"He Was Taken From Me At Two Years Old." (Regression)
Video Summary
Christian's mother describes how her son's development appeared normal until age two, when he began to lose his language abilities and regress developmentally. She describes how her pediatrician's limited training in autism lead to a frustrating and unnecessary delay in Christian's diagnosis. A link between vaccines and autism has not been found despite extensive research. Still, Christian's mother describes how Christian became very ill after receiving his vaccinations, a reaction she feels may be still meaningful.
"He was taken from me at two years old."
— Mom of Christian H.
Keywords
- Autism-General Information
- genetics
- vaccines
- Regression
- pediatrician's role
- Early Signs
- Family Life
- acceptance
- advice
- coping
- daily living issues
- denial
- grief
- impact of diagnosis
- raising children with autism
- parenting
- search for diagnosis
- General Behaviors
- tantrums
- screaming
- loss of skills
- Milestones
- talking
- walking
- Verbal Communicative Skills
- lack of expressive language
- loss of language skills