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Oregon Walk Now For Autism Speaks 2011 Team Igoenitchu
Posted by: TheRealVenna

Video duration: 47 seconds

Posting this to show where we got our team name. When Viktor wants to play, to be chased in particular, he will say igoenitchu, which is his best approximation of I'm gonna get you. We're using this for our team name because I thought it was cute and catchy at the same time.

Related: autism, walk now for autism speaks, autism speaks

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Viktor's first time playing in the snow
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Video duration: 102 seconds

February this year, one of the only days we got snow. Viktor hasn't had an opportunity to play in the snow so I thought I'd give him the chance before it all melted. He was mimicking the part from the movie "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" when Flint made it rain ice cream and he was running around after all the kids hitting them with balls of ice cream yelling "Snowball!"

Related: autism, snow, snowball

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Viktor's Birthday part 4 of 4
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Video duration: 745 seconds

This is dinner and his bed routine. Yes the movie was still playing while he eats. If it isn't playing I can't get him to eat at all so this is the easiest way for us to get anything in him. I hope you enjoyed watching as much as we enjoyed making these movies. He's making progress every day and I'm learning right along with him.

Related: four years old, birthday, autism, bed time routine

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Viktor's Birthday part 2 of 4
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Video duration: 397 seconds

He just got off the bus and we head home and go through the normal after school routine.

Related: 4 years old, autism, school, routine

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Viktor's Birthday part 1 of 4
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Video duration: 677 seconds

This is Monday, March 7th this year (2011) and Viktors turned 4 years old. This shows what we normally do getting up and ready and off to school.

Related: four years old, autism, echolalia, school

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Stimming to music, weird blinking I've not seen before
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Video duration: 33 seconds

He had a meltdown just as the movie he 'requested' to watch began. I thought it was time to remove the visual stimulus and try just music. It calmed him right down and he hopped in the chair and started stimming. He was blinking his eyes really rapidly which is something I've not seen in him before. And then he noticed the camera... *This was also this past week, I believe Tuesday (Feb 22, 2011)*

Related: stimming, odd blinking, autism

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Thanks Giving 2010, Viktor is just over 3 and a half
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Video duration: 59 seconds

This is Viktor this past Thanks Giving 2010. He was just over 3 and a half. He is trying to use words, many of them are just an approximation of sound and I don't know if he even understands the meaning behind them or if he's just mimicking. He has actually a larger vocabulary in sign language and primarily that is what he uses to communicate his needs and desires to us.

Related: mostly non verbal, 3 years old, autism

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'More' again
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Video duration: 24 seconds

Still trying to coax Viktor into saying more. Viktor is becoming tired of this game and doesn't even acknowledge my partner. My partner is beginning to show his frustration too.

Related: talking, autism

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Early signs of autism - stimming; getting upset when intruded upon
Posted by: TheRealVenna

Video duration: 145 seconds

Notice the focus on the task. I also noticed that he was stimming and when my partner said something, even though Viktor didn't look up, he clearly was unsettled by it as he started swatting the blocks off the box. This is mild compared to what it turned into. We work really hard now on keeping the freak outs to a minimum.

Related: playing, focus, stimming autism

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'playing' keyboard; early signs of autism, prefers to use thumb rather then index finger
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Video duration: 109 seconds

In this one other autistic characteristics can be seen. He switches between playing with his index finger and playing with his thumb. As he got older he completely lost the ability to do anything with his index fingers.

Related: piano, baby, playing, autism

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New apartment, early signs of autism; stimming and toe walking
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Video duration: 152 seconds

Viktor is practically 18 months here and we are moving into our current residence. I didn't know it then, but looking back I can see the signs of autism beginning to emerge. Banging the door, odd vocalizations, and he would be found occasionally to walk on his toes.

Related: moving, new home, door banging, autism

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Of course he has ...
By: TheRealVenna. on 12 Sep 11, 00:19:51
Of course he has progressed. Autism is developmental delay, not stasis. even without therapy he would eventually progress? on his own, though he may be behind in many things for life without the therapy. Even though this video was posted in February this year, it was taken a couple of years earlier. In the video he was a year and a half. He is four and a half now. Do I know what causes autism? No and neither does anyone else. anyone who says otherwise is being silly.

Well, I'd love to ...
By: scroses1. on 11 Sep 11, 06:55:32
Well, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Your son seems to be doing well, has he been progressing since 21/2??

Since I had five ...
By: TheRealVenna. on 10 Sep 11, 16:51:37
Since I had five children (three of them boys) prior to? Viktor, I was quite aware of what is 'normal' behavior and what is abnormal. He was always more challenging then any of my other children as babies, sleeping difficulties, seemed to be irritated or sensitive to the very air around him, and he did have some regression which started about 14 months and continued until about 2.5 before his 'symptoms' became undeniable. I don't believe there is anything 'medical' that causes autism.

So you believe in a ...
By: scroses1. on 10 Sep 11, 16:42:30
So you believe in a largely genetic basis for the increase in autism in developing countries. Or maybe just for your son? I misunderstood your posts about what you considered his "normal" behavior as a baby to "early autistic behavior" around 18 months. I believe in a largely environmental/medical basis for ASD, so I like to ask mothers what their observations have been especially? concernning onset of symptoms and regression since obviously they have the most insight.

He's had sleep ...
By: TheRealVenna. on 09 Sep 11, 05:33:40
He's had sleep issues since? birth and that doesn't really mean it was before or after autism symptoms since he has had many of them since birth also. Obviously there are some autism symptoms that don't manifest until a child should begin developing language and social skills, and he did have some regression in his skills also. The sleep issues were just part of the whole bundle.

Did you notice? ...
By: scroses1. on 08 Sep 11, 23:55:50
Did you notice? sleep disturbances before or after the autism symptoms?

The only time I've ...
By: TheRealVenna. on 08 Sep 11, 04:36:47
The only time I've ever heard him grind his teeth was when he was first getting them 4 - 5 months of age. I can't tell you if he does when he's sleeping because I can't be in the? same room with him when he sleeps as he won't sleep. He hasn't ever had a sleep study done, he's only 4 years old. Since sleep issues are common in children with autism, it has been suggested by his developmental pediatrician to try small amounts of melatonin prior to bed.

@TheRealVenna, Most ...
By: scroses1. on 08 Sep 11, 00:00:03
@TheRealVenna, Most sleep disturbances are caused by respiratory disturbances. Has he had a sleep study? Sleep is EXTREMELY important in children his age for learning and development. I? asked about the grinding because I'm a dentist and a higher than average number of children with developmental disorders grind their teeth. Grinding is a CNS mediated reflex to open the airway and is preceded by a respiratory disturbance.

Sorry it took so ...
By: TheRealVenna. on 04 Jul 11, 23:07:10
Sorry it took so long to respond. Someone flagged this as spam and I didn't see it until now. I've not noticed that he grinds his teeth in his sleep. If I'm in the room with him, he doesn't sleep. But yes, he has sleep disturbances, and always has. He's a VERY light sleeper so when he's asleep, we have to be ninjas. When I put him down to bed at night, it's usually at least? 30 minutes before I don't hear him playing and I know he's verging on sleep.

Does? your child ...
By: scroses1. on 11 Mar 11, 23:22:15
Does? your child grind his teeth at night? Have you noticed any abnormal sleep patterns or signs? of sleep disturbance? PLEASE RESPOND.

Normal, playing with his sister.
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Video duration: 39 seconds

Playing with his sister. This is summer of 2008 and he's about 14 or 15 months old. Still pretty normal.

Related: baby, playing, autism

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Cute, lovable and affectionate baby, just as they should be!
Posted by: TheRealVenna

Video duration: 67 seconds

Viktor and me playing Winter 07/08. He's about 10 months old. This was when he started making his famous "squinchy" face. It was the cutest thing and you can see a few little glimpses here. He stopped making the face when he was about two. At this age, he looks like a typical baby boy.

Related: play, baby, faces, cute, autism

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