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[quote=Anonymous]Saw this in the other thread and didn't want to derail it.

My non verbal ASD 9 y/o was sick with what turned out to be a serious infection for almost a month.  It took a 2 week course of Augmentin to finally get rid of it.  Afterwards, we realized my son had a huge behavioral regression:  He went from being fully potty trained to putting him back into pull ups after 3 pairs of wet under wear in a row and a flat refusal to even enter the bathroom without a tantrum.  We have to bodily put him in the bathtub because he refuses to get in the shower.  He was always a picky eater, but he went back to the bad old days of only wanting to eat Gogurt and goldfish.  He refuses to do anything but lay in bed or on the couch.  His verbal communication is hit or miss, and he fights us on using his communication device. His personality hasn't changed: he's still a happy easy going child, but the last 2 to 3 years of progress are just gone.

None of the tricks and techniques we've used in the past are working.  I know we need help, but I don't even know where to start.  We have Amerigroup and it seems like nobody but Children's takes it.  We never got into their Autism program because our insurance wouldn't cover it without an autism diagnosis, and we couldn't get in to see anyone who could give us a diagnosis that was also covered by our insurance until he needed to be evaluated for his IEP at 6.  All that's to say I have no idea if he needs a Developmental Pediatrician or a Neurologist or something I haven't quite thought of.  Or if I'm being over dramatic and should just talk to his regular pediatrician.

If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be grateful.  [/quote]

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