tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329811365181557613.post8322523890468372233..comments2023-10-25T08:11:47.403-07:00Comments on Autism Nostrum: Been ReadingNostrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318778642826457497noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329811365181557613.post-84936518722716985932009-03-14T13:09:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:09:00.000-07:00It is expensive to get actual, legit treatments. I...It is expensive to get actual, legit treatments. I can't imagine throwing your money away on quackery on top of that. When my son was diagnosed, they recommended he receive 24-40 hours of intensive therapy per week including speech and ABA. I priced it out, and that would run around $2000 per month. We're awfully attached to supplying the family food and shelter, so we do the best we can between preschool and working with him ourselves at home. <BR/><BR/>There is some indication that early intensive therapy improves outcomes later on. (If it's done right. I've heard horror stories about ABA done wrong, too. ) So theoretically spending the money now is an investment in your child's future. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of future... You don't know what the future will hold for any child. Experts can't even guess. It could be an advanced degree in engineering, or it could be a group home. It doesn't help that there's the often repeated (and widely inaccurate) statistic that 75% of boys with autism are also MR. <BR/><BR/>I can understand the desperation parents face when they look at a child who isn't talking, who isn't affectionate, who isn't developing at the same rate as their peers. It's easy to forget that the child you have today is no the child you will see in the future. And I don't blame them for wanting to give their kids an easier path. <BR/><BR/>But it's pure denial to think there is any such thing as a magic bullet solution. And companies who prey on parents' denial and desperation with snake oil quackery are the lowest form of bottom feeders.Nostrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318778642826457497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329811365181557613.post-72213171656275940372009-03-13T14:19:00.000-07:002009-03-13T14:19:00.000-07:00The most disturbing thing about it is, that these ...The most disturbing thing about it is, that these parents always say how expensive it is to have an autistic child, and how they need to cure it because they are worried about its future, it's so nonsensical to me, if they saved all that money they spend on quackery, they could put it in a trustfund, or some savings plan, and when the kid's grown up, it would actually benefit from that.Gonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16503559847052448124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329811365181557613.post-74459228312381078012009-03-12T20:04:00.000-07:002009-03-12T20:04:00.000-07:00That's so insane. Gah. I've seen groups of parents...That's so insane. Gah. <BR/><BR/>I've seen groups of parents get together and talk about all the "yeast" treatments and "Jenny's diet" and conspiracies about poisoned batches of vaccines, and all the other crap, and it's just. just. yeah. <BR/> <BR/>Jenny does such a disservice to parents by putting a celebrity mom face on all that quackery and stringing them along with the whole "recovery" spiel.Nostrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318778642826457497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329811365181557613.post-52732436856624827872009-03-12T01:47:00.000-07:002009-03-12T01:47:00.000-07:00Oh thank you!!:)Sometimes I'm thinking I'm being t...Oh thank you!!<BR/>:)<BR/>Sometimes I'm thinking I'm being too harsh on the biomed nutters, but then I read things like <A HREF="http://photoninthedarkness.com/?p=166" REL="nofollow">this</A>.<BR/>Nicotine patches for children!<BR/>They're just so insane.Gonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16503559847052448124noreply@blogger.com