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Shortly after the diagnosis, he began participating in physical therapy to address his walking difficulty. It only takes him a moth to be able to walk alone. Together with it, he also participates in occupational therapy to address sensory issue to adaptive skills and decrease tantrums behavior. They also look for a Speech Therapist for him to speak and improve his communication skills. That time they couldn’t find one because the there are few of them here in our country and if there’s one it is fully booked. It takes them a year to find one. His OT requests them to help Andro by daily living skills like doing chores. It takes him 8 years to have a session with his therapist. Those 8 years were and off. At age of 9 he started going to a regular school as request by his OT. Attending to school will help him to improve his social and cognitive skills.
Andro was a full-term baby delivered with no complications. He was born on May 18, 2002 via caesarian. At birth he weighed 6.3 lbs which is average for a newborn. His parents reported that as a baby and toddler, he was healthy but his motor development was poor within the normal limits for the milestones of sitting, standing and walking. Also, he is very quiet and he develops difficulties in sleeping and extreme tantrums. His communication development was also delayed. At the age of 1 they noticed that Andro couldn’t say a single word compared to his elder brother who could say “Mama” and “Papa” when he was 1. They thought Andro could be deaf and it appeared that Andro is” in his own little world” and his mother was blaming herself for that because she didn’t even communicate with Andro when he is still a baby. She let Andro have his own little world while she drowns herself in reading pocket books.
At the time of his diagnosis, shortly after they thought he is deaf, Andro has no speech and was neither pointing nor gesturing to indicate his needs. His parents would hold things up for him to try and determine what he needed or what’s bothering him. Andro would not imitate actions of people around him nor did he engage in pretend play or play with other children. Play is very aspect of a child’s life that promotes language, social and cognitive skills. Andro responds when the doctor rings the bell that confirmed that he is not deaf. The doctor recommends them to place him in a therapy center. He began intervention right away to address speech, language, socio-emotional and cognitive delay.
Andro improved a lot. When you greeted him he would respond to you immediately. He’s now on his 4th grade and his teachers reported that he’s a smart boy and he can easily pick up the lessons but he gets home whenever he likes. He’s now interacting with others. He draws beautifully and he learned how to read. He also learned to use computer and he got addicted to it. He’s communication is slightly poor because his family talks to him like his a 1 year old boy that’s why his speaking skill didn’t improved a lot. He can understand you but he can answer you properly because his chose of words were inappropriate especially in Tagalog. He has a sharp memory: what he reads retain to his head. He also has a mannerism where he will draw something in the air using his fingers. His parents reported that he stops going to his therapists when he starts going to school because they cannot financially support Ando and right now they don’t what level of Autism he is in now.
Andro Ray is a 12 year-old boy who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder with developmental delay at the age of 1. He lives with his parents, an older brother and a younger brother. According to parental report, they have relatives with same case as Andro, 4 on father’s side and 2 on mother’s side. His other brothers were normal and no problems growing up.