minkydog
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- Dec 8, 2004
I spoke to my sister today and she said that my niece was going to call and ask for a referral to a child psychologist. I will call her tonight to see if she did.
I think both my sister and niece were in denial that there was a problem until I brought it up so I don't think my niece really pushed the pediatrician for answers. Now I wish I would have said something sooner. It has been evident for awhile but neither me nor my mom wanted to mention it. It was really hard telling her I think there is something wrong with your baby.
Yikes! I see a LOT of red flags!
I have to tell you, my sister was in denial about her daughter for 13 YEARS. Her daughter does a lot of the same things--no eye contact, couldn't carry a conversation outside of Pokemon or Star Wars speak, extremely picky eater(I think she eats french fries, oatmeal, and chicken nuggets.) The oddest thing about her is she has NO sense of humor whatsoever. In fact, when you talk to her she is very condesending (mostly because my sister had told her over and over how smart she is.) I dont' think I've ever seen her crack a smile. I have a son with severe autism, and I'm a pediatric RN with 36 years experience, so I am not uneducated about this. But I could not make my sister see what was staring her in the face. And she is a teacher with two master degrees!
Unfortunatly, this child lost valuable years and now she's a freshman in HS. The older she gets, the weirder she gets. IMO, my sister has dropped the ball in a big way. I fear for my niece because they have made very few efforts to prepare her for the road of life.