MRI, anyone?

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Registered: 04-05-2003
MRI, anyone?
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Mon, 04-10-2006 - 8:20am

Both of my boys are on the spectrum... 8 1/2 with Asperger's and 6 1/2 with HFA. In all of the assessments, evaluations, specialist visits, etc. that we have done over the years for both of them, no one has ever recommended doing an MRI. Recently we saw a top-notch geneticist at Mount Sinai (in NYC) and she expressed just about shock that we had not done this for the boys. A very close friend of mine is a pediatrician and has begun to become quite educated about ASD, and she has recently been telling me that an MRI is a standard part of the autism work-up.
I think we are going to take the boys to get it done, even though the odds are their results will be "normal"... I'm wondering how many of you have done the MRI on your kids and if you have anything to say about it.
Thanks!

Traci

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Registered: 01-29-2004
In reply to: jakdanmom
Tue, 04-11-2006 - 2:09pm
Yes his MRI was normal. He had one sleep deprived eeg that was fine, but the neuropsych wanted a 24 ambulatory eeg done. Poor kid looked like a wounded solier with all that wrapping on his head. I was told to recreate the settings where we thought he might be having seizures... It was horrible...He was so mad that his safe haven of home was a place he was uncomfortable even if only for one day... He seems to have issues with sounds and not being able to filter them out-he hears everything and when in a noise polluted space he has these 'siezures' which could possibly be sensory overload. WE are anxious to find out how to treat. Thanks for the thougts. Heather

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