Developmental Pedia (Thread 2)

[foxygirl_0215]

Hi Purplemommy17, I'm like you when I was waiting for the official ASD diagnosis. I know kasi in my heart na may ASD anak ko pero hopeful pa rin na wala. I prayed ALOT and cried every night too... 3 months pa waiting time ko nun sa DevPed then 2 weeks after ko magpasched.. I got a call from the secretary.. Yes, ASD nga diagnosis ng DevPed. I cried infront of the DevPed when she blurted and wrote the word. But now, 2 months after the diagnosis, I can say I am not that person who use to cry at night, I am happy seeing my son doing well sa Therapy.. I am happy hearing him speak... He made me appreciate SIMPLE things in life.. Autism can sound scary talaga but God will not give this is di kaya! So sis, in case Autism nga ang diagnosis, mourn, weep for weeks but do something for your child...marami din mag support sayo lalo na dito sa FT.

Another tip,  try magpasched sa different devpeds para kung sino mauna, dun kayo punta.

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[purplemommy17]

Sis foxygirl_0215 naiyak ako sa mga sinabi mo.  I know laging may purpose si God sa lahat ng bagay na nangyayari sa buhay natin, matibay ang faith and trust ko Sakanya. Kaso yun nga siyempre nakakapanghina lang talaga minsan. Lalo na pag naiisip ko mararamdaman ng lola nia (my mom). Sobrang mahal na mahal niya anak ko. Yun ang sobrang masakit para sakin, magisa pa naman mama ko sa province. Nag woworry din ako sa mga expenses, now kasi ako lang nagwowork, si hubby ang asa bahay with the kids, wala kame yaya/helper nor immediate family member na kasama. So yun, i guess it'll be a 360 turn sa buhay naming mag anak. Araw araw dasal na lang talaga ang nakakatulong sakin to get through the day. Hirap bumangon sa umaga, parang araw araw naiisip ko na sana panaginip na lang lahat ito.

I still hope for the best. Thank you sis. Oo sana makakuha ako agad ng slot. Godbless us mommies!

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[foxygirl_0215]

Hi sis, yes kakaiyak talaga isipin pero mabait naman si Lord. I am hoping na hindi autism yung sa anak mo pero like what I said if autism yan or whatever the diagnosis is, dont lose hope. God Bless!

[TowBerryBlue]

@PurpleMommy17 - Sana wag ako masaway ng mods dito...if you want you can try my devpedia. They prioritize kasi mga new patients. Let me know if you want her contact number.

Sis, don't worry. Everything will turn out to be okay. Alam mo, in a way, maganda na walang yaya ang anak mo. Pag may yaya kasi syempre kasama yan sa team mo. Ganun kasi ginawa ko nung na diagnosed ang son ko. I call them my Team. I have yung Team sa therapy center then team sa bahay. Pag nate-therapy na kasi kailangan may follow-up sa bahay. Minsan yung mga yaya di sila nakakasunod. Sis, walang yaya anak ko. Mas preferred ko yun kasi nababantayan talaga namin sya ng Lola ko at ni Mommy.

We'll pray for you. Kaya yan!

[purplemommy17]

Thank you sis foxygirl_0215! I know God is good. Godbless you and your family.

Sis TowBerryBlue, thank you sa mga words of encouragement ninyo ni sis foxygirl_0215. Sobrang kelangan na kelangan ko yan. Yes, can i have your dev peds contact number? How much initial fee niya sis?

[TowBerryBlue]

No problem sis! Call mo na lang si Doctora. God bless!

[Maria]

Hello!  I have a question and I'm sorry if it will sound clueless but are developmental pediatricians only consulted for very young children who don't seem to reach certain milestones at an expected time? 

Basically, what I really want to know is when should a parent consider consulting a developmental pediatrician?  Could devped be consulted for an older kid, say 10 years old?

Hope some one can enlighten me.  Thank you in advance.

[purplemommy17]

Hi mga sis! I was able to get a slot ki Dra. Veronica Reloza ng Makati Medical on May 14. Di ko maexplain yung feeling. Pinapasa Diyos ko na lang ang lahat. Please pray for us mga sis! Godbless us all.

[worriedmommy]

hi mga mommies.

i have been a lurker for quite some time now.
my baby is 1 year and 9 months. late na po siya nagwalk. ngayon po, hindi pa kase siya nagsasalita. pag may gusto, sinasabi lang si AAAAAA. pag may ayaw, pipikit yung eyes niya. pag naiinis or nagagalit eh biglang ipukpok ang head sa akin pag carry ko siya or sa bed. parang to show na ayaw or galit siya.

the word "ma" nasasabi naman niya pero pag tinanong mo lang. natatakot po ako sa situation niya. sana po wala naman yun. i called speech therapy centers pero i am waitlisted, pati devped waitlisted ako. by June and August pa yung earliest.

i really hope nothing is wrong with my baby.

huhuhu

[g-gurl]

My son is 18 months, ha can't say any words yet. He has eye contact and turns whenever his name is being called. He can also follow simple instructions like: bring me your ball; points to objects. pero no words yet. I'm feeling praning, worried and anxious, lahat lahat na for the reason that his cousin ( my sister's son) was diagnosed with autism.

I made an appointment with a devped and schedule namin next week. To those moms whose kids were diagnosed with autism, how early did you consult a devped?

[TowBerryBlue]

Hello!  I have a question and I'm sorry if it will sound clueless but are developmental pediatricians only consulted for very young children who don't seem to reach certain milestones at an expected time? 

Basically, what I really want to know is when should a parent consider consulting a developmental pediatrician?  Could devped be consulted for an older kid, say 10 years old?

Hope some one can enlighten me.  Thank you in advance.

When you think something is wrong and you see red flags. As a mum, I have my kutob na the moment my son opened his first gift. He played with the wrapper instead of the toy. That is one sign, he gets attached to unusual things. Secondly, he is a delayed talker. Usually naman boys are delayed talaga than girls but iba kasi yung feeling ko that time. Me kasi nag sisigurado lang ako. So, we consulted a devpedia right away. This takes courage, I might say.

Early intervention is the key kasi when it comes to kids with developmental issues or kids who are in the spectrum. The earlier ma detect and earlier ma-therapy, the bigger yung chances na maging okay sila pag tanda nila.

[TowBerryBlue]

hi mga mommies.

i have been a lurker for quite some time now.
my baby is 1 year and 9 months. late na po siya nagwalk. ngayon po, hindi pa kase siya nagsasalita. pag may gusto, sinasabi lang si AAAAAA. pag may ayaw, pipikit yung eyes niya. pag naiinis or nagagalit eh biglang ipukpok ang head sa akin pag carry ko siya or sa bed. parang to show na ayaw or galit siya.

the word "ma" nasasabi naman niya pero pag tinanong mo lang. natatakot po ako sa situation niya. sana po wala naman yun. i called speech therapy centers pero i am waitlisted, pati devped waitlisted ako. by June and August pa yung earliest.

i really hope nothing is wrong with my baby.

huhuhu

Sis, you should consult a Developmental Pedia first para ma-assess ang baby mo. For all we know, baka nothing is wrong with him naman. Sila kasi magsasabi if mag Speech, OT, ABA or kung ano pang therapy yung anak mo. The therapy center will just go by kung ano yung sinabi ng devpedia and sila din magsabi kung ano yung plan of attack nyo to solve the issue. Ayun, that's just my opinion. Ganun kasi ginawa namin sa son ko eh.

[TowBerryBlue]

My son is 18 months, ha can't say any words yet. He has eye contact and turns whenever his name is being called. He can also follow simple instructions like: bring me your ball; points to objects. pero no words yet. I'm feeling praning, worried and anxious, lahat lahat na for the reason that his cousin ( my sister's son) was diagnosed with autism.

I made an appointment with a devped and schedule namin next week. To those moms whose kids were diagnosed with autism, how early did you consult a devped?

Sis, same tayo. I think my son was 1.7 months when we consulted a devpedia.

[purplemommy17]

Hi @worriedmommy, do you want to try and call Dra. Veronica Reloza? Makati Med siya. Naka schedule kame this May 14. Tumawag lang ako last monday. Para mas maaga ka makapagpa sched sa dev ped. Ako kasi I tried Dra. Salazar first, August pa daw available slot, super tagal. Sobrang worried na din ako. Kahit nakakatakot malaman ang diagnosis, we have to know it the earliest possible time para makagawa na ng paraan. Godbless our kids. 

[ieiky]

^ mahirap pala magpa sched sa mga DevPed. Matagal din ang development ng son ko. Akala ko nga matatagalan pa din bago siya makapag lakad. I gave it some time kase sabi nila mabagal daw talaga ang development ng boys. Mommies like us are worried talaga. I understand na 'yung mga small signs talaga pinag tutuunan na natin ng pansin and like other sis here, we take action right away and it takes courage to face it.

Ngayon ang problem ko with my son is, ayaw niya makipag laro sa iba. As in parang may sarili lang siyang mundo. Ayaw nakikipag usap/interact. Tapos pag may nag kkwentuhan or mga batang nag sasaya, naiingayan siya. Nag school na siya and yet hindi lang talaga ma develop ang social skills niya. Ako nung bata, hindi naman daw ganito. Sinabi ko sa pedia niya and she said, baka ganito lang daw ang personality ng anak ko. Still, I'm worried.

[TowBerryBlue]

@worriedmommy - Sis, try mo devpedia ni purplemommy17. Do also want to try and call Dra. Treichler? Sya yung doctor ng son ko. I guess more option ka the better and mag choose ka na lang kung sino makakapag bigay sayo ng soonest na sched.

Maaga kami nakakuha ng sched kay Dra. Treichler kasi sabi ng assistant nya, binibigyan nila ng priority yung mga new patients para daw mabigyan na ng diagnosis and if ever masimulan agad ang therapy. May directory ng mga devpedia sa autism pinoy (http://www.autismpinoy.com/) may list sila dyan ng DevPeds here in Manila.

[purplemommy17]

@ieiky ilang taon na son mo sis? Son ko din late naglakad going 18mos siya. Now he is 20 months, ok na siya mag walk though need pa din ng madaming practice. Sabi ko nga noong una, yung walking lang yung winoworry ko. Ngayon, natatakot ako coz he might be under the spectrum.

Same thing na advice ng mommy sis, if you feel na something is not right. Consult a dev pedia. Tama si sis @towberryblue, it really takes courage to do it.

[ieiky]

^ sis.. ngayon mag 4 na siya. Ok na siya maglakad sis pero matagal talaga. pero 'yung interaction niya sa tao hindi gaya ng ibang bata. I might consider bringing him sa dev pedia. Kase may pinsan akong may autism din ang anak, so sabi niya, ipacheck ko nga din.

[TowBerryBlue]

^ sis.. ngayon mag 4 na siya. Ok na siya maglakad sis pero matagal talaga. pero 'yung interaction niya sa tao hindi gaya ng ibang bata. I might consider bringing him sa dev pedia. Kase may pinsan akong may autism din ang anak, so sabi niya, ipacheck ko nga din.

Do it sis. Don't consider sis...do it. Ikaw lang at ang son mo mahihirapan pag laki nya. Kasi the older they get, mas mahirap na i-therapy kasi nag re-resist na sila. Mas mahirap kasi yun eh

[ieiky]

I will, sis. 'Pag uwi ko sa May. Mahirap kase single mom ako. tapos 'yung work ko, na assign ako sa asia at ang nagaalaga sa anak ko ngayon, auntie ko lang. haaaay...

Thanks sa inyo mga sis. Malaking help na may ganitong forums talaga..