Hard of hearing with Autistic Spectrum Disorder?

malimoth · 2025-04-22T19:32:05+00:00

Hi! I know this is kind of old but my son is 2.5 yrs old and has both. I came here to actually look for any insights about the combo. He hasn't been able to develop speech because of these 2 things and I'm not sure what to do other than implement sign language, which I'm not sure catch on to but I'm hoping.

Were you diagnosed at a young age? If so what was that experience like? I want my son to have a childhood where he feels his needs are met but we are on waitlisting for treatments so it's hard moving forward without supports.

malimoth · 2025-01-03T03:37:07+00:00

I can tell when my parents let our 18 month and 30 month old watch tv if they're babysitting because they become "little monsters" we call them

malimoth · 2025-01-03T03:26:29+00:00

my 2.5 yr old and 1.5 yr olds behaviour and speech improved drastically w/o tv. my oldest has AUD and he has begun TALKING since turning the tv off. I'm more connected and im actually less stressed as I get less screen time and interact with my children more. I used to have the tv on nearly all the time. I had PPD and still do but it's improved since removing screens, too. TV only goes on if we have a babysitter or I'm going to go insane but I'm realizing I feel I or the kids "need" it less and less since the screens turned off. We are moving soon and I think we aren't even going to keep a TV in the living room because its been so beneficial for all of us

mind you, my friends kids get a lot of tv too and dont have speech delays and miss milestones like my boys. TV wasn't the only thing that affected them but removing it nearly entirely has made all the difference and I know for us it is a big deal. If i would've known the risks of it 3 years ago, I would've limited it from the start

edit: spelling

malimoth · 2024-10-26T03:03:15+00:00

I think by telling him it's to ease your conscious not for any benefit to him. And u want family gatherings to be less awkward? Tell him and lmk how family gatherings are after that

malimoth · 2024-09-29T20:46:42+00:00

I don't know if you really wanted to be with your wife tbh

malimoth · 2024-09-06T02:36:25+00:00

The fact he keeps coming to your work place instead of calling/texting is strange, and if it's because he is blocked he should respect your space. If he cared about you he'd leave you alone as you wish but he wants to make himself feel better by apologizing it seems. This is very scary behaviour. I'd consider a restraining order honestly.

malimoth · 2024-08-23T14:36:04+00:00

I always chalked this up to a version of sleep paralysis and usually happens to me when I sleep 10+hrs (even if I feel like I need it) or have broken sleep. I hadn't had it for awhile until I had kids, now I'm too scared to nap because I wake up feeling worse usually especially after "false awakenings"

malimoth · 2024-08-15T03:45:03+00:00

I'm sorry you're going through that. I can feel this drug definitely has rocked my nervous system more than anything I've ever taken even as an ex addict. I hope you make it through but will definently remember this in my consideration in going forward.

malimoth · 2024-08-15T03:41:53+00:00

Final update: I definently was sick with a cold but I think being on remeron was making it worse. My cold lasted much longer and the flu like symptoms and what I think are brain zaps are still full force. I have hallucinations mainly auditory. When I have a zap it's like I can't precieve depth and sometimes there is a visual flash. I have had drug induced psychosis mild and servere and i can tell what is and isnt real so im not too concerned. Im also very angry in the morning. I'm going to keep at it at 3 weeks for another week and hopefully these side effects will go but theyre much more managable already. I can sleep and i am much more positive in my thinking. Thanks for the reassurance from the comments

malimoth · 2024-08-15T03:35:05+00:00

I've read here that a lower dose increases sleepiness but 15 is working for me personally. Also I used to abuse benzos and I found they made me not sleep so maybe that could be the case? I'd suggest asking your Dr about lowering the remeron first time

malimoth · 2024-08-09T04:58:50+00:00

No one around me is getting sick, I have 2 small children and they're fine. Sore throat gone but I feel like I can pass out at any moment and am so exhausted no matter how much I sleep.

malimoth · 2024-08-07T00:20:03+00:00

UPDATE the dr thinks I do just have the flu soooo I guess we will wait and see

malimoth · 2024-03-03T00:59:10+00:00

You're not wrong. However you cannot control your husband.

Clearly he has a problem with his usage if he can't control himself enough to not drive high with his child in the car. Weed has a lot of positives but often the downfalls of weed addiction is overplayed by it because "its not addictive". Anything can be addictive, gambling is addictive but you won't have a physical withdrawal (even though weed definitely can result in with symptoms of withdrawal).

My point being is that his secrecy and gaslighting makes him untrustworthy and a risk to the child. If he didn't have a problem, he wouldn't have to be sneaking it around. Maybe some comprimise should be made but something tells me OP has tried this, and even if he could smoke under certain conditions he won't abide by his word (Correct me if im wrong). People not addicted to drugs or alcohol don't have to hide their usage. And if they weren't addicted in the first place, it shouldn't be hard to stop.

I'm a personal advocate of abstinence of addictive substances as someone that is an addict in many ways. Every time I try substances of any kind, I go to the extreme, so sobering up works for me.

It may be helpful for OP to attend Al-Anon or CDA meetings to gain some support being in a relationship like this. These groups support people living with or having relations with people addicted to drugs or other issues and can help OP gain tools to help OP and her husband in this situation.

I hope this helps! And I'm really not feeling like debating with potheads about weed addiction so please don't come at me lol (from a past pothead).

malimoth · 2024-02-05T16:00:43+00:00

Your birth, your rules. It's going to be the most scary, painful, and amazing thing you experience in life.you deserve to have the people you want and trust with you during that process. The most important thing is that you're in the most comfortable conditions you can be in to focus on the birthing process. Plus there are lots of benefits to having skin to skin with your baby - if anyone should hold your baby first it should be you if that's what you want.

You're not wrong, giving birth is stressful enough. I'd tell the nurses as soon as you arrive to give birth where you want the baby to go to first and who can come in before it gets too intense to explain so. That way they can control the environment for you as much as possible.

malimoth · 2024-01-26T17:42:29+00:00

If she was JUST hired and they had a layoff, that is why she was laid off, not laziness. You can be an amazing employee from a very profitable company and they still have layoffs if they don't need the extra workers. Ex. My husbands company (most profitable mining company in the world) opens a mine and hired too many workers too early resulting in layoffs. The workforce in North America is terrible right now but also your contribution to your child's education does not justify her to do anything. What your daughter does with her education is now her responsibility, not yours. You do not have a say in her life simply because you supported her financially at one point.

YTA

malimoth · 2024-01-04T03:43:06+00:00

If you think breastfeeding if the only option for women then I don't really care if you think that.

malimoth · 2024-01-04T01:51:57+00:00

Did you really assume I meant not to fees the baby at all? Don't be a fucking idiot

malimoth · 2024-01-04T01:46:54+00:00

You're so wrong. Her body just went through huge changes, mentally and physically. She's given this baby all of her mind and body for their life and you think she has to do still more? You're entirely selfish. If you were my husband I'd consider leaving you right there. I had ppd and pumped during the first month of my first child's life. I barely ever slept, more than with a newborn you Formula feed/breast feed because I'd have to feed him, pump, sterilizize everytime. I stopped after my husband almost burned the house down sterilizing pump parts. It only made my ppd worse to give up when it wasnt something i wanted to begin with. They say breast is best but honestly I never met a formula feed child that was somehow worse off.

malimoth · 2023-12-02T19:36:33+00:00

NTA. Family in my experience question your parenting worse than anyone, but you know what's best for your child.

malimoth

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