifted!!! i know its going to be a lot of really hard work, but I have been waiting for this day for someone to show me the way!!!! I am so happy. I feel hopeful for my son

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tambara
Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2008

That sounds wonderful!! I'm so happy for you...

slhh130
Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2008

Good luck! I hope she has some answers for you.

Robbiesmom
Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2008

Best of luck!! I pray things work out and you can keep her in your son's life a long time!! Have a beautiful day!

Crofty
Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2008

That's sounds so positive, she sounds really experienced and really lovely. Keep us posted on how he does. x

cjkellie
Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2008

This is wonderful and I am so thrilled for you. It's makes so much difference when you get the RIGHT support. Please keep us updated on how it's going. Good luck to you

janneane7
Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2008

Best of luck!!!!

jillmakalex
Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2008

WOO HOO! Isn' that funny?! We both get the same good news on the same day. I'm so happy for you guys! Good Luck!

AIsForAutism
Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2008

Great to hear!

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