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  • About Me

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    AliciaP

    Female, 43
    CT, USA
    Member since March 22, 2008

    • About Me

      I have three wonderful children. Two girls who are typical and one boy who is PDD-NOS. He is 10. I have a husband and dog. My goal is for Stephen to have friends he enjoys and for my girls to feel special and loved as well. Working on less stress on a daily basis.

      I have three wonderful children. Two girls who are typical and one boy who is PDD-NOS. He is 10. I have a husband and dog. My goal is for Stephen to have friends he enjoys and for my girls to feel special and loved as well. Working on less stress on a daily basis.

    • Interests

      Girl Scout Leader for my two girls, CCD teacher(church), PTA member, also work as a Special Ed. bus driver.

      Girl Scout Leader for my two girls, CCD teacher(church), PTA member, also work as a Special Ed. bus driver.

  • Journal

    • Exhausted

      Mood July 9, 2008 11:41pm

      Well, I think I'm just plain old exhausted emotionally. I don't know where I'm going with Stephen. Some days I think we have the whole …

    • Journal Entry for April 7, 2008

      Mood April 7, 2008 10:35pm

      Today was another hectic day. For some reason lately Stephen goes in his room right after school and doesn't come out for awhile. He's really …

    • Just another day

      Mood April 4, 2008 11:37am

      Just kind of in a funk today. Everyone is grumpy her and the weather is lousy. Stephen has been very strange lately can't figure it out. I did …
    • To be less Stressed and calmer

      Mood March 28, 2008 9:41am

    • Easter

      Mood March 22, 2008 1:33am

      Very anxious about Easter. We are christians and Easter is a big holiday. I'm very nervous about how my son Stephen will behave. I hope he …

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    • Chocolate

      From Hanzy October 21

      Just saying hi & bringing a sweet gift for a sweet person's profile page! ;)

    • Little Love

      From Hanzy July 15

      Hey Alicia! How's life?! Thinking of you!

    • Flower

      From yearsoftears June 24

      miss ya hun! Hope that ya doing well!

    • Well Done

      From Hanzy May 15

      Just a message to say hey & I'm thinking of you, & well done for hanging on through the tough times in life! :)

    • Hug

      From stevo May 8

      Write some journal entries soon. I hope you are okay.

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  • Goals

    Progress

    30 %

    Goal End Date is Jun 1, 08 540 days ago.
  • Support Groups

    • Close Autism / Autism Spectrum

      My son Stephen was born with severe Reflux, after 2 grilling years of reflux he finally had surgery. He was diagnosed from the beginning as "Developmentally Delayed" He later was diagnosed as PDD-NOS. He is a wonderful 10 year old boy. He is very high functioning and is fully mainstreamed. He suffers in reading, math and social skills. We are currently trying to have the school write better goals and objectives for him. I look into his eyes and know he wants more, it breaks my heart.

      Treatments

      ABA Not Working
      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Not Working
      Stephen has always been underweight. When we were told to advoid sugar, it ws hell. Stephen loves Hershey Bars. To us it was better to satisfy him with a choclate bar than to worrry about his weight and deal with his stress about choclate.
      Brushing Therapy Somewhat Helpful
      It worked when he was about 3/4 yrs. old. Now that he is 10 he doesn't want me to do it anymore.
      Concerta Working / Worked
      Has been a lifesaver. He is currently on it and doing great. Alot of his impulsives in the classroom have calmed down.
      Early Intervention Working / Worked
      Birth to three. Hard to tell either way.
      Independent Living Skills Working / Worked
      constantly working on them.
      Occupational Therapy Somewhat Helpful
      Uses it for handwriting and organizational skills. Doesn't seem to work for organizing papers in his desk.
      Risperdal Working / Worked
      Uses it to sleep. Was having Night Terrors before we started using it.
    • Close Sensory Integration Disorder

      My son is diagnosed with PDD/NOS and S.I.D. He is very high functioning but still has severe issues. He is hypotonic, low muscle tone so he doesn't write very well. He is also speech impaired so his words sometimes run together. He is a wonderful, caring boy that I would do anything for.

      Treatments

      Brushing Therapy Working / Worked
      It did work when he was younger, now he's 10 and doesn't want me to do it anymore.
    • Open Dyslexia

      My son is 10 and is Autistic, but High Functioning. He was just diagnosed as severe dyslexia. We have him on the Wilson phonics program.

      Treatments

      Vision Therapy Working / Worked
      Does work, we use it all the time.
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