Thank you for your honesty and for sharing. Christian is still so young - I think it’s the not knowing that is so difficult. Not knowing if he will talk, not knowing if you are doing enough, not knowing what the future holds. But I think Christian has so much potential, and you and Hugo are great parents. I find your vlogs very informative. Thank you
Thank you so much 😊 it is very hard not knowing,especially the not knowing if he'll talk I don't let myself think about that too much. I just take it day by day
I am a speech therapist. Thank you for your courage and openness. Parents need other parents like you!!!! Your kids are so so so lucky to be born to you
We are going through a diagnosis right now and your story really hit me. It’s such a scary time and it’s so confusing. We are trying to document it as well in hopes of being able to make sense of things and find some connection. I don’t know anyone who has an autistic child and there are so many unknowns. Thanks so much for this video.
Love needs no words! Love needs no words! Love needs no words! My son was diagnosed on 9/12/2017 (I will never ever forget that date). He was diagnosed ASD Non Verbal and non social just like your Christian! He started ABA on 11/20/2017 and since then he started learning to do eye contact, after a month and half of ABA he started saying A and Mama for the very first time (he was 2 yrs and 6 months old) and take not he is a non-verbal and did not do baby talk prior to ABA. And now it’s been two months of ABA just last Sunday he is now able to say BaBa!!! My point is, have faith and be positive. As soon as I found out that my was autistic I always talks about it, I say my mantra “Love needs no words” I cried a lot and everyday since I found out that he is autistic. I learned to embrace the word autistic or autism. I thank you and your channel because when I was struggling and in the beginning of my sons diagnosis I watched all your videos and it helps me a lot. Thank you
Your comment makes me so happy!! ABA can do amazing things, as well as having amazing parents. That's a big accomplishment !! My son has had ABA for going on a year and that's the ONE thing he hasn't advanced in much. We get more sounds now then before which is a start at least :) thank you for watching I'm so happy to hear we help make you feel at least a bit better when times are hard. The comments I receive from you guys bring me the same comfort 💙💙
Not yet because it hasn’t been a year yet and it’s a slow process. I’ve seen a lot of improvement but no words but it’s okay we can keep at it and hope for the best for now
We received our son's diagnosis just a bit over 10 years ago, and now that I'm watching your video and especially hearing your story and thought process it's reminding me so much of what we went through. It sounds like you have a very supportive family, which is another thing I can relate to, thankfully. You are absolutely right when you say your son is awesome :-) And you are awesome, too, and a wonderful example to follow. You recognize all of your kids' strengths while also acknowledging they are individuals. I also like how you recognize the role your daughter plays as a sibling and that she is also needing your attention and love, too. So much to juggle, and you're doing a great job (I've watched a few of your other videos you've made since this one). I'm proud of you, mama!
I wish I saw this video when my son was diagnosed! So true there is a lot of autism videos showing only the negative aspects of the spectrum that it can really scare someone that doesn’t know much of it. It caused me to have denial for a long time about my sons diagnosis. But over time and educating myself and relating to others going through the same thing that I began to accept it and understand and be okay. I really related to a lot of things you said in this video, thank you for all you do! ❤️💙
Wow, thank you for this video. My son is starting development therapy, speech therapy, and OT next week. He's not diagnosed, but he has a lot of the same signs as your son. I'm so encouraged by what you said that it will all be okay. I felt so scared and alone these past few days.
So happy I came along your video my son is 17 months and non verbal so I been researching autism and a lot of the videos are negative and your video is positive and it's true if my son does have autism or not I know that his still a happy healthy baby Thank you
Thank you for your honesty! Be strong! It’s really hard to accept as a mother because you want the best for your child. Christian is so lucky to have a caring and understanding mom and family. It’s a learning process but I believe there will be a progress. Good bless to your family!
This is pretty much how I found out. I started searching online once his doctor referred him to Speech. I found a video of a child hand flapping and it clicked. I was like, yep! It all started making sense. Thank God for channels like yours!
I don't know if you have heard of another autisme family but you should check them out, they are amazing. Their channel is called Fathering autisme and they are all about love, family, support, awarness and living the life to its fullest! You have a beautiful family and you do an amazing job with your children! Best wishes to all of you, you rock!
Oh I watch their videos all the time I love them !! I'm happy to see autism awareness and not just negative aspects but the loving and beautiful part as well Thanks for watching 💙
Thank you so much! You are such an amazing mom to Christian and a beautiful example to follow. My little boy recently got diagnosed with autism 4 months ago. It's been so hard. When I heard you speaking I was reminded of myself of all the fear, doubt and concern for his future. I kid you not I used to cry every single night, I felt so powerless. But God is so good, He lead me to your video and just seen you and Christian is so beautiful and reassuring that everything will be alright. I know that sooner or later all my prayers will be answered. I will also be lifting you and your beautiful family in my prayers ❤ God is good & He will never let me down. Thank you once again!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a sweet comment. Your kindness and understanding is so help to me as well. I’m so happy you find our videos positive and helpful. Stay strong with time things get easier 💙
I just found you and your videos and I'm so greatful. Thank you so much for being so real and just giving us all hope and just helping us find the joy and amazing things in our kiddos
Really appreciate all your efforts to upload n sharings with us... i've watched few of your vlogs alrdy before come to this one... all are informative so pls keep updating ...i like all your sharings cause you make it very clear, plus editing of your son recordings to relate with the subjects, all infos are like what a great therapist should be doing.... here we dont have much resources with good profesionals, or even there is, need to spend lots of money... whatmore with pandemic times making things worse... (I dreaded everytime went for therapies at hospital, because it was so difficult to get appointment due to long queues, but when there was one, i was left frustated and helpless at the end, i always expecting at least little bit of something beneficial, after waiting for long... yet the reallity was kinda feel like wasting my kid time, my time, our hope, our effort etc cause not much output came from each therapy session) Anyway, to those watching, pls do not dislike if this video is not up your preference! just click away and that's it! tbh, i cannot understand why anyone should dislike an honest sharing by a mom, esp since this is not an easy thing to do, plus she just want to share to help other parents going through similar situation So, pls be considerate it is alrdy difficult enough for us without absurd response from certain someone
You nailed it, everything you said is how I feel. You are an AMAZING Mom! Thanks for taking the time out of your schedule to make these videos, I don’t know how you do it!!
Thank you, your family for making videos. I really appreciate it. I have a 2.5 son that has not been diagnosed yet but he is just like Christian. I’m glad you made this video and posted today, it answered many of my questions. Keep up the good work, Christian!!
You are a very sweet and kind mother..Also your daughter will grow up to be a protective older sister for sure..lots of love to your family. You are an inspiration to a lot of mothers
You are a strong mom and lady. You are narrating all of this without crying. You can control those tears.in this situation, We just need to be positive believer that everything is going to fine and take a day at a time.
My son is 10 and severe limited verbal. Your son's baby videos (as well as how he is now after watching a few videos) show a big difference from how my son was. Your guy has always shown very good RECEPTIVE language- meaning he understands what is said (mostly) That is really wonderful and amazing. Because of that - do a little looking into apraxia- because his inability to speak yet may be more related to oral ability, etc. My son never understood anything. He still seems not to. He does have a few words at age 10 but he is very far away from speaking. You two are fantastic parents- it's easy to tell how much you have immersed yourself in all of the learning we have to do!
Thank you for your kind message :) His speech therapist has mentioned apraxia but they said they need more time with him to make sure it is apraxia. I’m thinking he may have apraxia based on what I’ve read on it. He is doing things at speech that helps with apraxia so he at-least has a head start even without the diagnosis. He used have more trouble with communication. Recently he is being way more receptive to communication so I’m very hopeful :)
Hi hun. I'm new to ur channel and just wanted to see you guys' story. Thanks for sharing it. We are an Hispanic family as well. And we have 4 children. We have 2 special needs children with autism and developmental delays, 9yr old son & 2yr old daughter. Much love to you and your family 💝
Thank you for sharing your experience and what you felt as a parent going through a diagnosis. It’s a topic not often brought up and talked about. We go through so much emotionally as parents, I’m so glad you decided to share your experience, I have felt sharing my story with friends and family going through a diagnosis has brought some sense of comfort and normalcy to others going through a diagnosis.
It really does help to know others have gone through the same thing and to see that they are doing well and that the child is achieving things they didn't think they would. It's one of the hardest things I've had to go through. Thinking something may be wrong, having to sit with the fear for months and then getting the diagnosis and not knowing what the future holds but it's also made us a stronger family. Thank you for watching 💙💙
Thank you so much for making this video. My little sister is also non verbal autistic, she will soon be 7. I really understand the "numb" feeling that you got when your son was diagnosed. For my family too, we knew before the official diagnosis that something was different, but acknowledging this does take a while. You are totally right about the bond being stronger between the siblings, we are 4 sisters and we communicate and understand our little sister like nobody else. Im really happy to discover your channel, i can see even with the comments how many more children/parents are in this situation, and in a certain way it really reassure me not to be alone. Thank you so much
Thanks for telling your story. It's great to hear from other parents on this topic (also very cute flashback clips!!) We are planning on sharing our story soon as well.
thank you so much for sharing and your wonderful message. I am sure you are helping million others with this. Lots of love to you and your beautiful boy.
Thanks for ur beautiful videos with clear explanation. If my child is not speaking at 2 should I be worried? Says few word but not really talking. Also not pointing for the things that she wants but takes our hands & Shows us what she wants. Anybody any suggestions what to do. Thanks
Buy two they should have words from what I’ve been told. Have you touched base with your child’s pediatrician? Early intervention is very helpful as well as speech therapy . Sometimes it’s just a speech delay but it’s best to discuss with a dr.
This video was awesome I cried Christian laughs like my JoJo God bless you guys my son starts his test next week I'm scared for him I hope he's not but in my heart I know he is I joined your group keep the videos coming please
Please don’t overly worry. It’s best to talk to your sons pediatrician about your concernS. Even if he did end up with a diagnosis this will only help him get the support he may need. Please know our children are amazing and with love thrive 💙
Your such a amazing mother ..im in the same situation..& started to watch ur videos a couple months ago nd its has help me so much ..Thank u for being so strong .
My son was not trying to talk till 5 years old and now in speech therapy again. He will get there some day. You have great kid. I always say my 5 year old son with autism because he is my son first and autism is second.
Christian turns 4 in a little less then a month, Im hoping this year will be a great talking year for us. That is very true they are always our children first not autism first . 💙💙💙
Rocking The Spectrum I hope s lot of new and great things happen for you guys this year. My son just started writing his name on Sunday so I know this is our year for new things. 😀
Thank you so much for this video! I have a 4.5 year old on the spectrum. He has made so much progress. He will be starting Kinder in the fall & I feel so nervous about it!
I was very nervous about Christian starting school too but it's one of the best decisions I've made so far for him :) Is your son going to regular kinder or a special class ? My son still has 1 more year of pre k after this in an autism based class but I'm already nervous of the idea of him going to regular kindergarten ( it's still too early to tell if he would move forward in a regular school setting or continue in a autism based classroom )
Rocking The Spectrum right now he attends an autism base preschool. He will soon be evaluated to determine what will be the recommendations for Kindergarten. Unfortunately the school district he belongs to does not have a special education program..he would be attending general ed & be pull out for one on one..Im not sure if he is ready for that. We have a second option..for him to attend a different school that does offer special education (SDC) and be slowly mainstream. I will be observing both kinder classes before his transitional IEP. It just makes me nervous..I hope I make the right choice for him. We still have a few months to decide.
Sounds like you are doing your research on this. What's his biggest obstacle at this time, your biggest fear in regards to him going to regular kindergarten?I'm sure you will do the right thing with all the thought and research your doing on it ! it's always hard to make such a big decision! I always feel like evaluations are hard on parents (like myself) because you get so used to what he can and can't do but then someone else is pointing it out and adding more things he can't do that it brings you down all over again:(
Rocking The Spectrum yes! I totally feel that way. He has improved a lot with speech; however since he struggles with socialization and has limited interest..his speech and communication is basic needs & manding.. he is also very distracted and will only focus on something if its interesting to him and with that comes some tantrums. At Pre-school he sometimes struggled with staying with his group because if something caught his attention he would want to take off. He is very smart..knows his numbers, letters and shapes..so my concern is finding a class that can provide modifications for his needs but not make the work too easy that he is not learning..
My son is 2 in a half and he is in early intervention and gets 4 different services; child development,speech one on one, OT, and Group class and just about three weeks ago his doctor told me he thinks he has autism and I'm still in shock and don know what to think or believe I mean regardless if he does or novi know that I'm doing the best right now by attending all his classes Wich are around 8 hours a week and I do feel drained by the end of the week since I do have 4 kids but can't do anything else but keep pushing forward!
Right now,I’m in the waiting game. I got a referral for my daughter to go get tested at a Behavioral development specialist & for her to get tested for Autism at autism therapy center. I am waiting for the phone calls for the appointments to be made. She hardly talks & she’s in speech therapy. She’s seems off. We are doing sign language with her
Today my 2 year old was evaluated. We still have one more appointment to complete everything... However Dr said he's behavior shows he's on the spectrum. I was fine but once the appointment was over I felt exactly how you explained. WHAT IF... Kept playing in my head.
My 2 year old is in process of getting diagnoses he reminds me so much of your son all the symptoms and such i also have another son so i feel like i really relate to you i love that your so raw and real you are an amazing mama
I feel your pain...I started watching you guys because my son was diagnosed. He's very similar to your baby except my papis also has gastrointestinal problems. It's been a long almost 2 years now but like you said....I do see growth from him; not what I want but I'll take anything I can get. I wish you and your family the best! He will continue to grow and advance and be great! #teamcristian
My son was diagnosed I believe in late 2013 as non verbal autistic. Despite the speech pathologist saying oh he doesn’t need it ( I wanted to punch her) and getting no help with that he can actually talk but only to a certain extent. He will repeat what you ask him and just repeat what you say most of the time which is called echolalia. He was in ABA and OT for 2 years and now has come so damn far I’m telling you! He reads now a grade level or two above what most kindergarteners read at and his writing is amazing due to the hard work me and my husband have put in and continue to put in. IEP is a damn nightmare. Always know your parental rights and always read before signing anything with regards to his schooling
So happy to hear your son is doing so well. I've only had to deal with one IEP so far and it went okay but I'm more aware now and I'll definitely remember to stay strong for those thanks so much for the advice !
Muchas gracias por este video definitivamente me ayudo mucho ya q tengo el test de autismo para mi hijo el 29 de mayo estoy muu nerviosa y aveses me siento triste pero tus videos me dan micha esperanza de q todo va a estar bien ...happy mothers day !!!
How have I not seen this video. Thank you this is what I needed everything that you felt is what I been feeling and now I know that I'm not alone. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and everything. The moment you cried I cried because I been holding so much thank you
Your story with your son sounds so similar to my son. He was obsessed with Mickey as well and he also walked at 12 months and we didn’t think anything until 15-18 months. He stop smiling and would not answer to his name at all. My boy is 4 and still non verbal as well.
I have a 4 year old girl, a 2 year old boy. my boy is autistic. How your kiddo doing ? is he talking yet ? Mine says like 5 words at 25 months. just hoping for the best that's all. Good luck to you. They are very special kids. we love our boy soo much.
Im using PECS icons to communicate with my little guy. He has just started grabbing the icons this past couple weeks. I have been working with ABA for about 2 months now. My wife works, I stay at home with the kids. His pointing has become great as well within the last month. I never thought I would have to teach my child to point. This whole experience has given me a much greater appreciation for life itself. Those little things I always took for granted. Im not really a religious person but I do pray to god every night thanking him. Its very easy to fall off the rails (get depressed) when you have a child with autism. But I choose to just let him be a little boy vs be a little boy with autism. They are so special and so sweet. I wish the best for you. It almost made me cry when I saw you crying in this video. Like I know exactly that feeling. Your words here are very encouraging to parents with autistic children and even children in general. Thanks.
Hello mom of Christian..I feel so much in your shoes...My daughter is 4 and has autism, currently doing full time ABA. She was diagnosed at 2 years in my home country(Sri Lanka). She started ABA fulltime only this January after getting to the USA last May. She is nonverbal..But sings a lot with a few clear words. Although she has completed 3 months of full time ABA she resists getting dressed in the morning and seems very unhappy to go there. She looks at me every morning as if to ask"why cant i stay at home and play with you?". It breaks my heart sometimes and i feel confused about if im doing the right thing for her. Like i dont know if i should continue ABA or just let her go to special ed pre-k or try floortime /DIR. My daughter has just started learning a bit of PECS..her i contact has improved and she doesnt spin anymore. But she still is nonverbal and doesnt pay much attention and i dont feel like there's a massive improvement after being in ABA full time for 3 months. And it makes me wonder why she seems so unhappy to go there?She has started biting her own hand and pulling her own hair. I see you are doing an amazing job as a mom. Christian is so sweet ..he's so lucky your daughter is there to play with him.i wish my daughter had someone like that to play with..what should i do about ABA? i thought since you have been through this rodeo you might be able to help me.
I think every child is different. What might work for one may not work for another. With my experience with my son you can not expect to see amazing improvements within a short amount of time. My son has had consistent ABA therapy for over 2 years and it has been very slow progress, ups and downs but I do think overall it has helped him be more independent and helped him with communication. But I also have him in pre k and speech so it has been team work for sure. If your child is very unhappy there try talking to the bcba and ask what they can do to make It more fun. My son doesn’t like getting up to go to school either but once he is walking up the steps he has a smile on. My son is not happy to start therapy after school and will at times cry but when he’s in the room working I hear laughs and giggles as well. Follow your gut if you feel something is off do your best to pinpoint the source. Look into other therapies and you can always try others out. There is no wrong or right way. Sending love and positive vibes 💙💙
Oh I love this video, you are such a good mama, and omg Christian is so stinking cute. Thank you for sharing w us. I have 2 cousins on the spectrum. My son was diagnosed at 3 he was typically developing until he was 2 which is when he started hand flapping and was hyper. James had words but honestly I thought he would catch up by 3 which he didn’t. I was so devastated but I now know things will be ok but it was really hard for me to c that. I still have a hard time at times. I must say I’m so greatfull for mamas like you that share your story it helps me feel not so alone. Oxoxox
Thank you for your kindness. It's because of you guys that I'm wanting to share our story and parts of our life you always leave the sweetest comments. I love hearing what your son is doing or what he accomplish. Accepting this diagnosis is very hard and it hits me at different times the seriousness of it and the loss of certain things that cannot be, but you create a new life with new hopes and fear and you learn to accept your situation and love the ups and down
Rocking The Spectrum very well said mama I am finding it is getting easier but of coarse it still hits me. Hope is eternal and is all we have sometimes, I’m a born again Christian and truly believe that the Lord can take anything and make it beautiful. We both have beautiful wonderful boys that have tons of potential and I know God can and will bless their lives as he has already done!!!!
Love your videos my son is also about to 3 and non verbal he reminds me so much of my son. And we are also doing all the testing. We started right when he turned 2
So happy to hear your starting all the testing early on. It’s a big help! It’s a very sad thing to deal with though. Especially not being able to make your son smile :( but it gets better and you learn to adapt to what you were given in life. Life is beautiful and the hardship is nothing compared to the happiness you get from your son daily Thanks do watching :)
I found the video which I want to..,. thank you so much... for uploading dis one......I had the feeling exactly similar to yours...., thanks a lot and agreeing with Kristina...love needs no words...,.if I am looking at my son's eyes.,....I am happy that. I caught all the world which I can see in your son's eyes and smile...keep uploading videos.,...
Hi..,.nice to see your reply.....did the therapist said that he can speak...after the therapies.......hw nw Christian doing....??? started to speak....words......
He’s still going to therapy. He still hasn’t spoken and we don’t know if he will. We are working on him understanding what is being said to him and hopefully with time he’ll want to speak
Acceptance, perseverance, hope, determination, faith, all proceeded and superseded by LOVE is a great motto to live by. You are on the right path. Keep your eyes focused on your goals and your lives will be enriched.
Hi my son was just diagnosed with mild autism at 34 months. We are about to start ABA therapy and he is currently taking early intervention at a public school. What is your opinion regarding which is more helpful? Do you recommend that we get as much ABA hours as possible and forfeit any public school hours for the sake of starting ABA as soon as possible? Also, did you see huge improvements (i.e game changer) when he started ABA? Also, we can not get our son to follow our pointing. I remember in one of your videos that you said your son got this down; how long did it take because we have been trying as parents for the last few months and he just doesn't seem to get it. We point our finger to the milk cup on the top shelf and he won't look at the direction of our pointing finger; he will just get more mad and whine for milk and keep looking at us without looking at the direction of our finger. He might look up and do a full hand reach but i was told this is not the same as pointing as it is not pure communication but rather a physical grabbing if that makes sense. Thanks so much. I wish you the best. I see you are working very hard for your son.
Hello. It’s hard to say since every child is different and could benefit from different things. From my personally experience I can say it’s a hard decision since you hear ABA is best and its best to do as much as possible at a young age. Keep in mind that our kiddos are still very young and we want them to have free time to play and not just do therapy. When my son turned three he was having 4 hours of therapy a day as well as school but after a while that seemed to overwhelm him so we lowered it to 2 hours of ABA a day and school. My son really benefits from having other kids around him to learn and socialize so school was/is important to me but he definitely gain a lot of skills in focus and following instructions with ABA. I can’t say which therapy benefited him more I feel like it was more a combination of all. One thing that I would like to say is no therapy is a game changer. It’s more of a slow and steady wins the race thing. It takes a lot of months of constant work. Consistency all around is key and you will see improvement. My son was slow progress and at times I felt like it should be more progress but i definitely see a lot of growth overall.
In regards to pointing, what helped us was not making it very hard at first. Don’t do things that are high up or far away. Start with something very motivating (food,ipad etc) pretty much in front of him. Have someone behind him and do hand over hand pointing with time give him some space to do it alone without help. Once he has that down u can make it a little more challenging by making the item he wants be farther away. I hope that makes sense. When my son is learning something new, he requires a lot of prompting at first
Thanks for your comments. I realize my son is autistic and does not have great eye contact but being in a class with other kids with also not great eye contact, do you feel that kids can learn to "to lose" their eye contact? I feel he learns alot when he is in the mall playground and running with the other kids. Even though he does not interact with them, there have been rare moments that he will chase the other kids around with a big smile, and the other kids will also look him right in the eye to try to talk to him when they bump into each other.
No i don’t think so, also at least for my son his class has children on the spectrum as well as neuro typical children so the goal is to have our kiddos learn how to socialize by having all the kids engage with each other. Yeah some bad behaviors may be learned but same goes for good behaviors. My son gained so much his first year in pre k.
My kid's class only has kids on the ASD spectrum so I'm a little concerned about the bad behaviors. As a sidenote, I have started my kid on gluten free broccoli fries as a way to try to get him to eat vegetables. He is a picky eater and he eats these pretty well.
Hola, me gusto mucho tu vídeo. Yo tengo un niños de dos Años se llama Christian también y estamos con los estudios en Early Intervention y si hay varias banderas rojas de autismo, es muy duro pasar por todo esto pero al final te hace muy fuerte. Está hermoso tu niño. Saludos y bendiciones desde Las Vegas.
Hola si es muy duro este tiempo que estás pasando pero no es todo negativo vas a ver con mucho amor y paciencia tu hijo va lograr muchas cosas que parecen difícil ahorita! Estas haciendo muy bien con ir a early intervention! A nosotros nos ayudó mucho :)
Another great video :-) I like your channel very much, you are such an awesome family! Like you I watched A LOT of videos about autism and your channel is the most I can relate to.. And about your daughter, I can tell you that she is truly awesome sister! Christian is very lucky. And mark my words, she will grow up to be an amazing and caring adult :-) I know how you feel about worrying if she's getting enough of your time. What I do with my older kids, is we have a "special day" or a "date" once a month. One month it's just me and my daughter going out (cinema, swimming, shopping- anything, just a two of us) whilst my oldest son is having a special day with his dad. And the next month we swap, I go out with my son, whilst my daughter is out with her dad. You could give this a try if you want. We really enjoy our "dates" and kids look forward to spending some quality one on one time. I think it's very healthy for them (and me)
Your so kind thank you !!! I have thought about maybe having a day where my husband and I have a day with each child but my husband always says we have to kids and we should be able to have dates with both together but I like your idea one child with each parent and switching sounds fun! I'll let him know I'm sure my daughter would love that !
No he doesn't dance to the beat anymore :( that's one of the things he lost that we noticed he stopped doing ,he used to love dancing and being around us
My 3.5 year old is being evaluated for developmental preschool. They told me they saw signs of autism within 20 mins. I never once thought she was on the spectrum. After researching and finding one of your videos I see SO MUCH OF MY CHILD in your videos. Thank you so much for making these videos. It has helped me so much to understand and relate in a way I didn't before. My daughter is mostly non verbal, says random words at times. She mostly brings me and my hand to get what she wants. I have had break downs because now I understand why my child is different than other kids her age. Again, thank you for this and being raw about it. It really helps me know I'm not alone and she is the same little girl I brought home from the hospital. It's just who she is.
I’m so happy to be able to help in anyway. It will all work out. Life is beautiful with autism as well. you already have a positive outlook in life, which is the most important thing. 💙
Omg my son just turned 2 years old and he is in the same situation than Christian exactly the same he will be diagnose at the end of this month August 2018. I am scary, I kind I know that he is in the spectrum,but is something we don't want to hear. I am ready to fight this battle against autism. Thanks for your video. I have a question I have heard at lot about the gluten free diet at soon at I noticed that he was in the spectrum I stopped giving him milk and gluten and I noticed the change on him because he was obsessed with milk he didn't want to anything just milk. Have you ever tried the diet?
Hello, When my son got the diagnosis we did try the gfcf diet for a while but we didn’t really notice a big difference so we pretty much stopped giving him dairy milk switched to almond milk but he can have things with milk just not straight up milk because he did have stomach pains and giving him almond milk did help reduce the pain. But he does have gluten. Im glad to hear you see positive changes with this diet. What kind of change did you see if you don’t mind me asking ?💙
Being scared of the diagnosis is normal. I felt the same way but you will see this is just a diagnosis nothing changes who your son is. Think of it as a way to get even more help he will need to live a happy independent life. With time it will get easier and trust me you will be amazed by the growth you will see over the years with therapy and your love. sending you positive thoughts don’t worry everything will work out and you will become even more of a super mom and you will be his biggest advocate 💙
I don’t consider that a sign of autism. A lot of the videos in the beginning are of him as a baby just to show how he acted as a baby. I didn’t really see any signs until he was 14-18 months old
I love you made this video. We have a 5 yr old little girl non verbal autistic, What state are you in? Curious about ABA and services tou recieve. Thank you for sharin ng its xrazy how many stories are so similar to ours..
I just found your vlogs. My 21 month old is showing all the symptoms you mentioned. But when I took him to get evaluated they said he is showing all signs of autism but he is too young to diagnose. But they haven't started early therapy yet.
Your pediatrician said he’s too young to diagnose ? My son started early intervention before he was diagnosed with Autism. Early intervention helps with children that show delays so regardless of the diagnosis if your son is showing delays most pediatricians give you a referral to get help with speech,fine motor skills and gross motor skills.
It's was a place called Amos Cottage that said he was too young that his pediatrician referred him to. They was supposed to start OT but this place is known to take its time finding a known place.
Maybe ask for another referral to a different place. In Nevada there are a few early intervention places. Hopefully another one has something available
Thanks for this video.. please tell me what causes autism since I was too much depressed during my pregnancy n my daughter showing symptoms.. I feel it's all my fault
No one knows what causes autism. Many studies have been done but nothing is known for sure. Please don’t blame yourself. This life is not hopeless. Try to think positive about your situation and everything will work out 💙
@@ROCKNSTIMS he is 4 now, isnt he?My little one is also having the same symptoms as christian on the video and i did request a test like a few days ago, i just didnt know it takes so long to have it
@@ROCKNSTIMS not my buisness.. and I understand if you choose not to answer.. but does he have a voice output device? If he does.. does it use it meaningfully to Express he wants and needs? You have probably addressed this in other videos... sorry.
I thing my has a lot similar behaviour with your son,I will like to ask if he help you to wear his clothes when he was 20 month or reach his hands to be picked up...my son point but no to tell me what he wants or he doesn't keep for long eye contact,and now I realized he start to avoid me and he goes to stay alone,he speen but he knows what mean no and he has like 5 words but he scream a lot...Hv is not concern but I have a gut
My son did reach to be held and with help he raised his hands when getting dressed. Every child development is different. If you have some concerns you can bring it up with doctor or request an evaluation. Even if it’s not autism you can get help to help get your child where they need to be developmentally 💙
Thank you so much for this video. Our family is just beginning this journey with our son and seeing this is incredibly helpful. It made me emotional because I can relate to everything you said about how this affects us as parents. Definitely made me feel like I'm not alone in this and I'm not the only one struggling with the challenges autism brings.
I’m so glad it was helpful. The beginning is always a very hard time to process everything. You are not alone.. we have similar and completely different struggles but life is still fun and amazing even with the sudden changes that come our way. Thanks for watching 💙💙
My daughter change alot right after her last shot! 😭 once she turn one she was someone else and now she has autism I cried for 3 days straight! 🙏 now all we can do is pray and help her with her therapits we hope she will talk soon
Thank you for your honesty and for sharing. Christian is still so young - I think it’s the not knowing that is so difficult. Not knowing if he will talk, not knowing if you are doing enough, not knowing what the future holds. But I think Christian has so much potential, and you and Hugo are great parents. I find your vlogs very informative. Thank you
Thank you so much 😊
it is very hard not knowing,especially the not knowing if he'll talk I don't let myself think about that too much. I just take it day by day
I am a speech therapist. Thank you for your courage and openness. Parents need other parents like you!!!! Your kids are so so so lucky to be born to you
We are going through a diagnosis right now and your story really hit me. It’s such a scary time and it’s so confusing. We are trying to document it as well in hopes of being able to make sense of things and find some connection. I don’t know anyone who has an autistic child and there are so many unknowns. Thanks so much for this video.
Amazing video... it made me cry! My 2yr old Leo is very similar to Christian.. I love watching your channel 💘💘💘💘
Thank you 😊 💙
Love needs no words! Love needs no words! Love needs no words!
My son was diagnosed on 9/12/2017 (I will never ever forget that date). He was diagnosed ASD Non Verbal and non social just like your Christian!
He started ABA on 11/20/2017 and since then he started learning to do eye contact, after a month and half of ABA he started saying A and Mama for the very first time (he was 2 yrs and 6 months old) and take not he is a non-verbal and did not do baby talk prior to ABA. And now it’s been two months of ABA just last Sunday he is now able to say BaBa!!!
My point is, have faith and be positive.
As soon as I found out that my was autistic I always talks about it, I say my mantra “Love needs no words”
I cried a lot and everyday since I found out that he is autistic. I learned to embrace the word autistic or autism.
I thank you and your channel because when I was struggling and in the beginning of my sons diagnosis I watched all your videos and it helps me a lot. Thank you
Your comment makes me so happy!! ABA can do amazing things, as well as having amazing parents. That's a big accomplishment !! My son has had ABA for going on a year and that's the ONE thing he hasn't advanced in much. We get more sounds now then before which is a start at least :) thank you for watching I'm so happy to hear we help make you feel at least a bit better when times are hard. The comments I receive from you guys bring me the same comfort 💙💙
Did you change speech program or instructor to see if there's better way ?
Not yet because it hasn’t been a year yet and it’s a slow process. I’ve seen a lot of improvement but no words but it’s okay we can keep at it and hope for the best for now
We received our son's diagnosis just a bit over 10 years ago, and now that I'm watching your video and especially hearing your story and thought process it's reminding me so much of what we went through. It sounds like you have a very supportive family, which is another thing I can relate to, thankfully. You are absolutely right when you say your son is awesome :-) And you are awesome, too, and a wonderful example to follow. You recognize all of your kids' strengths while also acknowledging they are individuals. I also like how you recognize the role your daughter plays as a sibling and that she is also needing your attention and love, too. So much to juggle, and you're doing a great job (I've watched a few of your other videos you've made since this one). I'm proud of you, mama!
I wish I saw this video when my son was diagnosed! So true there is a lot of autism videos showing only the negative aspects of the spectrum that it can really scare someone that doesn’t know much of it. It caused me to have denial for a long time about my sons diagnosis. But over time and educating myself and relating to others going through the same thing that I began to accept it and understand and be okay. I really related to a lot of things you said in this video, thank you for all you do! ❤️💙
Wow, thank you for this video. My son is starting development therapy, speech therapy, and OT next week. He's not diagnosed, but he has a lot of the same signs as your son. I'm so encouraged by what you said that it will all be okay. I felt so scared and alone these past few days.
💙 sending love , I know it’s challenging but with time things start to feel less heavy.
So happy I came along your video my son is 17 months and non verbal so I been researching autism and a lot of the videos are negative and your video is positive and it's true if my son does have autism or not I know that his still a happy healthy baby
Thank you
Thank you for your honesty! Be strong! It’s really hard to accept as a mother because you want the best for your child. Christian is so lucky to have a caring and understanding mom and family. It’s a learning process but I believe there will be a progress. Good bless to your family!
Thank you very much for such a kind comment 💙
THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!! I love your honesty and I even cried with you because I know that same feeling. God Bless Your Family
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This is pretty much how I found out. I started searching online once his doctor referred him to Speech. I found a video of a child hand flapping and it clicked. I was like, yep! It all started making sense. Thank God for channels like yours!
Your son is just fabulous and amazing and his mom is the best mom ever!!!! Be strong, I m sure he s gonna talk!!!! Be patient.....
Thank you for sharing! Damian is 3 years old & we have such similar experiences that you share in this video. So glad I found your channel. 💙🧩
I don't know if you have heard of another autisme family but you should check them out, they are amazing. Their channel is called Fathering autisme and they are all about love, family, support, awarness and living the life to its fullest! You have a beautiful family and you do an amazing job with your children! Best wishes to all of you, you rock!
Oh I watch their videos all the time I love them !!
I'm happy to see autism awareness and not just negative aspects but the loving and beautiful part as well
Thanks for watching 💙
Thank you so much! You are such an amazing mom to Christian and a beautiful example to follow. My little boy recently got diagnosed with autism 4 months ago. It's been so hard. When I heard you speaking I was reminded of myself of all the fear, doubt and concern for his future. I kid you not I used to cry every single night, I felt so powerless. But God is so good, He lead me to your video and just seen you and Christian is so beautiful and reassuring that everything will be alright. I know that sooner or later all my prayers will be answered. I will also be lifting you and your beautiful family in my prayers ❤ God is good & He will never let me down. Thank you once again!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a sweet comment. Your kindness and understanding is so help to me as well. I’m so happy you find our videos positive and helpful. Stay strong with time things get easier 💙
Made me cry, I’m in the same page. God bless you and your family.
I just found you and your videos and I'm so greatful. Thank you so much for being so real and just giving us all hope and just helping us find the joy and amazing things in our kiddos
💙 thank you
Really appreciate all your efforts to upload n sharings with us... i've watched few of your vlogs alrdy before come to this one... all are informative so pls keep updating ...i like all your sharings cause you make it very clear, plus editing of your son recordings to relate with the subjects, all infos are like what a great therapist should be doing.... here we dont have much resources with good profesionals, or even there is, need to spend lots of money... whatmore with pandemic times making things worse...
(I dreaded everytime went for therapies at hospital, because it was so difficult to get appointment due to long queues, but when there was one, i was left frustated and helpless at the end, i always expecting at least little bit of something beneficial, after waiting for long... yet the reallity was kinda feel like wasting my kid time, my time, our hope, our effort etc cause not much output came from each therapy session)
Anyway, to those watching, pls do not dislike if this video is not up your preference! just click away and that's it! tbh, i cannot understand why anyone should dislike an honest sharing by a mom, esp since this is not an easy thing to do, plus she just want to share to help other parents going through similar situation
So, pls be considerate it is alrdy difficult enough for us without absurd response from certain someone
My family is at the beginning of a very similar journey. It's very scary. Thank you for your videos and information.
You nailed it, everything you said is how I feel. You are an AMAZING Mom! Thanks for taking the time out of your schedule to make these videos, I don’t know how you do it!!
Thank you, your family for making videos. I really appreciate it. I have a 2.5 son that has not been diagnosed yet but he is just like Christian. I’m glad you made this video and posted today, it answered many of my questions. Keep up the good work, Christian!!
Thanks for watching!!
Always happy to help 💙💙
You are a very sweet and kind mother..Also your daughter will grow up to be a protective older sister for sure..lots of love to your family. You are an inspiration to a lot of mothers
Thank you so much! 💙
You are a strong mom and lady. You are narrating all of this without crying. You can control those tears.in this situation, We just need to be positive believer that everything is going to fine and take a day at a time.
My son is 10 and severe limited verbal. Your son's baby videos (as well as how he is now after watching a few videos) show a big difference from how my son was. Your guy has always shown very good RECEPTIVE language- meaning he understands what is said (mostly) That is really wonderful and amazing. Because of that - do a little looking into apraxia- because his inability to speak yet may be more related to oral ability, etc. My son never understood anything. He still seems not to. He does have a few words at age 10 but he is very far away from speaking. You two are fantastic parents- it's easy to tell how much you have immersed yourself in all of the learning we have to do!
Thank you for your kind message :)
His speech therapist has mentioned apraxia but they said they need more time with him to make sure it is apraxia. I’m thinking he may have apraxia based on what I’ve read on it. He is doing things at speech that helps with apraxia so he at-least has a head start even without the diagnosis. He used have more trouble with communication. Recently he is being way more receptive to communication so I’m very hopeful :)
Does your son use sign language or pecs as his main form of communication?
Hi hun. I'm new to ur channel and just wanted to see you guys' story. Thanks for sharing it. We are an Hispanic family as well. And we have 4 children. We have 2 special needs children with autism and developmental delays, 9yr old son & 2yr old daughter. Much love to you and your family 💝
Hello! Thanks for sharing some of your story with us and for checking out our video! 💙😊
Thank you for sharing your experience and what you felt as a parent going through a diagnosis. It’s a topic not often brought up and talked about. We go through so much emotionally as parents, I’m so glad you decided to share your experience, I have felt sharing my story with friends and family going through a diagnosis has brought some sense of comfort and normalcy to others going through a diagnosis.
It really does help to know others have gone through the same thing and to see that they are doing well and that the child is achieving things they didn't think they would. It's one of the hardest things I've had to go through. Thinking something may be wrong, having to sit with the fear for months and then getting the diagnosis and not knowing what the future holds but it's also made us a stronger family. Thank you for watching 💙💙
Thank you so much for making this video. My little sister is also non verbal autistic, she will soon be 7. I really understand the "numb" feeling that you got when your son was diagnosed. For my family too, we knew before the official diagnosis that something was different, but acknowledging this does take a while. You are totally right about the bond being stronger between the siblings, we are 4 sisters and we communicate and understand our little sister like nobody else. Im really happy to discover your channel, i can see even with the comments how many more children/parents are in this situation, and in a certain way it really reassure me not to be alone.
Thank you so much
Thank you so much for commenting. I love that our videos can help someone feel less alone 💙
We have a very similar story with our little guy. You're definitely not alone. Keep up the great work...really enjoying your videos. ♥️
I am 43 years old now i can do everything by my self
Thanks for telling your story. It's great to hear from other parents on this topic (also very cute flashback clips!!)
We are planning on sharing our story soon as well.
Thank you ! Can't wait to see your story video 💙👍😊
thank you so much for sharing and your wonderful message.
I am sure you are helping million others with this.
Lots of love to you and your beautiful boy.
Thanks for ur beautiful videos with clear explanation. If my child is not speaking at 2 should I be worried? Says few word but not really talking. Also not pointing for the things that she wants but takes our hands & Shows us what she wants. Anybody any suggestions what to do. Thanks
Buy two they should have words from what I’ve been told. Have you touched base with your child’s pediatrician? Early intervention is very helpful as well as speech therapy . Sometimes it’s just a speech delay but it’s best to discuss with a dr.
I’m so glad I found your channel ❤️ my son is 3 1/2 with Autism. Your videos are amazing to watch. Hello from Chicago
This video was awesome I cried Christian laughs like my JoJo God bless you guys my son starts his test next week I'm scared for him I hope he's not but in my heart I know he is I joined your group keep the videos coming please
Thanks for sharing! It really helps to know that there are others going through this too thank you.
You're such a beautiful person. Thank you for sharing this!
I appreciate seeing someone so much lìke my son thank you for all u share
Thanks for the advice and reassurance at the end. I almost cried. We are in between. Thank you for your video
This is such a good video. You are a wonderful mother. ❤️ Christian looks so happy!
Thank you very much 😊
Sharing your story is helping me so much . Thank you and god bless your family❤️
Thank you so much for sharing. I needed to hear this. You are an amazing parent and you little ones are adorable and blessed
You make me 😭 my son almost 3 he is not talking I can see some of symptoms I am so worried 😭😭
Please don’t overly worry. It’s best to talk to your sons pediatrician about your concernS. Even if he did end up with a diagnosis this will only help him get the support he may need. Please know our children are amazing and with love thrive 💙
Your such a amazing mother ..im in the same situation..& started to watch ur videos a couple months ago nd its has help me so much ..Thank u for being so strong .
Thank you so much 😊 💙💙
Thank you so much for this video. I’m going through the same thing it’s so hard but I know everything will be okay.
My son was not trying to talk till 5 years old and now in speech therapy again. He will get there some day. You have great kid. I always say my 5 year old son with autism because he is my son first and autism is second.
Christian turns 4 in a little less then a month, Im hoping this year will be a great talking year for us. That is very true they are always our children first not autism first . 💙💙💙
Rocking The Spectrum I hope s lot of new and great things happen for you guys this year. My son just started writing his name on Sunday so I know this is our year for new things. 😀
Thank you so much for this video! I have a 4.5 year old on the spectrum. He has made so much progress. He will be starting Kinder in the fall & I feel so nervous about it!
I was very nervous about Christian starting school too but it's one of the best decisions I've made so far for him :)
Is your son going to regular kinder or a special class ? My son still has 1 more year of pre k after this in an autism based class but I'm already nervous of the idea of him going to regular kindergarten ( it's still too early to tell if he would move forward in a regular school setting or continue in a autism based classroom )
Rocking The Spectrum right now he attends an autism base preschool. He will soon be evaluated to determine what will be the recommendations for Kindergarten. Unfortunately the school district he belongs to does not have a special education program..he would be attending general ed & be pull out for one on one..Im not sure if he is ready for that. We have a second option..for him to attend a different school that does offer special education (SDC) and be slowly mainstream. I will be observing both kinder classes before his transitional IEP. It just makes me nervous..I hope I make the right choice for him. We still have a few months to decide.
Sounds like you are doing your research on this. What's his biggest obstacle at this time, your biggest fear in regards to him going to regular kindergarten?I'm sure you will do the right thing with all the thought and research your doing on it ! it's always hard to make such a big decision! I always feel like evaluations are hard on parents (like myself) because you get so used to what he can and can't do but then someone else is pointing it out and adding more things he can't do that it brings you down all over again:(
Rocking The Spectrum yes! I totally feel that way. He has improved a lot with speech; however since he struggles with socialization and has limited interest..his speech and communication is basic needs & manding.. he is also very distracted and will only focus on something if its interesting to him and with that comes some tantrums. At Pre-school he sometimes struggled with staying with his group because if something caught his attention he would want to take off. He is very smart..knows his numbers, letters and shapes..so my concern is finding a class that can provide modifications for his needs but not make the work too easy that he is not learning..
My son is 2 in a half and he is in early intervention and gets 4 different services; child development,speech one on one, OT, and Group class and just about three weeks ago his doctor told me he thinks he has autism and I'm still in shock and don know what to think or believe I mean regardless if he does or novi know that I'm doing the best right now by attending all his classes Wich are around 8 hours a week and I do feel drained by the end of the week since I do have 4 kids but can't do anything else but keep pushing forward!
Right now,I’m in the waiting game. I got a referral for my daughter to go get tested at a Behavioral development specialist & for her to get tested for Autism at autism therapy center. I am waiting for the phone calls for the appointments to be made. She hardly talks & she’s in speech therapy. She’s seems off. We are doing sign language with her
Today my 2 year old was evaluated. We still have one more appointment to complete everything... However Dr said he's behavior shows he's on the spectrum. I was fine but once the appointment was over I felt exactly how you explained. WHAT IF... Kept playing in my head.
Thank you son much for this video I cried with you!! God bless you and your family!!
My 2 year old is in process of getting diagnoses he reminds me so much of your son all the symptoms and such i also have another son so i feel like i really relate to you i love that your so raw and real you are an amazing mama
I feel your pain...I started watching you guys because my son was diagnosed. He's very similar to your baby except my papis also has gastrointestinal problems. It's been a long almost 2 years now but like you said....I do see growth from him; not what I want but I'll take anything I can get. I wish you and your family the best! He will continue to grow and advance and be great! #teamcristian
My son is the same age and on the spectrum. This literally made me cry!
AnotherTH-camChannel Jessica Popp does your son so aba yet
My son was diagnosed I believe in late 2013 as non verbal autistic. Despite the speech pathologist saying oh he doesn’t need it ( I wanted to punch her) and getting no help with that he can actually talk but only to a certain extent. He will repeat what you ask him and just repeat what you say most of the time which is called echolalia. He was in ABA and OT for 2 years and now has come so damn far I’m telling you! He reads now a grade level or two above what most kindergarteners read at and his writing is amazing due to the hard work me and my husband have put in and continue to put in. IEP is a damn nightmare. Always know your parental rights and always read before signing anything with regards to his schooling
So happy to hear your son is doing so well. I've only had to deal with one IEP so far and it went okay but I'm more aware now and I'll definitely remember to stay strong for those thanks so much for the advice !
Muchas gracias por este video definitivamente me ayudo mucho ya q tengo el test de autismo para mi hijo el 29 de mayo estoy muu nerviosa y aveses me siento triste pero tus videos me dan micha esperanza de q todo va a estar bien ...happy mothers day !!!
Feliz de poder ayudar de cualquier manera. No te preocupes todo va salir bien 👍🏼 sending you good vibes 💙💙💙💙
I'm so happy to find your video
How have I not seen this video. Thank you this is what I needed everything that you felt is what I been feeling and now I know that I'm not alone. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and everything. The moment you cried I cried because I been holding so much thank you
I’m so happy to hear you could relate. It’s something we all go thru as autism parents at some point 💙
Im so curious mama....
If you go back to watch these videos...
How does it feel?
If you could talk to yourself then... what would you say?
Thank you for sharing. This may be a dumb question but may I ask when was he diagnosed as non verbal ?
Once he had speech therapy at age three and he didn’t progres with it.
U are such strong person thank you for this video God bless you!
Amazing video! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you 😊
Your story with your son sounds so similar to my son. He was obsessed with Mickey as well and he also walked at 12 months and we didn’t think anything until 15-18 months. He stop smiling and would not answer to his name at all. My boy is 4 and still non verbal as well.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience ❤️
I have a 4 year old girl, a 2 year old boy. my boy is autistic. How your kiddo doing ? is he talking yet ? Mine says like 5 words at 25 months. just hoping for the best that's all. Good luck to you. They are very special kids. we love our boy soo much.
He’s not talking just yet but he’s doing great and learning different ways to communicate 💙
Im using PECS icons to communicate with my little guy. He has just started grabbing the icons this past couple weeks. I have been working with ABA for about 2 months now. My wife works, I stay at home with the kids. His pointing has become great as well within the last month. I never thought I would have to teach my child to point. This whole experience has given me a much greater appreciation for life itself. Those little things I always took for granted. Im not really a religious person but I do pray to god every night thanking him. Its very easy to fall off the rails (get depressed) when you have a child with autism. But I choose to just let him be a little boy vs be a little boy with autism. They are so special and so sweet. I wish the best for you. It almost made me cry when I saw you crying in this video. Like I know exactly that feeling. Your words here are very encouraging to parents with autistic children and even children in general. Thanks.
I would love to see more 0-2 videos
Hello mom of Christian..I feel so much in your shoes...My daughter is 4 and has autism, currently doing full time ABA. She was diagnosed at 2 years in my home country(Sri Lanka). She started ABA fulltime only this January after getting to the USA last May. She is nonverbal..But sings a lot with a few clear words. Although she has completed 3 months of full time ABA she resists getting dressed in the morning and seems very unhappy to go there. She looks at me every morning as if to ask"why cant i stay at home and play with you?". It breaks my heart sometimes and i feel confused about if im doing the right thing for her. Like i dont know if i should continue ABA or just let her go to special ed pre-k or try floortime /DIR. My daughter has just started learning a bit of PECS..her i contact has improved and she doesnt spin anymore. But she still is nonverbal and doesnt pay much attention and i dont feel like there's a massive improvement after being in ABA full time for 3 months. And it makes me wonder why she seems so unhappy to go there?She has started biting her own hand and pulling her own hair. I see you are doing an amazing job as a mom. Christian is so sweet ..he's so lucky your daughter is there to play with him.i wish my daughter had someone like that to play with..what should i do about ABA? i thought since you have been through this rodeo you might be able to help me.
I think every child is different. What might work for one may not work for another. With my experience with my son you can not expect to see amazing improvements within a short amount of time. My son has had consistent ABA therapy for over 2 years and it has been very slow progress, ups and downs but I do think overall it has helped him be more independent and helped him with communication. But I also have him in pre k and speech so it has been team work for sure. If your child is very unhappy there try talking to the bcba and ask what they can do to make It more fun. My son doesn’t like getting up to go to school either but once he is walking up the steps he has a smile on. My son is not happy to start therapy after school and will at times cry but when he’s in the room working I hear laughs and giggles as well. Follow your gut if you feel something is off do your best to pinpoint the source. Look into other therapies and you can always try others out. There is no wrong or right way. Sending love and positive vibes 💙💙
Thank you so much. I will definitely try them out. You are I deed a god send..Keep up the good work..we learn a lot from your videos. God bless you!
Oh I love this video, you are such a good mama, and omg Christian is so stinking cute. Thank you for sharing w us. I have 2 cousins on the spectrum. My son was diagnosed at 3 he was typically developing until he was 2 which is when he started hand flapping and was hyper. James had words but honestly I thought he would catch up by 3 which he didn’t. I was so devastated but I now know things will be ok but it was really hard for me to c that. I still have a hard time at times. I must say I’m so greatfull for mamas like you that share your story it helps me feel not so alone. Oxoxox
Thank you for your kindness. It's because of you guys that I'm wanting to share our story and parts of our life you always leave the sweetest comments. I love hearing what your son is doing or what he accomplish. Accepting this diagnosis is very hard and it hits me at different times the seriousness of it and the loss of certain things that cannot be, but you create a new life with new hopes and fear and you learn to accept your situation and love the ups and down
Rocking The Spectrum very well said mama I am finding it is getting easier but of coarse it still hits me. Hope is eternal and is all we have sometimes, I’m a born again Christian and truly believe that the Lord can take anything and make it beautiful. We both have beautiful wonderful boys that have tons of potential and I know God can and will bless their lives as he has already done!!!!
It's ok i am handicapped they said i could not learn how to. Do anything it took years but i still learn how to do it
Love your videos my son is also about to 3 and non verbal he reminds me so much of my son. And we are also doing all the testing. We started right when he turned 2
I also could not make my son smile
So happy to hear your starting all the testing early on. It’s a big help! It’s a very sad thing to deal with though. Especially not being able to make your son smile :( but it gets better and you learn to adapt to what you were given in life. Life is beautiful and the hardship is nothing compared to the happiness you get from your son daily
Thanks do watching :)
I found the video which I want to..,. thank you so much... for uploading dis one......I had the feeling exactly similar to yours...., thanks a lot and agreeing with Kristina...love needs no words...,.if I am looking at my son's eyes.,....I am happy that. I caught all the world which I can see in your son's eyes and smile...keep uploading videos.,...
I’m so happy you enjoyed the video thank you for your comments 💙💙
Hi..,.nice to see your reply.....did the therapist said that he can speak...after the therapies.......hw nw Christian doing....??? started to speak....words......
He’s still going to therapy. He still hasn’t spoken and we don’t know if he will. We are working on him understanding what is being said to him and hopefully with time he’ll want to speak
You are such an amazing mommy prima! ❤️️💕
Thank you cuz🙏.. love you 😘
Acceptance, perseverance, hope, determination, faith, all proceeded and superseded by LOVE is a great motto to live by. You are on the right path. Keep your eyes focused on your goals and your lives will be enriched.
Hi my son was just diagnosed with mild autism at 34 months. We are about to start ABA therapy and he is currently taking early intervention at a public school. What is your opinion regarding which is more helpful? Do you recommend that we get as much ABA hours as possible and forfeit any public school hours for the sake of starting ABA as soon as possible? Also, did you see huge improvements (i.e game changer) when he started ABA? Also, we can not get our son to follow our pointing. I remember in one of your videos that you said your son got this down; how long did it take because we have been trying as parents for the last few months and he just doesn't seem to get it. We point our finger to the milk cup on the top shelf and he won't look at the direction of our pointing finger; he will just get more mad and whine for milk and keep looking at us without looking at the direction of our finger. He might look up and do a full hand reach but i was told this is not the same as pointing as it is not pure communication but rather a physical grabbing if that makes sense. Thanks so much. I wish you the best. I see you are working very hard for your son.
Hello. It’s hard to say since every child is different and could benefit from different things. From my personally experience I can say it’s a hard decision since you hear ABA is best and its best to do as much as possible at a young age. Keep in mind that our kiddos are still very young and we want them to have free time to play and not just do therapy. When my son turned three he was having 4 hours of therapy a day as well as school but after a while that seemed to overwhelm him so we lowered it to 2 hours of ABA a day and school. My son really benefits from having other kids around him to learn and socialize so school was/is important to me but he definitely gain a lot of skills in focus and following instructions with ABA. I can’t say which therapy benefited him more I feel like it was more a combination of all. One thing that I would like to say is no therapy is a game changer. It’s more of a slow and steady wins the race thing. It takes a lot of months of constant work. Consistency all around is key and you will see improvement. My son was slow progress and at times I felt like it should be more progress but i definitely see a lot of growth overall.
In regards to pointing, what helped us was not making it very hard at first. Don’t do things that are high up or far away. Start with something very motivating (food,ipad etc) pretty much in front of him. Have someone behind him and do hand over hand pointing with time give him some space to do it alone without help. Once he has that down u can make it a little more challenging by making the item he wants be farther away. I hope that makes sense. When my son is learning something new, he requires a lot of prompting at first
Thanks for your comments. I realize my son is autistic and does not have great eye contact but being in a class with other kids with also not great eye contact, do you feel that kids can learn to "to lose" their eye contact? I feel he learns alot when he is in the mall playground and running with the other kids. Even though he does not interact with them, there have been rare moments that he will chase the other kids around with a big smile, and the other kids will also look him right in the eye to try to talk to him when they bump into each other.
No i don’t think so, also at least for my son his class has children on the spectrum as well as neuro typical children so the goal is to have our kiddos learn how to socialize by having all the kids engage with each other. Yeah some bad behaviors may be learned but same goes for good behaviors. My son gained so much his first year in pre k.
My kid's class only has kids on the ASD spectrum so I'm a little concerned about the bad behaviors. As a sidenote, I have started my kid on gluten free broccoli fries as a way to try to get him to eat vegetables. He is a picky eater and he eats these pretty well.
Hola, me gusto mucho tu vídeo. Yo tengo un niños de dos Años se llama Christian también y estamos con los estudios en Early Intervention y si hay varias banderas rojas de autismo, es muy duro pasar por todo esto pero al final te hace muy fuerte.
Está hermoso tu niño. Saludos y bendiciones desde Las Vegas.
Hola si es muy duro este tiempo que estás pasando pero no es todo negativo vas a ver con mucho amor y paciencia tu hijo va lograr muchas cosas que parecen difícil ahorita! Estas haciendo muy bien con ir a early intervention! A nosotros nos ayudó mucho :)
Another great video :-) I like your channel very much, you are such an awesome family!
Like you I watched A LOT of videos about autism and your channel is the most I can relate to..
And about your daughter, I can tell you that she is truly awesome sister! Christian is very lucky. And mark my words, she will grow up to be an amazing and caring adult :-)
I know how you feel about worrying if she's getting enough of your time. What I do with my older kids, is we have a "special day" or a "date" once a month. One month it's just me and my daughter going out (cinema, swimming, shopping- anything, just a two of us) whilst my oldest son is having a special day with his dad. And the next month we swap, I go out with my son, whilst my daughter is out with her dad. You could give this a try if you want. We really enjoy our "dates" and kids look forward to spending some quality one on one time. I think it's very healthy for them (and me)
Your so kind thank you !!! I have thought about maybe having a day where my husband and I have a day with each child but my husband always says we have to kids and we should be able to have dates with both together but I like your idea one child with each parent and switching sounds fun! I'll let him know I'm sure my daughter would love that !
I am glad you are doing it.
That's such a good sign he is moving to the beat keep up the good work guys 👍 does he still dance to the rythem?
No he doesn't dance to the beat anymore :( that's one of the things he lost that we noticed he stopped doing ,he used to love dancing and being around us
Please
Please reply that in the 17 or 18 months your baby is babbling?is he speaks like papa or even any one word like dada or anything?
Thank You for your videos !
My 3.5 year old is being evaluated for developmental preschool. They told me they saw signs of autism within 20 mins. I never once thought she was on the spectrum. After researching and finding one of your videos I see SO MUCH OF MY CHILD in your videos. Thank you so much for making these videos. It has helped me so much to understand and relate in a way I didn't before. My daughter is mostly non verbal, says random words at times. She mostly brings me and my hand to get what she wants. I have had break downs because now I understand why my child is different than other kids her age. Again, thank you for this and being raw about it. It really helps me know I'm not alone and she is the same little girl I brought home from the hospital. It's just who she is.
I’m so happy to be able to help in anyway. It will all work out. Life is beautiful with autism as well. you already have a positive outlook in life, which is the most important thing. 💙
Omg my son just turned 2 years old and he is in the same situation than Christian exactly the same he will be diagnose at the end of this month August 2018. I am scary, I kind I know that he is in the spectrum,but is something we don't want to hear. I am ready to fight this battle against autism. Thanks for your video. I have a question I have heard at lot about the gluten free diet at soon at I noticed that he was in the spectrum I stopped giving him milk and gluten and I noticed the change on him because he was obsessed with milk he didn't want to anything just milk. Have you ever tried the diet?
Hello,
When my son got the diagnosis we did try the gfcf diet for a while but we didn’t really notice a big difference so we pretty much stopped giving him dairy milk switched to almond milk but he can have things with milk just not straight up milk because he did have stomach pains and giving him almond milk did help reduce the pain. But he does have gluten. Im glad to hear you see positive changes with this diet. What kind of change did you see if you don’t mind me asking ?💙
Being scared of the diagnosis is normal. I felt the same way but you will see this is just a diagnosis nothing changes who your son is. Think of it as a way to get even more help he will need to live a happy independent life. With time it will get easier and trust me you will be amazed by the growth you will see over the years with therapy and your love. sending you positive thoughts don’t worry everything will work out and you will become even more of a super mom and you will be his biggest advocate 💙
Same thing happened with our son. It was after his 18 month vaccines he was never the same again
Vaccines don't cause autism.
My daughter who is 10 months old she is being doing the same thing (at 1:37) for 2 months now with her lips and hands. Should I be worried now?
I don’t consider that a sign of autism. A lot of the videos in the beginning are of him as a baby just to show how he acted as a baby. I didn’t really see any signs until he was 14-18 months old
I love you made this video. We have a 5 yr old little girl non verbal autistic, What state are you in? Curious about ABA and services tou recieve. Thank you for sharin ng its xrazy how many stories are so similar to ours..
Thanks for watching. Happy to share our experience with others 😊
We live in Las Vegas and he is doing speech and at home ABA therapy.
Thank you so much for your words....
I just found your vlogs. My 21 month old is showing all the symptoms you mentioned. But when I took him to get evaluated they said he is showing all signs of autism but he is too young to diagnose. But they haven't started early therapy yet.
Your pediatrician said he’s too young to diagnose ? My son started early intervention before he was diagnosed with Autism. Early intervention helps with children that show delays so regardless of the diagnosis if your son is showing delays most pediatricians give you a referral to get help with speech,fine motor skills and gross motor skills.
It's was a place called Amos Cottage that said he was too young that his pediatrician referred him to. They was supposed to start OT but this place is known to take its time finding a known place.
Maybe ask for another referral to a different place. In Nevada there are a few early intervention places. Hopefully another one has something available
I will thanks
The signs might have been more suttle in your child. But i agree either way. Go some where else. Hope you did.
Do not give up keep going
Thanks for this video.. please tell me what causes autism since I was too much depressed during my pregnancy n my daughter showing symptoms.. I feel it's all my fault
No one knows what causes autism. Many studies have been done but nothing is known for sure. Please don’t blame yourself. This life is not hopeless. Try to think positive about your situation and everything will work out 💙
Hi,, I hope Christian is doing good.. BTW has he started talk at all?
He’s doing well. No words yet
@@ROCKNSTIMS he is 4 now, isnt he?My little one is also having the same symptoms as christian on the video and i did request a test like a few days ago, i just didnt know it takes so long to have it
Yeah it can take up to six month in Nevada to get an autism diagnosis. Christian is 5 years old
@@ROCKNSTIMS not my buisness.. and I understand if you choose not to answer.. but does he have a voice output device? If he does.. does it use it meaningfully to Express he wants and needs? You have probably addressed this in other videos... sorry.
He does have a device with an app on it to communicate and we have started to see progress in the way of him using it more meaningfully 💙
Did your son respond to his name when he was 7 or 8 months`?? This is a very important question.
I honestly can’t remember well enough at those months I’m sorry. Definitely did not respond well to name after he turned 1
My 1st Video of you
Thanks for sharing
We struggle as well here in Germany
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I thing my has a lot similar behaviour with your son,I will like to ask if he help you to wear his clothes when he was 20 month or reach his hands to be picked up...my son point but no to tell me what he wants or he doesn't keep for long eye contact,and now I realized he start to avoid me and he goes to stay alone,he speen but he knows what mean no and he has like 5 words but he scream a lot...Hv is not concern but I have a gut
My son did reach to be held and with help he raised his hands when getting dressed. Every child development is different. If you have some concerns you can bring it up with doctor or request an evaluation. Even if it’s not autism you can get help to help get your child where they need to be developmentally 💙
Thank you so much for this video. Our family is just beginning this journey with our son and seeing this is incredibly helpful. It made me emotional because I can relate to everything you said about how this affects us as parents. Definitely made me feel like I'm not alone in this and I'm not the only one struggling with the challenges autism brings.
I’m so glad it was helpful. The beginning is always a very hard time to process everything. You are not alone.. we have similar and completely different struggles but life is still fun and amazing even with the sudden changes that come our way. Thanks for watching 💙💙
My daughter change alot right after her last shot! 😭 once she turn one she was someone else and now she has autism I cried for 3 days straight! 🙏 now all we can do is pray and help her with her therapits we hope she will talk soon
There is nothing about the vaccines!
This is great. Have you tried ABA yet ?
Yes he’s in full time aba therapy
Omg he was the cutest!!!!
Has he started talking?
He’s still nonverbal,he’s using pecs and sign language to communicate
AGREE!!!
How is your son now is he verbal now??
He is still nonverbal but learning to use pecs and sign language to communicate.☺️