[tri-med] Re: Trisomy and Autism

today if taylor was autium, when wwe where at the doctor's, the lady worked 
with autium childern. i had to tell her no he is trisomy 8 mosaic. i asked her 
why do you ask and she told me the why taylor was talking.  gina

-----Original Message-----
>From: Wendi <wendijo24@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jul 8, 2009 5:13 PM
>To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tri-med] Trisomy and Autism
>
>Hi everyone,
> 
>We had neuropsychological testing done with Jackson because of his disinterest 
>in peers and difficulty processing sensory input, especially sounds.  The end 
>result is that the Dr. feels that Jackson is autistic.  I was expecting her to 
>tell me this for some reason.  It's still not easy to hear.  Does it ever end?
> 
>For those of you more knowledgable, do you think that the autism is a symptom 
>of the trisomy, totally separate or maybe the behaviors he exhibits that are 
>thought of as "autistic" are really characteristics of trisomy 4p?  Is there 
>anyone else here who has a dual dx?  How do they treat it?  The Dr. didn't 
>have an answer because she knows nothing about trisomy 4p.  I don't know what 
>to think anymore.  J is very verbal, although tends to rely on some rote 
>phrases.  He could care less about peers.  He does have some obessions with 
>shapes and microwaves.
> 
>I'm still processing all of this and don't know what to think.  I've made an 
>appointment to have him evaluated with the WI Early Autism Project, but they 
>can't get us in until November.  The neuropsych thought he could benefit from 
>some ABA therapy.  
> 
>Thanks!
>Wendi, mom to Jackson, trisomy 4p, inverted duplication, almost 5 and Jameson, 
>18 months 
>
>
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