Anonymous
Post 04/02/2013 11:11     Subject: What's the result you see for AS kids who had early intervention
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is complicated for me to answer. My ds is 8 and was diagnosed at 3. He's made tremendous progress and academically and intellectually he's an interesting kid. He's in a very small private school that says it is MS but has quite a few kids who are quirky or have ADHD or other issues. He is noticeably odd and I think anyone with experience with kids his age would know he has ASD (limited eye contact, somewhat strange, flat speech patterns, and unusual interests). He doesn't "pass" as typical at all, and the deviation from what is typical has become much greater and pronounced over time. In preK or kindergarten our family and friends didn't "believe" he merited the diagnosis, but I doubt anyone thinks that now. We did tons of therapy and early intervention. I think it is really really hard to predict outcomes. In a funny way his becoming more different has corresponded to me becoming less anxious about his future. I feel like he is becoming who he is, and the best thing we can do is just support that. There's no longer the intense anxiety to try to get him to behave as a normal 8 yo would, because I know that isn't in his capability. But he is polite, kind, helpful, and many other good things, and that is enough.


Love your answer! May I ask what school?


We moved out of the DC area to another city. I love ds' school and feel lucky to have found such as a good option.
Anonymous
Post 04/02/2013 09:45     Subject: What's the result you see for AS kids who had early intervention
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you for all the replies. Looks like early intervention does make a difference. We are still waiting for the IEP to be created.

I am thankful for this forum and all the support I found here. It made things easier for me.


You are so smart to get the IEP now. Once they are older it's much harder to get one. I was told a child has to fail at something before qualifying. While we didn't get as much as we wanted on the IEP, the services our son does get are great and they are FREE!



The bolded part is simply not true for AS/ASD. Whoever told you that lied to you. An ASD diagnoses practically guarantees getting an IEP. For kids with AS, an IEP with only social/behavior goals are common since many do not have problems with academics.


Not in every school district. I'm in the Midwest, though...maybe it's more true in the D.C. area.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2013 21:03     Subject: What's the result you see for AS kids who had early intervention
Former preschool sp ed teacher here. In general, the earlier intervention starts, the better the results. The end result (as in will your child look "typical") depends on more than just whether he gets intervention or not--ASD covers such a wide range of behaviors/skills that it is difficult to generalize and with young children, sometimes even difficult to predict what a specific child will look like in 2 years.
While you are working toward improvements, don't forget to accept and enjoy your child for who he is right now. I always felt bad for my students whose parents were so busy trying to find a "cure" that they couldn't enjoy the child right in front of them.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2013 19:00     Subject: What's the result you see for AS kids who had early intervention
ABA has made a world of difference for us! My son is adhd, speech delayed, maybe asd and we saw a lot of good from the first session!
Anonymous
Post 03/30/2013 18:07     Subject: What's the result you see for AS kids who had early intervention
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you for all the replies. Looks like early intervention does make a difference. We are still waiting for the IEP to be created.

I am thankful for this forum and all the support I found here. It made things easier for me.


You are so smart to get the IEP now. Once they are older it's much harder to get one. I was told a child has to fail at something before qualifying. While we didn't get as much as we wanted on the IEP, the services our son does get are great and they are FREE!



The bolded part is simply not true for AS/ASD. Whoever told you that lied to you. An ASD diagnoses practically guarantees getting an IEP. For kids with AS, an IEP with only social/behavior goals are common since many do not have problems with academics.