Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[scottcaddy]

Yes, how is Christopher doing/working out? Hoping that no news is good news.
Scott

 

[JekkaLynn]

Man I finally got caught up...I was WAY behind!

....Oh, by the way, Thomas got diagnosed with autism last week (finally).. Mr.doesn't-like-to-travel.

It really bothers me how doctors are so quick to diagnose ADHD because they can "TREAT" it by just drugging the kid. But for things like Autism and Sensory disorders that they can't treat it is like pulling teeth to get them to even admit the kid might have a problem.

From the time my son was three weeks old on I kept saying there was something wrong with him. I brought it up at EVERY SINGLE doctors appointment. He was not developing normally and he stopped talking at a year old. I had to push and demand like crazy to get tests done and they finally did them at 21 months but the tests took a few months between the fasting before the blood for the bloodwork could be taken and then the actual testing itself which takes a month and a half for them to do.

We finally got called in to hear the results and were told that he is missing pieces of some of his chromosomes. they told us told us that this can cause loads of health and learning problems...Autism, seizures, even organ failure...but they couldn't tell us yet which of the problems he will end up having just that he might have any of an endless list of problems and there was nothing to do but treat the symptoms/problems when they show up. They then told us to get tested before we had more kids because it is a genetic thing and any more kids we had would have a chance they would have it also. Our daughter doesn't have it thankfully.

This all happened right as we found out we were pregnant again.

Right now we are waiting to find out from some specialists just exactly what we are going to be dealing with.

 

[Phage]

To those with autistic children.... there is hope!!

Our son is autistic, and the first 8 or so years were very very hard for all -primarily due to his lack of comprehension and language. By 12 I did not believe he would ever be independent.

At 15 he is planning to go to college and wants to learn to drive. He has challenges, but will go to college.

Most important he is also the most delightful young man to have around.

 

[Wisher1000]

Phage, did you have a breakthrough, or just hard work and steady improvement?

 

[ozexpat]

Thanks Oz.

The remaining ones are as energetic as can be. SCD Syndrome is just something I made up because of a lack of any clue as to what happened. It stands for Sudden Chick Death Syndrome.

I have heard that some chicks will die about a week after receiving them and it is thought to be delayed stress related. I don't know if there is any truth to that or not.

Hope all is going well for you and your family and the new employee situation.

Jimmy

Yes, how is Christopher doing/working out? Hoping that no news is good news.
Scott

Christopher seems like he is doing well

Mrs Oz has not had a lot of time to spend on the farm lately thus the lack of details.

 

[ozexpat]

Antonia happy with her rambutan haul

 

[Phage]

 

[Phage]

Phage, did you have a breakthrough, or just hard work and steady improvement?

We just ploughed through. No unnecessary pandering, and we have been lucky to have truly superb public schools that have been amazing.

 

[FridayYet]

Antonia happy with her rambutan haul

She is so cute - made me smile just to see that grin!

 

[ozexpat]

She is so cute - made me smile just to see that grin!

its pretty obvious when this kid is happy lol