{"id":136956,"date":"2023-04-29T10:39:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T14:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=136956"},"modified":"2023-04-29T21:18:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T01:18:06","slug":"huntsville-mom-talks-about-sons-diagnosis-during-autism-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/huntsville-mom-talks-about-sons-diagnosis-during-autism-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntsville mom talks about son&#8217;s diagnosis during Autism Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;By Danielle McPherson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a bumpy road since the start says Huntsville mom, Cassady Slatter, of her son&#8217;s autism diagnosis.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She knew something wasn&#8217;t right but it wasn\u2019t until her son Christopher turned 18 months that she started to see the markers of autism presenting themselves.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started noticing that he wasn\u2019t responding to his name, clapping his hands, he was very texture sensitive with his food, and overall, just not meeting his milestones.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of a naturopath, the family was able to get most of his health issues under control, but still, something was eating away at Slatter.&nbsp;&nbsp;With her son&#8217;s sensory issues, walking on his tiptoes, lack of interaction with other kids at daycare, and very little verbal development, Slatter kept digging and pushing for answers. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/ehPMSS8J-forget-me-nots-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137044\" width=\"390\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/ehPMSS8J-forget-me-nots-139x300.jpg 139w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/ehPMSS8J-forget-me-nots-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/ehPMSS8J-forget-me-nots-277x600.jpg 277w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/ehPMSS8J-forget-me-nots-200x432.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/ehPMSS8J-forget-me-nots.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On March 31<sup>st<\/sup>, 2023, Cassady Slatter posted a photo of her most recent tattoo, about Christopher\u2019s diagnosis. &nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of advocating for him, a lot of phone calls to the doctors and really pushing to get him in.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says she is grateful to her family doctor for taking the time to listen and help advocate for Christopher to be seen by specialists and receive support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With their family physician on board, Slatter said she finally began to receive the help and support she had spent months fighting for. \u201cAfter that, I got phone calls for speech and occupational therapy, Hands for infant development, and the ball really just started rolling from there.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christopher\u2019s diagnosis did not impact the Slatter household all that much. Slatter said the hardest part has been explaining it to Christopher\u2019s older sister, five-year-old Sophia Slatter-Williamson. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t really understand it and I don\u2019t know how to explain it to her. She\u2019s really good with him.\u201d Slatter added that at times Sophia takes it to heart when Christopher needs space and she doesn\u2019t understand why.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Karen Miscio, the Director of the Autism program at Hands, says that Hands can help every step of the way, even pre-diagnosis by answering questions about potential signs of autism.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says getting an early diagnosis can be crucial for kids, especially if they are diagnosed on the more intense end of the Autism Spectrum.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early diagnosis means the child is more likely to learn the skills and tools needed to succeed. \u201cEarly intervention research tells us that if we can get them some intensive support between the ages of two and four, ideally we can help close that learning trajectory a bit.\u201d Miscio reiterated that while it does vary case by case,  early help can make a difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slatter says having a diagnosis it as an opportunity to learn and a chance to advocate. \u201cIt\u2019s such a learning thing and I\u2019m trying to get it out to more people. I think I can understand it more now that I have a kid with autism.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slatter says there are still people in the family&#8217;s life who do not understand how the diagnosis could be at such a young age.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 2nd, Slatter made her first post on Facebook about her son\u2019s diagnosis, saying that it seemed to be the first chance she had to say it without the fear of judgment. \u201cI haven\u2019t posted much about it, up until this month. It felt good that it was awareness month and that I could post it. Everyone is like \u2018He\u2019s only two\u2019, but they don\u2019t see what we see.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing from the start, Slatter said she knew Christopher was different and special, describing her connection to him as amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For parents going through those early stages or trying to get that ball rolling, Slatter says not to give up and to keep pushing, \u201cIf your mom-gut is telling you something then go and get it looked at, push for it and don\u2019t listen to any of the outsiders, even after you get the diagnosis.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hardest part is getting the process started. Slatter advised those going through the system to take any and all help offered, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of support out there for parents.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the month of April, the colour blue, butterflies, a puzzle piece, and forget-me-nots are being used as symbols of support for the 70 million people worldwide who are diagnosed with autism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With April being World Autism Awareness Month, Miscio believes that now that there is awareness for Autism, people need to shift into a learning, understanding, and accepting mindset.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Danielle McPherson It&#8217;s been a bumpy road since the start says Huntsville mom, Cassady Slatter, of her son&#8217;s autism diagnosis. 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