OCT 2012- PLEASE BEAR WITH ME- I am still looking through records and piecing this better together for a more accurate picture. I will post a note up here when its complete. I hope to put more in on when she started different rounds of anti-fungals too...
DD had normal healthy development up until aprox 15-18month range. At that time she had a decent vocabulary and was starting to pair two words together. When I started noticing changes around 15mos it was mostly with language and behavior... I shrugged a lot of it off because she was still making other developmental milestones and seemed typical in a lot of ways (started climbing out of the crib/ learning to use door handles to open and close doors etc). By 2 years of age it was very obvious something just wasn't right with her sleeping and her language so I reported it to her pediatrician... It was not until almost 2 years later that I connected her regression to a viral infection brought on by a vaccine reaction that she had at 13 mos old. It was so gradual that it was hard to know but the things she has been diagnosed with as underlying conditions of her autistic behaviors fit. The timeline is below:
Nov 2007 born healthy and happy!
Feb 2008 RSV
Nov-Dec 2008 1 Year old!- chest cold, heart murmur due to prolonged cold.
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Dec 19, 2008 Vaccinated with pediatric flu shot.
Dec 22-24, 2008 Screaming for hours, then vomiting, diarrhea, fever
Dec 24, 2008 still diarrhea and lethargic and slept through Christmas eve celebrations
Dec 25-28 recovery
Feb 2009- slight changes, start noticing sensory issues...less talking, disrupted sleep/night waking
Oct 2009- difficulty waving goodbye (something she was able to do before)...night waking continues, irritability, foggy...
Nov 2009- 2 Years old! Head injury from walking into a moving swing while aimlessly meandering around playground.
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May-July 2010- Move to new state
Aug 2010- Spoke to new pediatrician about our concerns with night waking and language. She thought language might be tied to lack of sleep...so give melatonin a good 6 mo trial.
Nov 2010- 3 Years Old!
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Feb 2011- Return to pediatrician- she needs to be assessed. Behavior, sleeping, sensory processing and gross motor skills have all become much worse. Losing other skills other than language!! Get referrals for sleep study, neurologist, hearing assessment, MRI...make travel arrangements after appointments are made to lower 48.
Sept 2011- Start GF diet
Oct 2011-
Public school 30 min play assessment-
Visit Children's Hospital for various tests. All tests come back negative and "normal."
Nov 2011- 4 years old!
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Dec 2011- Language assessment with speech therapist. Rated at less than 9 mos for expressive language and she could not get a good judge of receptive because expressive was so delayed. Start looking into Autism and natural ways to heal. Start some supplements. Star integrated preschool with 15mins of speech therapy a week! (for real only 15 mins :/ )
March 2011- Follow up at Children's. Finally referred for Autism Clinic and assessment. Visit to DAN! protocal doctor- OAT Test and other panels. Yeast Overgrowth and immune issues. Start DAN! protocals. Start yeast free- no sugar diet. Casein free added to gf free diet.
April- DX with Autism. Assessment revealed expressive language now rated at 18mos. (YA!) Sleeping better after first round of Nystatin AND Qigong Massage therapy at home: http://www.qsti.org/
June/July- Dramatic Increase of skills that were lost. Sensory issues diminish dramatically. Sleeping through the night!
August/Sept- ABA therapy assessments and start program.
Nov 2012- 5 years old!
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