aspergers

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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 2:25pm
does any one know about asperger's my sons dr just started asking me questions and noticing things with my son? help

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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 5:46pm

Goodness, what a loaded question, lol. You've come to the right place. What questions specifically is your son's doc asking?

Dee

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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 9:13pm

Hello and welcome,

Yes a lot of us know something about Aspergers and some of us know a lot about it. Then there are others who are just learning about Aspergers. Probably a bit like yourself.

Do you want to sit down, have a cup of tea and tell us about it?

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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 9:17pm
well the first thing that he noticed was the way he did his hands he asked me how long. He opens them and closes them rapidly all the time when he eats and play well when he does everything. He also asked me how he is to change and he is not to good once he gets out of his comfort zone he seems to start acting up. So then I came home and started to read up on things and well i read that other children with this seem to have obsessions and well he has a very big obsession with trains and it has not faded at all we try and buy him other toys and he hardly ever plays with them at all he only wants trains and I never thought that it could be something like this I just thought that he loved them. The DR also asked if he likes to stack things still and he does alot he loves to play with his 6 month olds peek-a-boo block he stacks them? But the thing I have a problem with is that he is not antisocial at all the only thing is that he will play with other kids fine and he makes eye contact and he will talk to anyone? So how can they really tell if they have it and if they do can they live normal lives like when it comes to sports and school? I will take any info that you can give me at this point I am a mess I feel like I read alot but I still dont understand I want a parent that has been though this and can tell me who noticed something was diffrent and at what age? I am sorry if I asked to much at once?
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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 9:19pm
i would love too
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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 9:45pm

Well i ahve two boys 94 & 7) on the spectrum. The older one has what is called high functioning autism and the younger has Aspergers. The thing about ASD's is when you've met one kid with it, it's like a snowflake, ie: no two are perfectly alike. One may hand flap or hand clench (like yours), but be relatively social; another may not hand flap at all, but may avoid eye contact.

Now my 7 year old (the most impacted of the two) is a social butterfly, loves interacting with others, however he does struggle with knowing when to stop talking AT them, and reading facial cues. My 4 year old is not great with eye contact at all, and is Mr.Shy. He ften needs several prompts to be social, especially with new people, even with those he knows. So even though they have the same diagnoses, they are totally different in terms of symptoms.

How old is your ds? My oldest was a Thomas the Tank nut from age 1-6. Now his obsessions jump from Star Wars to Pirates. My youngest is a bit better with obsessions, ie: he's not as into them as the oldest is. However, he's a big liner upper. I will often trip over a long trail of perfectly symmetrical blocks or cars.

If your ds is in school I would ask for the school to perform an evaluation on him. You will need to write a letter to the head of special education at his school ad formally request testing for Asperger's syndrome. Legally once they receive the letter they have 60 days to do so. (I would make it a registered letter, so you have a paper trail). If he's still in the pre-school age range the school district still has an obligation to test him, except it will be through the Early Intervention services that your district offers. You may want to check your district's website for their number.

Hope this helps; oh and be wary of the internet, there are a million and one sites out there and not all are created equal, kwim?! It's so easy to drive yourself into a tizzy. (((Hugs))))

Dee

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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 9:53pm
thanks you helped alot! He is not in school yet he starts prek this fall. what is the treatment that you do? and how are they in school? My ds just turned 4 in Jan. thanks again for you help:)
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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 10:11pm

Hey you're about an hour from me (also in GA). I think this is the county you need to deal with? Here's he site page.

http://www.hallco.org/main/specedservices.asp

As to therapies, we need speech for both (one for articulation, the other for everyday pragmatic stuff....give and take in a conversation, which is common with Aspies, esp older ones). Occupational therapy for fine and gross motor delays, and some sensory issues.

I probably overdepend on the school system here in Cherokee co. but so far (with the exception of ds#1's idiot newbie teacher) are doing ok with that.

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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 10:31pm
thanks i will look at that. I have one other question my sons hates to color or write and i always thought that was odd did you boys like to?
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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 10:36pm

Nope, both hate it. Now the almost 8 year old will draw and write when it suits him, but only after 5 years of occupational therapy.

Ds #2 (4) finds even holding a pencil the correct way downright painful; It's not a stubborn issue, rather low muscle tone . I was shocked to see my dd (14 moths) hold a crayon the correct way and make colourful marks on paper yesterday, lol. Ask for an OT (occupational therapy) eval while you're at it.

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Wed, 02-20-2008 - 10:37pm

Ooo.

                                

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