SN is very quiet.

[Blossomhill]

Where are you all? I miss you

[misdee]

i met a lady today with 4 week old twins. one is brain damaged, but as yet they dont know the extent of problems he may be facing. do i pass her the mumsnet special needs link? (tyhey attend the same baby ckinic as me?).

the babies were gorgeous.

[Blossomhill]

I am sure it could be of some help misdee. How are things with your dd2. Any further on with the assessments yet?

[misdee]

appointment next month with paed. took her to the cinema yesterday, never again!!

[Blossomhill]

I have never been that brave with dd. Why what happened?

[misdee]

she screamed when we went in, got her seated with a struggle, but she tried to leg it several times.

[Blossomhill]

Was you on your own or did you have another adult with you to help with dd1?

[Blossomhill]

Mind you she is only 3 isn't she?

[misdee]

she is 3 i na few weeks, so i am basing it on her age. but then dd1 loved the cinema from around 3yrs old. my mum came with me.

[spursmum]

Sorry to butt in you 2 but do you think I should start posting on the SN Threads now I know what's wrong with ds?
I have no idea where to get any information on anything!!

[Blossomhill]

Hope it all goes well. You think she may have dyspraxia?

[Blossomhill]

Spursmum - please do post. This section is for parents like you

[Blossomhill]

You will get loads of info. I know I have got so much help and that's why I am sad as missing everyone

[misdee]

dyspraxia/adhd has been mentioned by non-professinsals and my other sis who works with SN kids. also possibly leg length discrepancy (her dimples on her back dont appear to be level, but i cant get her to stand straight so cant be sure)

and yes spursmum, sn board is for you.

[spursmum]

My out of control ds has ASD and I have absolutely no idea about anything because I had a different idea of ASD to what my ds presents with.

[spursmum]

Hey misdee, hows life treating you lately?

[misdee]

spursmum, my dd2 stil lreminds me of your ds (remember how they got on together) but she is vocal.

[Blossomhill]

Misdee - really hope it all goes well next month!

Spursmum - asd presents differently in all children. Lots of parents on here with children on the spectrum, different severities of it.

[spursmum]

Phew!! The only person I know in RL that has experience of ASD is a workmate of the blokey(!) who's brother is completely non-verbal and has a nice, electronic PECS system!! He doesn't have tantrums anymore as he's 16 but he never had them as severe as ds does. Bless him though my ds was as good as gold at a birthday party today.

[misdee]

spursmum are you still going to dolphins?

[spursmum]

Not at the moment as I've had soo many appointments and getting him into nursery that I just haven't had time. Will start going again soon, going to see if I can change my weekly meeting at the nursery to fridays so I can go straight from dolphins to pick him up.
I've also just applied to have his name changed by deed poll!! no more arsehole!!!

[misdee]

yippee!!

dd2 starts pre-school in sept, so hopefully any 'differences' in her behaviour will be picked up on. She was lying on the floor again in shops yesterday, good old safe mode.

[Blossomhill]

did you tell spursmum about mn misdee?

[spursmum]

I used to lurk over Misdee's shoulder when we lived in the same block of flats.(before i got my broadband)

[jayzmummy]

Post away SM.
Hi Missdee...hows Peter?
Hi Bloss...how you feeling?....you sounded quite down earlier...are you OK?

[misdee]

in a way yes lol. but she didnt have a pc back then.