“Well, with autism there have always been cases of “regression” where a child was apparently developing normally and then seemed to take a step backwards. “
I am convinced this is led by the introduction of “electronics”. I believe it “feeds the beast” by making them further withdrawn and isolated. I was fortunate to only have books. I was obsessed with encyclopedias.
We were forced to socialize and learn how to cope and adapt. I feel that is missing in spectrum kids these days. There is a lot to be said for getting your azz beat for being weird.
Hmmm...but does this really help the patient in every single case, or could the success rate be more hit-or-miss?
Maybe what makes one patient stronger, can be deleterious to another. Just a guess, mind you...
I have Asperger syndrome, and I was given hell for it by everyone, day in day out (i was not diagnosed until I was forty).
And im my childhood days, there was no Internet, so I turned to books. They really were my friends and my family, so to say.
I’m very sorry to say it, but in my case the therapy you have been mentioning really did not work out. I am, to this day, every bit as much of a loner as I’ve always been, and I feel, for the most part, very uncomfortable around humans.
I am just relieved that it, a bit of “harsh medicine” that it was, did obviously help you to cope with life :-)
Every day a happy story - but today there is even a second one, that of the boy Brandon :-) It really gladdens my heart (sorry, is that proper English? Just asking because I’m not a native speaker).
May little Brandon continue to make progress. Thus, I’d like to cheer him on, if I’m allowed to: Go, Brandon, go! :-)