Anyone know anything about this?
My Dh thinks his son, my ss7 has asberger syndrome. All I know about it is that it is a very mild form of autism. Honestly I don't think ss7 has this problem but am curious as to how the testing goes. SS7 obviously has some issues and anything we can rule out gets us that much closer. Please respond if you all know anything about the asbergers. I have looked it up online and can see a few of the symptoms in ss, but it's like occasionally he acts that way, shouldn't it be all the time? Also he only has like 1 or 2 of the symptoms shouldn't he have more to be diagnosed?
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I have Asperger's
and we don't exhibit all of the symptoms all the time. I touch my teeth, listen to my music loud (and often repeat the same song over and over) and have obsessive interests but not all the time. I'm also a very shy person by nature. DH might want to talk to ss7's doctor before he has any testing done on him.
My SS10 has Aspergers
My SS10 has Aspergers. It took us almost 4 years to get his true diagnosis. Start with his Peditrician, if you havent already. Ask them what you should be looking for
What symptoms does he exhibit?
he has a stilted kind of
he has a stilted kind of walk and he has no sense of humor. He also goes off in his own world quite often and doesn't even realize it if you're talking about him. He will also look you dead in the eyes and there is nothing there, no sparkle, no emotion nothing and if you ask him what you said immediately after talking to him directly (looking at him in the eye, having his full attention) he can't remember anything about the conversation. We did take him to his pediatrician and he has referred us to another pediatrician that specializes in aspergers. He can't get in until the end of the month. How do you deal with it? If it is aspergers, I know the docs will give us ways to deal with it. But I need to know what I am in store for. So please, any personal experience with it would help me to give me a sense of what this is like.
Symptoms and treatment
with my ss Aspergers his emotions are very different - they are there, but not like normal people - especially when he isnt medicated. He would forget what you told him immediately - almost exactly as you stated - he could look us in the eye and not hear a word we were saying. He would set something down and the minute he turned around he couldnt tell you where it was. He takes everything literally, you have to explain anything figuratively - so if I said I just want to slam my head into my desk, he would ask me why, wouldnt that hurt? He can talk for hours and jump subjects so quickly you have no idea what he is talking about or how he got to talking about the zoo when he was telling you about his grades.
Once we got to a pediatrician that specialized in Autism and Aspergers, we made progress. We are going the medication route as he was also diagnosed with ADHD - his brain just wont slow down - which is why he could not hear us, his brain was just plain moving too fast. He is currently taking Prozac (Aspergers) and Concerta (for the ADHD). It is a continual adjustment until we get the right cocktail to help him function well in life. - he will never be what is deemed "normal" that sounds horrible to say but that is the best description I can give.
We initially thought he was defiant. But after documenting his behavior for a few weeks, the lightbulb went on that he has something going on in his head.
Autism and Aspergers is one of the hardest things to diagnosis, and even harder to find a specialist that can help.
Let me know how it goes with the specialist. In the meantime, document all his behaviors. If you are able to compare to other boys his age, and make sure it is boys, as girls develop differently. Take that information to the doctor. The more you can give them the better.
Yes my stepson has a lot of
Yes my stepson has a lot of those traits as well. My ss takes everything literal he has been called "very concrete" by many people. He has a really hard time understanding and "getting" sarcasm. He also talks all the time about everything and anything for as long as someone will listen. He also always seems like 20 minutes behind in conversation. He'll come back to a topic we left 20 minutes prior. Does your ss stutter? Mine kind of does it takes him like 10 minutes to get out 1 sentence. How do you deal with it? How do you discipline I mean you can't just let him do what he needs to do when it disrupts the family. We have 3 other children here and I am already starting to feel overwhelmed!
my son
Is 2 1/2 years old, and he has Autism. He is still in the middle of undergoing testing, but has several "red flags" (there are 12 PDD criteria, a child must show 6 or more signs) for a diagnosis.......and even that is hard to do, as kids have alot of differences in severity, and can get mis diagnosed. Some of the things you mention sound very much to put him in the Asperger's range, but they usually have no speech problems. My older son used to stutter at that age. I was told to not make a big deal about it, and try to help him slow down enough to get the words out, and he would get so upset with himself, it broke my heart. We did alot of "speech exercises", such as taking a breath when the stuttering starts, to slow/calm down. And sometimes it does take alot to get it all out, we have to take whatever time is needed,.......believe me it is harder on them than it is us, really. By the time he was 4 or so, it went away. Thank God!! You should have him tested for Autism as well, some of what you described fits the bill with that too. PM me if you want to talk more.
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