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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 320810" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I second the suggestion to get a neuropsychologist assessment. Also a speech pathology assessment, ven if you feel she is perfectly OK there, because sometimes there can be subtle issues not immediatel obvious. Besides, even a "she's perfectly OK" report from a speech pathologist at her ge will be valuable for her, and for you, from here on. There is a big difference between speech and language - speech pathologists work on both to a very complex level.</p><p></p><p>You mention your husband has a history of throwing tantrums - that is interesting and possibly relevant. MWM asked if there is a family history of Asperger's but the trouble is, it wasn't diagnosed a generation ago. I beleive my husband is a closet Aspie but there's no point getting him assessed for it now (although difficult child 3 disagrees with me, he really wants to know for sure). The thing is, there is a correlation between Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in some form, and family members with high IQ. Temple Grandin describes autism as "an overdose of genius". The things your daughter describes (other kids getting on her nerves, so she hit them) sound very familiar to me.</p><p></p><p>She sounds like a very bright and perceptive little girl. That does not exclude Asperger's. Girls with Asperger's do display it differently, in a more complex way. Brighter children also are more difficult to diagnose because they adapt more quickly and can seem more "normal". </p><p></p><p>I certainly would consider Asperger's as a working hypothesis, it would give you a sense of direction while you get osme more specific answers. I also agree it doesn't sound like a parenting problem, although the usual parenting techniques which people seem to consider best are probably not going to be good for her.</p><p></p><p>Have a look at "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene (ther's some discussion in stickies here) and take from it anything that seems to fit. In our case, difficult child 3 is our fourth child, we felt we knew how to be good parents. But we learned a lot form that book including our need to totally change direction as parents and find a way that would work better for difficult child 3.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 320810, member: 1991"] I second the suggestion to get a neuropsychologist assessment. Also a speech pathology assessment, ven if you feel she is perfectly OK there, because sometimes there can be subtle issues not immediatel obvious. Besides, even a "she's perfectly OK" report from a speech pathologist at her ge will be valuable for her, and for you, from here on. There is a big difference between speech and language - speech pathologists work on both to a very complex level. You mention your husband has a history of throwing tantrums - that is interesting and possibly relevant. MWM asked if there is a family history of Asperger's but the trouble is, it wasn't diagnosed a generation ago. I beleive my husband is a closet Aspie but there's no point getting him assessed for it now (although difficult child 3 disagrees with me, he really wants to know for sure). The thing is, there is a correlation between Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in some form, and family members with high IQ. Temple Grandin describes autism as "an overdose of genius". The things your daughter describes (other kids getting on her nerves, so she hit them) sound very familiar to me. She sounds like a very bright and perceptive little girl. That does not exclude Asperger's. Girls with Asperger's do display it differently, in a more complex way. Brighter children also are more difficult to diagnose because they adapt more quickly and can seem more "normal". I certainly would consider Asperger's as a working hypothesis, it would give you a sense of direction while you get osme more specific answers. I also agree it doesn't sound like a parenting problem, although the usual parenting techniques which people seem to consider best are probably not going to be good for her. Have a look at "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene (ther's some discussion in stickies here) and take from it anything that seems to fit. In our case, difficult child 3 is our fourth child, we felt we knew how to be good parents. But we learned a lot form that book including our need to totally change direction as parents and find a way that would work better for difficult child 3. Marg [/QUOTE]
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