Prematurity and Developmental problems

Hi,

I'm coming late to this conversation but wanted to add my .02 cents.

My son is an x 23.5 weeker who is now in kindy and has been recently diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome. He had 5 private annual neurodevelopmental exams that were 'normal' (after having been deemed 'caught up' at three). He had a relatively easy NICU course with only minimal eye damage, no bleed or NEC.

He was only in K for a week when the teacher began to recommend evaluation for behaviour or LD's. I was hoping to not have (but prepared for) a diagnosis of some kind of LD once he started school. I was not expecting Asperger's. Reviewing the literature, I can see that he does indeed have Asperger traits- and I thought he was just quirky- like his parents!

I have collected much information about preemies and outcomes. The biggest study recently was done by Maureen Hack. Here is a link to a recent article by her : http://www.futureofchildren.org/info...tion_show.htm?
doc_id=79895

Most of the stuff I have is about very early preemies like mine. Let me know what you are looking for and maybe I can help locate it.

I was hoping you could me in the right direction. I have come home w/i the last month from the Nicu with a 23 6/7 week baby boy. He is now 41 weeks and I have been looking for as much information on what to expect in the years to come. This search has not been too successful. I guess I am really looking for signs and sys of different developmental disorders. If you could just give me any resources you found helpful in the beginning. Anything you could give me would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks, Christy

Hello to all!

My name is Denise and I have twins that were born at 28 weeks gestation with fairly unremarkable stays in the NICU. The boys are now 9 years old, they have no problems with their coordination and or muscle development. However the boys are very emotionally labile, and they have marked problems following directions.
The boys have been attending a small Christian School for the last 3 years (they only had 6 kids in their class). The boys have been getting straight A's and B's for the last 2 years at the smaller school. This year we decided that they would attend 3rd grade at the public school, first day the teacher called me to tell me there was a problem. The boys have separate teachers and both teacher are concerned about the boys. I was wondering if anyone has any information regarding prematurity and disorders associated with the above description of behaviors.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks


Denise L&D RN