I remember when Lex was 2 and barely speaking. He has come such a long way! It’s like his speech exploded! So proud and happy for him ❤️ proud of you for the mother you are and fighting so hard for ALL of your kids and each individual difficulty you overcame to help them!
It's definitely called a "spectrum" for a reason. My 9 year old nephew has more of the classic symptoms I think, but he LOVES cuddling and lately has been expanding his eating horizons (but it waxes and wanes daily). I think he is still considered nonverbal, but he knows and says a lot more words than he used to. Last summer he finally started being able to call me by my name (Aunt Bri), and it was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard! 💙
I’m checking this out as my 19-month-old grandson shows so many signs. His mum, my daughter was diagnosed as an adult. I knew she was “quirky” but she was a hospital baby after being born with heart issues so I put most of her things down to that.
I really don't know where I am with my 2 year old. He babbles and has said a couple of words but his speech is definitely delayed. He also flaps books especially which are clear signs but he does do so many other "normal" things. He has great eye contact, smiles a lot, responds to his name most of the time, doesn't point with a finger but his full hand, copies words we might say and copies our play most of the time, walk well, runs etc..... It's such a 50/50 and I pray to god he's ok!
That's how my oldest was. He started talking at age 4. He's now 17 and he has caught up and is doing very well. They say he's somewhere close to the Aspergers end of the spectrum
You are such a good Mom. Have you heard about Myka Stauffer giving her autistic son away? He was adopted from China and they just gave up on him. It is a horrific story. They made their millions and decided he wasn`t worth fighting for. She was a famous you tuber. You are truly making a difference in the world by educating people and loving your children with their differences. YOU ARE SO SPECIAL AND A REAL GIFT TO THE WORLD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING PEOPLE HOW TO LOVE.
I have way too many emotions to talk about that person’s choice. I hope that he is now in a home that will value him and help him attain his best self.
You are a beautiful soul. So raw and genuine, it is clear to see how much you care in the way your face changes and lights up when talking about your babies. You inspire & motivate me for sure, like ''hey mama, it will be okay''. Thank you for the video!
Thank you for doing these ... we are working with help me grow occupational therapy and my son has most of these signs so i need to get him evaluated he is 2
My little one had ALL of those early signs at 2 years old, apart from good eye contact and no problems eating and sleeping (which I`m really really grateful for). He was never diagnosed because he came to live with me as a foster child just after his 2nd birthday and had been neglected before, so the developmental specialist he sees every 6 months always wanted to wait. At 30 months he was still on the level of a 10 months old in many ways, for example playing peekaboo scared him because he thought everything actually disappeared. He had about 50 words and only used "car", "train" and "byebye" regularly. Whenever he felt overwhelmed he fell to the floor and lay on his side, moving his cars around stereotypically and spinning in a circle (Like his first day at daycare - I could see the teachers were immediately worried.) His tantrums lasted for hours and he`s hit his head on the floor whenever frustrated. Now at 4 years old he has almost caught up with other children his age. He doesn`t have a speech delay anymore, likes kindergarten, has friends and rides his bike everywhere. He still doesn`t like noise, is very sensitive to smells and also still pees himself quite often. And when there`s too much going on or we aren`t back home by 6, I can prepare myself for a massive meltdown in the evening. He is still obsessed with cars and knows everything about high speed trains. Also, he doesn`t like stories, for bedtime I have to read him a book about household appliances (he`s especially fond of the dishwasher)... His developmental specialist didn`t see any reason for concern during our last appointment. I wonder if I should get him reevaluated? Or should I just enjoy my little boy that teaches me so much about cars and trains? I know how incredibly lucky I am that things turned out like this and I`m grateful every single moment.
I cant calm myself down and i rarely get a little bit upset. I get extremely upset and it escalates so fast from the time of the trigger. When i was a teenager it was thought i couldnt calm myself down because i hadnt learnt the skills by going to an adult when i was young to seek comfort. But Im much older now and still cant self soothe or seek comfort when distressed, from anyone else.
My son had the exact same results with his level from his diagnosis, he was about 7-8 months at 14 months, and then at 30 months he was rated 10 months.. my son said go several months ago and I was so excited, but then he never said it again after about 6 times saying it that day. My son also doesn’t do sign he has severe fine motor delay, and he used to have no interaction at all, but recently after working on joint attention for a while, his back and forth interaction is beginning to shine through, he touched my mouth the other day while looking when I was making sounds ❤️❤️ Stuff they don’t rate on the age level they are functioning at, but huge steps regardless
Thanks for putting this out there. My daughter is 9 on the spectrum, diagnosed at age 6, and did (or didn’t do) all of these same things at age 2 and we had no idea!
Love Liam he is adorable. I was looking at old footage of my son when he was little and there it was right there right in front of me. I totally missed his early signs after having 3 kids who had no autism I thought he was a little developmentally slow. I wish I sorted it out sooner. However My son is now 12 and is doing excellent. Thankyou for sharing.
Autistic doesn't mean they aren't intelligent, alot of kids on the spectrum are super smart. But also, my child as SPD (not autistm) but its definitely a sign for sensory issues and autism, something alot of OT's look for in the children they work with.
Autistic kids and people usually are VERY intelligent, especially in one specific area, but so many don’t get the resources they need to let that intelligence flourish.
Hello Lonnie, Stephanie, Danielle, Lonnie jr, Noah, Lex, Liem and Nellie!! 😍😍😘😘 I am glad to be a member of your LANDing Crew!! Good I am glad cause it is pretty!
My 27 month old son is being scheduled for an autism screening... Altho i know he can say Mumma, it's become pretty seldom... I'll sometimes go weeks without hearing it. (Hurts my heart) not using gestures other than doing the hand gesturing thing (i think it's called) He seldomly will make any eye contact or respond to his name...He stims pretty much all day, running back and forth and smashing his body/ head up against couch cushions, repeating this for an hour or more, continuously... He also hand flaps/ wing flaps when he's super exited. He still mouths a lot of things and definitely likes to bite down on things and almost like jolts his body up and down till he's content... He also will bite down me for what I'm guessing is stimulation, regulation type thing... He also just started in with this pinching me behind my biceps area...He doesn't engage in play with others or even show an intrest... He not really into many toys, unless he is able to spin it. He would rather play with a pop it toy or even turn a car toy over to spin the wheels... When he's not happy with his surroundings, he squints his eyes, pokes them with his fingers and will whine... He doesn't use any words, he's not even babbling as of yet. He will make voweling sounds... It can definitely be a little difficult when your child can't let you know their needs, it's a guessing game at times... routine is the only way i know what he truly needs...We're currently working with CDS in which just put out a referral for austim screening... I know we have a very long road ahead but I'm really looking forward to getting things started....
My son just turned 4 and is in speech, walks on his toes, and lines up his cars. But he doesn’t line his cars up obsessively and doesn’t seem to have sensory issues other than he hates showers (normal toddler thing?). He does flap his hands and jump up and down when he’s excited, it’s very brief. I drove myself insane wondering but the the developmental pediatrician and regular pediatrician explained that lots of kids line cars up, he’s not obsessive about it. I guess a lot of NT kids flap their hands too? He’s very social and sweet. Shares to a crazy level without anyone asking. Lol. But he also does this squealing thing off and on, I’m not sure if that’s normal.
My heart breaks for kids with autism not in a bad way i mean as a parent i couldn't imagine how devastating it is at first! Your kids are just the sweetest and cutest i really hope i didn't word this wrong or offended anyone its not my intention im horrible putting things into words! Please know I don't mean anything bad!
I say this a lot but he reminds me of my son. Moreso as they grow up. Especially with regression, my son will keep catching up then regressing and not improving for months. He's almost 3 and he went from 0 words to 8 word sentences, still struggles to point or follow pointing but he's done a lot of catching up and I just hope he doesn't regress much. He also plays with toys. His improvements really started at 30 months.
my best mates oldest is nine an autistic an her one year old is getting the evaluation soon for autism as hes not talking or walking or doing anything that he should be so your videos are helping me to help her with both boys as shes a single mom
when my nephew who has similar issues was younger he would watch footage of 9/11 and see the plane crashing into the building and it freaked him out because he thought it was different planes crashing into buildings.
More attention? Girl it’s all over the news and social media 🤣 but no I am not going to use our platform to spread negativity. That’s not what it’s for. I wish the best for Huxley
Our LANDing Crew .. I wasn’t sure if this would be a negative video, since I’ve seen varying opinions on them. Just wanted to hear from an autistic parent on their thoughts would be. Yes, I hope Huxley is safe and loved.
I can't give an opinion because I have no idea what happened and I didn't follow them close enough post-adoption to really give an objective opinion. And I don't know what caused them to find another home for Huxley. My objective opinion is this: if you can't take care of a child correctly and fill all of their needs, adoptive or biological, then they need to be in someone else's care. That doesn't make it right or wrong but does make it best for their child. Not everyone is meant to be a special needs parent.
Hey family like at my handsome nephew I just love his beautiful red hair I call him my twin lol because I have dark red hair too hope u guys had a fun an safe memorial day love u guys🇺🇸🎉!!!
Steph, you do a great job educating people with your videos. You are very comprehensive here. Thank you, as always, for letting us share a slice of your lives. I would have loved to have moms like you out there sharing back when AC was first diagnosed.
A lot of these are my son except he’s regressing a lot and he’s 3.5 years old. For him a psychological eval helped with diagnosis because his therapist (which he doesn’t have anymore because of things she did and has a new one) pushed it off as he was doing it for attention even after he can’t do things he did at 15 months old and is doing things he hasn’t done since 18 months old and then said he was hyperactive along with the 2 other things she diagnosed him with and kept insisting he was doing it was all for attention. Psychological eval had him diagnosed with provisional autism since they can’t do in person assessments like that yet in my state yet but said it is almost certainly autism so diagnosed it as provisional autism. The one who did the psychological eval is the only one that listened to any of my concerns. He was test at 15 months old and put at moderate risk for autism and said to re test at 2 but he went back on track for the most part then within the last 2 months started regressing a lot and very fast but there was a long wait list for that office so I went with a psychological eval instead so I didn’t have to wait for a year or two possibly to get him the helps he needs. I think one of the most important things also is if you sense something isn’t right with your child and a dr pushes it off to get another opinion because if I listened to his therapist he would’ve never gotten the help he will now. Everywhere says his regression was concerning except his therapist which thought everything he did was for attention and that’s all nothing else even the regression.
Thank you and your beautiful family doing these vids ❤️ hugs n love we have a 3year old who might b autistic Dr we see is screwing up i need to change pediatric dr for referal 😢 thanks hun love n hugs
My daughter used to find the soda cans and line them all up. Or she had a fea little people she would line up. She has kind of stop doing it she would get angry if we moved anything.
I was like still am but my mam doesn’t get that. She think I don’t care or love her in the same way I do with other. I hug other but only on my terms. Wen I was baby I cried for 4 hours I was feed changed and all that stuff. But I couldn’t be comforted. I wasn’t diagnosed until 21 with autism even all the signs wore their. I was ten when I started talking properly. I wish I knew at this time. I wish I could meet you. 😘
Hi Stephanie. I am an RN and my daughter has her masters in counselling and psychology and has worked exclusively with autistic children for years at our children's hospital. Their theory is, that all interventions must start between 2 & 4yrs of age, especially ABA. Anything after that is ineffective and a bandaide solution. She and her team have had great success. What are your thoughts? FYI I am in Ontario Canada.
I do not agree that therapy later is completely ineffective. I will say that intervention begun prior to the age of five is significantly more effective. By anecdotal experience I have found therapy (specifically ABA and CBT) to be tremendously helpful with emotional regulation in my younger son who was not diagnosed on the spectrum until he was 9. His official diagnosis doesn’t exist anymore since the DSM-V update. So I guess he would now be called borderline or mild autistic .... my stepson with the same primary Dx (both boys had a slew of comorbidities) did not receive the same or the same quantity/quality of interventions, despite his being diagnosed at the same age (he’s only three months older than Zack) and his outcomes are markedly less positive. However, some of that can be attributed to his specific constellation of symptoms. As of 2011 (I know, almost a decade ago 😢) there was a lot of research proving the efficacy and importance of early interventions, but I am unaware of any controlled studies specifically geared to measure the efficacy of late onset intervention. I imagine that in order to have concluded that early intervention is of significant importance, however, one of the experimental groups in some of those studies would have to have included late onset interventions as well as a control group. I do not remember any of that information off hand. I’d recommend doing a google scholar search. A lot of studies are inaccessible without paying a lot of money if you aren’t a student or a subscriber to whichever journal they were published in, but often reading the abstract can give you a general idea of the answer you’re looking for.
I’m still in the limbo stage of getting a diagnosis for my two year old..we have the second evaluation on Friday. However this happened today Poo smearing 😩 He is so obsessed with his diaper and when he goes he tries to dig in.. This is new behavior and obviously stressful and he has no receptive language I can’t tell him no... I guess using onesies will be the only option but I don’t want him to continue I just can’t get him To understand that he shouldn’t do that...
I’m struggling w this too my son has to have footies on or he gets into it and plays apparently it’s another sign of autism it’s a sensory thing for them
I’ve been watching these videos on and off since I first suspected Aiden was on the spectrum and I just wanted to say it’s been super helpful! He’s currently pending for Aba, ocu, speech and early intervention! I’m glad I got him evaluated early. Thank you so much for these videos! This has been a whole new adventure as his two older brothers weren’t on the spectrum. ❤️✨ Keep being the best mama!
My 18 month old boy shows a lot of these signs sometimes I think hmmm maybe he’s not on spectrum but then other days it’s really obvious. With the pandemic we havnt been able to have someone come observe him but I have informed them and they will as soon as they are able. I feel sad and nervous that he has it and I don’t know why. I guess I just imagined him to have same childhood as me which I’m sure he will be just fine what ever happens. Just found your channel and Thankyou for explaining everything ❤️ I’m excited to learn more about the spectrum and what I can do to help my boy xx
Thank you we have been worried about my 20mo has autism . we will be having him tested but my son is happy and loving and loves playing with his 4 year old sister he is super loving cuddling . how do you know if a 4year has Autsim or just ADHD
My daughter was about a little over 2 1/2 yrs when she was diagnosed with Autism. I live in Ohio. Before,she was diagnosed,I knew for about 6 months,I just had a gut feeling. She has been speech for quite awhile. She now has started OT. The Dr. suggest OT,PT,SPEECH & ABA therapy. We have to switch my daughter’s insurance to do ABA therapy. She also has insomnia & sensory issues. They also want us to look into feeding therapy. Just a lot of stuff we need to do for our daughter❤️🧩
My mom's friend told me about your channel. My sweet baby boy was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder yesterday😢💔. He's 2yrs old he's had testing and unfortunately occasionally aggressive. He is taking speech therapy and I have to set him up with aba therapy.
I will give an answer on Penelope when I have an answer and I feel comfortable sharing. We will be doing evaluations and tests for awhile trying to figure out what's going on.
My son is 2 and a half and he is speech delayed and walks on his toes (occasionally). He’s. In speech therapy and they wanted to do O.T. due to him walking on his toes suggesting he is on the spectrum.
I think my son and lex are very similar my son is 2 he shows some signs of autism but nothing sever. If anything he seems to struggle with adhd more. and some sensory things. My son hasn’t had a diagnosis yet. But he gets occupational therapy.
My eldest son is a shut down rather than a meltdown kid. If he weren’t as severely autistic as he is, that might have delayed his diagnosis. He is 26 years old now. Graduated with honors from high school (had a 1-1 aide his whole life) and has just made an incredibly yummy smelling bowl of popcorn and isn’t planning to share with his mamma. 😢
I think your videos are really interesting I am blind but I do like to listen to your videos I also got diagnosed with autism when I was nine years old I did not have any sincerity this function before I was four years old a short while after being sick I develop a sensory disturbances towards the sound of dying batteries literally that sound causes me to become seasick if some part of this comment looks weird it’s because when I am typing something I prefer to use the dictation feature on the iPad because I use voiceover and typing manually it’s really annoying
I really think my 2 year old is on the spectrum for mulitple reasons rarely makes eye contact, rarely responds to his name, only rarely says mum or dad, pushes us to what he wants and just screams, taps his legs with his fingers, chews his fingers and screams if he doesn't have his dummy, and more, but my partner doesn't want to have him assessed as he just thinks he'll grown out of it.....
In Britain they don’t diagnose autism until 5years old. How did you get a early diagnosis at that young? It’s not that I don’t disagree with him being so young it it’s I don’t understand why. 😘
Here in the states you have to have a diagnosis in order to get services. Studies have shown that it’s possibly to accurately diagnose autism (87% I believe) as early as 14 months now. Waiting until 5 would mean missing CRUCIAL services. Most places in the states will diagnose at age 2.
What if they just stair at you and when u ask them what they want they just tilt their head and keep staining? Also what about always having fingers crossed or bending them
I know you're not a reaction channel but since you're such an active part of the Autism community here I'd love to see your opinion and view on the situation with the Myka Stauffer & family channel as of recently. I've seen another UA-camr talking about their opinions and the speculations of the ordeal. They had recently posted a video of how they essentially 'rehomed' their adopted autistic son and now so many are in an uproar, not only over that but things people are pointing out in their other videos that makes it seem they may have never really been prepared to adopt a special needs child or that they may have adopted him for the wrong reasons. I have many thoughts and feelings about all of this but it'd be great to see a mom who can speak from experience give her opinion on the situation! Also, I always love your videos!(:
I just found your video.My son is 2 years old and he only knows 7 words.But he doesn't talk around nobody but me and his daddy.But he love other kids.I want to know is he austim ??
At 2 they should have more 7 words. Now that doesn't mean he's autistic, some children are just speech delayed but I would bring up the concern to his doctor :)
hello iv been watching you video and i could say you are a Supermom. want to ask, does Lex have repetitive movements like hand flapping? does he walk/run on tiptoe? thank you.
I remember when Lex was 2 and barely speaking. He has come such a long way! It’s like his speech exploded! So proud and happy for him ❤️ proud of you for the mother you are and fighting so hard for ALL of your kids and each individual difficulty you overcame to help them!
YES! Lex had like 10 words by the time he was Liam's age and then he just woke up one day and said "I will speak now" LOL
It's definitely called a "spectrum" for a reason. My 9 year old nephew has more of the classic symptoms I think, but he LOVES cuddling and lately has been expanding his eating horizons (but it waxes and wanes daily). I think he is still considered nonverbal, but he knows and says a lot more words than he used to. Last summer he finally started being able to call me by my name (Aunt Bri), and it was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard! 💙
I just have to say ONE THING...
Your kids are SO lucky to have you as your mom. You have become so educated, such an advocate for them! So wonderful!!
I’m checking this out as my 19-month-old grandson shows so many signs. His mum, my daughter was diagnosed as an adult. I knew she was “quirky” but she was a hospital baby after being born with heart issues so I put most of her things down to that.
Liam is so adorable. He is such a happy little guy.
You have no idea what a God send your channel has been for me!! I have 6 kids 2 have development delays and 1 possibly 2 on the spectrum
there are many cases where. the gluten-free and casein-free diet help too many videos there but in Spanish I hope they are of your help
Liam is ADORABLE. His red hair and smile is everything 😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
I really don't know where I am with my 2 year old. He babbles and has said a couple of words but his speech is definitely delayed. He also flaps books especially which are clear signs but he does do so many other "normal" things. He has great eye contact, smiles a lot, responds to his name most of the time, doesn't point with a finger but his full hand, copies words we might say and copies our play most of the time, walk well, runs etc..... It's such a 50/50 and I pray to god he's ok!
Yess that’s my son too . Im waiting to have him evaluating. I have so many sleepless nights just overthinking. I can only pray about it
That's how my oldest was. He started talking at age 4. He's now 17 and he has caught up and is doing very well. They say he's somewhere close to the Aspergers end of the spectrum
hello! does she have repetitive movements like hand flapping? also, does she walks on her tiptoe?
Morbid what did you do my son show some of these sign. He's only 15 month Doctor say give him time.
You are such a good Mom. Have you heard about Myka Stauffer giving her autistic son away? He was adopted from China and they just gave up on him. It is a horrific story. They made their millions and decided he wasn`t worth fighting for. She was a famous you tuber. You are truly making a difference in the world by educating people and loving your children with their differences. YOU ARE SO SPECIAL AND A REAL GIFT TO THE WORLD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING PEOPLE HOW TO LOVE.
I m disgusted by Myka Stauffer. By contrast Stephanie is like an angel.
They shouldn't be able to adopt every again.
Interested to see Stephanie’s thoughts on this issue because she used to talk about liking Myka’s channel and was excited for their adoption.
I have way too many emotions to talk about that person’s choice. I hope that he is now in a home that will value him and help him attain his best self.
You are a beautiful soul. So raw and genuine, it is clear to see how much you care in the way your face changes and lights up when talking about your babies. You inspire & motivate me for sure, like ''hey mama, it will be okay''. Thank you for the video!
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Thank you for doing these ... we are working with help me grow occupational therapy and my son has most of these signs so i need to get him evaluated he is 2
My little one had ALL of those early signs at 2 years old, apart from good eye contact and no problems eating and sleeping (which I`m really really grateful for). He was never diagnosed because he came to live with me as a foster child just after his 2nd birthday and had been neglected before, so the developmental specialist he sees every 6 months always wanted to wait. At 30 months he was still on the level of a 10 months old in many ways, for example playing peekaboo scared him because he thought everything actually disappeared. He had about 50 words and only used "car", "train" and "byebye" regularly. Whenever he felt overwhelmed he fell to the floor and lay on his side, moving his cars around stereotypically and spinning in a circle (Like his first day at daycare - I could see the teachers were immediately worried.) His tantrums lasted for hours and he`s hit his head on the floor whenever frustrated.
Now at 4 years old he has almost caught up with other children his age. He doesn`t have a speech delay anymore, likes kindergarten, has friends and rides his bike everywhere. He still doesn`t like noise, is very sensitive to smells and also still pees himself quite often. And when there`s too much going on or we aren`t back home by 6, I can prepare myself for a massive meltdown in the evening. He is still obsessed with cars and knows everything about high speed trains. Also, he doesn`t like stories, for bedtime I have to read him a book about household appliances (he`s especially fond of the dishwasher)... His developmental specialist didn`t see any reason for concern during our last appointment. I wonder if I should get him reevaluated? Or should I just enjoy my little boy that teaches me so much about cars and trains? I know how incredibly lucky I am that things turned out like this and I`m grateful every single moment.
I cant calm myself down and i rarely get a little bit upset. I get extremely upset and it escalates so fast from the time of the trigger. When i was a teenager it was thought i couldnt calm myself down because i hadnt learnt the skills by going to an adult when i was young to seek comfort. But Im much older now and still cant self soothe or seek comfort when distressed, from anyone else.
My son had the exact same results with his level from his diagnosis, he was about 7-8 months at 14 months, and then at 30 months he was rated 10 months.. my son said go several months ago and I was so excited, but then he never said it again after about 6 times saying it that day. My son also doesn’t do sign he has severe fine motor delay, and he used to have no interaction at all, but recently after working on joint attention for a while, his back and forth interaction is beginning to shine through, he touched my mouth the other day while looking when I was making sounds ❤️❤️ Stuff they don’t rate on the age level they are functioning at, but huge steps regardless
Your son sounds like mine! Has your son received a diagnosis? Have you seen other signs addition to speech delay
I kept hearing Nelly in the background and kept thinking it was my daughter waking up
Thanks for putting this out there. My daughter is 9 on the spectrum, diagnosed at age 6, and did (or didn’t do) all of these same things at age 2 and we had no idea!
Love Liam he is adorable. I was looking at old footage of my son when he was little and there it was right there right in front of me. I totally missed his early signs after having 3 kids who had no autism I thought he was a little developmentally slow. I wish I sorted it out sooner. However My son is now 12 and is doing excellent. Thankyou for sharing.
Just want to say you’re amazing and your kids are amazing and I admire you very much ❤️
My son has concerns for my grandson. Uses few words at 2. Thank you for this video to outline what signs may help.
I’ve heard the lining up and sorting early on is a sign of high intelligence
Anna Biing that’s what my daughter’s pediatrician said too.
Autistic doesn't mean they aren't intelligent, alot of kids on the spectrum are super smart. But also, my child as SPD (not autistm) but its definitely a sign for sensory issues and autism, something alot of OT's look for in the children they work with.
Autistic kids and people usually are VERY intelligent, especially in one specific area, but so many don’t get the resources they need to let that intelligence flourish.
Hello Lonnie, Stephanie, Danielle, Lonnie jr, Noah, Lex, Liem and Nellie!! 😍😍😘😘
I am glad to be a member of your LANDing Crew!!
Good I am glad cause it is pretty!
My 27 month old son is being scheduled for an autism screening... Altho i know he can say Mumma, it's become pretty seldom... I'll sometimes go weeks without hearing it. (Hurts my heart) not using gestures other than doing the hand gesturing thing (i think it's called) He seldomly will make any eye contact or respond to his name...He stims pretty much all day, running back and forth and smashing his body/ head up against couch cushions, repeating this for an hour or more, continuously... He also hand flaps/ wing flaps when he's super exited. He still mouths a lot of things and definitely likes to bite down on things and almost like jolts his body up and down till he's content... He also will bite down me for what I'm guessing is stimulation, regulation type thing... He also just started in with this pinching me behind my biceps area...He doesn't engage in play with others or even show an intrest... He not really into many toys, unless he is able to spin it. He would rather play with a pop it toy or even turn a car toy over to spin the wheels... When he's not happy with his surroundings, he squints his eyes, pokes them with his fingers and will whine... He doesn't use any words, he's not even babbling as of yet. He will make voweling sounds... It can definitely be a little difficult when your child can't let you know their needs, it's a guessing game at times... routine is the only way i know what he truly needs...We're currently working with CDS in which just put out a referral for austim screening... I know we have a very long road ahead but I'm really looking forward to getting things started....
What are your thoughts and feelings regarding the Myka Stauffer situation?
Love Liam's red hair . He's so adorable
I find these videos really helpful, thank you for sharing. Sending you and your family love and blessings. X
Can’t beleve i’m this early🥰
Liam is the cutest❤️
Omfg his hair is almost as crazy as Lex’s when he was little
My son just turned 4 and is in speech, walks on his toes, and lines up his cars. But he doesn’t line his cars up obsessively and doesn’t seem to have sensory issues other than he hates showers (normal toddler thing?). He does flap his hands and jump up and down when he’s excited, it’s very brief. I drove myself insane wondering but the the developmental pediatrician and regular pediatrician explained that lots of kids line cars up, he’s not obsessive about it. I guess a lot of NT kids flap their hands too? He’s very social and sweet. Shares to a crazy level without anyone asking. Lol. But he also does this squealing thing off and on, I’m not sure if that’s normal.
How is your son now
Did you get him evaluated ❤
My heart breaks for kids with autism not in a bad way i mean as a parent i couldn't imagine how devastating it is at first! Your kids are just the sweetest and cutest i really hope i didn't word this wrong or offended anyone its not my intention im horrible putting things into words! Please know I don't mean anything bad!
His hair! ❤
I say this a lot but he reminds me of my son. Moreso as they grow up. Especially with regression, my son will keep catching up then regressing and not improving for months. He's almost 3 and he went from 0 words to 8 word sentences, still struggles to point or follow pointing but he's done a lot of catching up and I just hope he doesn't regress much. He also plays with toys. His improvements really started at 30 months.
Well Liam is almost 29 months so fingers crossed!!!
@@OurLANDingCrew8 He's just so cute and sweet by the way! They all are.
my best mates oldest is nine an autistic
an her one year old is getting the evaluation soon for autism as hes not talking or walking or doing anything that he should be
so your videos are helping me to help her with both boys as shes a single mom
You are such an increíble mother, your positive attitude is very admirable.
Thanks for this update, this is informative and will help a lot of Parents . Liam is so cute! Stay safe.
Those red curls!! He’s just so adorable
Liam is so adorable. Love his hair, and that smile.💖💖💖
when my nephew who has similar issues was younger he would watch footage of 9/11 and see the plane crashing into the building and it freaked him out because he thought it was different planes crashing into buildings.
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All your kids have perfect hair! ❤❤❤
I love your videos they inspire me every single day and I just want to say thank you and god bless your beautiful family
Liam is adorable.
I was also wondering if you could tell us your thoughts on The Stauffer family and how the re-homed their autistic child.
I wish she would talk about this, it needs more attention 😔😔
More attention? Girl it’s all over the news and social media 🤣 but no I am not going to use our platform to spread negativity. That’s not what it’s for. I wish the best for Huxley
Our LANDing Crew .. I wasn’t sure if this would be a negative video, since I’ve seen varying opinions on them. Just wanted to hear from an autistic parent on their thoughts would be. Yes, I hope Huxley is safe and loved.
I can't give an opinion because I have no idea what happened and I didn't follow them close enough post-adoption to really give an objective opinion. And I don't know what caused them to find another home for Huxley. My objective opinion is this: if you can't take care of a child correctly and fill all of their needs, adoptive or biological, then they need to be in someone else's care. That doesn't make it right or wrong but does make it best for their child. Not everyone is meant to be a special needs parent.
Hey family like at my handsome nephew I just love his beautiful red hair I call him my twin lol because I have dark red hair too hope u guys had a fun an safe memorial day love u guys🇺🇸🎉!!!
That beautiful red hair ❤
Steph, you do a great job educating people with your videos. You are very comprehensive here. Thank you, as always, for letting us share a slice of your lives. I would have loved to have moms like you out there sharing back when AC was first diagnosed.
A lot of these are my son except he’s regressing a lot and he’s 3.5 years old. For him a psychological eval helped with diagnosis because his therapist (which he doesn’t have anymore because of things she did and has a new one) pushed it off as he was doing it for attention even after he can’t do things he did at 15 months old and is doing things he hasn’t done since 18 months old and then said he was hyperactive along with the 2 other things she diagnosed him with and kept insisting he was doing it was all for attention. Psychological eval had him diagnosed with provisional autism since they can’t do in person assessments like that yet in my state yet but said it is almost certainly autism so diagnosed it as provisional autism. The one who did the psychological eval is the only one that listened to any of my concerns. He was test at 15 months old and put at moderate risk for autism and said to re test at 2 but he went back on track for the most part then within the last 2 months started regressing a lot and very fast but there was a long wait list for that office so I went with a psychological eval instead so I didn’t have to wait for a year or two possibly to get him the helps he needs. I think one of the most important things also is if you sense something isn’t right with your child and a dr pushes it off to get another opinion because if I listened to his therapist he would’ve never gotten the help he will now. Everywhere says his regression was concerning except his therapist which thought everything he did was for attention and that’s all nothing else even the regression.
Thank you and your beautiful family doing these vids ❤️ hugs n love we have a 3year old who might b autistic Dr we see is screwing up i need to change pediatric dr for referal 😢 thanks hun love n hugs
My daughter used to find the soda cans and line them all up. Or she had a fea little people she would line up. She has kind of stop doing it she would get angry if we moved anything.
I was like still am but my mam doesn’t get that. She think I don’t care or love her in the same way I do with other. I hug other but only on my terms. Wen I was baby I cried for 4 hours I was feed changed and all that stuff. But I couldn’t be comforted. I wasn’t diagnosed until 21 with autism even all the signs wore their. I was ten when I started talking properly. I wish I knew at this time. I wish I could meet you. 😘
Me too!!❤❤❤ so much love for your family.
Lots of great information! Thanks!
Every other day is perfect! ❤
Hi Stephanie. I am an RN and my daughter has her masters in counselling and psychology and has worked exclusively with autistic children for years at our children's hospital. Their theory is, that all interventions must start between 2 & 4yrs of age, especially ABA. Anything after that is ineffective and a bandaide solution. She and her team have had great success. What are your thoughts? FYI I am in Ontario Canada.
I definitely think those are the best ages. They say after age 5 is when it’s less effective
I do not agree that therapy later is completely ineffective. I will say that intervention begun prior to the age of five is significantly more effective. By anecdotal experience I have found therapy (specifically ABA and CBT) to be tremendously helpful with emotional regulation in my younger son who was not diagnosed on the spectrum until he was 9. His official diagnosis doesn’t exist anymore since the DSM-V update. So I guess he would now be called borderline or mild autistic .... my stepson with the same primary Dx (both boys had a slew of comorbidities) did not receive the same or the same quantity/quality of interventions, despite his being diagnosed at the same age (he’s only three months older than Zack) and his outcomes are markedly less positive. However, some of that can be attributed to his specific constellation of symptoms.
As of 2011 (I know, almost a decade ago 😢) there was a lot of research proving the efficacy and importance of early interventions, but I am unaware of any controlled studies specifically geared to measure the efficacy of late onset intervention. I imagine that in order to have concluded that early intervention is of significant importance, however, one of the experimental groups in some of those studies would have to have included late onset interventions as well as a control group. I do not remember any of that information off hand.
I’d recommend doing a google scholar search. A lot of studies are inaccessible without paying a lot of money if you aren’t a student or a subscriber to whichever journal they were published in, but often reading the abstract can give you a general idea of the answer you’re looking for.
Liam is the cutest 🧡
Liam is hekkin adorable and has the cutest smile !
I’m still in the limbo stage of getting a diagnosis for my two year old..we have the second evaluation on Friday. However this happened today
Poo smearing 😩
He is so obsessed with his diaper and when he goes he tries to dig in..
This is new behavior and obviously stressful and he has no receptive language I can’t tell him no...
I guess using onesies will be the only option but I don’t want him to continue I just can’t get him To understand that he shouldn’t do that...
I’m struggling w this too my son has to have footies on or he gets into it and plays apparently it’s another sign of autism it’s a sensory thing for them
Liam is too cute 💙 The Liam into 😆💙
I’ve been watching these videos on and off since I first suspected Aiden was on the spectrum and I just wanted to say it’s been super helpful! He’s currently pending for Aba, ocu, speech and early intervention! I’m glad I got him evaluated early. Thank you so much for these videos! This has been a whole new adventure as his two older brothers weren’t on the spectrum. ❤️✨ Keep being the best mama!
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks for the insight. Watched all the ads purposely.
Your videos are so very helpful, Thank You! 🙏🏻
My 18 month old boy shows a lot of these signs sometimes I think hmmm maybe he’s not on spectrum but then other days it’s really obvious. With the pandemic we havnt been able to have someone come observe him but I have informed them and they will as soon as they are able. I feel sad and nervous that he has it and I don’t know why. I guess I just imagined him to have same childhood as me which I’m sure he will be just fine what ever happens. Just found your channel and Thankyou for explaining everything ❤️ I’m excited to learn more about the spectrum and what I can do to help my boy xx
I can understand these feelings. Like more than you can ever know. There's definitely a grieving process after a diagnosis.
I also got a 2nd diagnosis from my daughter’s developmental pediatrician that she has Autism as well along with other things as well❤️
So excited
My brother reminds me so much of lex and is currently going through the autism evaluation process your videos have helped and educated me so much 💕
He is absolutely adorable ❤️
You are such a great mom
Just curious what your thoughts on Myka Stauffer & "rehoming" their son Huxley? Your kids are adorable & you are a devoted mother!
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Please say echolalia instead of echolayla. I'm only saying this because your channel is a good teaching channel.
I say a lot of words incorrectly LOL but I will try to remember next time :)
Thank you we have been worried about my 20mo has autism . we will be having him tested but my son is happy and loving and loves playing with his 4 year old sister he is super loving cuddling . how do you know if a 4year has Autsim or just ADHD
Im trying to test my 20 month old as well do they do it the same as older tots and what concerns do you have if you don't mind me asking
My daughter was about a little over 2 1/2 yrs when she was diagnosed with Autism. I live in Ohio. Before,she was diagnosed,I knew for about 6 months,I just had a gut feeling. She has been speech for quite awhile. She now has started OT. The Dr. suggest OT,PT,SPEECH & ABA therapy. We have to switch my daughter’s insurance to do ABA therapy. She also has insomnia & sensory issues. They also want us to look into feeding therapy. Just a lot of stuff we need to do for our daughter❤️🧩
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My mom's friend told me about your channel. My sweet baby boy was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder yesterday😢💔. He's 2yrs old he's had testing and unfortunately occasionally aggressive. He is taking speech therapy and I have to set him up with aba therapy.
Hugs ❤️ I know it is so overwhelming but you got this! If you need support or have questions, feel free to reach out
@@OurLANDingCrew8 thanks so much😊
Hi Stephanie I have a few questions
1. Does Liam Escape
2. Will you ever consider Liam for ABA in the future
Liam will escape if a door is left open. ABA isn’t ruled out but we aren’t sure
Will you be giving an update next week for Penelope? Would love to know. Your family is so cute!!
I will give an answer on Penelope when I have an answer and I feel comfortable sharing. We will be doing evaluations and tests for awhile trying to figure out what's going on.
My son is 2 and a half and he is speech delayed and walks on his toes (occasionally). He’s. In speech therapy and they wanted to do O.T. due to him walking on his toes suggesting he is on the spectrum.
Same. Does your kid walk on his toes all the time or sometimes? My kid walks on his toes sometimes
Ibrahim Elmi just sometimes
Gosh! All your kids are so cute!
What do you think about rocking back and forth when sitting on the couch? Does do it all the time. Mostly after waking up.
Did they put your child in regular class, and then transferred him to a sped class or another school to better accommodate his needs?
Liam is a general ed class and sped class ❤️ he’s 6 and in Kindergarten now
@@OurLANDingCrew8 I didn't know there was two different classes. What the different between between general ed class & sped class?
I think my son and lex are very similar my son is 2 he shows some signs of autism but nothing sever. If anything he seems to struggle with adhd more. and some sensory things. My son hasn’t had a diagnosis yet. But he gets occupational therapy.
Lol sounds like my son also. Does your kid have words?
Ibrahim Elmi no not really he says words sometimes but he isn’t fully
Speaking yet
@@creationist3 how is he doing now
Did you get him evaluated ❤
Liam is so sweet 💕✨
I love your family ❤️
I have more of the emotional aspect of Autism
I shut down when I have an emotional breakdown
My eldest son is a shut down rather than a meltdown kid. If he weren’t as severely autistic as he is, that might have delayed his diagnosis. He is 26 years old now. Graduated with honors from high school (had a 1-1 aide his whole life) and has just made an incredibly yummy smelling bowl of popcorn and isn’t planning to share with his mamma. 😢
He is the cutest kid!
I think your videos are really interesting I am blind but I do like to listen to your videos I also got diagnosed with autism when I was nine years old I did not have any sincerity this function before I was four years old a short while after being sick I develop a sensory disturbances towards the sound of dying batteries literally that sound causes me to become seasick if some part of this comment looks weird it’s because when I am typing something I prefer to use the dictation feature on the iPad because I use voiceover and typing manually it’s really annoying
Does Liam have texture issues when he eats or like any clothing he doesn't like
No, he loves everything sensory like he rolls around on the carpets because of how much he loves the feeling of it lol
Love love you Stephanie ❤️💙 and Family ❣️💕alot if what your saying is my grandkids. Love love them with my whole heart ❤️💗
I really think my 2 year old is on the spectrum for mulitple reasons rarely makes eye contact, rarely responds to his name, only rarely says mum or dad, pushes us to what he wants and just screams, taps his legs with his fingers, chews his fingers and screams if he doesn't have his dummy, and more, but my partner doesn't want to have him assessed as he just thinks he'll grown out of it.....
it's so hard when you have one parent who sees a need for an eval, and one doesn't. Coparenting together or apart is hard.
In Britain they don’t diagnose autism until 5years old. How did you get a early diagnosis at that young? It’s not that I don’t disagree with him being so young it it’s I don’t understand why. 😘
Here in the states you have to have a diagnosis in order to get services. Studies have shown that it’s possibly to accurately diagnose autism (87% I believe) as early as 14 months now. Waiting until 5 would mean missing CRUCIAL services. Most places in the states will diagnose at age 2.
@@OurLANDingCrew8 oh right that makes sense thank you 😘
What if they just stair at you and when u ask them what they want they just tilt their head and keep staining? Also what about always having fingers crossed or bending them
I know you're not a reaction channel but since you're such an active part of the Autism community here I'd love to see your opinion and view on the situation with the Myka Stauffer & family channel as of recently. I've seen another UA-camr talking about their opinions and the speculations of the ordeal. They had recently posted a video of how they essentially 'rehomed' their adopted autistic son and now so many are in an uproar, not only over that but things people are pointing out in their other videos that makes it seem they may have never really been prepared to adopt a special needs child or that they may have adopted him for the wrong reasons. I have many thoughts and feelings about all of this but it'd be great to see a mom who can speak from experience give her opinion on the situation! Also, I always love your videos!(:
She has replied to other posts about this.
I just found your video.My son is 2 years old and he only knows 7 words.But he doesn't talk around nobody but me and his daddy.But he love other kids.I want to know is he austim ??
At 2 they should have more 7 words. Now that doesn't mean he's autistic, some children are just speech delayed but I would bring up the concern to his doctor :)
Stephanie do any of your kids have patients problems like they can't be very patient
Loved it!
Can you do Noah's morning routine
Liam is so cute
hello iv been watching you video and i could say you are a Supermom.
want to ask, does Lex have repetitive movements like hand flapping? does he walk/run on tiptoe?
thank you.
He walks on his toes but has never handflapped
thank you for your answer. Does lex respond to his name when called before he was 2?
My son is approx same age with almost similar profile. Can Liam drink with straw as my son is struggling with that. Any suggestions
How do I get that picture behind you stephanie
will u get an angel sense device for liam?
Yes
So cute❤️❤️❤️
I used to taktile defensive on the face when I was a kid I outgrew it