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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 602031" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Does he make good eye contact with strangers too? Does he play with toys on his own or does he mimic things he sees on cartoons? Spectrum kids can be tricky.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, I was sent away a few times, but I lived with my son and knew something was wrong so I kept going until it became obvious. It took me eleven years to get the right diagnosis., but I knew he was on the spectrum all that time so fought for his school services. Your school district should have Early Education for differently wired kids. </p><p></p><p>Obsessiveness and inability to transition are huge red flags of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids can be very social. But they don't know HOW to socialize. They go up to any kid, may get in the kid's face, take a toy, start talking nonstop about something that has nothing to do with what is going on, ask inappropriate questions, hit when mad, just be unable to connect in a normal peer way with others. My son seemed very social too when he was young, but things slowed down for him when he got older and kids got irritated with his inappropriate comments, his noises he makes (another symptom), how close he would stand, how he'd spit at th em and laugh, he'd think it was funny. He is almost 20 now and doing really well, but h e got A LOT of help from before age two. </p><p></p><p>Because my son isn't isolated or always into himself, it was hard to get him diagnosed right, but he really took off once it happened and he got the right kind of help. His actual diagnosis is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, which is atypical autism. He has become much higher functioning as he gets older. He just got his first real job. He never acts out...he's a mellow, happy young man, although still differently wired.</p><p></p><p>We never took him to a developmental pediatrician. He went to the university hospital twice for total evaluations by a team and then he went to a neuropsychologist. So I'm not sure what the DP does. Whatever <em><strong>you </strong></em>do when you see the doctor, don't minimize your son's symptoms to the doctor or she won't have a real picture of who your child is and how he can be helped. I'd take your daughter in too.</p><p></p><p>First diagnosis. are usually ADHD/ODD. They are rarely the final diagnosis. Be careful of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 602031, member: 1550"] Does he make good eye contact with strangers too? Does he play with toys on his own or does he mimic things he sees on cartoons? Spectrum kids can be tricky. At any rate, I was sent away a few times, but I lived with my son and knew something was wrong so I kept going until it became obvious. It took me eleven years to get the right diagnosis., but I knew he was on the spectrum all that time so fought for his school services. Your school district should have Early Education for differently wired kids. Obsessiveness and inability to transition are huge red flags of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids can be very social. But they don't know HOW to socialize. They go up to any kid, may get in the kid's face, take a toy, start talking nonstop about something that has nothing to do with what is going on, ask inappropriate questions, hit when mad, just be unable to connect in a normal peer way with others. My son seemed very social too when he was young, but things slowed down for him when he got older and kids got irritated with his inappropriate comments, his noises he makes (another symptom), how close he would stand, how he'd spit at th em and laugh, he'd think it was funny. He is almost 20 now and doing really well, but h e got A LOT of help from before age two. Because my son isn't isolated or always into himself, it was hard to get him diagnosed right, but he really took off once it happened and he got the right kind of help. His actual diagnosis is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, which is atypical autism. He has become much higher functioning as he gets older. He just got his first real job. He never acts out...he's a mellow, happy young man, although still differently wired. We never took him to a developmental pediatrician. He went to the university hospital twice for total evaluations by a team and then he went to a neuropsychologist. So I'm not sure what the DP does. Whatever [I][B]you [/B][/I]do when you see the doctor, don't minimize your son's symptoms to the doctor or she won't have a real picture of who your child is and how he can be helped. I'd take your daughter in too. First diagnosis. are usually ADHD/ODD. They are rarely the final diagnosis. Be careful of that. [/QUOTE]
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