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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Don't I know it!  We've been doing that, and as I said, he's doing well. I think part of the reason is that we have been doing what you suggested.
On top of that, I think there are psychological/emotional reasons that we have seen improvement (which means an easier time for him navigating the social skills world). Plus, he (and we) have been blessed with teachers and school administrators (yes, in the public school system!) who value him, who want to see him succeed, who are willing to try and understand how his mind works and use appropriate strategies with him, and who identify his strengths and play off them to help him with his weaknesses. But those things are another thread.
But, yeah, what you describe mirrors along with my (completely unprofessional) thoughts about it all. I have described it as "the perfect storm" between a pre-existing disposition and triggers that set things in motion. |
Let me know if he catches a cold or something and how fast it clears up, I have a theory... You know how children catch things? And as always, follow your normal course of healthcare with your child--please do not withhold it!
All I want to know is the time he comes down with symptoms, what was his mental state, then when the issue became resolved to "normal" (with or without direct medical intervention). You can PM me.
It could be a cold, a scrape or bruise, cut, boil or sty--anything--so if he scrapes his knee, and you put neosporin on it, how long did it take to completely heal to relatively normalcy?
SPECULATION: Are there immune system problems in autism?