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My everyday challenges with weight loss and progress. Things I do with my children everyday.
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Victoria Valle-Johnson
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March 29, 2009
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My almost 3 1/2 year old daughter was diagnosed with PDD a couple of months ago. That was a big change and eye opening for all of us. We have then changed her diet and are giving her supplements, she now goes to school 3 hours a day for five days with other children on the autism spectrum. Now my thing is that when she is with others she listens and does eveything she is supposed to. With me she's a different child, she has tantrums from HELL and sometimes they last a couple of hours. It is hard for her to let us know what is wrong b/c she also has a speech delay, so kicking, screaming and crying are her ways of communicating that something is wrong. I am completely overwhelmed and at times feel like such a failure because my little angel is the way she is.  Are there any other parents that feel the same way? Am I just being a big baby and not dealing with this the right way?

My hubby and I sometimes don't see eye to eye on how she needs to be disciplined. He is a bit more stearn with her than I am. I will admit that sometimes I will give in to her because the screaming does get to me and I am the one that's with her all day long. I feel this has put a bit of a strain on our marriage. If anyone out there has any thought or ideas how to deal with this or if you are experiencing something similar I would love to hear from you.  Thanks in advance for your time.

Topics: marriage, tantrum, autism, PDD
posted by VictoriaVJ on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 02:06 PM
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