Hi Ann,
No I haven't really found any other families to talk with- I would
love it because I have tons of questions about what other people have
tried to do for their kids. Please do pass my email along I welcome
all the resources I can find. My son is 3yrs old and has PDD-NOS.
Our biggest issues is finding something to lessen or help control the
meltdowns and adjust to new diets. I've taken a leave of abscence
from my job until he is settled in the early childhood program at
Clara Peterson school, however that doesn't begin until school is
back in session. I don't understand the program that he will be in,
it hasn't been explained in deepth it was a quick Evaluation and lots
of questions for me and at the time I didn't know what things to ask.
I'm pretty much Riley's care taker 24/7, my husband and Riley are
getting closer but Riley is very dependant upon me. I've been home
with him a little over a month. We have 2 other boys- one is 11yrs
old and the other is turning 2yrs old soon. We are a family on the go
alot and that doesn't help Riley because his routine gets changed
often. My husband's family lives near but work 40 hours a weeke since
I 've stopped working my longest break from Riley has been 2 hours
while grocery shopping. My nerves are very raw at this point, since
Riley is no longer in a daycare program he doesn't get much social
time with kids other than his brothers I have concerns there about
how he will do in the Early childhood program.
I thank you for letting me vent some of my concerns and issues, I'm
really hopeful the CU Network can provide some more insight on how I
can help Riley have more good days than bad.
THanks again!
Jessica Abrahamson





--- In cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com, "Ann Osterling"
<aosterling@...> wrote:
>
> HI there
> SUmmer can be rough for many families who have kids with special
needs. Do you know any other families with kids with autism/PDD? If
not, would you like me to pass your name along to a couple of other
families that I work with?
>
> What are your biggest issues right now? Do you have family/friends
around to give you some support-and breaks- during the tough days? Is
your child going to be going to early childhood in the fall?
>
> Ann Osterling
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com on behalf of mrsabe02
> Sent: Mon 7/31/06 1:20 PM
> To: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [cuan-listserve] New to group
>
>
>
> Hi we are new to this group. We live in Paxton. We were told in may
> that our 3yrd old has PDD-NOS by Dr. Morton.
> We are having a rough summer and look forward to seeing what advice
> from others we can utilize to help our little boy in the best way
> possible.
> Looking foward to getting to know you all better.
> THANKS!
> Jessica & Tim Abrahamson
>