Hi nate my name is jennifer I live in maine we we just got new home not to long a go I have 3 kids that keep me very busy I am writeing to?

I'm new so I hope I am posting right. Old nephew with autism. He is usually with me on the weekends.

He's worked with. I have a question and I hope someone can help. Last night we noticed Hunter jerking his shoulders.

Face like he was trying to clean it, but nothing was there. Weekend I noticed him blinking his eye's over and over. Symtom of autism?

Can autism effect the nervous system? Deanna, my name is Mary Jane. I have a daughter who's 5 years old that's been diagnosed since she was 18 months old with autism and I'm also a Registered Nurse.

THe symptoms you described might be a a petit mal seizure or a mild seizure. Some autistic kids do develop this. It's a good idea to tell their developmental pediatrician exactly as you described it here.

I'm also new here but I welcome all of you and I hope we can all learn from each other. Good luck to everyone and hang in there. My name is Shae and I am the mommy to 2 wonderful girls.

Our oldest is 9 and was diagnosed with mild CP a year and a half ago. And our other dd is 3 (almost 4) and was diagnosed with moderate PDD/Autism back in April. It has been such a challenge for my dh and I, since we didn't understand why our 3yo was acting the way that she was.

She was born a month early, and has been delayed in everything that she has done. She will be 4 next month and is still in diapers/pull-ups, and it's crazy how much "advice" we get from people...and the bottom line is, she has no comprehension of what it means to eliminate in the toilet! The only person that has understood that, is the lady at the medical supply store that helps us get our diapers/pull-ups.

Both of our daughters have sensory issues, but it has been easier with our youngest since we learned so much about it with our oldest. Our 3yo goes to PT/OT/ST once a week, and they did a series of tests a couple of months ago to see where she was on the development scale. She tested 1-2 years behind on almost all of her skills and development.

Even our dr didn't think she was that far behind! Unfortunately (or fortunately), the first impression (most of the time) that our 3yo gives is that she is perfectly normal...and then when people get to spend more time with her (sometimes all it takes is 30 min to an hour), they realize that there is more going on there. Our dr has just started our 3yo on Buspar to help us through the rough times, but so far, all it does is knock her out...LOL...which can be good sometimes.

This is very new to us, so we are trying to learn as much about PDD/Autism as we can. If any of you have resources that you can recommend, we would appreciate it so much. I am so excited and blessed to find this forum.

I am looking forward to learning more and getting to visit with all of you! Sorry for the LONG post! I'm just so excited!

Hello everyone and thank you for the warm welcome! My name is Jennifer and I live in Kitchener, Ontario. I have 2 boys, Nathan 9yrs old(depressed), and Christian 6 yrs old(very hyper active child).

I am getting married next year to a wonderful man who has son, Nicholas 7 yrs old, who was diagnosed with having pervasive development disorder. He has a 'milder' form of this disorder from what I have seen and read on autism. Unfortunately, we only see him every other weekend and 1 to 3 times through the week.

We would like to spend more time with him. I am hoping to make some new friends and gain some more knowledge and maybe new ideas on what would help in raising a child with PDD. Hope to talk to you all soon, have a good day!

I'm a 24 yr old mom and full time college student. My 3 year old, Darren, was just diagnosed with Autism last week. We kinda knew for awhile that this is what was wrong with him.

Darren has always been a very well behaved child. (almost to well behaved) When he was an infant I could put him in his playpen with a toy and take a 30 min shower and I wouldn't even hear a peep outta him. He did seem to be delayed in all area's tho, and when he was one and not even crawling yet I was referred to the First Steps program.

A PT, and DT started coming to the home once a week. I never even thought or even knew much about Autism those first two years. I was more concerned about the walking and his gross motor skills.

But when he was 2 I was visiting a friend who had a son the same age as Darren.