Chinese Flu, and vaccinations

[mieow]

It said in the paper that children over the age of 1 and under 16 should be vaccinated against this but how do we do it? Do we just go to the GPs?

It gets to me every time I hear of an ASD dx Lou. he's still you same lovely gorgeous little boy. Sometimes when you go through and hear your little one being categorised its like being punched, but they're still the same loving little individuals. Remember its just a signpost which will help people work with him effectively. It doesn't change him at all. And he is absolutely gorgeous.

Thanks Jimjams. It's a nagging doubt I have had for a while now, just like when I thought he had cp. It doesn't matter a bit what dx's get thrown his way, he's perfect to me. I just worry for when he is older, you know?

Absolutely. But you know getting the right help early on makes a huge difference. And it could just be tendencies iyswim.

I know what you mean about nagging doubts as well. I've had it for a while about ds2 and his speech- am really beginning to think he has verbal dyspraxia. Decided today that I'm going to get nursery to refer him to SALT as soon as he starts there in Jan, I had thought about waiting a few months, but don't really see the point. He seems to have verbal dyspraxia to me so we may as well join the treadmill. You always hope you might be worng though don't you?

Ikwym. I really like the local paed, and am impressed that she has never dismissed any doubts I have had. She agrees it could just be tendencies, but think it is time for her to moot the point to the other professionals involved with him, because although spet 05 sounds ages away it isn't really, when trying to get stuff sorted for him is it?

How old is ds2 Jimjams? Is he not talking at all? Sorry if you have already said this.

ds2 will be 2 in January. He babbles and jabbers away continuously- and understands things at an appropriate level (eg understand me your, his etc). Pointed at the correct time. he just has very very very limited speech sounds. Yes and no are easy to understand but only because he nods and shakes his head. A lot of sounds he can't even copy in isolation (like eee- he says ahh- must check on my chart what age ee is meant to develop by). Mainly uses "da". His speech sounds similar to ds1's at his age, although he says a lot more than ds1 and is obvioulsly trying to communicate. DS1's SALT agreed within 5 mins of meeting him he doesn't have a communication disorder (he started jabbering away and pointing like mad at something with all the eye contactn anyone could want iykwim) but may have verbal dyspraxia.

It does take ages to set stuff up. That's partly why I;m thinking of getting ds2 into the system, it will take ages before they get round to doing anything anyway. Does your ds have to be referred on to anyone else now? Or is it just a case of a team chat? Hope you don't have too many more appointments to endure.

By the age of 2, dd2 could only say dada and mama, the rest was babble, although she obviously understood us, could communicate in her way, and took directions. We sent her to a speech therapist which helped her enormously. Won't stop talking now at aged 7 (in a few weeks). She still has problems with certain sounds, and is going to be starting group therapy soon to try and correct this, but it could be a similar thing perhaps? ST really helped her, so i think you are wise to get the ball rolling.

Ds isn't being referred to anyone as of yet. The paed mentioned that although his speech and language is very developed and ahead of his age (another marker), she may involve a SALT for his statementing, because of the possibility of asd, and they can recognise certain patterns of speech associated with it, at least I think that is what she said, lol.

I think that's particularly important if his speech is very advanced as often there are subtle problems with understanding which can be missed iyswim. Or his speech may be very concrete- but leaving him with problems with abstract stuff. It is important that this is recognised otherwise you get into the "but he's so bright why can't he understand this?" pov from teachers etc

DS2 certainly sounds similar to your dd2. Think I need to get the ball rolling....... bleurgh. I'm not really worried about it iykwim, as his language is fine, it's just the hassle of it all!

Hi Georgina.

Both DH and I read about this little girl too. We couldn't help but wonder why the parents waited for the ambulance to arrive when their daughter went blue when we live SO close to a very well equipped hospital. ? There is no way I'd have waited, she'd have been bundled into the car and driven the less than half mile to the hospital !

I think you are right Jimjams. Good luck getting salt sorted for ds2, anyway. I might start a new thread if I need to ask you a question again, feel like I have hijacked this one a bit too much!

I did wonder that WSM - but she was right the other end of the villages... I wonder if she thought (with the parking at the hospital and having a twin to look after as well) that getting the paramedics to the house would be the quickest way to get seen?

I don't think it's very easy to think logically in a crisis

Fio2, not hassling you for news, but just wanted to say I'm thinking of you.
xx

tanum thanks, I have been thinking of you too today. It went well (I think) and I will update you tommorrow!

tanum I have posted on the sn thread

lou33 - My dd used to be quite autisticy but isnt so much now. She used to obsess over wheels and hand flap and had a lack of eye contact to name a few. But she has outgrown this now. I hope your ds does too, but as you say he is still lovely whatever

jimjams - your ds2 sounds like he has made progress since the last time you posted - sounds good wont hurt to refer for salt though will it!