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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 528345" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Especially when young and just getting started, but also when they go thru a crisis and you have to make some drastic changes....that problem will be with you a lot. In general when things are just moving along it is nice to make one change at a time, then you can see the changes/impacts on learning and behaviors better. But yes, it probably IS a combination of things that makes changes. Both for the good and the bad. All we can do is our best. </p><p></p><p>One thing I noticed when my son was smaller was if he was making improvement in language/communication he then had more behavior issues, when growing his language would halt a little. Just like with babies, when gross motor is improving...talking can take a back seat and and when starting to talk they may not walk, climb etc. as much. Just fyi if you happen to ever notice this, other parents have shared the same and at the time we were worried about regression then suddenly saw this burst of skills.</p><p></p><p>When you mention Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech....of those things the thing I am sure is the biggest ticket is your wife and you working with him. Putting on my Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) hat, I can say honestly that what we do sets the stage and provides ideas and tracks progress....but if not practiced in real life, that short amount of time is not enough to make the big changes....it has to be carried through. I never understood how anyone didn't work with parents esp. when working with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kiddos. As a parent, we had swings set up, we have weighted blankets, lotion, other sensory integration items. I had a sensory table and we practiced different food textures etc. Of course we worked on speech and language at home too...... I bet your doing the work with your son is what is making the biggest impact!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 528345, member: 12886"] Especially when young and just getting started, but also when they go thru a crisis and you have to make some drastic changes....that problem will be with you a lot. In general when things are just moving along it is nice to make one change at a time, then you can see the changes/impacts on learning and behaviors better. But yes, it probably IS a combination of things that makes changes. Both for the good and the bad. All we can do is our best. One thing I noticed when my son was smaller was if he was making improvement in language/communication he then had more behavior issues, when growing his language would halt a little. Just like with babies, when gross motor is improving...talking can take a back seat and and when starting to talk they may not walk, climb etc. as much. Just fyi if you happen to ever notice this, other parents have shared the same and at the time we were worried about regression then suddenly saw this burst of skills. When you mention Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech....of those things the thing I am sure is the biggest ticket is your wife and you working with him. Putting on my Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) hat, I can say honestly that what we do sets the stage and provides ideas and tracks progress....but if not practiced in real life, that short amount of time is not enough to make the big changes....it has to be carried through. I never understood how anyone didn't work with parents esp. when working with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kiddos. As a parent, we had swings set up, we have weighted blankets, lotion, other sensory integration items. I had a sensory table and we practiced different food textures etc. Of course we worked on speech and language at home too...... I bet your doing the work with your son is what is making the biggest impact! [/QUOTE]
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