Our story is a little different than a lot of the one's I have read and yet the same. Our boy is 3 and a half years old. He got diagnosed with autism about a month ago, although we suspected it before that. He was born a day after his due date, he had a little reaction to the pain medication I took. Right when he was born they took him a away for a bit, came back only thirty minutes later and everything was normal. He reached is milestones like he should and some of them earlier. He was walking around 11 months saying mom and dad around 9 months. Around 10 months we noticed a jerking motion, later to find out through an EEG they were seizures. He was diagnosed with infantile spasms at 15 months old. He lost his ability to say momma and dada, and to show expression, he was mallow most of the time, not really laughing or crying. After trying 14 medications and the ketogenic diet he started to babble a little, laugh, cry and now shows a lot of expression. He is full of energy and always on the go, does not like to sleep. He still has seizures, they are bigger and he has to take a nap after them. He is now autistic, because of the loss of brain cells. the seizure portion is now developing into the syndrome called LGS. He has repetitive behavior, wonders around not really knowing what to do a lot of the time, doesn't play with toys, and doesn't talk. He loves to run, climb, jump, swing and slide. He needs help with some of these things. He is a blessing in our house and a very special boy, he has been through a lot, we are just happy to have him. We love him so

Sara
roanoke, VA